Sooke Writers have come together to offer something new for your shelves.
The Sooke Writers’ Collective is gearing up to present its newest work. Their new book, Writing from the Living Edge, will be launched May 31 at the Sooke Region Museum.
“Living on the edge is both physical and metaphorical. Stories in the shape of fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir and poetry are full of heart and spirit – asking questions, seeking answers, journeying outwards and inwards,” said Deb Clay, the collective’s coordinator.
The Sooke Writers’ Collective evolved from the former Sooke Scribblers and is meant to provide community, support and writing practice for wordsmiths across the region.
Every year, the SWC hosts a contest for local high school students and has published anthologies since 2014. This year, winning student stories and honourable mentions will be published on SookeWriters.com, as well.
Clay says it’s the collective’s biggest anthology ever, featuring work from 32 local writers and two emerging authors – Amelia Welguz and Kali Wilson from Edward Milne Community School, who are also winners of the Emerging Young Writers Contest 2025.
The book will feature work from award-winning authors Jim Bottomley, Nancy Davies, D.K. Eve, Andrew Moore, David Reichheld and C.E.W. Winstanley, appearing alongside writings from novelists Stephen Kagan, V. Knox, D. Lambert, Frank Stanford and Richard Winder. Poetry will be featured from Linda M. Green Abraham, dl clay, Tatjana Darling, Angie Dorsey, Jen Ebersohn, Kathryn Guthrie, Lynda Moore, Lorraine Sinclair and Mark Smith. Works from many other contributors are included.
The book's cover art is by P. Pallot, depicting a solitary reader perched on the brink of a vibrantly coloured precipice.
Writing from the Living Edge will be released Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m. at the Sooke Region Museum’s events pavilion. All are welcome to join the celebration, listen to readings and mingle with the authors.
