Our History
Since 2010, the festival has welcomed everyone interested in writing and reading. We would like to thank our previous speakers for making our festival a huge success.
Previous Speakers Include: Gail Anderson-Dargatz Patricia Donahue Susan Buis Janet Whitehead Sylvia Taylor Harold Rhenisch Deanna Kawatski Bernice Lever Karen Hofmann Lynne Stonier- Newman Carolyn Swayze Anthony Dalton Mark Leiren-Young Crystal Stranaghan Jen Sookfong Lee Garry Gottfriedson Anne DeGrace Lois Peterson Ian Weir Lorna Crozier Michael V. Smith Elizabeth Bachinsky Ashley Little Richard Wagamese Ami McKay Alix Hawley Chris Bose Patrick Blennerhassett Corinna Chong Dennis Staginnus Tariq Hussain Sam Wiebe Kerry Gilbert |
Previous Workshops Include: Pulling out the Plums: Using Research in Fiction Creating Powerful Scenes Writing From the Edge Journalism and Marketing Dynamic Characters and Convincing Dialogue Narrative in Poetry - Narrative in Life First Line to Last Chord Narrative Structure: The Bones of a Great Story Grammar for Clarity Adventures in Syntax Crowdfunding your Creative Work Stories from Self-Publishing |