“The Pens” have enjoyed reading Room Magazine over the past few years (the Room Team generously donated boxes and boxes of back-issues for our consumption in 2009). So we’re *really* looking forward to a visit from one of the ”Growing Room Collective” volunteers this Saturday (Feb. 25th). Jennifer Z. will guest teach a session on [...]
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CACV & World Community Arts Day
Posted: February 20, 2012 in Arts/Culture Appreciation, Intrepid Pens NewsThis past weekend, Mary Bennett and a team of volunteers from the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) attended an Intrepid Pens session to work with the group as part of the “SHARE THE LOVE” Project for World Community Arts Day. I was so disappointed to have missed it (the first session I haven’t led [...]
Last month we were treated to a yummy meal at the Old Spaghetti Factory (Gastown) c/o generous manager Chris Tsui and lovely server Caleigh. I’d asked in December if they might be able to “help us out” (with a discount, perhaps) and they responded with a delicious multi-course meal completely free-of-charge. Such a nice way [...]
Vancouver’s Jenn Farrell guest teaches a session for Intrepid Pens…
Posted: January 27, 2012 in Intrepid Pens NewsThis Saturday (January 28th) Intrepid Pens will have the opportunity to meet (and learn from!) Vancouver writer, editor, and teacher Jenn Farrell. Jenn has graciously agreed to guest-teach a session for the group, and we couldn’t be more grateful. I just know the group will be inspired by Jenn, who’s “the author of two collections [...]
“J” – a participant in the IdeFix program in Berlin and a member of Sonja’s English Class – heard about her colleagues’ “Pen Friendship” with Intrepid Pens and was inspired to write to us. We were particularly excited by the poem she shared. Below is what she sent, and in the Comments are our first [...]
Over the past few months we’ve received several letters from our Pen Pals in Germany. The group was so excited, but I failed miserably at getting them up online. So, here I am — a lot late and a little guilty — typing them up. “K” was one of the first IdeFix participants to write [...]
Vancouver International Writers Festival
Posted: October 14, 2011 in Arts/Culture Appreciation, Intrepid Pens NewsThis past week we used our free-write time to write about the things for which we’re most grateful…
Last winter, Intrepid Pens received an exciting offer. A local lawyer and member of a long-running men’s book club wanted to help us take the steps towards becoming a proper “society”. He put us in the hands of the team at Benefic Group. Incorporation and registered charity status are big steps for Intrepid Pens, and [...]
