Write NOWW LitFest 2019
​ with guest author Deborah Ellis

May 10-11, 2019​

Join us for two days of literary celebrations that include a reading and conversation with author Deborah Ellis, a writing workshop and a gala event featuring the announcement of the NOWW annual writing contest winning entries. 

An evening with Deborah Ellis
Reading and Conversation

Deborah Ellis will be in conversation with Cathy Alex of CBC Radio discussing her international bestseller The Breadwinner as well as social action through writing. She will read from her latest book Sit, followed by an opportunity for questions from the audience.  For more about the reading, please click here.

Date: Friday May 10, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Thunder Bay Art Gallery
​Cost: No Cost
Registration: Not required

NOWW gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers' Union of Canada.

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Workshop

Writing for the Young Reader
​with Deborah Ellis
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The 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. While approaching technique specific to writing for the younger audience, writers of all genres can benefit from this workshop. For more information and to register click here

Date: Saturday May 11, 2019
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
​Location: Mary J.L. Black Library
Cost: $10 for NOWW members, $40 for non-members (includes a one year NOWW membership)
Registration: Required

Registration will open soon.

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Gala Event & Awards

Join us at the beautiful Thunder Bay Art Gallery for a gala evening celebrating writing excellence in Northwestern Ontario! The night's festivities will include a meet and mingle hour with cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres, the announcement of the winning entries for the annual NOWW Writing Contest, the presentation of the  Kouhi and Phillips Awards, a keynote address from our guest author, Deborah Ellis, and the staging of one of the 10 x 10 Showcase plays.

Date: Saturday May 11, 2019
Time:  7:00 pm - Meet and mingle
            8:00 pm - 9:15 program 
Location: Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Cost: $25

Tickets will be available soon.

With thanks to the
​Thunder Bay Art Gallery

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.

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