Vocamus Writers Community is an non-proft arts organization that supports book culture in Guelph, Ontario and the surrounding area.

We provide local writers and readers with lots of free resources – writing workshops, information panels, manuscript consultations, book readings, social events, writing groups, book promotion, anthologies of local writing, and our annual Book Bash Festival – my goodness, just about everything.

We do it because we're all about creating community through books, encouraging the exchange of ideas, supporting the creative process, connecting people with each other, and promoting freedom of self-expression – all that good stuff.

We don't charge membership fees because we never want money to prevent people from participating in our community. Instead we give an opportunity for people to make an annual donation of what they can afford. 

You can donate any amount, but donors at certain levels will receive packages of perks and local books as our way of thanking you for your support and also supporting local authors and publishers.

Your support goes to fund all the fun stuff we already do and also to pave the way for future plans, like a Wellington County Writer-in-Residence program, a joint office space for Guelph's micro-publishers, and a Writers' Room where local writers can come and work for free.

We're happy to have anyone partner with us of course, but we're first and foremost about our local community, so we only ship our physical rewards packages within Wellington County. If you'd like to get these packages from farther away, you'll need to be in touch to make special arrangements.