Sunday, December 4, 2011

Get WRITING in the New Year! Take a COURSE!


Question:

What do the following authors (and their stories) have in common?


Dan Perry's first published story appeared in The Nashwaak Review! Dan also has stories in (or forthcoming in) Broken Pencil, Hart House Review, The Nashwaak Review, echolocation, White Wall Review, and The Broken City!

Crystal Bourque's first published story, "I Bet She's Right", was published in Lies With Occasional Truth. Her SECOND published short story, "The Message", appears in The Right-Eyed Deer.

Julie McArthur's first published story, "Summer Sublet", was published in issue 21.1 of Other Voices Magazine. Her second published story, "Men and the Drink" was published as part of the Black Bile Press chapbook series.

Brad Weber's first published story, "Red Rubber Balls", appeared in The Dalhousie Review.

Diane Wilson's first published story, "Little Bird", was published in in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery.

Jennifer Oliver's first published story can be found at The Glass Coin. Her story "Numbers" appeared the respected journal Descant.

Sean Speake's story "Only the Question", has been published at The Gloaming, and in their print edition as well.

Lilla Stewart has a story in the anthology Body Parts and Coal Dust, a collection of the best of The Whittaker Prize 2010. Jennifer and Sean also have work included in this anthology.

Yvonne Harriott's short story, "Soft Willie's Curse", was published in the US-based magazine Phati'tude.

Greg Linfield's first published short story, "A Night of Fine Art and Danson", was published in Black Heart Magazine.


Answer:

All of the authors noted above were published after taking one of my creative writing courses (noted below)!

AND, almost all of the aforementioned stories were developed in one of my workshops!




Fall and Winter 2011
Creative Writing Courses



SHORT STORY WRITING 1
at GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE

St. James Campus, 200 King Street East, Toronto
Tuesday Evenings, 6:15 to 9:15 PM
January 17 to April 3, 2012

Learn to write characters, action and setting, and discover the secrets to creating a great plot.
This is a structured but fun class that teaches the fundamentals of fiction and gently guides you through the process of writing a short story.

Register by clicking HERE!

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WRITING FOR YOUNG ADULTS
at HUMBER COLLEGE

Humber College, Lakeshore Campus
3199 Lakeshore Blvd. West
Wednesday Evenings, 7 to 10 PM
January 25 - March 28, 2012

Do you have a book that you read as a Tween, Teenager, or Young Adult, which has resonated with you ever since?
Would you like to WRITE a book like that?
This course will help you create, revise, and edit your Young Adult (YA) stories or novel. You will learn to develop plot and theme, create convincing characters, write realistic dialogue,
and know what to do with your manuscript once it's ready for the world!

Register by clicking HERE!

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CREATIVE WRITING KICK-START!
at HUMBER COLLEGE

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP!
Humber College, Lakeshore Campus
3199 Lakeshore Blvd. West
March 20, 2012, 10 AM to 4 PM

Suffering from writer's block? Need some new ideas for stories? Spend one Saturday taking "Creative Writing Kick-Start" at Humber College, and you'll walk away with the beginnings of a bunch of new stories.

This one-day workshop is designed for aspiring writers in all genres who want to kick-start the creative process with fun and thought-provoking writing exercises and techniques that access imagination and inner wisdom.

Click HERE to sign up!

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SHORT STORY WRITING 2
at GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE

St. James Campus, 200 King Street East, Toronto
Thursday Evenings, 6:15 to 9:15 PM
January 19 to April 5, 2012

In this supportive and honest setting, learn by critiquing and having your stories critiqued.
Commercial, literary and speculative/experimental short fiction are accepted!

Click HERE to sign up!


I hope to see you in January!