Introducing the Royal City Literary Arts Society, a volunteer run non-profit society supporting the literary arts in New Westminster.
The Royal City Literary Arts Society’s mission is to maintain and build a welcoming community of writers and readers, to support the goals of writers at all stages of their development, and to promote an appreciation of all forms of literary arts.
“We are committed to building community capacity through the literary arts, promoting literacy, social connection and cross cultural understanding and the central importance of the written and spoken word in community life.”
The Royal City Literary Arts Society works to maintain this mission through a variety of ways:
- Organising interactive reading, writing, and performance events for emerging and established writers
- Facilitating regular workshops on the art and promotion of the written word
- Running annual writing contests
- Publishing a monthly online member magazine
- Collaborating with community groups and organizations
- Maintaining a web presence that promotes society goals and activities
- Providing various networking opportunities and cost benefits to members
- Raising needed funds through membership fees and grant applications
Ways To Connect
Everyone is invited to POETRY IN THE PARK 2024
Every Wednesday night from July 3 – August 28 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Location: Queen’s Park Bandshell, New Westminster, BC Each weekly session will feature 2 poets and an Open Mic. Fun, Free, Family Friendly Event Open Mic sign-up starting at 6:15pm.
Bench seating is available but consider bringing a folding chair or blanket.
In partnership with Arts New West and the City of New Westminster.
Opportunities
Celebrating its 11th year, the Annual Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry calls on authors and publishers from across Canada for submissions of poetry books published in English in 2023. Our 2024 Judge is award-winning poet Rob Tyalor.
Cash prizes and award medals are sent to our First, Second and Third place award recipients.
For more information on the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry visit the RCLAS website.
