The Toronto Writers Collective provides free creative writing workshops for those deprived of voice in our society. Writing with others in an atmosphere of dignity and acceptance, participants discover the value of their own stories.
Writers can become facilitators and work with and encourage more writers in positive loop! Prior to training, our volunteers are required to read Writing Alone and with Others by Pat Schneider, founder of the Amherst Writers & Artists method, on which the TWC training is based.
Contact: Jesse Cohoon, Program Manager, Toronto Writers Collective jesse@torontowriterscollective.ca, www.torontowriterscollective.ca 647-261-3720
Find workshops at agencies and locations around the city:
//torontowriterscollective.ca/become-twc-writer/
Þ 519 Church Street Community Centre: //www.the519.org; Anishnawbe Heath Toronto: www.aht.ca; CAMH-LEARN: www.mentalhealthhelpline.ca/Directory/Program/6370; Evelyn Gregory Library //www.torontopubliclibrary.ca; Fred Victor Housing : www.fredvictor.org/housing; KGO Adult Literacy //www.kgoadultliteracy.com; Na Me Res www.nameres.org; Progress Place www.progressplace.org
Sound Times is staffed and run by consumer/survivors with lived experience of mental health issues.