The Edmonton Chinese Writing Club launched a Creative Writing Boot Camp titled “Sharing Wisdom Across Cultures through Stories.” This four-week program took place on Mondays and wrapped on December 9, 2024. The sessions were facilitated by Kate Boorman, Write in Resident of EPL (2023) . It features a group of women who are passionate about storytelling and cultural heritage.
This exciting initiative brought together women from diverse backgrounds to share and preserve Edmonton’s rich cultural heritage through storytelling in English. The registered participants were expected to attend at least 75% of the activities under this initiative. The sessions included creative writing workshops led by award-winning author Kate Boorman, public storytelling events at the Edmonton Public Library, and an opportunity to be published for free in a collection of non-fiction stories
The Creative Writing Boot Camp is a world wisdom book project that tells stories about Edmonton’s cultural landscape, natural history, built history, objects, and language. This project will ultimately create an important collection that details and preserves the heritage of Edmonton.
ECWC is a vibrant and inclusive community group who has successfully secured AHC Seed Grant twice in 2023 and 2024 consecutively. The group is dedicated to fostering creativity and intercultural communication through writing in both Chinese and English languages.
