The Contemplative Society presents “Writing as Three Centered Practice, with Therese DesCamp Saturday 31 May 2025 10am to 11:30am PACIFIC TIME. Join Therese DesCamp for a 90-minute conversation focused on the implications, obligations and revelations experienced by contemplatives who write. DesCamp, who’s been meditating and writing for 35 years, will speak about the role of …
Please join me in Nakusp for the launch of Hands Like Roots: Notes on an Entangled Contemplative Path. We will meet at the Nakusp Public Library on Wednesday, April 30, at 2 p.m. There will be readings from the book, a time of question and answer, and yes, there will be books for sale!
f you’re in danger of losing your edge, your mind, or your sense of humour this winter, why not try finding it again in the Winter Write-Off? Winners will receive gift certificates to local businesses—plus the adulation that follows when friends and neighbours see your piece printed in The Valley Voice! Part Two of the …
If you’re in danger of losing your edge, your mind, or your sense of humour this winter, why not try finding it again in the Winter Write-Off? Winners will receive gift certificates to local businesses—plus the adulation that follows when friends and neighbours see your piece printed in The Valley Voice! Part One of the …
This Convergence Writers’ Weekend pre-event features author Keith Liggett in a free, one-hour “Coffee with a Writer” in Nakusp. Scheduled for high noon on Saturday, May 18th, the workshop will take place at the Nakusp Library, 92 6th Ave., Nakusp. All writers welcome! Keith Liggett is a ski bum and writer. His articles have appeared …
This Convergence Writers’ Weekend pre-event features author Galadriel Watson in a free, one-hour “Coffee with a Writer” in New Denver. Scheduled for high noon on Saturday, May 4th, the workshop will take place at the Outlet Youth Centre, 306 6th Ave., New Denver. All writers welcome! Galadriel Watson has just published her 23rd non-fiction book for …
Mark your calendars for June 15 and 16, the annual Convergence Writers’ Weekend. This year’s theme is “Keeping a Civil Tongue,” and our feature authors are James Hoggan (I’m Right and You’re an Idiot) and the Kootenay’s own Donna MacDonald (Surviving City Hall). The weekend begins with an open Friday evening talk by both authors, …
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017, 12:05 to 12:55. Quiet Spot is a bi-monthly, mid-day, mid-week opportunity to add a little space in your life. Currently meeting at the Hidden Garden Gallery (we’ll be on the beach this summer!), Quiet Spot starts with a short time of thoughtful discussion followed by 30-40 minutes to meditate, stare out the window, …
Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17, 2017 Knox Hall, 521 6th Avenue, New Denver, B.C. Join authors Gary Geddes and Carolyn Pogue for a weekend of writing workshops and discussions. “A house divided against itself will fall,” goes the old proverb. Our house—our world, our community, even our self—is threatened with many issues of ethical dislocation, injustice and dis-ease that can …
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