Isa Mag x Alya Somar’s – Letters to Joy: A Beginner's Epistolary Writing Workshop
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Hi Mississauga friends! 👋🏼 We’re so excited to be partnering with Alya Somar (@alya.somar on IG) for a beginner friendly, creative-nonfiction writing workshop where participants write letters to joy.
With the seasons changing comes hope and with hope comes joy. In this generative creative-nonfiction writing workshop, writers are given prompts to write letters to the experience of joy. The joy they address in their letters can be a memory, something they are looking forward to, a smell, a taste, anything that gives them hope in that given moment. No experience is required. This is a judgement free zone and we welcome those who are looking for an introspective and cozy time.
This workshop is developed and facilitated by Alya Somar, a Guyanese-Canadian writer from Mississauga, Ontario. She holds an Honours Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing and Publishing from Sheridan College, and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. As a creative writing workshop facilitator and writer published in The Ampersand Review, Two Times Removed: An Anthology of Indo-Caribbean Fiction and more, she’s looking forward to whatever's next.
This is a ticketed event. Your ticket includes materials (pocket notebook + pen), light refreshments and a surprise gift from our sponsor @merrymorning.co (on IG). We’ll also be offering a selection of herbal teas on site, so bring your own mug! The silliest or whimsiest you have, the better.
EVENT DETAILS 💌
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
Time: 12-2:15pm
Location: MZ Arts Studio (@themzarts on IG) - in Streetsville - 49 Queen St S Unit 6, Mississauga, ON L5M 1K5
Tickets: $25
PAYMENT:
Please first e-transfer $25 to isamagazinee@gmail.com.
Registration will be approved after payment has been received. Please allow up to 24 hours for confirmation. In any case we’re sold out and you’ve already paid us, we will return your money back guaranteed.
FYI:
Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to another person for the same event. Please reach out to Ann using Luma’s “Contact the Host” feature if you’d like to make arrangements.
There’s free parking onsite and a map will be provided to you leading up to the event.
For further questions, message us directly and we’ll try our best to accommodate.
We can’t wait to have you!