Richard Andrews
Journalism
From piranha fishing on the Amazon and tracking down war criminals in
Richard offers a practical workshop that introduces the pitching, writing, and editing techniques required by mainstream print and online media. Workshop exercises will include the following topics:
- Choosing the right subject at the right time
- Simple, strong and succinct writing
- Writing catchy headings and leads
- asic storytelling structures
- Show don’t tell – writing for the senses
- Pitching stories
Using samples, the workshop will guide and encourage participants to write and submit a story based on an interview with an adventurous, enterprising and resourceful Canadian.
Fall 2023 Workshops Are Now Open for Registration!
…Oct 14-28 10 am-1 pm The Art of Rejection: A Masterclass (online only) Elisa Bassist Tuesday, Oct 17 7-9 pm (online only) Writing Historical Non-Fiction Julian Sher Sunday, Oct 22…
Read moreHow to Pitch the Media
…CBC Montreal’s Debbie Hynes, Manager of Communications, Marketing & Brand. “How to Pitch the Media” will give you practical, hands-on advice on what producers expect (and want) in a pitch,…
Read moreSpeaking Truth to Power: How to Write Non-Didactic Political Poetry
…for the week. Some of the writers we will be reading include Hanif Abdurraqib, Chen Chen, Canisia Lubrin, Trish Salah, Tommy Pico, Kay Gabriel, Dionne Brand, and Hala Alyan. Furthermore,…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
…down to simple. There’s nothing overripe. The prose works like clean hard chords on a guitar.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICJ_DcDsk0k Congratulations to all the finalists and their publishers! Be sure to tune in…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the Concordia University First Book Prize
…your brain. Saadi doesn’t “play” with language, he juggles it, punts it, and sometimes massages it like a lover. A beautiful book.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/1CDaYp7YjfI Congratulations to all the finalists and their…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole
…avec précision les images qu’elles portent, permettant qu’elles retrouvent le même impact même à travers le filtre de l’adaptation. » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-82WmMq1LsE Congratulations to all the finalists and their publishers! Be…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry
…poetic, but never belabours the moment, and manages to write about love and hunger in a way that embeds them in the concrete, the known.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe8qLO7meEA Congratulations to all the…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the Mavis Gallant Prize for Nonfiction
…life into a ‘two-dimensional cut-out Riel,’ a historical actor who is more than the person popular historical narratives have allowed him to be.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNWLtcyFdfs Congratulations to all the finalists and…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the QWF Prize for Children’s & Young Adult Literature
Today, we announce the finalists for the QWF Prize for Children’s & Young Adult Literature, sponsored in memory of Janet Savage Blachford. This year’s competition was open to picture books…
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