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"When I returned to Toronto
after researching my first book, Ja, No, Man! Growing up White
in Apartheid-era South Africa, I needed to inter myself in
a facility that would provide few, if any distractions. I'm happy
to say that the Writer's Centre was more than that - it was also
a community, a refuge, an oasis and a crash pad. I'd never write
a book anywhere else."
TWC Member, Rich Poplak,
freelance journalist and author |
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"The Writers’ Centre
is a godsend. No laundry, no children, no phones, just silence
and the blank page. It’s been like rediscovering writing
all over again."
TWC Member, Nino Ricci,
award-winning author of Lives of the Saints, In A Glass House,
Where She Has Gone, and Testament |
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From my first day at the Toronto
Writers' Centre, my productivity skyrocketed. I hadn't realized
how much I needed a quiet, private place like this. Having the
TWC – being able to just sit and write, with nothing and
no one in the way – has been an enormous relief.
TWC member, Ania Szado,
author of Beginning of Was |
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"The anonymity of the
work area in a room that is,
indeed, quiet, allows for a purer conversation between
myself and my imagination. It works well for me."
TWC member, Frank Moore,
actor, singer and screenplay writer (NBC movie of the week "The
Secret She Carried") |
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"The Toronto Writers Centre
offers both privacy and camaraderie to the professional writer.
If you need a place to work other than your home—and Starbucks
and the library just don’t cut it—you won’t do
better than the TWC."
TWC member, Giles Blunt
Winner of the Macallan Silver Dagger Award and author
of the John Cardinal Series of Mysteries |
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“I greatly value TWC and
consider it a haven. Even when I'm not there as frequently as
I would like, the knowledge that I have a membership there is
a positive, secret tool that I draw on for encouragement.”
Cece Scott – Freelance
Writer for the Toronto Star |
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“The Writers’ Centre
is a terrific place! I wrote the script to my last short film
here and the feedback I got from other writers was invaluable
before going into production.”
Jonathan Hayes - Writer/Director |
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The Toronto Writer's Centre
proved to be an invaluable resource for me when I was working
on re-writes to Vivaldi and subsequent projects.
Mitch does everything he can
to facilitate our productivity and provides every technical,
informational and other resource resident and visiting writers
may need.
Very highly recommended!
Jeffrey M. Freedman
Screenwriter /Co-Producer
'Vivaldi' (2008) |
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“The Toronto Writer's
Center was a lifesaver for me. I accomplished a lot on the days
I came in to the "office" and inevitably regretted
those days I didn't. Besides being a huge aid to productivity,
I found that the Writers’ Center was also a great place
to find inspiration from other writers; a place where I didn't
feel as alone pulling my hair out on a daily basis in pursuit
of the perfect sentence.”
Jason Rothe |
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"I came to the Writers'
Centre looking for a quiet place to work, and was thrilled to
discover a perfect space -- soundproofed, gently lit and high-speed
connected. Even more impressive, though, were the other writers
-- supportive when colleagues wanted to socialize, and respectful
when someone needed to be left alone. Amazing."
Ellen Vanstone
Journalist and Screenwriter |
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