 In the 1990s the KSW's focus shifted away from professional writing courses in favour of the reading series, talks and occasional workshops.At the beginning of the 21st century, KSW opened the Charles Watts Memorial library and resource centre on Hamilton Street in Vancouver and commenced publication of a new magazine, "W".Today, KSW continues to function as a "Writer-Run Centre", the sole institutional analogy to the government-sponsored Artist-run centres that have been at the heart of contemporary arts production in Canada since the 1970s.