I'll add you to the reading list, and post the full schedule and
further info. here in a week or so.

Yes. You can pay at the door. $5.00 covers refrehsments and other
incidentals - the room costs are covered by the library - so
any 'profits' I'll donate back to the Library.

See you there.

LP
  --- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, "Amethyst" <smith4074@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, "Lois Peterson"
> <lpwordsolutions@> wrote:
>
> >Hi Lois,
>
> I'll be there.  And if there is an extra space on the agenda, I
would
> like to read something.  How much time are we alloted each?
>
> Also, do we pay at the door?
>
> Merylee
> (alias: Amethyst)
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > FRASER VALLEY AREA WRITERS MEET 'N GREET
> >
> > Saturday, September 27, 1-4 pm.
> > Semiahmoo Library, 1815-152 Street, Surrey
> >
> > EVERYONE IS WELCOME
> > Well-published writers ~ Emerging ~ Wannabes
> >
> > Readings of new work
> > Contact me
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreywriters/lpwordsolutions@\
> > >   if you'd like to read from your recent work
> > Show 'N Tell table of new publications/writing services
> > Let me know
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreywriters/lpwordsolutions@\
> > >  if you've got something to display
> > Networking
> > Refreshments
> > Writing-related book/magazine exchange
> > (bring those you no longer need, and exchange them for others)
> >
> > $5.00 per person
> >
> > Co-sponsored by Surrey Public Library
> > Contact lpwordsolutions@ <mailto:lpwordsolutions@>
> > for more information
> >
> > P L E A S E    J O I N     U S
> >
>

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The View From Here :  The Power of Point of View in Fiction (and Nonfiction)
Saturday, October 11, 1 - 5 pm.
Alliance for Arts, Suite 100 - 938 Howe Street, Vancouver.
$65 for Fed members, $75 for non-members.
To register, contact the Fed office at bcwriters@...

Good control of point of view in short and long fiction, for adults and children (and in nonfiction, too!) can determine how compelling your story is, how well you get and keep the reader's attention, and if you manage to get your point across successfully. This workshop for emerging and experienced writers in all genres will include discussion, examples, and lots of writing exercises to help you get a handle on this slippery element of craft.

Popular workshop presenter Lois Peterson is the author of 101 – and More – Writing Exercises to Get You Started & Keep You Going (Metta Publications), and the children's novel Meeting Miss 405 (Orca Book Publishers, October 2008). More information at her websites: www.lpwordsolutions.com & www.loispeterson.net

How about a general course in creative writing? For you? For a friend who’s interested in writing?

Learn about character, dialog, plot and marketing what you write. Try your hand at poetry, a short story, an article or even a novel.

Wednesday nights starting October 1 for 8 weeks, 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Guildford Park Secondary. Introduction to Creative Writing, Instructor Ed Griffin. To register call 604-594-2000.

 Ed promises that you will have fun in the process of learning.

-----Original Message-----
From: raincoaster media [mailto:lorraine.murphy@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:15 AM
To: L Murphy
Subject: Shebeen Club Monday, Sept 15: intro to the BC Federation of Writers

This month we've moved our meeting to Monday instead of Tuesday and
across the street so that we can have the brand-new Shebeen all to
ourselves! We'll play host to Sylvia Taylor, President of the
Federation of BC Writers, who will give us an overview of the Fed and
what it can do for its writers. Some of you will remember Sylvia from
a our June meeting, when she spoke on memoir writing and editing.

Welcome to all the first-time Shebeeners! Our meetings are a convivial
gathering of literary types of all sorts: editors, writers,
publishers, booksellers, and students as well. All are welcome.

Go into the Irish Heather GastroPub, then through the back door to The
Shebeen Whisky House, 212 Carrall Street in Gastown. If you get lost,
staff can show you the way. Note that this is across the street from
the old location.

Your $15 admission includes a great dinner of bangers and mash or
vegetarian pasta from the kitchen of the Irish Heather gastropub, plus
one glass of wine or pint of beer or pop.

Meet and Greet 7-7:30

Listen and Learn 7:30-8

Signups, networking, and complaining about agents 8-9!

BC Fed:

http://www.bcwriters.com/

Sylvia Taylor:

http://sylviataylor.ca/

--
lorraine murphy
skookumchick
raincoaster media ltd
49 degrees latitude, 360 degrees attitude!
http://raincoaster.com

Hi Lois --
Just thought I'd let the group know that several of your events are
posted on the Goldpenners' Ink blog/site: http://www.goldpenners.blogspot.com/

(And I'm looking forward to the dBase workshop next weekend!)
Maureen.

Hi Lois:
My mistake -- I'll be looking forward to your dBase workshop on the
27th for the next 16 days!
Maureen.

On 11-Sep-08, at 11:53 AM, Maureen Egan wrote:

> Hi Lois --
> Just thought I'd let the group know that several of your events are
> posted on the Goldpenners' Ink blog/site: http://www.goldpenners.blogspot.com/
>
> (And I'm looking forward to the dBase workshop next weekend!)
> Maureen.

Whew.. I got heart palpitations for a moment there... Yes. The 27th.
Good. Two more weeks. Whew...
See you there.
L


--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, Maureen Egan <mauregan@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Lois:
> My mistake -- I'll be looking forward to your dBase workshop on the
> 27th for the next 16 days!
> Maureen.
>
> On 11-Sep-08, at 11:53 AM, Maureen Egan wrote:
>
> > Hi Lois --
> > Just thought I'd let the group know that several of your events
are
> > posted on the Goldpenners' Ink blog/site:
http://www.goldpenners.blogspot.com/
> >
> > (And I'm looking forward to the dBase workshop next weekend!)
> > Maureen.
>

My apologies! (Chalk it up to wishful thinking?)
I'm sure the wait will be worth it.
Maureen.

--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, "Lois Peterson"
<lpwordsolutions@...> wrote:
>
> Whew.. I got heart palpitations for a moment there... Yes. The 27th.
> Good. Two more weeks. Whew...
> See you there.
> L
>
>
> --- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, Maureen Egan <mauregan@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Lois:
> > My mistake -- I'll be looking forward to your dBase workshop on the
> > 27th for the next 16 days!
> > Maureen.
> >
> > On 11-Sep-08, at 11:53 AM, Maureen Egan wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Lois --
> > > Just thought I'd let the group know that several of your events
> are
> > > posted on the Goldpenners' Ink blog/site:
> http://www.goldpenners.blogspot.com/
> > >
> > > (And I'm looking forward to the dBase workshop next weekend!)
> > > Maureen.
> >
>

• Date and time
• EVENT TITLE
• Location, including specific address
• One-liner 'blurb'
• Cost
• Registration info.
• Contact info. and website url if appropriate
• If you want to list a sinle event that is offered at multiple times and locations, please use the format above,
  noting the various locations/dates/time under the event title. Do not send individual listings for each
  presentation of the same event. My goal is for the newsletter to be short and sweet.

Please note that the workshop Writing Fiction for Kids

originally scheduled for Sat. Oct. 25,

has been changed to Sat. Oct. 18.
Same place and time. Just a different date.

The Arts Council of Surrey's magazine Spotlight seeks 1,000 words max. of prose (fiction, memoir, articles) and poetry for the Literary Arts pages of this monthly publication.
It pays a small honorarium, and three copies of the issue in which the work appears.
From Surrey residents, and members of the Arts Council only.
Previously published work? That's fine (Include a note of where/when it was first published).
Never published before? No problem.
Only just learning to write? Tell us all about it!
This the perfect venue for the well-published, emerging writers, and wannabes. 
Send your submission by email to Literary Editor Lois Peterson at lpwordsolutions@....
Don't just sit there! Write something... and submit it.
Soon. And often.
Those whose work has appeared in Spotlight before are welcome to submit something new.

LP

Carol - good luck with this new endeavor. The website looks great.
I'll check back from time to time to see how it's developing.
LP

--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, Carol Upton <samsunspot@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>  
> After five years of marketing authors, I have finally built myself
a new website for Dreams Aloud Promotions. I am marketing authors,
speakers and healing artists and look forward to possibly being of
assistance to some of you.
>  
> www.dreamsaloud.ca
>  
> The site is very new and needs some tweaking. Feedback is welcome.
I will need another page reflecting the amount of work I have done
with equine-related books and products, as that has become a
specialty of mine.
>  
> If anyone is looking to build a site themselves and save money,
even if you feel technologically challenged, www.highpowersites.com
has many templates and images to choose from and they are very
supportive. They are located in Vancouver - check it out. If I can do
it, you can, too. It is freeing to be able to build a site easily and
to change it easily any time you wish.
>  
> Warm regards,
> Carol Upton
> www.dreamsaloud.ca
> Linking your dreams to the world ~
>
>
>
__________________________________________________________________
> Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to
Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com
>

Where do you pick-up copies of this magazine? I have never heard of it
before and would like to look at an issue.

--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, "Lois Peterson"
<lpwordsolutions@...> wrote:
>
>
> The Arts Council of Surrey's magazine Spotlight seeks 1,000 words
max.
> of prose (fiction, memoir, articles) and poetry for the Literary
Arts
> pages of this monthly publication.
> It pays a small honorarium, and three copies of the issue in which
the
> work appears.
> From Surrey residents, and members of the Arts Council only.
> Previously published work? That's fine (Include a note of
where/when it
> was first published).
> Never published before? No problem.
> Only just learning to write? Tell us all about it!
> This the perfect venue for the well-published, emerging writers, and
> wannabes.
> Send your submission by email to Literary Editor Lois Peterson at
> lpwordsolutions@... <mailto:lpwordsolutions@...> .
> Don't just sit there! Write something... and submit it.
> Soon. And often.
> Those whose work has appeared in Spotlight before are welcome to
submit
> something new.
>
> LP
>

Spotlight is distributed to all members of the Surrey Arts Council,
other arts councils, public libraries etc. You can probably pick up a
copy of the current issue from any Surrey library. I will also bring
along a few copies to the Sat. afternoon event as I am eagerly seeing
submissions.

LP

--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, "Amethyst" <smith4074@...> wrote:
>
> Where do you pick-up copies of this magazine? I have never heard of
it
> before and would like to look at an issue.
>

Come one, come all
(Experienced, newbies and wannabe writers...)

to the the Fraser Valley-area writers Meet 'N Greet

this Saturday, September 27, 1 - 4 p.m.
at the Semiahmoo Library (second floor meeting room) 1815-152 Street, Surrey.
Map and directions here .

(Some underground parking; lots nearby at the Semiahmoo Mall;
on a good bus route)  

Readings by local writers of new works and works in progress, networking,
Book and Magazine Exchange (bring your unwanted writing-related stuff to exchange with others),
information about upcoming workshops and courses), refreshments, door prizes, etc. etc.
$5.00 at the door.
More information contact lpwordsolutions@...

Hi all - I am just relaying this information from my friend, Barb
Rees, in Powell River. There is a possibility some of you might like
to attend. Please contact her directly if you do.

Carol
Dreams Aloud Promotions
www.dreamsaloud.ca

Powell River Festival of Writers Fall Fest
Nov.1, 2009
By Barb Rees
What do you get when you put a pilot/author together with a poet, a
publisher, an editor, and a travel writer? You get years of
experience all rolled into a full day of writing tips. Wayne Lutz,
Tanis Helliwell, Paul Blakey, and Barb Rees have 14 published books
between them with more on the way. November 1, together with Jena
Lohrbach, they'll convey that wisdom at the 5th annual Fall Fest.

Tanis brings with her over twenty years of helping people become
conscious creators. In addition she is also a keynote speaker with
clients including IBM, David Suzuki Foundation, and University of
Calgary. Her literary creations consist of:  Embraced by Love, Take
Your Soul to Work, Summer With the Leprechauns: A True Story,
Decoding Destiny: Keys to Mankind's Spiritual Evolution. Tanis will
be teaching "Poetry as A Writing Style." This workshop will be
valuable no matter what your style. We all can improve our ability to
paint pictures with words. Whether poet or other discipline, all will
to come away inspired.

www.iitransform.com



The afternoon session "Taking the Fear Out of Publishing" features
successful self-published authors Wayne Lutz and Barb Rees.

Wayne and wife Margy came from California for a visit, fell in love
with Powell River, and stayed for the long haul with a float cabin on
Powell Lake. What a contrast of life styles from Wayne's background
as professor of Aeronautics, and flight instructor to hopelessly
addicted to life on the coast as an author. On their website:
www.powellriverbooks.com and their blog
http://powellriverbooks.blogspot.com you get the feeling these two
are officially part of our local fabric. With his "Up" series we've
learned more about our area than some of us long time residents ever
knew: Up the Winter Trail, Up the Strait, Up the Lake, Up the Main,
Up the Airway, and then there's Farther Up the Lake. Wayne's just a
very UP kind of person.

  Barb Rees, self-published author of Lessons From the Potholes of
Life, and RV Canada On A Dime And A Dream traveled across
Canada with husband Dave twice. In 2007 they took their RV book on a
national book tour. Combining her lively speaking ability with travel
and writing has given her the perfect formula for making their dreams
come true. Known as a Big Dreamer, you can't be in her company for
long before you'll feel inspired to do something about your own
dreams. www.write2dream.com  Barb founded
the writer's group Sassyscribes, followed by Powell River Festival of
Writers five years ago. Both groups continue to evolve and grow.
Between Wayne and Barb they will bring to the workshop useful self-
publishing tips, along with realistic pros and cons.

A writer's ability to write will improve over time if they take the
editorial suggestions of Jena Lohrbach seriously.  Jena combines a
Masters of English with a life-long love of reading to focus a
powerful and critical editor's eye on superfluous words, sentence
structure, word tense, readability, continuity and making your work
publisher-friendly by applying the appropriate style manual. The
list of titles Jena has received editing credit for is extensive and
diverse, such as: Thomas Boyd (Biography), Up The Strait (Local
Interest/Memoir), Sexual Politics (Social Studies), The Destruction
of Young Lawyers (Academic Treatise), and many others. Her
web published review efforts have won her an invitation to be a
Review Blogger for Random House. Jena lives in Powell River with
her husband, who is now a better writer because he does as she
suggests.

The first publisher invited to the first festival was W.Paul Blakey.
It's fitting that he return. Paul, who lives in Roberts Creek, is the
author of The Muscle Book and Stretching Without Pain. He's an
obsessive scribbler – owner, director, and head pooh-bah(his
words) of Twin Eagles Publishing. A proponent of penniless
publishing, he is fervent in his desire to free the creative from the
strictures of propriety. His latest project was to work with Rai
Purdy's widow on her memoirs Verity Purdy: Dancing on Air

(www.createspace.com/3346048)

It's going to be a packed day that will inspire you to either start
writing, get back on track or get that book or magazine article
finally finished. The day starts at 9:30 with an hour break at noon,
and finishes at 4:30. Refreshments and snacks provided … lunch not
included. Registration: $50, forms available online:
www.festivalofwriters.com  or by calling Barb: 604-485-2732 or email:

festivalofwriters@...

----- Original Message -----

From: Sylvia Taylor

To: surreywriters@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:32 PM

Subject: RE: [surreywriters] Surrey Int'l Writers Conference Call for Volunteers

Hi Carmen,

I responded a while ago, about volunteering for the conference. Do you have me on the list?

Sylvia

---

From: surreywriters@yahoogroups.com [mailto:surreywriters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carmen
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 8:55 PM
To: surreywriters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [surreywriters] Surrey Int'l Writers Conference Call for Volunteers

Hi everyone

We still need a few more volunteers for this year's SiWC -- October 24-26!  Still needed are:

(1) volunteers to help on-site at the conference (benefits include sitting in on workshops and getting fed!) and

(2) drivers to transport our presenters from the airport (benefits are that you can have an editor or agent in your car as a captive audience for those subtle pitches!).  Also, for drivers, $20 (per trip) stipend for gas, and parking receipts reimbursed. 

Please consider pitching in -- it's the volunteers that really make the SiWC rock!  Contact Camille if you can help:  c.netherton@siwc.ca

Thank you!

Carmen Merrells

www.siwc.ca

The volunteer coordinator is Camille Netherton. Contact her at
c.netherton@....

LP


--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, "Heather Clendening"
<clendening@...> wrote:
>
> Can you please forward this on to Carmen...there seems to be a
problem with the email address she listed.
>
> Here is my response to Carmen which bounced back as the incorrect
address...can you pleae forward it on.
>
> I can help out, in either 1) the workshops or 2)driving.
>
> I am going to be out of the Canada until October 7, departing
Sept25/08 so will be available for contact after that time.
>
> Heather Clendening
> 604-583-0087
> H. Clendening
>

We're been having problems off and on with that email address. It
should be fixed in the next couple hours. You can also use the contact
form on the website: http://www.siwc.ca/contact/index.php

Heather, in the meantime I've forwarded your message to Camille. She
said she'd be in touch tomorrow.

            . . . Dale (SiWC smiter of mail problems)

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Lois Peterson
<lpwordsolutions@...> wrote:
>
> The volunteer coordinator is Camille Netherton. Contact her at
> c.netherton@....
>
> LP
>
> --- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, "Heather Clendening"
>
> <clendening@...> wrote:
>>
>> Can you please forward this on to Carmen...there seems to be a
> problem with the email address she listed.
>>
>> Here is my response to Carmen which bounced back as the incorrect
> address...can you pleae forward it on.
>>
>> I can help out, in either 1) the workshops or 2)driving.
>>
>> I am going to be out of the Canada until October 7, departing
> Sept25/08 so will be available for contact after that time.
>>
>> Heather Clendening
>> 604-583-0087
>> H. Clendening
>>
>
>