Where: Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm Street in The Studio (3rd floor) When: Monday 9 April 2012, 7PM COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY FREE Toronto New School of Writing's Visiting Writer Series, in partnership with the English Department of Ryerson University and BookThug, present an evening with Lisa Robertson in conversation with Aisha Sasha John. Please join us for an evening of conversation with poet Lisa Robertson as we celebrate the release of Nilling, a new collection of essays by Lisa Robertson. Joining Lisa is poet Aisha Sasha John, who will launch a new chapbook titled Gimme yr lit

If you have recently finishing writing a poetry manuscript and are looking for guidance to help edit, shape and prepare your work for submission to publishers, TNSoW currently offers Manuscript Midwifery by the following poet: Phil Hall This course is offered as a "master class course" by distance, with all communication occurring by email and/or phone. Submission Guidelines and Course Outline: 1) All manuscripts must be submitted for selection by Phil Hall. Submissions should be made by email to info@tnsow.com with the subject heading "Manuscript Reading: Phil Hall" with the man

University writing courses follow prescriptive templates set out by the institution. What does a workshop look like when the artists get to decide? who we are The Toronto New School of Writing was founded by Jay MillAr and Jenny Sampirisi in 2009 and is housed in the upstart bookstore and cultural studio, “Of swallows, their deeds, and the winter below,” 283 College Street at Spadina in Toronto. Every artist who facilitates a class at TNSoW is asked to propose their ideal course to teach or to take. The result is a series of writing workshops that are unlike any you’ll find at a loc