Due to improving COVID-19 conditions, we will offer in-person presentations. We also will continue to offer ZOOM as an alternate way to attend. Contact us for details.
Sat., June 4th, 2022 --
Frances Peck
Sentences With Style
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What exactly happens when you rearrange a sentence, and suddenly it’s sharper and stronger?
The study of syntax (word order) may have gone the way of foolscap and fountain pens, but it has a lot to teach us about clarity, emphasis, and rhythm.
Join us as we dust off some intriguing syntax techniques and explore how they can punch up your writing
More details HERE
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Attend IN-PERSON or via ZOOM!
Coquitlam Public Library City Centre Branch
(Pinetree/Lougheed) Room 136
OR USE ZOOM: To participate in our online meeting, please send
an e-mail to: tri.city.wordsmiths@gmail.com with a request to attend
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Sat., August 6th, 2022 -
Writing History as Fiction
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with writer, editor, and broadcaster
Margie Taylor
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Every work of history is also a work of fiction. What are the techniques and research tools available to the novelist when writing about the past? How can you keep your scenes, dialogues, and supporting characters authentic and historically accurate?
Join us for a discussion of the ways in which we can use our literary imagination to create dynamic and believable creative nonfiction.
More details HERE
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Sat., Oct. 1st, 2022 -- TBD
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Sat., Dec. 3rd, 2022 --
Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Presentation TBD
Visit her websites below, for more information. Renée has lots of expertise to share! https://thecanadaproject.wordpress.com/; https://thotjbap.com
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Writers Meeting Writers Since 2013
Our Mission
To increase knowledge and skill in the literary arts
To provide support and encouragement
To exchange ideas
Member Events and Achievements
Nov 6, 2021
Lyn Ayre launched her new book, 'Murder on Belcut Mountain'.
It is available online at Amazon.
May 1, 2021
Trevor Atkins launched his new book, 'The Day the Pirates Went Mad.' It is available online at Amazon and at Western Sky Books.
March 6, 2021
Bev Gyori launched her new book, 'My New Tomorrow.' It is available online at Amazon and at Western Sky Books.
Feb 11, 2021
Author Erik D'Souza launched "Death in Halfmoon Bay." The book is a cozy/traditional mystery set in the Sunshine Coast. Now available at Western Sky Books.