Supporting writing and literature in Northwestern Ontario by encouraging developing writers and providing opportunities for established writers through education, networking and promotion.
2021 Happenings
Celebrating Literature in Northwestern Ontario
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23rd Annual International Writing Contest
Opens - January 1, 2021
Closes - February 28, 2021
Opens - January 1, 2021
Closes - February 28, 2021
Five Categories - Five Incredible Judges
Creative Nonfiction - Niigaanwewidam Sinclair
Short Fiction - Emily St. John Mandel
Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose (Fiction) - Waubgeshig Rice
Poetry - Sheri D Wilson
Haiku - KJ Munro
For full details i.e., Contest Rules and Judges Bios, select the '23Rd Writing Contest' link in the Menu Bar at the top of the page.
Workshop: The Difference Between a Book and a Movie
with Ken Weene Ph.D
Saturday January 16, 2021
3 pm to 4 pm EST (via Zoom)
The problem is that what makes a good script doesn’t necessarily make a good novel. Here are just a few of the topics Ken hopes to cover in the workshop: the first scene grabber vs starting the story; why it’s important to pet the cat; of course, you know the perfect actor for the part, but; what gets described vs what gets scene (intentional pun); the last-minute twists vs the character arc; dealing with invisible collaborators.
Hopefully, this workshop will help you decide IF you want to write a script or a novel and how to avoid embarking on the wrong project.
Hopefully, this workshop will help you decide IF you want to write a script or a novel and how to avoid embarking on the wrong project.
For full details please check out our Workshops button in the menu bar at the top of the page.
Free to all interested participants.
No registration required.
Free to all interested participants.
No registration required.
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The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW), a not-for-profit organization, is a group for writers, seasoned and new, who hail from Northwestern Ontario, Canada. We do readings, offer writing workshops, and run an annual writing contest. Most of all, we provide inspiration and support to our members, and work hard to put them on the literary map! Looking for more information about what's going on outside of Thunder Bay in the Region? You've found it!
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