Seymour Blicker is the author of three acclaimed novels and a playwright whose plays have been produced in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. He has written for various television series, most notably, “The Barney Miller Show,” and penned numerous screenplays including “The Kid.” He has worked as a film consultant and as a script analyst for Telefilm, Sodec, the Ontario Film Development Corporation, and The Harold Greenberg Fund. From 1978 to 1990 he was a special lecturer in fiction writing at Concordia University. He can discuss key aspects of writing a novel, play, or screenplay and is open to answering questions about his development as a writer and the writing process in general.