2019 Winter and Spring Workshops
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!
About Karen...
Author of twelve books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, Karen Connelly has been called “one of Canada’s smartest, fiercest and most intrepid writers.” An outspoken human rights activist, three of her books have explored the struggles of Burmese political prisoners, dissidents, and refugees. Her work with Burmese victims of torture and unlawful interrogation and imprisonment led her to pursue a second career in psychotherapy and trauma work. She is the author of the acclaimed novel The Lizard Cage, winner of Britain’s Orange Broadband New Novelist’s Prize and shortlisted for the U.S.’s Kiriyama Prize. The New York Times Book Review compared this prison novel to the works of Orwell, Mandela and Solzhenitsyn. Her most recent book is The Change Room, published by Random House in 2017. The Change Room has been called “revolutionary” and “boundary-breaking” in its treatment of women’s lives and sexuality. She lives with her family in Toronto, where she writes, teaches at the University of Guelph, and maintains a private therapy practice. Vertical Divider
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WRITING THE SENSUAL BODY
with Karen Connelly
Date: Saturday March 2, 2019
Time: 10:00am to 12:30pm Location: Waverly Resource Library Registration: Required register using buttons below Cost: $10 for members, $40 for non-members (includes one year NOWW membership with registration) What does it mean to write candidly and beautifully about sex? How does it feel? How do people react? Why is it so hard to do? And what happens to our writing when we open that big door? In addition to exploring elements of writing craft, Karen will also address handling traumatic body memory with care. A cross between a creative writing and creative wellness workshop, this session will incorporate some physical grounding and meditation techniques.
Registration
$10.00 for members $40.00 for non-members Includes a one year membership with NOWW
Visit Karen's website here.
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About Lila... Lila's contributions in theatre, community arts, arts education, writing and music are big in a very small way. Lila continues to direct, teach and guide children and adults through countless programs, residencies, workshops and artistic projects with various arts organizations, community groups, and educational institutions. For the past 37 years, Lila has been a dedicated inspiring contributor to the arts in her own community. She writes short stories and has co-written a children's play The Tree Spirit of Silver Islet that has had two professional tours, locally and in the region. She is currently working on her first full length adult play Beyond . Lila looks forward to sharing what she has learned through Tarragon Theatre's Play Writing course this past fall. In whatever she undertakes, she inspires those around her to keep searching until they find the creative place within themselves. And her work is absolutely connected to the strongest place of all - a place called home. Vertical Divider
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PLAYWRITING
with Lila Cano
Date: Saturday March 23, 2019
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm (Beginners) 1:30pm - 4:30pm (Advanced - see below) Location: Mary J.L. Black Library Registration: Required, but no cost to participate Join facilitator Lila Cano for one of the skills based workshops that could start you off, get you going, or keep you going with specific exercises that will encourage you to risk, write and rewrite in a supportive fun environment.
Beginner session: (10:00am start time) You are someone who has always had a desire to write, but you may not know where to begin. No previous experience necessary! Advanced: (start time 1:30pm) You are someone who has at least several scenes written from a one act for a full length play and you are interested in taking your work further. You will need to submit 5-7 pages of your work by march 16, 2019. TO REGISTER: email admin@nowwwriters.ca and indicate which workshop you will be attending. 
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About Deborah...
Deborah Ellis is an award-winning author, a feminist and a peace activist. She penned the international bestseller The Breadwinner, which debuted as a feature film produced by Angelina Jolie in 2017, as well over 30 challenging and beautiful works of fiction and non-fiction about children all over the world. Among the many awards she has won are the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Ruth Schwartz Award, Sweden’s Peter Pan Prize, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. She has been named to the Order of Canada. Vertical Divider
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Write NOWW LitFest 2019
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with Deborah Ellis
Join award-winning international bestselling author of The Breadwinner and more than 30 other books for children for a workshop will look at how to shape stories, how to bring the larger world into the smaller world of the child, and how to keep the child's point of view at the centre of the story. .
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Date: Saturday May 11, 2019
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: Mary J.L. Black Library
Registration: Required
Cost: $10 for NOWW members, $40 for non-members (includes a one
year NOWW membership)
Registration will open soon
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: Mary J.L. Black Library
Registration: Required
Cost: $10 for NOWW members, $40 for non-members (includes a one
year NOWW membership)
Registration will open soon
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