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LitFest: Workshop: Intergenerational Imaginations, with Justine Abigail Yu
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DEADLINE: October 19, 2025 - 12:36 am
*This is a free workshop for BIPOC authors
14 spaces available
Facilitator: Justine Abigail Yu
When: Saturday, October 18, 2025 @ 2:30 to 5 pm
Where: Edmonton Public Library - Stanley A. Milner branch (EPL Community Room), 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
As hyphenated individuals living in between cultures, we are, as activist Eboo Patel describes it, “standing at the crossroads of inheritance and discovery, trying to look both ways at once.” In this writing workshop, we write to honour our ancestors and imagine the path we lay for generations to come.
We ask ourselves, who are our ancestors? For those of us from communities that have largely been displaced – on this land or another, by force or by choice – what connections do we hold to our past and to those who came before us? We look to our ancestors – biological or chosen – and honor all they have given us, while letting go of what no longer serves us.
We then turn to the future, to the possibilities that lay before us. Have you ever considered yourself as a future ancestor? As an elder with wisdom to share and possibilities to create? In the second part of our workshop, we ask ourselves, what riches do we inherit, and what discoveries are left for us to bestow upon future generations?
No writing experience is necessary – only an open heart and an open mind with a readiness to give and receive vulnerability. We’ve carefully and intentionally designed this workshop to be intimate and generative. We’ll give you writing prompts to spark your creativity in a supportive environment. All writing materials will be provided.
For more information please visit: https://litfestalberta.org/events/