Vancouver Manuscript Intensive
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Local. Global. One-on-one literary mentoring for emerging and established authors.
The Vancouver Manuscript Intensive’s Connected Studio, a series of six community writing sessions, is open to all writers in 2026!
Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/vmiconnected....
To stay updated on upcoming events, be sure to also subscribe to the VMI newsletter!
Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/vmiconnected....
To stay updated on upcoming events, be sure to also subscribe to the VMI newsletter!
![[Image description: Promotional graphic for the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive Connected Studio 2026. Four photos appear with names and titles: Rachel Letofsky, Senior Literary Agent; Catriona Strang, Editor; Petra Chambers, Yosef Wosk VMI Fellow; and Dr. Bronwen Tate, UBC Creative Writing. Text below explains that the Connected Studio offers six one-hour community writing sessions in 2026 led by Elee Kraljii Gardiner, providing space for writers to connect, exchange ideas, and gain insight into the creative process. Sessions run Saturdays, 10–11 AM. PT, on January 17, March 21, June 20, September 19, October 17, and November 21, with more information at https://tinyurl.com/VMIConnectedStudio.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlcj4rrhuetv5swyprv3w3mc/bafkreibkxu7w6wbiu56x4zgmbwowbcfnatzcpahwvqkporiwzulnw5xoju@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Vancouver Manuscript Intensive’s Connected Studio, a series of six community writing sessions, is open to all writers in 2026!
Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/vmiconnected....
To stay updated on upcoming events, be sure to also subscribe to the VMI newsletter!
Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/vmiconnected....
To stay updated on upcoming events, be sure to also subscribe to the VMI newsletter!
Know a #writer of exceptional promise with a manuscript in progress, who has faced significant barriers to fulfilling that promise? Let them know about the #YosefWoskVMIFellowship! Applications are open until November 10, 2025.
Apply at www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com
Apply at www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Know a #writer of exceptional promise with a manuscript in progress, who has faced significant barriers to fulfilling that promise? Let them know about the #YosefWoskVMIFellowship! Applications are open until November 10, 2025.
Apply at www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com
Apply at www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com
As we prepare to open submissions for the #WarlandAward on Nov 1, we extend our deepest gratitude to #AlisonBraid for her wonderful work and wish her all the best in her next chapter. We're delighted to welcome @selenamercuri.bsky.social to the team as the new coordinator for the Warland Award.
October 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As we prepare to open submissions for the #WarlandAward on Nov 1, we extend our deepest gratitude to #AlisonBraid for her wonderful work and wish her all the best in her next chapter. We're delighted to welcome @selenamercuri.bsky.social to the team as the new coordinator for the Warland Award.
Find us at Word Vancouver this year! ✏️ Chat with Director Elee Kraljii Gardiner, mentor Aren X. Tulchinsky, and VMI graduates Sheila Martineau, Angela Gray, and Rob Chursinoff!
Our table is indoors at UBC Robson Square from 1pm-3pm on September 20. Say hi!
Findout more at www.wordvancouver.ca 📚
Our table is indoors at UBC Robson Square from 1pm-3pm on September 20. Say hi!
Findout more at www.wordvancouver.ca 📚
September 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Find us at Word Vancouver this year! ✏️ Chat with Director Elee Kraljii Gardiner, mentor Aren X. Tulchinsky, and VMI graduates Sheila Martineau, Angela Gray, and Rob Chursinoff!
Our table is indoors at UBC Robson Square from 1pm-3pm on September 20. Say hi!
Findout more at www.wordvancouver.ca 📚
Our table is indoors at UBC Robson Square from 1pm-3pm on September 20. Say hi!
Findout more at www.wordvancouver.ca 📚
Sign up for our Six-Month Intensive. Fantastic mentors, constructive feedback, and a wonderful community of writers. Join us! ✏️
July 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Sign up for our Six-Month Intensive. Fantastic mentors, constructive feedback, and a wonderful community of writers. Join us! ✏️
Want to learn more about our programs? We offer one-on-one mentorship from anywhere in the world. These tailored programs are designed to meet each writer where they're at. Find us at www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com!
May 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Want to learn more about our programs? We offer one-on-one mentorship from anywhere in the world. These tailored programs are designed to meet each writer where they're at. Find us at www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com!
we have a spot for you in this unique book proposal workshop! register today!
We're running an unusual workshop on how to write a book proposal: we have mentors, an agent, a publisher to help you hone the air tight proposal for your WiP.Small cohort, starts Feb 9, info here: www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com/workshop/pre...
Prepping Your Pitch: Practical Info for Sending Your Manuscript to Agents and Publishers | Vancouver Manuscript Intensive
February 9 – April 6, 2025 Fee: $1500 Over the course of eight weeks, participants will experience three levels of workshop dynamic: group feedback, paired peer workshopping, and personal mentorship...
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February 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
we have a spot for you in this unique book proposal workshop! register today!
We're running an unusual workshop on how to write a book proposal: we have mentors, an agent, a publisher to help you hone the air tight proposal for your WiP.Small cohort, starts Feb 9, info here: www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com/workshop/pre...
Prepping Your Pitch: Practical Info for Sending Your Manuscript to Agents and Publishers | Vancouver Manuscript Intensive
February 9 – April 6, 2025 Fee: $1500 Over the course of eight weeks, participants will experience three levels of workshop dynamic: group feedback, paired peer workshopping, and personal mentorship...
www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com
January 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We're running an unusual workshop on how to write a book proposal: we have mentors, an agent, a publisher to help you hone the air tight proposal for your WiP.Small cohort, starts Feb 9, info here: www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com/workshop/pre...
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Creative Writing & Publishing students at Sheridan have collected nearly 700 signatures to save their program! www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
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Stop the Suspension of Sheridan’s Creative Writing and Publishing Program
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December 7, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Creative Writing & Publishing students at Sheridan have collected nearly 700 signatures to save their program! www.change.org/p/stop-the-s...
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from the archives : Elee Kraljii Gardiner @eleekg.bsky.social on Betsy Warland : themanygenderedmothers.blogspot.com/2017/03/elee...
Elee Kraljii Gardiner on Betsy Warland
When I talk about Betsy Warland as a poetrymother I am talking about how Betsy taught me to listen. She is an exquisite listener. In writ...
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December 10, 2024 at 12:51 PM
from the archives : Elee Kraljii Gardiner @eleekg.bsky.social on Betsy Warland : themanygenderedmothers.blogspot.com/2017/03/elee...
Our Director Elee Kraljii Gardiner and mentor Gary Barwin collaborated on a book of poems with no words--but each visual includes a QR code leading to a sound/video/text poem. Visit until mid-December at Massy Arts Space.
We're having an art reception on Sat Nov 23, pls come, Vancouver! *Masked space* @garybarwin.bsky.social @isabellawangbc.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ca/e/reception-...
Reception: Located in the Ink
On Saturday, November 23rd from 2pm to 4pm, join Massy Arts in celebrating Located in the Ink, a new group show by artists and writers Gary
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November 17, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Our Director Elee Kraljii Gardiner and mentor Gary Barwin collaborated on a book of poems with no words--but each visual includes a QR code leading to a sound/video/text poem. Visit until mid-December at Massy Arts Space.
Find your footing! Register now for this workshop limited to 8 participants. It’s designed for those in the early stages of memoir writing who want a strong start developing their idea with an emphasis on content, style, and voice. www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com/workshop/fin...
November 17, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Find your footing! Register now for this workshop limited to 8 participants. It’s designed for those in the early stages of memoir writing who want a strong start developing their idea with an emphasis on content, style, and voice. www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com/workshop/fin...
Hello all! We're excited to be here! We are a program based in Vancouver, Canada that pairs writers with mentors in a range of different options. Emerging, experienced, local or international--we got you! More info here: www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com/mentors/
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November 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Hello all! We're excited to be here! We are a program based in Vancouver, Canada that pairs writers with mentors in a range of different options. Emerging, experienced, local or international--we got you! More info here: www.vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com/mentors/