Events & Workshops

Please be mindful of your time zone. All times listed in Saskatchewan time. (https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter)
 

To register: https://rods.sk.ca/programs/settlement/wcn/connections/creative-writing-opening-doors-through-stories-registration-form/

Do you have a story to tell? Do you like to write poetry? This workshop will help you get your story published in English. No prior experience is needed. But if you do have writing experience or publications in your former country, this workshop will help you make the transition to writing in Canada. Join professional author Marie Powell for four Saturdays in November. We will use writing prompts and exercises to write short stories, creative nonfiction, and/or poetry. We will discuss our work together and get one-on-one feedback from Marie. In December, submit the work for editing. Then it will be published in a special chapbook: Opening Doors Through Stories: Community. In May, we will celebrate with participants in a public chapbook launch where you can share your new work with a warm and welcoming audience. This series is a partnership between the Regina Open Door Society and the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and is intended for Newcomers to Canada living in Regina.

Adult Permanent Residents with CLB level 5 or higher are encouraged to register.

Please note there is no childcare available for these sessions.

For questions please contact volunteer@rods.sk.ca or call 306-352-3500 ext 253.
 

To read previous issues of the Opening Doors Through Stories chapbook series, please visit: https://skwriter.com/programs-and-services/publications/other-publications/opening-doors-through-stories

Workshop facilitator and chapbook editor

Marie Powell’s castle-hopping adventures across North Wales resulted in her medieval fantasy series Last of the Gifted: Spirit Sight and Water Sight, set in 13th C Wales. Marie is also the author of 40+ children’s books with such publishers as Scholastic Education and Amicus. Her short stories and poetry appear in such literary magazines as Room, subTerrain, and Sunlight Press. This is her third time as an Opening Doors anthology editor. She has served in SWG’s mentorship program, as Virtual Writer-in-Residence, and as a Sage Hill Teen Writing Experience instructor for the past two years. She holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing from UBC, among other degrees. Marie lives on Treaty 4 land in Regina, where she experiments in gardening and medieval cooking. Find more at https://mariepowell.ca 

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