As Secretary of the Victoria Writers’ Society I would like to express the loss members in the society felt when we heard news of the suspension of operations of the VSW.

The Victoria Writers’ Society is dedicated to filling the needs of writers in Victoria. We meet once a month as a group and have guest speakers on various topics of interest to writers. We also have critique groups for writers of fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry. The society has an annual writing contest and publishes a literary magazine, Island Writer (accepting submissions from Island writers).

We will miss the services of the School of Writing and would like to express our appreciation for the work and dedication of both the board and volunteers over the past thirteen years.

On a personal level, I have benefitted enormously from events supported and sponsored by VSW. I attended your summer program and enjoyed every minute of the intense week. Pauline Holdstock was the instructor in my fiction session.

Our hope is that the suspension of programming is temporary and that the school will resurface in the future.

Should you have enquiries from writers wishing to connect with others in the writing community we would be happy to have you refer them to us. Our web site for information is http://www.victoriawriters.ca

Thank you again.
Sincerely
Debra Henry
Secretary,
Victoria Writers’ Society

Thank you. It’s a shame to see it end.