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Tag: memoir

Book Launch: Freddie by Grant Hayter-Menzies • Victoria, BC

Book Launch: Freddie by Grant Hayter-Menzies...

September 26, 2023

Join local author Grant Hayter-Menzies as he presents Freddie: The Rescue Dog Who Rescued Me, a book for anyone who has ever loved and lost an animal.
Freddie is the moving memoir of a writer—a biographer of historical animals—whose life was Go to full post …read more

Ali Blythe and Jason Jobin Book Launch

Ali Blythe and Jason Jobin Book Launch

September 12, 2023

Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating new books by two local authors: Ali Blythe and Jason Jobin!
Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art —
Breaking open John Keats’s “Last Sonnet,” in his third book of poetry, Stedfast, Ali Go to full post …read more

Surrey International Writers’ Conference

Surrey International Writers' Conference

July 5, 2023

The Surrey International Writers’ Conference is the most comprehensive professional development conference of its kind in Canada. SiWC offers writers in all genres — from beginners to experts — the opportunity to hone their craft.
SiWC will be a hybrid in Go to full post …read more

FBCW Writing Intensive: Getting Personal With Memoir and Creative Non-Fiction

FBCW Writing Intensive: Getting Personal Wit...

June 22, 2023

Six days of presentations from award-winning authors and publishers on topics such as truth and creativity, finding your voice, structuring life stories, websites tips to get you noticed, and recent publishing trends.
The sessions will be accompanied by suggested exercises, Go to full post …read more

Claire Sicherman: “Writing was a way for me to break the silence that surrounded my family’s stories”

Claire Sicherman: "Writing was a way for me ...

January 22, 2018

“Writing was my way in,” says author Claire Sicherman about writing her memoir on intergenerational trauma. “[Writing was] a way for me to tell my nine-year-old son about the Holocaust and about his own birth story.”Go to full post …read more

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