Asian Canadian Writers Workshop

Congratulations to Souvankham Thammovongsa for winning the Scotiabank Giller Prize! #asiancanadian #gillerPrize #2020

In September 2013, a group of four Chinese Canadian writers (SKY Lee, Judy Fong-Bates, Denise Chong, and Jim Wong-Chu) visited Beijing Foreign Studies University to give a roundtable talk on their individual writing as well as Chinese Canadian literature in general. This meeting not only left a very pleasant impression on both sides but inspired a book donation project that soon involved dozens of writers and scholars on the other side of the Pacific. Initiated by Denise Cho...ng, this project was embraced by Chinese Canadian authors such as Judy Fong Bates, Paul Yee, Anthony Chan, to name a few, and scholars interested in Chinese Canadian Studies such as John Price and Pat Parungao. The Canadian Studies program of the University of Toronto and several publishers including Random House also made generous contributions. Nearly 300 books, films and journals were gathered from across Canada and sent across the ocean. They are now shelved in a special section within the China Canadian Studies Resource Centre at the University Library of BFSU, accessible to readers all over the country. They provided a much needed resource for Canadianists in China and give rise to many scholarly writings and ideas. Read more about the initiative and book titles here: https://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Beijing_Foreign_Studies_Uni

Join us for Sid Tan’s live stream page for the 2020 Heart of the City Festival. My Art is Activism, Part II on Tuesday November 3, 3pm - 4:30pm Long time DTES documentarian/organizer Sid Chow Tan shares from his archive of volunteer-produced video journalism. Sid’s choices of videos will highlight Chinese Canadian social movements and direct action in Chinatown, particularly redress for the Chinese head tax and exclusion.... Sid has been with the ACWW since its early days and has served as a director, and recorded the media of many literary events and festivals. http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/archived-videos-2020/

In 2-weeks! The Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW) is proud to be official hosts of "Indie Author Day" on Saturday, November 7 in 2020! ACWW is one of the few hosts from Canada this year. Please see below for details and Zoom registration links. Note that these free tickets are limited in number and are first come first serve. NOV 7 4PM-5PM PST / 7PM-8pm EST Panel Writing & Submitting to Literary Publications with hosts JF Garrard, Jen Frankel & Allan Cho https://...zoom.us//r/6616021799256/WN_8Kk26B7OSsCUCdyeE_W2Hw NOV 7 5PM-6pm PST / 8PM-9PM EST Immersion Speculative Fiction Anthology Book Readings Featuring Carlo Javier, Urania Fung, Lillian Lu, Anais Jay & Lily Chang with host Vincent Ternida https://zoom.us//r/2716021821172/WN_I21y-c_IQ3WYAchbEvU0bQ NOV 7 6PM-7PM PST / 9PM-10PM EST Vincent Ternida’s The Seven Muses of Harry Salcedo Book Reading and Author Meet up with host JF Garrard https://zoom.us//r/6016021828967/WN_jzyvB0LsSr6MVK8_ui06UQ

Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop is proud to be official hosts of Indie Author Day, happening Saturday, November 7 in 2020! We are one of the few hosts in Canada, please check out https://ricepapermagazine.ca/indie/