An annual celebration of writers and literature
Date: 30-minute phone consult August 22, 23 or 24 (poems due August 10)
Tickets: $124
Cap: 12 students
A One-on-One Poetry Workshop with Jan Zwicky
This workshop, suitable for all levels of experience, offers a focused, one-on-one response to your work, including both detailed written editorial suggestions, and a half-hour of telephone discussion.…
Date: Sunday, August 23, 10am – noon
Tickets: $40
Cap: 12 students
An Online Writing Workshop with Shaena Lambert
Every writer wants to ‘hit the open zone’ where the writing feels mysterious, rich and authentic; where writing is a deep and pleasurable part of our day; where creation comes smoothly and we are lost with the story.…
Date: Sunday, July 26, 10am – noon
Tickets: $40
Cap: 12 students
A Crash-Course on Structure for Fiction
This two-hour Zoom-based workshop demonstrates how to give your fiction a better sense of movement & momentum. We will also look at the use of time in short stories and novels.…
Date: Sunday, July 19, 2020
Tickets: $75
Cap: 6 Students
VFA2020 presenter Evelyn Lau is offering a focused one-on-one response to your work! Participants will each receive a 25-minute phone consultation with Evelyn, during which time she will give feedback on your poems.
Evelyn Lau is the Vancouver author of thirteen books, including eight volumes of poetry.…
Date: Saturday, June 13, 10:30am-12:00pm
Tickets: $40
Cap: 12 students
This practical workshop, led by bestselling and award-winning thriller author Sheena Kamal, will teach you how to discover your own unique writing voice and provide examples of methods to sustain it throughout a project. It will help you get in touch with your creativity and bring that connection to the page.…
Date: April 18, 2020, 10:30 – 2:30
Tickets: $70
Location: sxʷeŋxʷəŋ təŋəxʷ GVPL James Bay Branch 385 Menzies Street
This four-hour workshop presents the sonnet, often viewed as an outdated poetic form, as a tool to explore contemporary concerns, one that, because of its short length and versatility, can be incorporated into a regular writing practice.…
