Over 30 years ago, the Vancouver School Board and UBC’s Creative Writing Program joined together to foster creative writing in the city’s public schools—thus, New Shoots was born.
Date/Time: Oct 23 2016, 10:30 am to 11:45 am
Vancouver, Studio 1398Cost: $10.00
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Every September, New Shoots sends MFA Creative Writing students into Vancouver’s public high schools where they mentor young writers in poetry, fiction, playwriting, graphic forms and memoir. At this cross-generational event, New Shoots writers from the past and present take the stage to read their work and discuss finding a creative outlet early in life. Vancouver high school teacher and poet Jeff Steudel will join current New Shoots students and alumnae, such as writers Kevin Chong and Evelyn Lau.
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