The Rising Spirits Creative Writing contest invites residents of the Niagara region to submit short stories and/or poetry related to the theme. The winners have their work published in our anthology and are presented with awards at the Celebration at the end of October. Last year we established our Youth Category in the contest for 14-18 years olds (high school students) which we are excited to see has engaged many young people. Our goal is to continue growing our reach in the community and spread the joy of reading and writing. We envision that our annual Rising Spirits Celebration will not...

The NOTL Writers' Circle was created to bring together people in our community who love to write. Everyone is welcome and our group is diverse; novices to professionals, young and old, men and women, from a variety of backgrounds. We believe it is this diversity that brings vitality to our meetings. We provide support to each other through constructive feedback, encouragement, and friendship. We also share our work with the community through participation in public readings and publication. For us there is no greater power on earth to foster understanding, inspire, share our experiences,...