Led by local writer and NVRC Artist-in-Residence Erin MacNair, the Silent Writers Workshop provides a focused and inviting space for North Van writers to work.
Erin created the Silent Writers Workshop as part of her NVRC artist residency project in 2024. Designed as a pressure-free environment, the workshop offers participants a chance to simply show up and write, surrounded by the quiet support of a like-minded community.
Now in its second year, this weekly workshop is a calm, structured space for writers of all backgrounds to focus, reflect and create. This simple writing space has quickly evolved into a hub of connection and mutual encouragement for participants! Erin’s quiet leadership and inclusive spirit cultivates a group dynamic rooted in trust, productivity and presence. In this space, writers can not only get words on the page, but feel seen, supported and inspired along the way.
Interested in joining in?
The workshop is free to all and no registration is required!
To participate, simply come to the Art Studio on the top floor of the Delbrook Community Recreation Centre (851 West Queens Road) on Thursdays from 10:00am –1:30pm, ready to work on your own projects. Each session starts with a silent write-in until 12:30pm, followed by a discussion of participants’ projects from 12:30-1:30pm.
Fall 2025 workshop schedule: Thursdays, September 2 to December 18, 2025, 10am-1:30pm
Join Erin and other North Shore writers to build community and get words on the page. All are welcome!
Questions? Contact Laura Grant, Cultural Services Programmer at laura.grant@nvrc.ca or 604-983-6461.
