Category: Cities

Inkwell Shenzhen Hosts a Poetry Night

A great new beginning for Inkwell and for poetry in Shenzhen with the first Shenzhen Poetry Talk! Last saturday evening a new and varied group of poets and curious gathered at Dacameron Coffe, just out of Futian metro station Exit 1. The event that was supposed to start as an informal chat among poetry aficionados…

By Inkwell_Admin December 20, 2023 Off

Join Inkwell’s Retreat, November 10-12, Seven Spots Left

This fall, November 10th-12th, Inkwell will be holding its seventh retreat at Oriental Land, located at the end of Line 17. This is Inkwell’s biggest event each year, and I always love the energy of seeing Inkwell gather together in one place. Plus, I wanted to build off the success of 2021’s retreat there. Oriental Land Park is a huge space with a…

By Inkwell_Admin October 18, 2023 Off

Inkwell Starts in Kuala Lumpur

Inkwell is going to start its first affiliated international location in Kuala Lumpur. Starting it is Hussin Alkheder, a veteran of Inkwell Shanghai, and the author of Daughter of Damascus. While other international Inkwells exist, they are generally independent of Inkwell China. Hussin wanted to be linked up wtih Inkwell China, though, and I was glad…

By Inkwell_Admin September 1, 2023 Off

Retreat in Shenzhen

  by Ryan Thorpe This retreat started the way most Inkwell events start: someone reached out to me and told me that they wanted to host a retreat. I immediately said that I was in. For three days and two nights, eleven writers gathered near the beach in Shenzhen in the small community of Xichong.…

By Inkwell_Admin June 19, 2023 Off

Inkwell Beijing

Inkwell expands to Beijing! As Inkwell continues to grow, we have decided to launch Inkwell Beijing. As an affiliate organization, they will be able to better serve the literary community of Beijing and continue Inkwell’s mission of creating better writers, developing a literary community, and offering educational and literary opportunities to both writers and the…

By Inkwell_Admin March 16, 2022 Off