TICKETS AND REGISTRATION
Purchase Dinner Tickets by May 3, 2025
Purchase Dinner Tickets by May 3, 2025
WORKSHOP 1: POKING THE BEAR
THE ART OF WRITING HUMOUR with ROD CARLEY
Saturday May 17 11:00am - 12:00pm
Co. Lab, Goods & Co Marketplace
Humour is serious business.
E. B. White, American writer, editor, and longtime contributor to The New Yorker, once said this of writing humour: “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested, and the frog dies of it.”
However, there are certain rules you can use to try your hand at a good joke, humour essay, or short humour piece.
This workshop will explore identifying different styles of humour (including finding your own), tips and techniques for writing humour: the K rule, the rule-of-threes, the comparison, subverting clichés, funny stories and anecdotes, timing and exaggeration, embracing the impossible, the element of surprise, irony, sarcasm, parody, and the rules for writing effective satire.
Registration is now CLOSED.
E. B. White, American writer, editor, and longtime contributor to The New Yorker, once said this of writing humour: “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested, and the frog dies of it.”
However, there are certain rules you can use to try your hand at a good joke, humour essay, or short humour piece.
This workshop will explore identifying different styles of humour (including finding your own), tips and techniques for writing humour: the K rule, the rule-of-threes, the comparison, subverting clichés, funny stories and anecdotes, timing and exaggeration, embracing the impossible, the element of surprise, irony, sarcasm, parody, and the rules for writing effective satire.
Registration is now CLOSED.
Canadian Humour 101: 11:00am -12:00pm
Registration is closed.
WORKSHOP 2: THE OAC PRESENTS GRANTS FOR NORTHERN WRITERS
Saturday May 17 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Co. Lab, Goods & Co Marketplace
Grants are hugely important in the life of an emerging author, but it can be daunting to navigate the steps to getting one. Join this free in-person grant information session for writers of all levels and stages in their careers. Find out more about how grants can support you to create and present new work, access professional development opportunities, and engage with community. OAC staff, Sue Carter (Literary Officer) and Alana Forslund (Northern Arts Representative) will be on hand to answer your questions and will focus their discussion on grant programs including Recommender Grants for Writers, Literary Creation Projects, and Northern Arts Projects.
This session will be delivered in English.
Registration is closed.
This session will be delivered in English.
Registration is closed.
The OAC Presents Grants for Northern Writers: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
NOWW Members: Free
NonNOWW Members: Free
NOWW Members: Free
NonNOWW Members: Free
WORKSHOP 3: PUBLISHING IN NORTHERN ONTARIO
Saturday May 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Co.Lab, Goods & Co Marketplace
Join Heather Campbell of Latitude 46 and Makenzi Fisk of Mischievous Books as they dive into the complexities of publishing in a remote part of the world. From ebooks to print to marketing and everything in between, they will answer most of your publishing questions and help you make informed decisions for your fledgling novel.
Free to attend but seats are limited so registration is required.
Register closed.
Publishing in Northern Ontario: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
NOWW Members: Free
NonNOWW Members: Free
NOWW Members: Free
NonNOWW Members: Free
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LITFEST 2025 LITERARY AWARDS PARTY & GALA DINNER
Saturday May 17, 2024
Purchase your dinner tickets by May 3, 2025
Goods & Co. Marketplace
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Symposium: 6:30 pm Dinner: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Keynote Address with Rod Carley: 8:00 pm Literary Awards Presentation: 8:30 pm To reserve your seat(s) for the NOWW Gala and Literary Awards Party, please pay via the Ticket Button below, then email [email protected] with your name and your dinner choice (see options to the left.) Seating is first come, first served. If you'd like to sit with friends, plan to come early to secure your spot.
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Menu Butternut Squash Soup Choose one:
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LitFest General Schedule of Events
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FRIDAY MAY 16
Evening: Mix ‘n Mingle and reading, Definitely Superior Art Gallery. 7:00pm Open to the public. |
SATURDAY MAY 17
Literary Market/Book Fair 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Goods & Co. Open to the public. Workshops Co.Lab, Goods & Co.
Keynote speaker Rod Carley Goods & Co. (Ticketed event) |
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