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GET WRITING! workshop with Jan Fancy Hull and Pat Thomas

Date:
Time:
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Venue:
Chester Art Centre
Location:
60 Queen Street, Chester. More info
Link:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/get-writing-a-practical-guide-with-with-jan-fancy-hull-and-pat-thomas
Calendar:
Member event

Held on two Saturdays, April 5 and 12, 9am-12pm, this two-session course will get you off your duff and into the writing chair, on your way to achieving your writing goals. In 8 or more modules over the two mornings, participants can expect to explore:
1. The importance of knowing why you are embarking on your project/s
2. How to plan to begin and complete your writing project, no matter what genre you’re working on
3. Essential writing tips for any genre, including memoir, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and mash-ups
4. How to think about editing; when and who can do it
5. Ways to publish your work
6. Resources for writing your best
All skill levels will benefit, from a first-time writer to a previously-published author who is stuck and needs a (gentle) push.

*BONUS: Participants will be encouraged to submit (electronically) a writing sample of up to 750 words on or before April 5, and will receive written comments on April 12; NO EXTRA CHARGE!

*Jan Fancy Hull* is author of eight published novels with four more to come in the Tim Brown Mystery series; two books of short fiction, one non-fiction book about living in Nova Scotia, and award-winning poetry.

*Pat Thomas* has been a book editor for eighteen years. Genres she has edited include historical, contemporary fiction and romance, paranormal, creative nonfiction, short stories, YA fiction and fantasy, anthologies, sagas, picture books, poetry and spoken-word poetry-to-print.

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Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:

  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
  • Early-career authors: those with 1 or 2 book-length publications or the equivalent in book-length and short-form publications.
  • Established authors: those with 3 or 4 book-length publications.
  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

If you’re uncertain of your experience level with regard to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca