The Shuswap Writers Group is a non-profit support group that meets twice a month in Salmon Arm.
SWG hosts coffeehouses each month on the fourth Friday at local establishments. Everyone is welcome to read their original stories and/or poems, or just come to listen and enjoy.
SWG has been a supporter of the Arts community for many years, sponsoring writing contests, workshops, public coffee houses and assisting the annual Word on the Lake Writers' Festival.
They have also published five anthologies and secured a spot to read their work on Voice of the Shuswap Radio, 93.7 FM, on a program called Writing Out Loud.
The Group welcomes both published and non published writers to come and see what we are all about.
"We are not here to teach but rather share our experiences, knowledge and support"
SWG hosts coffeehouses each month on the fourth Friday at local establishments. Everyone is welcome to read their original stories and/or poems, or just come to listen and enjoy.
SWG has been a supporter of the Arts community for many years, sponsoring writing contests, workshops, public coffee houses and assisting the annual Word on the Lake Writers' Festival.
They have also published five anthologies and secured a spot to read their work on Voice of the Shuswap Radio, 93.7 FM, on a program called Writing Out Loud.
The Group welcomes both published and non published writers to come and see what we are all about.
"We are not here to teach but rather share our experiences, knowledge and support"
MISSION STATEMENT
OUR GOAL AS SHUSWAP WRITERS GROUP IS TO PROVIDE MUTUAL SUPPORT IN A SAFE, ENCOURAGING AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT AS WE EACH DEVELOP OUR WRITING SKILLS AND FLEX OUR CREATIVE MUSCLES.
WHEN IT IS REQUESTED, FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION OF A MEMBER’S WORK WILL BE DONE IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF SINCERITY AND EMPATHY, KEEPING IN MIND THAT IT IS THE EVALUATOR’S OPINION ONLY.
AS WE EXPLORE THE POETIC WORLD OF IMAGINATION, INDIVIDUAL GOALS WILL BE RESPECTED; WHERE ONE MEMBER MAY BE COMMITTED TO PUBLISH, ANOTHER MEMBER MAY BE WRITING FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL PLEASURE. ALL PATHS ARE HONOURED.
IT IS OUR INTENTION TO EVOLVE AS WRITERS.
SHUSWAP WRITERS’ GROUP