Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop (ACWW)

ACWW recently celebrated the return of Madeleine Thien to the Vancouver arts scene. We are thrilled to see her inspiring the next generation of voices as the current Writer-in-Residence at Langara College langara.ca/departments/en… #asiancanadian

Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Fiona Tinwei Lam in conversation about Wiley's new book, "The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street" on May 27th at VPL Central asiancanadianwriters.ca/2026/03/wiley-… #asiancanadian

The @acww March newsletter is out! Read about community news and upcoming events here: mailchi.mp/asiancanadianw… @gunghaggis @WORD_Vancouver

Join us for the final day of 2026 LunarFest Live Readings at Granville Island -- featuring Tariq Malik, Allan Cho, & Sung Ming Chow asiancanadianwriters.ca/2026/02/2026-l… #asiancanadian #lunarfest

ACWW's Lillian Au Salchner and Cynthia Chan Farley at LunarFest at Granville Island's Oceanworks. More readings to come next weekend! asiancanadianwriters.ca/2026/02/2026-l… #asiancanadian #LunarNewYear

Getting ready for the next 2 weekends. Join us at LunarFest 2026 Live Readings at Oceanworks on Granville Island! asiancanadianwriters.ca/2026/02/2026... #asiancanadian #LunarNewYear asiancanadianwriters.ca/2026/02/2026-l…

Join us at LunarFest 2026 Live Readings at Oceanworks on Granville Island! asiancanadianwriters.ca/2026/02/2026-l… #asiancanadian

Another year, another Gung Haggis Fat Choy Robbie Burns dinner! Happy Lunar New Year of the Horse everyone! gunghaggis.com/2026/02/01/bes… #asiancanadian

The @acww February newsletter is out! Read more about some exciting upcoming events here: mailchi.mp/asiancanadianw…

Words on Rice: The ACWW Open Mic Series! Our next hour-long open mic will happen on February 28, 2026, 12.00pm PST / 3.00pm EST. forms.gle/FxTR61sqeH97um… #asiancanadian

Celebrating half a century of nurturing Asian Canadian talent,@acww's Effie Pow and Sean Gunn talk about the history of the organization, & Sean sings us Asian Canadian Blues! artsyraven.com @literASIAN @ricepapermag #volunteers,#artsyraven, #writinglife @PerilousWords

Connecting Artists with Engagers & Employers on CultureBrew.Art featuring a Canada-wide searchable database of Indigenous and racialized literary, media, performing, and visual arts professionals asiancanadianwriters.ca/2026/01/connec… #asiancanadian #bipoc

Bagpipes, Dragons, and Fire Horses! Robbie Burns Gung Haggis Fat Choy 2026 Returns Join us on February 1, 2026 for @gunghaggis! Get your tickets here: eventbrite.ca/e/gung-haggis-…

Very touching piece of ACWW's Eric Li & his mother, May Tsoi. “In Chinese culture, there’s an expectation to care for your parents at home and some people will think you’re a bad child if you don’t...I knew I had to do things differently.” alzheimer.ca/bc/en/whats-ha… #asiancanadian

Words on Rice: The ACWW Open Mic Series returns! Our next hour-long open mic will happen on January 17, 2026, 12.00pm PST / 3.00pm EST docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #asiancanadian

ACWW gathered for a Seasonal Holiday dinner, celebrating the richness of Asian Canadian writing & community. We honoured the creative work and voices of Tariq Malik, Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho, Lillian Au, and Donna Seto, whose work exemplifies our literary landscape #asiancanadian

Thank you to the University of Toronto Libraries @uoftlibraries & June Chow for digitizing "Inalienable Rice," a landmark publication in Asian Canadian literature, now available open access archive.org/details/cca_in… #asiancanadian #diversityLit

Celebrating half a century of nurturing Asian Canadian talent, ACWW's Effie Pow and Sean Gunn talk about the history of the organization on the Artsy Raven Podcast with Ricepaper editor JF Garrard @JFGarrard open.spotify.com/episode/2vjREX… #asiancanadian #diversityLIT

Today we dropped our 100th #ArtsyRaven #podcast episode! Started in 2021 it's been a long 4 years with happy and devestating moments. We also launched a new website - artsyraven.com @Spotify @YouTube @Patreon @DarkHelixPress

"How a new fund is helping Vancouver Chinatown shops increase their customer base" as told by @joanneleeyoung via @VancouverSun #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre vancouversun.com/business/vanco…