Coffee Shop will begin in January 2024 and run for eight weeks.
Coffee Shop Winter 2024
November 16, 2023
News
Coffee Shop: Spring 2023
March 4, 2023
Sister Writes’ Newest Program is Coffee Shop! It launches in Spring 2023.
Sister Writes is online!
October 4, 2021
Register for The Writing Workshop’s online edition. Next session begins May 2022.
The Work Issue
November 30, 2019
The Work Issue is written by women working in Toronto’s service industry.
Portraits and Words: The Art of Writing
November 19, 2017
A piece of writing is a work of art, but so is the process that brings it into being. In 2015, Sister Writes launched an exhibition, The Art of Writing, which celebrated both the verb and the noun: the writers process of writing as well as the writing they produce.… Read more
Sister Writes on the Road
November 19, 2017
We’re going on the road.
Launch of Sister Writes 2017
November 19, 2017
Sister Writes’ 2017 launch was held on December 8, 2018, at a packed event at the Bloor-Gladstone Library. With art by Marsha Matheson, and designed by Virginia LeBlanc, we’re particularly proud of this year’s magazine, which has not one, but two, unique covers, and 12 beautiful stories inside written by… Read more
Hoa Nguyen’s Violet Energy Ingots -Shortlisted
May 19, 2017
Hoa Nguyen, two-time guest workshop leader at Sister Writes, has made the shortlist for the world’s largest poetry prize, the Griffin. She is nominated for her latest collection of poems, Violet Energy Ingots, a book that the judging committee described as “…confident of both its voice and its readers’ alertness. It… Read more
To the Library and Archives of Canada!
February 24, 2017
We have grown – and joined the Permanent Collection.
Launch of 2.3. and 2.4
February 24, 2017
Sister Writes recently launched two new magazines Sister Writes 2.3 and 2.4 — it’s been quite the whirlwind of activity here! If you didn’t get a chance to join us at our launch on Saturday January 14, you can also read new magazines in our archive. In the meantime, scroll down to see some… Read more
Sister Writes in the Media
February 24, 2017
“Here, tucked away in a Bloordale Village library, a group of women create a home where all voices are heard and opinions are valid. And through the scratching of pens, the flipping of pages and the quiet coughs of contemplation, they speak.” Sister Writes is the subject of a feature… Read more
Winter Session Registration Now Open
October 14, 2016
The winter session of Sister Writes is now open for registration. Starting in January, you’ll get 12 weeks of hands-on workshops, mentorship from professional women writers, and interactive sessions with writer peers. If you’re looking to pick up some writing skills, tell your story, give and receive feedback and publish a literary… Read more