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SUMMARY:Narrative Prose: The Magic & the Nitty-gritty
DESCRIPTION:Open to all. \n\n\n\nLimited to 12 participants. \n\n\n\nWe plan to hold this workshop in person at the QWF office\, with up to two virtual slots available for people who are unable to come to our office. If public health conditions necessitate it\, this workshop may transition to a purely online model. \n\n\n\nThis one-day workshop is for writers of prose (fiction and nonfiction) seeking to make the most of their writing practice and create quality\, publishable work. It is geared to both beginner and intermediate writers. \n\n\n\nDuring the course of the day\, the workshop will explore: \n\n\n\nThe magic of the creative process\n\n\n\nWhile the impulse to write is personal\, intangible\, and beautiful\, it is also often fraught with obstacles\, such as lack of focus or time\, and fear. The workshop will begin with a brief review of self-bolstering techniques to enhance your writing practice. \n\n\n\nThe nitty-gritty of storytelling\n\n\n\nThe workshop will focus mainly on the craft of writing\, with an intensive review of the fundamentals of narrative prose. Topics will include characterization and voice\, pacing and structure\, suspense and drama\, and how to refine your work through redrafting and editing with a view to getting published. \n\n\n\nOptional: Each participant is invited to submit up to one page (double-spaced) of an opening to a story\, essay\, or chapter. This work should be emailed to workshops@qwf.org one week before the workshop\, with the subject line “For Cora Siré.” Submissions will be discussed in the afternoon of the workshop in a friendly\, respectful\, and inclusive manner. \n\n\n\nBy the end of the day\, participants should leave with a toolkit for pursuing artistic excellence and a strengthened sense of confidence. \n\n\n\nCora Siré is the author of five books\, including two novels. Her latest book\, Fear the Mirror\, is a collection of stories published by Véhicule Press in 2021. \n\n\n\nCora’s fiction\, essays\, and poems have appeared in many anthologies and in magazines such as Grain\, Geist\, Literary Review of Canada\, Montréal Serai\, carte blanche\, Confabulario (Mexico)\, Circumference (US)\, and The Night Heron Barks (US). Her work has been translated into French and Spanish. \n\n\n\nShe has delivered workshops and talks for QWF\, libraries\, and universities and participated in literary events in Canada\, the US\, and Europe. \n\n\n\nAuthor website:        www.quena.ca \n\n\n\nTwitter:                       @corasire \n\n\n\nInstagram:                 @la_cora_sire
URL:https://qwf.org/event/narrative-prose-the-magic-the-nitty-gritty/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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