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SUMMARY:Fiction Writing Workshop with Patti Flather "Creating an Evocative Fictional World"
DESCRIPTION:A fully realized setting is a powerful element to bring your readers into the world of your story. Explore practical ways to create your setting\, using your imagination\, research\, observation skills\, and fresh original details. Capture the vivid landscape your characters journey through\, including and going beyond the physical to socio-political trends\, the cultural milieu\, inequalities\, and more. \nAbout Patti Flather \nAward-winning author Patti Flather\, originally from North Vancouver and now based in Whitehorse\, Yukon\, has an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC. Such A Lovely Afternoon is her first fiction collection; her plays including Paradise andSixty Below have been shared on stages across Canada and published. www.pattiflather.com \nBooks by the author will be available for purchase: \nSuch A Lovely Afternoon (fiction) $23\nParadise (play) $20\nPayment accepted: Cash\, personal cheque or e-transfer \nYou may register for one or both workshops in this series: \nDialogue that Leaps Off the Page – Saturday\, September\, 23 at 2:00pm \nCreating an Evocative Fictional World – Sunday\, September\, 24 at 10:30am \nRegistration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471\, ext. 8175.
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LOCATION:North Vancouver Public Library – Capilano branch\, 3045 Highland Blvd.\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7R 2X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Maybe a Whale by Kirsten Pendreigh with Illustrator Crystal Smith
DESCRIPTION:#KIDSBOOK On Sunday\, September 24th at 3pm\, join Massy Arts\, Massy Books and Groundwood Books for the launch of Maybe a Whale by Kirsten Pendreigh with illustrator Crystal Smith. \nWe’ll read from the book\, share the magic of whale sounds and nighttime camping on the West Coast and make some whale crafts together with insights into Crystal’s amazing illustrations! Cake and refreshments will be provided. Hope to see you there! \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at the Massy Arts Gallery\, at 23 East Pender Street in Chinatown\, Vancouver. \nRegistration is free and required for entrance. \nThe gallery is wheelchair accessible and a gender-neutral washroom is on-site. \nPlease refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nFor more on accessibility including parking\, seating\, venue measurements and floor plan\, and how to request ASL interpretation please visit: massyarts.com/accessibility \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly. \nAbout the book \nMaybe A Whale (Groundwood Books\, 2023) \nAfter Grandpa dies\, a girl and her mother take the trip he had planned for her\, kayaking along the Pacific west coast to look for the whales that he loved. \nThe trip will do them good\, Mom says\, but the girl isn’t sure. How can that be true when Grandpa isn’t there? And how will they find a whale in all that water\, anyway? \nThere is so much to see as they paddle through white-tipped waves and calm coves: glowing moon jellies\, fluttering anemones and slippery seals. All the while\, the girl watches for whales. Could one be swimming beneath their kayak or along the shore of their camp? Are the whales even there? \nFinally\, in the dark of night\, they hear them — pushhhhhhhh\, pushhhhhhh — humpbacks breathing in the bay. \nIn this lyrical story\, luminously illustrated by Crystal Smith\, mom and daughter find the space to grieve Grandpa and reconnect with each other in the wild beauty of nature. And they come to realize that — perhaps like whales — those we’ve loved are always with us\, even if we don’t see them anymore. \nAbout the author \nKirsten Pendreigh is a poet and children’s author from Vancouver. Her children’s books celebrate our early instincts to care for the plants and creatures that share our planet. LUNA’S GREEN PET\, about a girl who raises a houseplant as a pet\, was a Quill & Quire Book of the Year. MAYBE A WHALE\, about a child discovering the healing power of nature on a kayak trip\, was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Kirsten’s first nonfiction for children\, WHEN A TREE FALLS\, comes out in 2025. Kirsten’s poems are found in Canadian literary magazines and anthologies including Best Canadian Poetry 2021. One of her poems will be riding the bus this fall as part of Poetry In Transit. \nAbout the illustrator \nCrystal illustrates the natural world to spark curiosity and wonder\, kindle concern\, and illuminate issues. She is the daughter of a lighthouse keeper and started life on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean\, where groceries were delivered by helicopter and trips to town meant riding with the Coast Guard. She’s still an island girl —just on a bigger island now— off the coast of BC Canada. \n​Crystal has a BFA in Visual Arts and works on fine art\, illustration projects for environmental groups and other clients\, and has another children’s book coming out from Groundwood Books 2024.
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