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Tricia Snell launches Not The Same Road Out

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Venue:
Block Shop Books
Location:
125 Montague Street, Lunenburg. More info
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Member event

Please join authors Tricia Snell and Bev Vincent when they will be reading from their short stories featured in the brand new anthology, Not The Same Road Out – Trans Canada Stories (Tidewater Press, edited by K.J. Denny).

Not The Same Road Out is a collection of thirteen stories by acclaimed writers from across the country, one from each province and territory along the world’s longest trail system. These are stories of estrangement and engagement, mystery and melodrama, quiet horror and loud disasters.

Tricia Snell writes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction and lives in Lunenburg, NS. Publication highlights include “Out to the Horses,” longlisted for the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize and published in Room Magazine, and “A Glass of Vodka,” read by actor Barbara Rappaport on the PEN Syndicated Fiction Project / NPR show, The Sound of Writing. Tricia recently published two chapbooks, Nellie: An Imagined History (fiction) and Rooted (poetry) both with the Little Books Collective, Lunenburg, NS, as well as stories in a variety of journals. Tricia also runs a series of online writing and literature classes.

Bev Vincent is the author of several books, including The Road to the Dark Tower and Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences. He co-edited the anthology Flight or Fright with King and has published over 140 stories, with appearances in such places as Ellery Queen’s, Alfred Hitchcock’s and Black Cat Mystery magazine. His work has been published in twenty languages and nominated for the Stoker (twice), Edgar, Locus, Ignotus, Rondo Hatton Classic Horror and ITW Thriller Awards. Originally from northern New Brunswick, he is a graduate of Dalhousie University and now lives in Texas.

Enjoy an evening of readings followed by conversation with the authors!

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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).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
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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. 

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