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Heidi Tattrie Rushton launches Pet Project

Date:
Time:
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Venue:
Sackville Public Library
Location:
636 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville. More info
Link:
https://heiditattrierushton.com/kids
Calendar:
Member-organized event

Join local author Heidi Tattrie Rushton for the launch of her new middle-grade novel, Pet Project, the follow-up to her award-nominated Pet Tales.

Set in Kentville, Nova Scotia, with part of the story taking place in Lower Sackville, Pet Project follows eleven-year-old Ada Boudreau, who enters a youth changemaker contest with an idea close to her heart: creating a food bank for pets so families never have to choose between feeding themselves and their beloved animals. But when a new kid starts outshining Ada—and suspicious mishaps begin to pile up—she has to figure out what matters more: winning or helping others?

Heidi will read from her book and share fun, hands-on activities inspired by Ada’s story about what it means to be a changemaker.

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  • 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).
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Occasionally, WFNS uses the phrase “emerging and established writers/authors” to mean ‘writers and authors of all experience levels.’

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 info, strategies, and skills that suit their experience. 

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