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This workshop will not be recorded.
This workshop is in partnership with the Regina Public Library for their Writes of Spring programming, a month-long celebration of writers and readers.
This program is conducted through Zoom. Register through the RPL website to receive a reminder, the evaluation and any resource materials or just click the link to join:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81088768659?pwd=E3HtfXg3plTQW3gmBbHUQhbRcbJ3sn.1
Please note: anyone with a valid Saskatchewan library card (from all regional libraries) can register for these programs. The direct Zoom link is provided above in the event you do not have a valid Saskatchewan library card and cannot register. Where possible, please register.
Where Pen Meets Pixel: Writing for Video Games
This workshop discusses the different roles of writers in AAA (high-profile games produced by mid-sized to large publishers) and mobile video games and what companies look for in portfolios. The workshop will also include how to write a quest with branching dialogue from start to finish using the browser app, Twine.
Tonia Laird is a Métis writer from Treaty 6 territory. Her work is included in multiple publications including literary magazines, fantasy and comic book anthologies, and video games Dragon Age 2 and Dragon Age: Inquisition, mobile game, Everlove: Rose, and the interactive novel, Poster Girl. Her first novel, Seventhblade, is due to be released in June, 2025 by ECW Press. Tonia's most recent stint in video games was as a Lorekeeper and world-builder at Thought Pennies Entertainment.
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