Events & Workshops

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This event will not be recorded.

Accessibility Measures in this workshop

• Live auto-captions through Zoom
• Presenter self-descriptions
• Limited Zoom technical support provided by SWG staff to assist participants while they’re in the Zoom meeting.

To help you prepare, here are the expectations for participants in this workshop:

• Camera optional workshop (participants are not expected to be on camera.)
• Participant discussion is not required but it is appreciated.
• Participants are not expected to share writing created during the workshop with the group if applicable, but it is appreciated.
• There is no participation expectation for participants to engage in activities/prompts/exercises –participants can engage as much or as little as they’d like.
• During the workshop, participants may be split into smaller groups using Zoom Breakout Rooms.
• Participants are asked to complete a short survey about their experience with promotional activities to help our facilitator personalize the session to the attendees. This will be emailed to attendees in advance.

The Hermit-Writer’s Guide to Publicity: Guidelines for Introverted Authors

Do you love writing but prefer to hide in your garret? Does the idea of promoting your book give you hives? Here are some practical suggestions for how to manage interviews, group meetings, and writing conferences from award-winning author Marie Powell. After handling 62 podcasts and interviews in one nine-month period, Marie has developed techniques that will help you overcome stage fright in the face of any virtual or in-person situation. Hands-on practice in a safe and welcoming atmosphere will help you shift from fearing failure to answering opportunities.

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. She has served in SWG’s mentorship program as a mentor and as Virtual Writer-in-Residence, Sage Hill Teen Writing Experience instructor, and Opening Doors anthology editor. 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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