2007-2020 Farewell Betsy Warland, Founding Director and Mentor Emerita When I offered Vancouver Manuscript for the first time in 2007, I had two motivations. I loved mentoring writers working on their manuscripts and I wanted to do more of this work. Secondly, writers working on manuscripts had few options for manuscript guidance and support ...read more
For a writer of exceptional promise with a manuscript in progress, who has faced significant barriers to fulfilling that promise, including but not limited to racism, poverty or class barriers, geographic dislocation or refugee status, single parenthood, disability or serious illness. Fellowship includes a full scholarship (value $3,234.00) to the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive 2021 program to ...read more
We support community health and want to ensure writers are best equipped to present their material. Given the difficulties surrounding Covid-19 and social distancing, VMI has cancelled the June public group reading. In light of the unforeseen turn of events we have converted this loss into a gain: two extra hours of mentoring in ...read more
Join Betsy for a reading followed by a conversation with Cynthia Flood. Hosted by Shaena Lambert. Date: March 19, 2020 POSTPONED Time: 7:00pm Venue: Cafe Lokal, 2610 W. 4th Avenue, Vancouver BC. Free! Everyone welcome. Books for sale. **Apologies for cross-posting **
Vancouver Manuscript Intensive Presents Diné Patterns: A Two Hour Poetry Workshop with Sherwin Bitsui Thursday, January 30, 2019 7pm-9pm Perchance Café, 3363 Dunbar St, (at 17th) Vancouver Registration opens to VMI participants Dec 3, 2019 before opening to the general public Dec 10. This two-hour poetry workshop will combine the reading of ...read more
The Vancouver Manuscript Intensive is accepting applications for 2020. VMI is an in-depth one-to-one mentorship program that pairs you with a professional author to develop your manuscript to its fullest potential. Our newest mentor is the author of fiction, essays and poetry Susan Olding. VMI mentorship begins with an in-person meeting to develop a rapport, discuss your manuscript, and ...read more
Thanks to everyone who came out to VMI’s 2019 alumni reading last Sunday afternoon at Havana Cafe Theatre in East Vancouver. This diverse group of fiction and non-fiction writers kept the audience rapt in their tales of growing up in South Africa, of the Toronto art scene, of experiencing the Paris Attacks, of being ...read more
Join Betsy Warland and Vancouver Manuscript Intensive mentors, Claudia Casper, Shazia Hafiz, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Jónina Kirton, and Cathleen With for the 2019 VMI reading! Writers will read from a range of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction on June 9, 2019 at the Havana Café and Theatre. VMI 2019 Lineup: Gabriella Forbes Stephanie-Marie Candiago Nirmala ...read more
Betsy Warland was a featured poet for Jane’s Walk, a citizen-led walking tour. Jane’s Walk on Saturday, May 5 was hosted by Kevin Spenst. Jane’s Walk, in honour of Jane Jacobs, is “a community-based approach to city building that uses citizen-led walking tours to make space for people to observe, reflect, share, question and ...read more
