TransLink’s Arts and Culture program presents MOVING LINES - An I Love Transit Week Poetry and Music Event, featuring poets Hari Alluri, Angelic Goldsky, Fiona Lam, and Brandon Wint with violinist Cameron Wilson and cellist Finn Mannische of the band Van Django. This Literary Cabaret of poetry readings and improvised music will take place at […]
In this 1.5 hour interactive workshop, we’ll analyze sample texts, review approaches to begin a piece of writing, and consider the importance of form and structure across genres. You’ll leave with resources and suggestions for further reading, writing, and reflection. Aimed at writers of all levels and genres. Susan Olding is the author of Big […]
To write rich narratives that elicit empathy, writers need to get into the heads and lives of characters they might disagree with. In this conversation, we'll explore the sometimes murky area between truth and honesty, and discuss methods for writing stories from all angles, including oral history interviews, archival research, and fieldwork. Lyndsie Bourgon’s first […]
Join us for a deep dive into the audiobook production process, from creating an audiobook script, casting a narrator, recording, editing sound files and correcting errors, to sending the finished product out to the world. Cassie Smyth is the Audiobooks Manager at ECW Press. She manages the production of more than 120 audiobooks per year, […]
Join us Sunday, March 26, 2 pm, Mission Point House, 4603 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Davis Bay, for two extraordinary guests. Cheryl Stephens, a leader in plain language communications, presents Write for the Reader Brain. Cheryl Stephens found her calling as an educator, trainer, and consultant in communications. For over thirty years she has been writing, […]
Joseph Kakwinokanasum discusses how writing memoir prepared him for writing fiction, and describes some of the methods and tools he used to write his first novel. A member of the James Smith Cree Nation, Joseph is a graduate of SFU’s Writer’s Studio and the author of My Indian Summer (Tidewater Press, 2022). Joseph writes on […]
Workshop with Kerry Gilbert: “Good writing gives energy, whatever it is about.”—Marilyn Hacker How can you make your writing more attractive to readers by paying close attention to energy? This workshop explores ideas around the core principles of energy, including movement/heat, leaps/gaps, energetic word choice, and the use of specifics. “Energy gives your writing power, […]
Are you a writer or editor who is curious about ChatGPT? We will have a demonstration of how ChatGPT can make you more productive at our Sunday, April 30th meeting at 2 pm, Mission Point House. Bring your laptops if you want to assistance with installation, or have technical questions.