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An Introduction to Narrative Voice with Habiba Diallo

Date:
Time:
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Venue:
Halifax Central Library
Location:
5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax. More info
Link:
https://halifax.bibliocommons.com/events/6859a2f353f9ae2f000a3c1b
Calendar:
Member event

RBC Room | Floor 3

Narrative voice is the foundation of a story. It is what makes the story compelling and holds the reader’s attention throughout. It is a crucial element of storytelling, yet often overlooked.

In this two-part workshop, participants will work with Habiba Diallo’s short story, Desert Blues, shortlisted for the 2020 Bristol Short Story Prize, to understand how narrative voice functions in the story.

Participants will be guided through a series of presentations and exercises to help them appreciate the importance of narrative voice in fiction writing and will be given the opportunity to practice narrative voice.

Participants will also have fun delving into the work of renowned African fiction writers to gain exposure to different styles of narrative voice.

Register to attend through Halifax Public Libraries (link above).

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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