Literature Matters: Arts-Based Programming in Prisons
A panel on the Inspired Minds: All Nations Creative Writing Program
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 30
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Grace-Westminster United Church Social Hall, 505 10th St. E., Saskatoon
Free and open to the public
Literature Matters is a literature in the community series sponsored by the Department of English
About this event
A panel on the Inspired Minds: All Nations Creative Writing Program
Moderated by Jessica McDonald
With Diann Block, Wenona Partridge, Allison Piché, and Jillian Baker
This talk will feature panelists who have been facilitators of the Inspired Minds: All Nations Creative Writing Program, a program for people who are incarcerated in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Panelists will discuss the values of the program and will share their insights and experiences facilitating literature- and arts-based classes at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre.
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