Toronto Writers’ Centre
The Toronto Writers’ Centre is a creative hub that offers emerging and established writers a quiet, professional work environment and a supportive community.
TWC first opened its doors in 2006 in the Yorkville district, then moved to the Annex. In May 2025, TWC moved to the intersection of Spadina Road and Bloor Street West, minutes from the TTC Spadina station. We are now on 4th floor of a high-rise at 344 Bloor Street West.
The Toronto Writers’ Centre is an incubator for literary endeavours — where new ideas can be stimulated and nurtured among a vibrant cross section of writers. With its quiet writing space and access to lounge, kitchen, and boardroom, TWC provides writers with a place to focus their ideas, and be part of a community of writers.
A godsend. No laundry, no children, no phones, just silence and the blank page. It’s been like rediscovering writing all over again.
I’ve produced five novels since starting at the TWC and I’m currently working on two more.
The Toronto Writers’ Centre improved my productivity immensely. Having a safe, quiet place to go to write meant I could always work without distractions. I’m not sure I ‘d have written The Blackthorn Key without it.
An enormous relief —it’s no small thing to have a place to just sit and write among supportive, like-minded members.
TWC is my home away from home where I can work in peace and quiet, and also chat with other writers when the mood strikes.
A great boon. I’ve done some of my best work there quickly, because there are no domestic or social distractions. It’s the place to get serious about writing.
Benefits abound …
Members of Toronto Writers’ Centre enjoy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year comfort, community & security. The Toronto Writers’ Centre is a 400-square-foot, air-conditioned writing haven, divided into a quiet room, lounge area, and boardroom. The TWC is the affordable alternative to writing at home or in shared spaces. Write among published authors and serious professional writers as committed to their craft as you are. Seriousness of intent is all that is required of potential members. There are no restrictions on genre. The TWC is open to all writers.
It’s a great place to make business contacts, get referrals, and make friends. Everyone is welcome to post news of upcoming events — readings, book launches, films etc. — on the bulletin board and to send announcements to the membership.
Land Acknowledgement
The Toronto Writers’ Centre stands on the ancestral lands and waterways of the Anishnabeg (Mississaugas of the Credit), the Haudenosaunee Peoples from the Six Nations Confederacy of the Grand River, Wendat, Chippewa, Métis, and is now home to many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples from across Turtle Island. This meeting space of Tkaronto is governed by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt agreement, which upholds our shared access to and responsibility for the lands on which we live, and those with whom we share them.