The book launch of Foreclosure by Jacqueline D’Acre will be held Wednesday, Feb 1 at the Fireplace Room at the Brodie Street library at 7 PM.
Charles Wilkins will be a guest speaker, refreshments will be served and there will be an author reading followed by a Q & A.
Hope to see you there!
NOWW, in conjunction with the Windsor Printmakers’ Forum and the Thunder Bay Public Library, is pleased to invite you to a special Q&A session with celebrated Canadian authors Nino Ricci an Alastair McLeod. The event will take place on Saturday, January 28 from 10am-11:30am at the Mary JL Black library.
Due to the limited time we have available, we would ask that members submit their questions for the authors in advance to admin@nowwwriters.org by January 20, 2012.
Hope to see you all there
Welcome to an intensive writing class. If you are participating you’re in the thick of working on a piece of fiction now – it could be a novel or a short story or perhaps even a play. You want/need technical instruction. You see yourself as a “writer” but can’t bring yourself to say this in front of others. You may have published a couple of things, or none at all, but that doesn’t need to get in your way! To participate in this class you don’t need to have taken courses or workshops before, but it helps if you understand the basic principles of effective fiction writing such as what is meant by: plot, dialogue, character development, point of view, tense. This class will focus on building effective characters in your fiction and on developing your understanding of dramatic tension (A.K.A. conflict) through lecture style instruction. Writing will not be shared or evaluated.
Elizabeth Ruth (www.elizabethruth.com) is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, Ten Good Seconds of SilenceSmoke. A third novel, The Matador—about a female bullfighter—will be published in the fall of 2012. Ten Good Seconds was short-listed for several prestigious awards. Smoke was described in the Globe and Mail as “a virtuoso performance….utterly remarkable…” and was selected as the 2007 One Book, One Community read (http://oboc.ca/past-years/smoke-by-elizabeth-ruth/).
For information on submitting your manuscript to the e-Writer in Residence Program, click here.
NOWW thanks the Thunder Bay Community Foundation, K-Net Services, the Thunder Bay Public Library and NOWW members for their support of this project.
Exclusive to NOWW members!
The integrated art project Liar Liar features artists from 3 different disciplines – visual art, writing & music.
NOWW members may submit fiction or non-fiction based upon the theme of lies. You might refer to a public scandal, write an essay on the evils of deceit, pen a personal recollection, or spin a devious yarn.
Deadline for submissions is October 15, 2011.
Full details here: Liar Call to Entry
The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW) is seeking an innovative yet dependable editor or editorial team for NOWW Magazine. Budget and honorarium available! For more information, click here.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the early bird savings when renewing your membership. Only until October 31, 2011 you can purchase a NOWW regular membership for $30. It is $35 after October 31. If you’re a student, check out our special rates for you. For more information, click on the JOIN link on the above menu bar.
The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW) requests proposals for an E-Writer in Residence. The E-Writer in Residence, who may be located anywhere in Canada, will provide manuscript critiques and workshops, delivered primarily by Internet Communications Technology, to NOWW members located in Northwestern Ontario cities, towns and isolated communities (including First Nations communities). Click here for more information.
NOWW is pleased to announce the winners of the 13th Annual Writing Contest. First, second and third place prizes were awarded in three categories, and were given out at NOWW’s Literary Awards Party and Fundraising Event on Saturday, May 21, 2011.
First place for poetry was awarded to Roy Blomstrom, with his group of poems, “Quartet,” with second place going to Rebekah Skochinski and third place to Sue Blott. All three are from Thunder Bay, ON. The poetry prize, sponsored by Lakehead University, was presented to the winners by Dr. Gillian Siddal, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the winning entry was read at the event by Daniel Klein.
In the scriptwriting category, both first place and third place were awarded to John Pringle of Atikokan, ON. Second place was awarded to Jack Shedden of Thunder Bay, ON. The winning script, “The Goodness Inside of You”, was given a staged reading at the event with the help of Daniel Klein, Mike Bryan, Ken Horton and Vic Germaniuk.
First place for fiction was awarded to Deb DeBakker of Thunder Bay, ON for her story, “Blasto,” with second place going to John Pringle of Atikokan, ON and third place to Bonnie Tittaferrante of Thunder Bay, ON. The winning story was read at the event by Holly Haggerty.
The event also saw NOWW present The Sheila Burnford Builders Award to Barb Matousek and Wendy MacDonald of Sioux Lookout, ON, for their work with the Sioux Lookout Literacy Committee. As well, the Elizabeth Kouhi Award was presented to Cathy MacDonald on behalf of her husband, Thunder Bay’s Bill MacDonald, for his contribution to the literature of Northwestern Ontario.
A huge thank you to those who made it out to the event, and to everyone who participated in the contest. And stay tuned for the launch of our 14th Annual Writing Contest, coming in January, 2012!
Winnipeg writer Michael Van Rooy passed away Thursday, in Montreal, where he was on a book tour.
Those of us who met Michael last weekend at the launch of the NOWW electronic writer-in-residence program found him to be charming, upbeat, and excited about writing. It’s difficult to comprehend the loss of such a vital and vibrant presence. His death is a great loss to the arts community.
As we learn more information about memorials and condolences, we’ll share that with you.
The activities of the electronic writer-in-residence program are on hold as we consider ways to honour Michael’s contribution and the excitement he helped create.
For more information:
Article about his death in the Winnipeg Free Press:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-publishers-mourn-author-114783994.html
Article about his death on CBC.com:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2011/01/27/man-van-rooy-dies.html
NOWW Magazine challenges NOWW members to write a dramatic, snappy postcard story (250 – 500 words long, not including the title) that relates to the image of the hammer. The relationship can be as tangential as you like, so long as there is some connection to “hammer.”
Deadline: April 30, 2011
Send your submission(s) to noww.editors@gmail.com as an attachment. Please include your name and contact information. Submissions should be in standard formatting, in Times New Roman 12 pt font; no headers or footers please. We will publish the cleverest, liveliest, most surprising submissions in the Summer edition of NOWW Magazine. Writers of stories published will be paid an honorarium. Open to NOWW members only. If you are not a member, join today by clicking on JOIN on the menu above . Limit of 2 submissions per writer.
Join NOWW for our annual celebration of writers and writing in Northwestern Ontario! Details TBA.
Read more...Come lend your support to NOWW writers! All readings are in the Fireside Room at the Brodie Library, 216 S. Brodie Street. Readings include an open mic time: bring a short poem to share!
Tuesday, March 13, from 7 – 9 p.m
Writing Workshop. Waverley Library Auditorium (285 Red River Road, Thunder Bay) at 7 p.m., Tuesday March 6, 2012.
Read more...Come lend your support to NOWW writers! All readings are in the Fireside Room at the Brodie Library, 216 S. Brodie Street. Readings include an open mic time: bring a short poem to share!
Tuesday, February 21, from 7 – 9 p.m
Writing Workshop. Waverley Library Auditorium (285 Red River Road, Thunder Bay) at 7 p.m., Tuesday February 7, 2012.
Read more...The book launch of Foreclosure by Jacqueline D’Acre will be held Wednesday, Feb 1 at the Fireplace Room at the Brodie Street library at 7 PM.
Charles Wilkins will be a guest speaker, refreshments will be served and there will be an author reading followed by a Q & A.
Hope to see you there!
NOWW, in conjunction with the Windsor Printmakers’ Forum and the Thunder Bay Public Library, is pleased to invite you to a special Q&A session with celebrated Canadian authors Nino Ricci an Alastair McLeod. The event will take place on Saturday, January 28 from 10am-11:30am at the Mary JL Black library.
Due to the limited time we [...]
NOWW is thrilled to invite you to A Midwinter Reading with Thunder Bay’s own Michael Christie, author of the Writers’ Trust-nominated and Giller-longlisted short fiction collection The Beggar’s Garden. The evening will also feature readings from local authors Daniel Klein and Rebekah Skochinski. All readings are in the Fireside Room at the Brodie Library, 216 [...]
Read more...Join us for “A Fearless Reading,” hosted by Heather Esdon and featuring the Fearless Writers group facilitated by Judy Barton. Come lend your support to NOWW writers! All readings are in the Fireside Room at the Brodie Library, 216 S. Brodie Street. Readings include an open mic time: bring a short poem to share!
Tuesday, November [...]
The Art and Craft of Story – A Workshop with Amy Jones. Waverley Library Auditorium (285 Red River Road, Thunder Bay) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday November 8, 2011.
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