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Hello literary community, An inexplicable impulse to see the Camouflage exhibit at London’s Imperial War Museum, and the taking of a second given name en route begins this 5-year quest. Oscar’s...

Betsy Warland’s “Writing The Between” Toronto Workshop December 14th (eve) & 15th  (day)       DESCRIPTION: This unique workshop is invigorating and illuminating for authors and emerging...

Here is an opportunity to work with Betsy Warland! Applications are now being accepted for the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive (VMI). The program is in its seventh year and will run from January to...

I am one of the authors included in 111 West Coast Literary Portraits which will be launched October 11th. Photographs are by Barry Peterson and Blaise Enright, Introduction by Alan Twigg. Several...

"Embracing the Between: A Workshop/Retreat for Writers of Any Genre" with Betsy in Victoria, BC September 28th evening & all day September 29th Registration Deadline August 15th If your writing...

May 26 - The Writers’ Union of Canada’s Conference in Vancouver, BC June 4 - Art Song Lab in Vancouver, BC June 15 to 17 - Retreat for Writers of Any Genre in Nanoose Bay, BC July 13 to 15 -...

Symposium at University of Alberta I am a keynote speaker and writing workshop facilitator in this three-day conversation in Sharon's memory. Embracing her life, work and relationships, we invite...

I am guiding this weekend writer’s retreat titled Embracing the Between: A Retreat for Writers of Any Genre at Annie’s Acre in Nanoose Bay, BC. Although betweenness is often considered something to...