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Conferences and workshops 2010 Storytellers of Canada conference--extended deadline to register (St. John’s): Only 20 slots remain before the conference is sold out. If you haven't registered yet, they will take the first 20 people who send in their registration forms and payment. http://www.sc-cc.com/conference/2010/2010-registration.html The Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada (SC-CC) 18th Annual Conference will be held this July 28-August 1, Arts and Culture Centre, St. John’s. Storytellers from across Canada will meet and work with storytellers from the USA, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, England, Netherlands, and South Africa, and \attend celebrations for the 400th anniversary of English settlement in Canada. Fore more information, visit http://www.sc-cc.com/conference/2010/. Upcoming HB Creativity workshops (St. John’s):: "Creative Writing for Beginners," Thursday, June 24, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Hands on, informal and relaxed workshop outlining some principles and practices of creative writing, and exploring ways to get the creative juices flowing. "Level 2 Novel Workshop," Sunday, June 27, all day (maximum in workshop: 3). This ultra small class, intense workshop requires the sharing of two chapters and a synopsis ten days before the workshop date and exploration of all structural, character and stylistic issues. Incorporated is a free tutorial to be set at a later date to talk over revision plans. NEW for summer: One-day "Write That Novel" workshop, Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will hone your writing goals and set you on a path to create vivid, absorbing scenes to enliven the story you have in mind. Cover theories about plot and character and short practice exercises that will help you brainstorm ideas and test which of them run along a fertile novel-friendly track. Cost $89 (plus HST). Participants in this workshop will receive a $50 discount should they register for the 5-week novel writing workshop series in September. NEW for summer: "Dialogue in Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction," Monday, July 26, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Create natural, interesting, and layered dialogue. This workshop will explore subtext and nuance in speech and show how less is often more. Discover how descriptions can be slimmed down and brought to life to enhance the impact of dialogue. Participants can bring a two-page writing sample for the workshop. Cost $49 plus HST. "Prepare to Publish," Tuesday, July 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., open to those who have taken either a Five Week Novel Writing Workshop Series or a Level 2 (please ask for details). "Level 2 Novel Workshop," Saturday, July 31, all day (see above for description, maximum in workshop: 3). Call (709) 753-7740, email info@writingworkshops.ca, visit http://www.writingworkshops.ca/, or drop in at Suite 201, 223 Duckworth Street, St. John’s. Sign up for our monthly e-bulletin INK STAINS which has local opportunities, writing tips, and alumni news. Piper’s Frith: Writing at Kilmory Resort, October 12-16, 2010: The Literary Arts Foundation of NL invites you to join Jessica Grant (fiction), Mary Dalton (poetry), and Kevin Major (prose) for small-group workshops and one-on-one explorations of your writing. Social evenings and stunning surroundings enhance this intensive four-day experience. Piper’s Frith takes place at Kilmory Resort, nestled in the Piper's Hole River Valley amidst the wildness of the Burin Peninsula. The cost is $615, including all program fees, accommodations, meals and social events. New, emerging and mid-level career adult writers can apply. Visit http://www.literaryartsnl.com/ for details or to apply. CanWrite! 2010: The CAA 89th Annual Conference (Victoria, BC): June 24–27, Harbour Towers Hotel, Victoria, BC. Theme: Applying Technology to Your Writing. Featuring keynote speaker & manuscript evaluator Patrick Taylor, best-selling author; keynote speakers Julie & Colin Angus, adventure authors; and keynote speaker for CAA Literary Awards Reading Night Richard Wagamese, award-winning author. http://www.canauthorsvancouver.org/conference.html Poetry of Place: Writing, Photographing in the West of Ireland: July 6-16. Join poet, psychotherapist and former photographer Ronna Bloom for a workshop in a beautiful spot. Allow the land to inspire your vision. This workshop offers both guidance and free reign to photograph or write. It includes brief morning sessions of instruction, using words or images, to direct and focus the attention. Then off to abbeys, alleys, forests and pubs where you will have time to explore the landscape in whichever medium you choose. This tour is organized down to the last crumb of soda bread by http://www.strabotours.com/. See also http://www.ronnabloom.com/. PWAC Atlantic Region’s Communicating for Cash workshop (Sackville, NB): July 9 to 11. Communicating for Cash is a weekend workshop that will bring together professional writers from around the Atlantic region to learn about getting work with the federal government, Search Engine Optimization, marketing (including using social media), publishing, writing biographies and more. Presented by the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC), Atlantic Region, Communicating for Cash, offers the following sessions: Author Marion Soubliere’s “Getting Work with the Federal Government” Freelance writer and trainer Paul Lima’s “Marketing Your Freelance Writing Services Using Traditional and Social Media Marketing Tools and Optimizing Your Website for the Best Possible Search Engine Results” Author, speaker and publisher Julie V. Watson’s “Getting Published Using Online Print-On-Demand” Author Johanna Bertin’s “Whose Story is it Anyway?” on research and ethical dilemmas faced in writing biographies Goose Lane Editions managing editor Akou Connell’s “A Package with Punch: How to Make a Successful Non-fiction Submission” Communicating for Cash takes place July 9 to 11 at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB. Register before June 10 and PWAC and CFU members pay only $175 (non-members pay $225). The fee includes three half day workshops (out of six), two breakfasts, two lunches and coffee breaks. After June 10 the registration fee goes up to $200 for PWAC and CFU members and $250 for non-members. To reserve your spot, or for more information, email info@pwacatlantic.ca. Keep up to date on the workshop by joining the Facebook group “Communicating For Cash - PWAC Atlantic Writers Workshop”. The Fernie Writers Conference 2010 (BC): July 18-25. Join the conference this summer with Governor General's Award winner Robert Kroetsch and Governor General's Award Nominee Sid Marty. At least eight award-winning writers will be participating in all. Core courses include: “Crafting Fiction” with Peter Oliva, “Fiction-Writing” with Steven Heighton, “Writing Compelling Non-Fiction” with Sid Marty, “Songwriting from Scratch” with Mae Moore, “Finding the Want, Defining Desire – Fiction” with Betty Jane Hegerat, “Youth Writing Workshop” with Kim McCullough, and “Writing in Place – Poetry” with Alison Calder. Conference registration opened as of February 15. http://www.ferniewriters.com/ Writing in a Time of Exile (Tatamagouche, NS): July 25-30 with authors Anthony De Sa and Gwen Davies. A week of intensive work with your writing, contemplative space, personal conferences, and critiques. The conversation is also open to the social context of our worlds, with their issues of class, age, cultural assumptions and whatever else keeps us–and our characters–up at night. Come to challenge and inspire your writing. Mid-week, join a World Café discussion on exile and writing with Ghazal Mosadeq, Iranian poet and CBC broadcaster. For writers with some experience, published or unpublished. Youth scholarships are available to writers 18 to 25 years old. Email comwrite@gmail.com, visit http://www.tatacentre.ca/ or call 1 (800) 218-2220. Seawords Workshops (Charlottetown, PE): August 2-6. Sponsored by the University of Prince Edward Island and the L.M. Montgomery Institute, the next SeaWords Workshop will be hosted at the Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Returning this year is Jackie Kaiser, one of the top literary agents in Canada, from Westwood Creative Artists, Erika Ritter , a novelist, playwright, essayist and radio broadcaster from Toronto, Christy Ann Conlin, a best-selling novelist from Nova Scotia, Beth Powning , author of this year’s The Sea Captain’s Wife, and award-winning blogger, Bonnie Stewart. Registration is $500 per person (including meals for the week), and is on a first come, first serve basis. To register, email seawords@upei.ca. Registration is capped at 20 participants so register early. ALECC Conference (Cape Breton): The Association for Literature, the Environment and Culture in Canada will be holding a conference at Cape Breton University this August 19- 21. The focus of the conference is Ecology and Community and speakers will include writers Don McKay, Harry Thurston and Anne Simpson. http://www.alecc.ca/ Literary Arts Self-directed Writing Residency (Fall) (Banff, AB): Application deadline: August 27. Program dates: October 01, 2010 – December 20, 2010. Extend your stay and continue your work with a Self-directed Writing Residency. You’ll be provided with the time, space, and facilities for research, editing, and manuscript development. During your self-directed residency, you’ll be free of distractions and structure your own time. It’s a perfect way to gain creative focus. http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=986 The Banff Centre's 2010-11 Literary Arts programs (Banff, AB): Most programs are designed and implemented as discrete short-term projects that focus on particular needs of writers or publishing professionals. The Banff Centre's diverse roster of programs covers several categories: Narrative & Poetry; Non-fiction; Self-directed Residencies; Translation; Aboriginal Writers; and Other Opportunities. For a list of, and details on, the specific programs offered, visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/writing/. SFU Summer Publishing Workshops (Vancouver, BC): If ever there was a time to be involved in publishing–this has to be it. The industry is changing almost on a daily basis. Book and magazine companies are exploring new ways of publishing. New media professionals are developing strategies for publishing online and electronically. E-readers are popping up everywhere. And we are in the midst of one of the most transformative eras of publishing. Visit the Summer Publishing Workshops site: http://www.sfu.ca/pubworks and explore the new, the revised, and the ever popular returning workshops in June, July and August. The Summer Publishing Workshops at SFU in Vancouver focus on six topic areas–book publishing, magazine publishing, editing, design, new media, and writing. The workshops are developed in association with Canada’s foremost publishing professionals. Many of these workshops have a limit on seats available. For info, email pubworks@sfu.ca or join their mailing list: http://www.ccsp.sfu.ca/pubworks/Contact. New at SFU: Mystery Writers' Retreat on Salt Spring Island: http://www.ccsp.sfu.ca/pubworks/TheMysteryWritersRetreat The Symposium on the Book will focus on humour: http://www.ccsp.sfu.ca/pubworks/TheSymposiumOnTheBook CANSCAIP’S Blue Pencil Mentorship Program: The Blue Pencil Program puts writers and illustrators in direct contact with a professional children’s author or illustrator for personal critique with an opportunity to submit up to five follow-up questions. This program is now operating year-round. For more information on submitting work and the cost of the program, visit http://www.canscaip.org/mentor.html. DISCLAIMER: It is the sole responsibility of the user to verify the accuracy and authenticity of any opportunity posted on this page. The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador does not claim any responsibility for falsified, misleading or inaccurate postings.	Other ongoing or annual programs, workshops and festivals: MUN Creative Writing Program MUN Professional Writing Program Victoria School of Writing Humber School of Creative and Performing Arts Manuscript@SFU Maritime Writers' Workshop The Banff Centre Writing and Publishing Programs Northrop Frye International Literary Festival The Harbourfront Reading Series
The Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the City of St. John's.
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