QWF’s Writers in the Community program pairs small groups of young people with a professional writer or literary performance artist who can teach them and, more importantly, motivate them, to use language to express themselves in productive ways. In each project, a writer-facilitator works with a small group for 10 weeks, teaching them language tools, giving them writing prompts, and ultimately, boosting their self-confidence by showing them that they are capable of producing literary work of value.
Recent projects
Meet the writer-facilitators
Lea Beddia
Lea Beddia is an author for young adults, a storyteller, and a high school English teacher. Her books have been voted on the Best Books list by The Canadian Children Book Centre She is a teaching artist and workshop facilitator with twenty years’ experience working with at-risk youth. She is passionate about creating accessible literature to struggling readers. Lea grew up in Montreal and now teaches in Joliette, Quebec, where she lives with her husband and three children.
It exposed the kids to a form of writing they had not explored. It was creative and the kids loved that aspect, I think it helped build their confidence, especially reluctant
teacher, at Harrington Harbour - Cycle 2 & 3writers, because Angela always pointed out what was good with their writing.
Program sponsors
We would also like to express our gratitude to the following sponsors, without whom the Writers in the Community program would not be possible
