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An intimate writing cohort based in Ottawa
Maison Mercury
Maison Mercury is a place for creatives to come together to improve their writing and artistry. We are a space for serious artists who want to finish their manuscripts, find a true community, and actually get work done. We use shared critiques to workshop our craft and engage in intentional discourse.
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Shared critique
We read each other closely, and we say the useful thing rather than the easy one.
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A dedicated group
The same faces every week. Not a drop-in, not a mailing list.
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Finished work
Rough drafts, poems, essays, manuscripts, carried forward instead of set aside.
our mission
Mission statement
Maison Mercury exists to give writers a home. We build a small, committed group where work is read carefully, feedback is given with intention, and nobody writes alone. We believe craft grows in community: through honest critique, shared accountability, and a room where every level of experience is welcome and no one is judged for the draft they arrived with.
Our promise is simple. Show up, read generously, write anyway.
Before we knew who we were, we wrote anyway.
Volume I of our mini magazine is out. Open it, page through it, come back for the next.