Janice Dowson
@janicedoris.bsky.social
BA, MA, Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst(P).
Touchstone Counselling Centre.
Words at Work: Literature as “Equipment for Living” Programs
Touchstone Counselling Centre.
Words at Work: Literature as “Equipment for Living” Programs
Alice Walker’s beautiful little story “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens” evoked a thoughtful, Words at Work conversation about beauty and truth
of Black women with luxury of the “room of one’s own” Woolf wants. Walker recommends looking “high and low” to glimpse overlooked creative sparks.
of Black women with luxury of the “room of one’s own” Woolf wants. Walker recommends looking “high and low” to glimpse overlooked creative sparks.
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Alice Walker’s beautiful little story “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens” evoked a thoughtful, Words at Work conversation about beauty and truth
of Black women with luxury of the “room of one’s own” Woolf wants. Walker recommends looking “high and low” to glimpse overlooked creative sparks.
of Black women with luxury of the “room of one’s own” Woolf wants. Walker recommends looking “high and low” to glimpse overlooked creative sparks.
Announcing new fall Words at Work program at Touchstone Centre!
September 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Announcing new fall Words at Work program at Touchstone Centre!
Exciting news! The Vancouver Writers Festival reading list and program is here! Can't wait to check out the great new novels, short stories and poetry coming in October for my upcoming fall Words at Work Program. So many great writers! Here's the Festival program link: writersfest.bc.ca/2025-books
2025 Reading List Homepage | Vancouver Writers Fest
Festival Reading List October 20–26, 2025 The Reading List represents over 115 authors who will be joining us at our flagship Festival, taking place this year from October 20–26 (along with so...
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August 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Exciting news! The Vancouver Writers Festival reading list and program is here! Can't wait to check out the great new novels, short stories and poetry coming in October for my upcoming fall Words at Work Program. So many great writers! Here's the Festival program link: writersfest.bc.ca/2025-books
This month I attended the Vancouver Writers Festival 2025 previews for the October Festival! What a packed program of fantastic writing on the beautiful Granville Island! Here is a sneak peek at the new reading list for this year’s event. lnkd.in/g5S3ie_k
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July 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
This month I attended the Vancouver Writers Festival 2025 previews for the October Festival! What a packed program of fantastic writing on the beautiful Granville Island! Here is a sneak peek at the new reading list for this year’s event. lnkd.in/g5S3ie_k
Looking forward to Vancouver Writers Festival preview this month! Looking forward to an introduction to remarkable new and familiar writers! Some of them will likely make it into the list for my online Words at Work: Literature as “Equipment for Living” program this fall!
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June 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Looking forward to Vancouver Writers Festival preview this month! Looking forward to an introduction to remarkable new and familiar writers! Some of them will likely make it into the list for my online Words at Work: Literature as “Equipment for Living” program this fall!
The 2025 Blaney Lecture with Kabeh Akbar on poetry and spirituality invigorates poetry’s simple, profound meaning and purpose. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4NDx...
2025 Blaney Lecture: Kaveh Akbar on Poetry & Spirituality
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May 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The 2025 Blaney Lecture with Kabeh Akbar on poetry and spirituality invigorates poetry’s simple, profound meaning and purpose. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4NDx...
The Touchstone Centre winter Words at Work:Literature as Equipment for Living is wrapping up with a few of Jess Housty’s profound poems, “Wilderness” and Transformation”. So many unexpected gifts of connection and community from Housty and the other remarkable writers we looked at in this program.
April 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Touchstone Centre winter Words at Work:Literature as Equipment for Living is wrapping up with a few of Jess Housty’s profound poems, “Wilderness” and Transformation”. So many unexpected gifts of connection and community from Housty and the other remarkable writers we looked at in this program.
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This feels so relevant right now.
February 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This feels so relevant right now.
Reading Bad Cree by Jessica Johns today. Johns’ traces a model of Iskewesis collaboration and community that offers much to individuals meeting the greedy, hungry weetigo in its many forms.
February 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Reading Bad Cree by Jessica Johns today. Johns’ traces a model of Iskewesis collaboration and community that offers much to individuals meeting the greedy, hungry weetigo in its many forms.