2017 Presenters
Alix Hawley |
Karen Hofmann |
Chris Bose |
Patrick Blennerhassett |
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Alix Hawley is the author of All True Not a Lie In It, which won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and BC Book Prize for Fiction, and was longlisted for the Giller Prize. Several of her short stories have been recognized by the CBC Literary Awards, including “Witching”, which won the 2017 CBC Short Story Prize. Her next novel will be published by Knopf in 2018.
Visit www.alixhawley.com. Alix's Workshop: Saturday, Nov 4, 1:00 to 2:30 ------------------------------ Pulling out the Plums: Using Research in Fiction It’s easy to fall down rabbit holes when you’re researching for historical accuracy or just atmosphere. This workshop will show you how to climb out, and what to take with you. We’ll focus on what detail to use and where to put it. Structure, setting, and voice will all benefit, whether you’re writing about past, present, or future. |
Karen Hofmann is the author of two novels: After Alice, published by NeWest Press in 2014, and What is Going to Happen Next, published in 2017. A collection of poetry, Water Strider, was published by Frontenac House in 2008 and shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay prize. A collection of short stories will be published by NeWest in 2019. Karen has published fiction and poetry in several literary magazines, including The Malahat Review, Prairie Fire, and Chatelaine, and has won the Okanagan Short Fiction contest three times. Karen teaches literature, composition, and creative writing at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. Her writing explores relationships, especially of family, and the landscapes of the BC Interior.
Visit karenhofmann.com Karen's Workshop: Saturday, Nov. 4, 1:00 to 2:30 ------------------------------- Creating Powerful Scenes |
Chris Bose is a writer, multi-disciplinary artist, musician, curator and filmmaker. He is a founding member of the Arbour Collective, an Aboriginal arts collective based in Kamloops, with a national membership. He is also a workshop facilitator for community arts events and projects and does curatorial work for Aboriginal exhibitions, projects, and more. His latest book is “A moon made of copper,” published by Kegedonce Press. Chris is of the Secwepemc and Nlaka’pamux Nation in BC, and currently spends his time in Kamloops B.C.
bosechris@gmail.com Chris's Workshop: Saturday, Nov 4, 3:00 to 4:30 ------------------------------ Writing from the Edge Observational and personal narratives focusing on maximizing work in minimalist way, writing daily, writing from energetic prompts, from fears, from dreams, from observations, from memories, from life and living it!! Learning the right tools, techniques to develop new exciting work in poetry, non-fiction and fiction, as well as adding humour to lighten up the darkness. The strongest punch is the truth, writing what you know and ways to do it to expand your career, your craft and your mind. It all starts here, round one in the boxing ring of life. (We may go for a 15 minute walk during a break to get fresh air and observe and find inspiration! Dress for the weather and bring change for coffee or tea somewhere!) |
Patrick Blennerhassett is a Vancouver-based writer and freelance journalist. He writes regularly for Business in Vancouver and also appears on Roundhouse Radio. Blennerhassett has published four books and is the recipient of a Jack Webster Fellowship Award. His third book, titled A Forgotten Legend: Balbir Singh Sr., Triple Olympic Gold & Modi's New India, was featured in Maclean's, Reader's Digest, the Vancouver Sun and on CBC twice. He holds a bachelor's degree from Thompson Rivers University and is currently represented by Alec Shane, a junior agent with the New York-based Writers' House Literary Agency. He lives in East Vancouver with his girlfriend and their cat.
Visit patrickblennerhassett.com Patrick's Workshop: Saturday, Nov 4, 3:00 to 4:30 ------------------------------ Journalism and Marketing How to get press, identify yourself as an author, and market a book in the new age of digital technology. |