The Stories of Our Community project offers different activities encouraging you to share both personal stories and stories on public history and community life. Come experience some unique story-sharing moments with your friends or some family or community members and take a trip back in time!
STORYTELLING, WRITING & SHARING
Echoes of Our Voices Workshop
by Sophie Létourneau
February 19, March 5 & 19, 2025, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
An Interview and Storytelling with Deb Vanslet
Join us for this true-life storytelling afternoon!
Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 2 p.m.
Our Stories Book Launch
Closing event of the Stories of Our Community project
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 7 p.m.
R.S.V.P. to cultural.programming@morrin.org
Journal Workshop for All Ages
Personalize your very own journal!
Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 3 p.m.
To register, click here.
Story Writing Contest
Call for submissions
Deadline: February 17, 2025
Personal Stories & Popular History
Personal Storytelling Workshop
by Taylor Tower
January 18 & 19, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Book
A collection of eight stories written by our Story Writing Contest participants
More details available soon…
Story Writing Contest
Send us your contribution for the Morrin Centre’s Stories of Our Community project writing contest! We hope to receive many different types of writing related to personal stories and popular history. You can write a story of 200 to 2000 words, in English or French, in any genre of your choice: prose, poetry, journalistic writing, letters, etc.
Submission deadline: February 17, 2025
For questions or submissions, please reach out to us at info@morrin.org.
This contest is open to all, the Morrin Centre members and people from different Quebec regions.
The winning story and the runners-up will be published in the Stories of Our Community booklet that will be made available in a digital version on our social media and as a paper copy in the Library.
The Stories of Our Community project is made possible thanks to support from the Government of Canada.
