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The Koffler presents a series of free virtual community writing workshops in collaboration with the Writers Collective of Canada (WCC). Facilitated by award-winning author Lisa Richter, a WCC-trained facilitator who is well-versed with the Amherst Writers & Artists Method.

These online workshops provide a safe, brave, and inclusive setting for both new and experienced writers to explore their written voice. Participants will respond to visual cues and prompts inspired by The Synagogue at Babyn Yar exhibition, and will be invited to share their first-draft compositions - in prose or poetry, fiction or nonfiction - in order to receive empowering feedback from their peers. No prior writing experience is required.

Writing Workshop Themes:
June 1 - Sacred Places
June 8 - Loss & Memory
June 15 - Conflict & Resolution
June 21 - Past Tense, Future Tense

Lisa Richter (she/her) is a Toronto-based poet, writer and educator. She is the author of the poetry collections Closer to Where We Began (Tightrope Books, 2017) and Nautilus and Bone (Frontenac House, 2020), which won the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry and the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry in the US, amongst other honours. Her work has been nominated for a National Magazine Award, the Best of the Net, and is forthcoming in Best Canadian Poetry 2024. She teaches poetry workshops and mentors emerging writers through Poetry in Voice, Sage Hill Writing Experience, and Writers Collective of Canada. www.lisarichter.org.

Treacherous Memories, Sacred Futures: Virtual Writing Workshops about The Synagogue at Babyn Yar

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