The Writers' Trust Workshop Blog: Photos from "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Photos from "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"

Paulette Bourgeois, creator of Franklin the Turtle, gave a workshop on writing for children.

Paulette reads from Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia to demontrate a classic three-act structure .

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Previous Workshops

Joan Barfoot
“In the Beginning: Popping the Story,
Seducing the Reader”
26-May-09
London Public Library – Central Branch
London, ON

Douglas Arthur Brown
"The Art and Craft of Writing"
23-May-09
Cape Breton Regional Library
Cape Breton, NS

Mary Novik
“Re-imagining the Past”
20-Apr-09
Vancouver Public Library - Central Library
Vancouver, BC

Ken McGoogan
“Discovering Creative Non-Fiction”
18-Apr-09
Toronto Public Library – Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Fred Stenson
"The Art and Craft of Historical Fiction"
4-April-09
Memorial Park Library
Calgary, AB

Jen Sookfong Lee
"When Memoir Inspires Fiction"
8-Dec-08
Vancouver Public Library - Central Library
Vancouver, BC

Paulette Bourgeois

"Follow the Yellow Brick Road: Writing for Children"

20-Sept-08

Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Marnie Woodrow
"Eventful Fiction"
17-Sept-2008
Books & Company
Picton, ON

Mary Jane Maffini
"Step Over to the Dark Side: the Basics of Mystery Fiction"
16-Sept-08
Ottawa Public Library - Main Branch
Ottawa, ON

Sharon Pollock
"Plotting Character in Action"
13-Sept-08
Calgary Public Library - Memorial Park Branch
Calgary, AB

Brad Cran
"My Story: From Life to Print"
12-Jul-08
Vancouver Public Library - Carnegie Branch
Vancouver, BC

Linda Griffiths
"Overheard Conversations"
5-Jul-08
Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Phyllis Smallman
"The Writing Workshop"
28-Jun-08
Salt Spring Island Public Library
Salt Spring Island, BC

Anne Laurel Carter
"Writing for Children"
21-Jun-08
Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. Smith Branch
Toronto, ON

Eileen Whitfield
"Secrets of Biography"
14-Jun-08
Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Mark Frutkin
"The Alchemy of Fiction"
7-Jun-08
Library & Archives Canada
Ottawa, ON

David Adams Richards
10-May-08
Spring Garden Road Library
Halifax, NS

Billie Livingston
"Fiction: the Devil in the Details"
10-May-08
Vancouver Public Library - Central
Vancouver BC

Nalo Hopkinson
"Practical Realities of a Career in Fiction"
3-May-08
Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Richard Scarsbrook
"The Story Starter Workshop"
24-Apr-08
Toronto Public Library - Palmerston Branch
Toronto, ON

Dave Carley
"Writing Plays: Getting Started & Keeping Going"
19-Apr-08
Peterborough Public Library
Peterborough, ON

Peter Oliva
"A (Very) Brief History of the Novella"
12-Apr-08
Calgary Public Library - Memorial Park Branch
Calgary, AB

Gail Anderson-Dargatz
"Turning Fact Into Fiction"
12-Apr-08
Okanagan College - Salmon Arm Campus
Salmon Arm, BC

Guillermo Verdecchia
"Cutting, Tweaking & Rehearsing"
12-Apr-08
Toronto Public Library - Palmerston Branch
Toronto, ON

Zoe Whittall
"Putting It All Together"
06-Apr-08
Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. Smith Branch
Toronto, ON

Don Hannah
"Economy & Depth: Writing and Revising a Scene"
08-Mar-08
Toronto Public Library - Lillian H. Smith Branch
Toronto, ON

Mona Fertig
"The Shape & Sound of Poetry"
08-Mar-08
Salt Spring Island Public Library
Salt Spring Island, BC

Terry Jordan
"The Art & Craft of Writing Fiction"
26-Feb-08
Refinery Arts & Spirit Centre
Saskatoon, SK

Dennis Foon
"Possible Worlds"
23-Feb-08
Vancouver Public Library - Central Library
Vancouver, BC

John McFetridge
"Creating Memorable Mystery & Crime Fiction Characters"
23-Feb-08
Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Derek Lundy
"The Non-Fiction Book Proposal"
17-Nov-07
Salt Spring Island Public Library
Salt Spring Island, BC

Cordelia Strube
"Fiction Exploration"
17-Nov-07
Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Peter Levitt
"Catching the Moment"
03-Nov-07
Salt Spring Island Public Library
Salt Spring Island, BC

Judith Thompson
"Dramatic Monologues"
27-Oct-07
Toronto Public Library - Forest Hill Branch
Toronto, ON

Kathy Page
"Creating Character: An Experiential Workshop"
20-Oct-07
Salt Spring Island Public Library
Salt Spring Island, BC

Randy Boyagoda
"A Writer's Search for Voice"
22-Sep-07
Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Michel Basilieres
"Grant Writing for Writers"
15-Sep-07
North York Central Library
Toronto, ON

Joan Marie Galat
"The Business of Getting Published"
15-Aug-07
Spruce Grove Public Library
Spruce Grove, AB

Gale Zoe Garnett
"The First Novelists' Workshop"
16-Jul-07
Toronto Public Library - Yorkville Branch
Toronto, ON

Matt Beam
"How To Be An Author"
14-Jul-07
Toronto Public Library - Beaches Branch
Toronto, ON

Joanne Arnott
"Writing in the Community"
12-June-07
Richmond Public Library - Brighouse Branch
Richmond, BC

Robert Hilles
"Writing Poetry: Beginning, Middle & End"
09-June-07
Vancouver Island Public Library - Nanaimo Harbourfront Branch
Nanaimo, BC

Pearl Luke
"Scene & Structure: A Crash Course for Fiction Writers"
31-May-07
Salt Spring Island Public Library
Salt Spring Island, BC

Charlotte Gray
"The Principles of Creative Non-Fiction"
04-Dec-06
Library & Archives Canada
Ottawa, ON

Frances Itani
"The Short Story & the Writers' Third Eye"
21-Nov-06
Library & Archives Canada
Ottawa, ON

Janet Lunn
"The Living Past"
25-Oct-06
Library & Archives Canada
Ottawa, ON

Rob McLennan
"Interactive Poetry"
20-Oct-06
Ottawa Public Library - Hazeldean Branch
Ottawa, ON

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Photos from "Follow the Yellow Brick Road"

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