InkFEST Virtual Mental Health Writers Festival

Free creative writing workshops in Toronto for people with mental health issues led by professional artists with lived experience.

InkWell Workshops

Welcome to InkFEST! InkWell's first ever virtual mental health writers festival. Join us for a full day of creative activities. 

All events will be auto-captioned and live on Zoom. Please contact us at info@inkwellworkshops.com if you need any other accommodations. Raffle prize winners will be contacted via email (you do not have to be in attendance to win)! Schedule &amp; Tickets:DAY PASS: $40 general entry | $20 disabled folksYoga for Writers w/ Josh Cooper | 11 am - 12 pm ESTA disability friendly yoga class. Release tension from the body in this accessible and delicious sequence specially crafted for writers. We’ll visit key spots with love and attention, so you can feel nourished and inspired to write. Please have a sturdy chair (preferably armless) and tennis ball (or similar type ball). Contact us at info@inkwellworkshops.com to let us know how we can best accommodate your disabilities! $10 general entry | $5 disabled* folks | FREE for InkWell participants &amp; Routes members RAFFLE I: Mental health/literary prize pack: Open Minds Quarterly subscription for one year and 3 InkWell anthologies!Writing the Self w/ Eufemia Fantetti | 2 - 3:30 pm ESTA generative writing class that will explore the me, myself, &amp; I in memoir and essays. $20 general entry | $10 disabled* folks | FREE for InkWell participants &amp; Routes membersRAFFLE II: Flying Books prize pack: signed copy of Happy Hour by Marlowe Granados and editorial feedback or career advice from the renowned Canadian editor Martha Sharpe! Books to Break Barriers: Writers Panel w/ Carrianne Leung, Rowan McCandless, &amp; Dominik Parisien, Moderated by Kim Davids Mandar | 7 - 8:15 pm ESTIn this panel discussion, we'll address barriers, both internal and external, and question how they challenge the wellness, creativity, and publishing success of experienced writers who live with mental health issues, chronic illness, and disability. How have writers pushed back by crafting other narratives in their fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction? Join us for a barrier-smashing conversation!$15 general entry | $8 disabled folks | FREE for InkWell participants &amp; Routes members* Including chronic illness, autism, ADHD, Madness, mental health and addiction issues, Deaf and hard of hearingRAFFLE III: The 2020 Giller Prize shortlist!!RAFFLE IV: The 2020 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction shortlist! Land AcknowledgementInkWell Workshops is located on the territory of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishnaabek, the Huron-Wendat, and, most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This territory was the subject of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Anishnaabek and Allied Nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.Anti-Oppression StatementWe do not tolerate racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Blackness, sexism, ableism, sanism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, heterosexism, ageism, anti-Semitism, fatphobia, or any other form of discrimination. We commit to actively working against these systems of oppression on an individual and collective level, in ourselves and in others, and we are open to your suggestions on how we can do better: info@inkwellworkshops.com.FAQ: 1. AccessibilityAll events will be automatically closed captioned. For all other accessibility needs please contact info@inkwellworkshops.com. 2. I don't have a credit card, what can I do? Send an e-transfer to info@inkwellworkshops.com or contact us for additional options.3. What technology/experience do I need to participate? While the events will be Zoom-based, you can also use your phone to call in! Also, you do NOT need a webcam! Links will be sent 2 days before the event.

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