2023 Workshops
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Join us for a variety of workshops this season from accomplished writers from all across Northwestern Ontario. Our workshops are always open to the public, but some do require registration so make sure to check back often for updates!
Upcoming Workshops
Writing Your Memoir
with Liisa Kovala
Thursday April 13, 2023
7 pm to 9 pm EST
free via Zoom
Time: Apr 13, 2023 19:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87165546882
Meeting ID: 871 6554 6882
7 pm to 9 pm EST
free via Zoom
Time: Apr 13, 2023 19:00 Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87165546882
Meeting ID: 871 6554 6882
Writing your memoir, family memories, or nonfiction story can be intimidating, but
it is a highly rewarding venture.
In this workshop, Liisa Kovala, author of Surviving Stutthof: My Father's Memories Behind the Death Gate (Latitude 46, 2017) and Sisu's Winter War (Latitude 46, 2020) will discuss some of the common fears writers of creative nonfiction face, ideas for conducting research, techniques for interviewing subjects, and how to incorporate narrative techniques into non-fiction.
A variety of writing prompts will help writers explore initial ideas for a new project
or delve deeper into a work-in-progress.
it is a highly rewarding venture.
In this workshop, Liisa Kovala, author of Surviving Stutthof: My Father's Memories Behind the Death Gate (Latitude 46, 2017) and Sisu's Winter War (Latitude 46, 2020) will discuss some of the common fears writers of creative nonfiction face, ideas for conducting research, techniques for interviewing subjects, and how to incorporate narrative techniques into non-fiction.
A variety of writing prompts will help writers explore initial ideas for a new project
or delve deeper into a work-in-progress.
Liisa Kovala is a Finnish Canadian author and teacher. Her first book,
Surviving Stutthof: My Father’s Memories Behind the Death Gate (Latitude
46, 2017), was shortlisted for a Northern Lit Award and published in Finland
under the title Stutthofin selviytyjä (Docendo, 2020).
Her work is inspired by her Finnish heritage and the northern landscape she calls home. Sisu’s Winter War (Latitude 46, 2022) is her debut novel.
She lives in Sudbury, Ontario with her husband and two children.