We provide free, online literary programming for people with mental health and addiction issues led by accomplished professional writers with lived experience.

Toronto, Ontario
Joined June 2015
TOMORROW! Join the Feygele-Shraybers collective for an online reading of their work on themes of queerness, gender, disability, and Palestinian solidarity. Readings from: -Kathy Friedman, InkWell's co-founder/former Artistic Director -Anna Swanson -freygl gertsovski and more!
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Free to attend. (Partially sponsored through @CanadianPoets and @twuc. We do accept donations to fund the rest of our readers -- and will split those 50/50 with Crips for eSims for Gaza, a project to help Gazans keep in vital contact with their families.)
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Accessibility info - Automated captions available. CART and ASL are not available for this event. If you have a specific access questions, please email [email protected]
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Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Reinhilde Cammaert Memorial Writing Scholarship: Kristine Laco and Murgatroyd Monaghan! 🎉 The winners will be mentored by InkWell instructors Maya Ameyaw and Elyse Friedman respectively. Thank you to all who applied!
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Last chance to submit your application for the Reinhilde Cammaert Memorial Writing Scholarship before the deadline tomorrow - Friday, September 13th at 11:59pm! ⏰The winner of this paid mentorship will receive an honorarium of $500! 🎉
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Find out what this year's mentor @MayaAmeyaw is looking for in submissions on the application page: shorturl.at/cYuMG
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⏰Deadline extended to September 13th‼️📢 Ontario emerging writers with lived experience...don't miss out! Incredible opportunity for one-on-one mentorship on a full length book project — plus a ✨$500✨honorarium. inkwellworkshops.com/mentors…
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Only a few weeks left to apply for our paid ($500) writing mentorship opportunity! Open to Ontario emerging writers with lived experience. Application details at inkwellworkshops.com/mentors… Get inspired by our interview with our past winner, Amy Hsieh: shorturl.at/6Sgrv
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Are you a writer? Our friends at @InkWellW have an opportunity for individuals with lived experience of mental health and/or additions to partake in 3 months of writing mentorship. Check it out at inkwellworkshops.com/mentors…
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Are you working on writing a book? Applications are now open Ontario-wide for a paid mentorship opportunity! Includes a $500 honorarium. Visit: inkwellworkshops.com/mentors…. Check out this interview with past scholarship winner Van Waffle for inspiration: shorturl.at/gUnmO
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InkWell Workshops retweeted
Really neat opportunity for Ontario writers: "This creative writing scholarship is open to emerging Ontario writers working in fiction and creative nonfiction who identify as living with mental health and/or addiction issues." @inkwellw lnkd.in/gsteHyA7
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Writing a book? 📖Applications are now open for a paid mentorship opportunity with InkWell Workshops! Visit inkwellworkshops.com/mentors… to apply. Deadline is Friday, September 6th. Check out this interview with past scholarship winner Elizabeth Rosell: shorturl.at/ifzLy
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InkWell's Reinhilde Cammaert Scholarship is a mentorship for writers who self-identify as living with mental health and/or addictions issues. Successful applicants will be paired with a professional writer from InkWell. Deadline: Friday, September 6th, 2024 at 11:59pm
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Attention BIPOC writers! Apply for the TWUC BIPOC Writers Connect mentorship by July 15!
BIPOC Writers Connect is back! This fall, @twuc & @CanadianPoets are hosting a mentorship conference where Black, Indigenous & racialized emerging writers can connect with industry professionals & have their work professionally evaluated. Apply by July 15: ow.ly/wOIk50IRKIt
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InkWell's own @MayaAmeyaw will be @TheFOLD_ this year! We're so very proud of you, Maya!
Teens and educators, these events are for you! #FOLD2024 😆📚 Visit thefoldcanada.org/educators for more info on these events and how to access them.
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InkWell Workshops retweeted
Teens and educators, these events are for you! #FOLD2024 😆📚 Visit thefoldcanada.org/educators for more info on these events and how to access them.
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InkWell Workshops retweeted
The cover reveal for UNDER ALL THE LIGHTS 🎸 is this Wednesday! 🎉 I’m so lucky to work with the amazing artist @otesanya_ (IG) who illustrated the stunning cover of EVERYONE’S THINKING IT, by my friend and NAACP winner @aleemawrites 💖
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InkWell Workshops retweeted
The #FOLD2024 schedule is up and registration is finally open! 😆 Join us April 28 - May 5. Events April 28 - May 1 will be VIRTUAL, while events May 2 - 5 will be offered IN-PERSON. Visit thefoldcanada.org/register to purchase a festival pass and specialty event tickets!
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