Inventing the Truth: The Art of Personal Writing
…will include: defining personal writing – from creative non-fiction to the personal essay to autobiographical fiction the strategic “I” time travelling through memory life as raw material or my “theory…
Read moreWriting with the River
…water. Writing prompts and exercises will be available for those who like a little kickstart. We will consider issues of craft and writing practice. A few short readings will be…
Read moreNo Matter the Distance: Gathering Memories in Writing
…encouragement; in our workshop, its corollary was, “Don’t say it, write it down instead.” As such, we did brief, timed writing exercises designed to encourage fluid draft writing (and in…
Read moreProtected: Registration for Writing Long: The Novel
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Read moreFive Questions for Tommy Schnurmacher
…write a book. I always jotted down notes on random topics, but as my ageless Mom started to age, I started taking more notes and writing in journals in case…
Read moreTeen Spirit: Writing YA
…way that is never condescending or pedantic. The writer must do all this with plots that are fast-paced and original, and with characters that are believable and never clichéd. In…
Read moreCBC/QWF Digital Writing Residencies
The CBC/QWF Digital Writing Residency program has been replaced with “Indelible Ink.” Scroll down to see the CBC/QWF Writers-in-Residence from previous years. Announcing the CBC/QWF featured columnists for 2022 CBC…
Read moreGuidelines for QWF Workshop Participants and Workshop Leaders
…piece. On the contrary, good writing is one of our best tools to explore and counter bad behaviour with clarity and compassion. A workshop is also one of the best…
Read moreThe Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Writers Call for Applications: 2022 Program – Nonfiction
…to a writer who has already demonstrated an interest in literary writing and who has a work of nonfiction—whether long- or short-form—in progress that they would like to develop. The…
Read moreWriting Long: The Novel
…in writing a long-form writing project. Limited to 12 participants. So you’re writing a novel. Maybe this is your first try—you’re several chapters in and full of questions. Or maybe…
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