Supporting writing and literature in Northwestern Ontario by encouraging developing writers and providing opportunities for established writers through education, networking and promotion.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE
Good Afternoon NOWW member,
It is with great sadness, that I email you today.
The COVID-19 virus that has been spreading throughout our country, and the world, has left many organizations, businesses, and communities in an unfamiliar and unknown position. Your health and well-being, along with the health of our guests, presenters, and those at our venues, are of the utmost importance to us.
In an effort to follow guidelines and wisdom from organizations such as the Public Health Agency of Canada as well as the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the NOWW Board of Directors and myself have made the difficult decision to suspend all in-person activities for the duration of the 2019/2020 season (until June 2020).
The following events are suspended:
March 19 - NOWW Reading - 10x10 Plays
March 24 - Workshop - H. Leighton Dickson - “The Indie Road”
April 4 - Workshop - Louise Ells - The Short Story
April 5 - Workshop - Louise Ells - The Short Story (Kenora)
April 5 - Reading with Louise Ells (Kenora)
April 8 - Wednesday Write In
April 16 - NOWW Reading
May 13 - Wednesday Write In
May 29/30 - LitFest – Reading and Q&A, Workshop and Gala event
If you have purchased a ticket to the Louise Ells event in either Thunder Bay or Kenora, you have two options. 1) please speak with Don Parsons, NOWW Administrator (admin@nowwwriters.ca) and he can assist you with refunding your ticket or 2) Maintain your ticket for use at a rescheduled Louise Ells workshop. Date and time are currently unknown due to the changing atmosphere and direction of this pandemic.
Please note that not all NOWW events are cancelled. We are thrilled that we can continue to provide the Peer to Peer Program which commences on April 1st, 2020: https://www.nowwwriters.ca/peer-to-peer.html as well as the EWriter program. Please contact Don if you would like to submit your name to the EWriter program (by this Sunday, March 15th, 2020) and he can provide you with the full scope and details of the program.
At this time we will not be rescheduling our suspended in-person events. When concerns have been lifted throughout our community, the Board will meet to identify which events we think can be rescheduled. With much hope for a speedy recovery throughout our community and the globe, many of our events will be able to occur as previously scheduled. We apologize and are saddened by this necessary outcome and look forward to seeing you as soon as we are able to at a future literary event.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please reach out.
And lastly, please take care.
Sincerely,
Jodene Wylie
NOWW President
It is with great sadness, that I email you today.
The COVID-19 virus that has been spreading throughout our country, and the world, has left many organizations, businesses, and communities in an unfamiliar and unknown position. Your health and well-being, along with the health of our guests, presenters, and those at our venues, are of the utmost importance to us.
In an effort to follow guidelines and wisdom from organizations such as the Public Health Agency of Canada as well as the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the NOWW Board of Directors and myself have made the difficult decision to suspend all in-person activities for the duration of the 2019/2020 season (until June 2020).
The following events are suspended:
March 19 - NOWW Reading - 10x10 Plays
March 24 - Workshop - H. Leighton Dickson - “The Indie Road”
April 4 - Workshop - Louise Ells - The Short Story
April 5 - Workshop - Louise Ells - The Short Story (Kenora)
April 5 - Reading with Louise Ells (Kenora)
April 8 - Wednesday Write In
April 16 - NOWW Reading
May 13 - Wednesday Write In
May 29/30 - LitFest – Reading and Q&A, Workshop and Gala event
If you have purchased a ticket to the Louise Ells event in either Thunder Bay or Kenora, you have two options. 1) please speak with Don Parsons, NOWW Administrator (admin@nowwwriters.ca) and he can assist you with refunding your ticket or 2) Maintain your ticket for use at a rescheduled Louise Ells workshop. Date and time are currently unknown due to the changing atmosphere and direction of this pandemic.
Please note that not all NOWW events are cancelled. We are thrilled that we can continue to provide the Peer to Peer Program which commences on April 1st, 2020: https://www.nowwwriters.ca/peer-to-peer.html as well as the EWriter program. Please contact Don if you would like to submit your name to the EWriter program (by this Sunday, March 15th, 2020) and he can provide you with the full scope and details of the program.
At this time we will not be rescheduling our suspended in-person events. When concerns have been lifted throughout our community, the Board will meet to identify which events we think can be rescheduled. With much hope for a speedy recovery throughout our community and the globe, many of our events will be able to occur as previously scheduled. We apologize and are saddened by this necessary outcome and look forward to seeing you as soon as we are able to at a future literary event.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please reach out.
And lastly, please take care.
Sincerely,
Jodene Wylie
NOWW President
2020 NOWW Year
An Exciting New Season Unfolds
(check our calendar under the "EVENTS" button above to see our year at a glance)
22nd Annual Writing Contest
Contest Closed.
Check out the NOWW Website for full details
www.nowwwriters.ca/22nd-annual-noww-writing-contest.html
www.nowwwriters.ca/22nd-annual-noww-writing-contest.html
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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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