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Our regular workshops or presentations are available to the public for FREE

On ZOOM or IN-PERSON: Program Room,

Terry Fox Library,

2150 Wilson Ave.,

Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6J5

 

To attend, please send an e-mail - STATING Zoom or In person to: 

tri.city.wordsmiths@gmail.com 

Public welcome!

FROM IDEA TO IMPACT: ADD TO YOUR SHORT STORY TOOLKIT

Sat., April 5th, 2025

1:30-4PM

with Ace Baker

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Tired of using the usual tools to write, analyze, or teach short stories? Did you notice that Freytag’s Pyramid (that “ski slope”) your English teacher taught you doesn’t work for many, many stories? Join Ace Baker, author of How to Make a Killing Jar, a collection of 12+1 short stories, for fresh ideas on what is possible when writing or teaching short fiction. Handouts provided.

Ace Baker is a writer, poet, and writing coach from Vancouver, Canada. His short story, “Victory Girl,” won the Storyteller Award, and his poetry has won the SIWC, PNWA, and Magpie awards, among others. Both his prose and poetry have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and National Magazine Awards. He has taught creative writing for more than twenty years and has seen hundreds of those he works with publish poetry, flash fiction, short stories, personal essays, memoirs, and novels (including award-winners). A collection of his short stories, How to Make a Killing Jar, is now available. 

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**More Events/Dates:**

TBD

Sat., June 7th, 2025

1:30-4PM

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Due to improving COVID-19 conditions, we now offer in-person presentations. We also continue to offer ZOOM as an alternate way to attend. Contact us for details at tri.city.wordsmiths@gmail.com 

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