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Subject: [surreywriters] New Yorker

 

The contest is for travel writing with a 500 word maximum and publication. Cathleen

 

To enter, visit newyorkeronthetown.com/Halekulani

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Is there anyway to move forward to connect with this
contest? cheers maggie
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Subject: Re: [surreywriters] New Yorker
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:47:34 -0800

>Hi Cathleen,
>I tried to submit my essay for travel writing, but
>naturally, I couldn't click on a state so couldn't complete
>the entry. Cheers
>Pam
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:08 PM

Subject: Re: [surreywriters] New Yorker

 

Is there anyway to move forward to connect with this
contest? cheers maggie
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From: Pamela Kent <gkentt@...>
To: surreywriters@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [surreywriters] New Yorker
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:47:34 -0800

>Hi Cathleen,
>I tried to submit my essay for travel writing, but
>naturally, I couldn't click on a state so couldn't complete
>the entry. Cheers
>Pam
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COME ONE, COME ALL.
And bring the kids!

Kids' Day at Strawberry Hill Chapters, Saturday, November 20
12101 - 72nd Avenue, Surrey

11 am. - opening ceremony
11:05-11:15 - recorder group will play
11:15-11:30 - Lois Peterson author reading and signing
11:30-12:00 - cake cutting ceremony
12 noon - 4:00 interactive centres in the kids department to be running all afternoon.

Hope to see you there.
Lois Peterson, www.loispeterson.net

There's still space in Saturday's workshop
Creating Characters Who Tell Their Own Stories.
Sat., Dec. 11  1:30-4:30 p.m. at the Semiahmoo Library, 1815 - 152 Street, Surrey
(on the border of White Rock).
$45

Listmaking, brainstorming, freewriting... lots of interactive excercises to help
you create new stories with vibrant characters, and enhance stories you're
already working on.

Email me at loispeterson@... if you'd like to join us.

LP
www.loispeterson.net

Through the courtesy of the Surrey Arts Council, I will be the writer in residence at the new Newton Cultural Centre at 13530 72^nd Ave, Surrey, BC, V3W 2P1. I will be there every Monday, starting January 3, 2011, from 10 AM to noon.

This centre is near the intersection of King George and 72^nd Ave. It’s in a converted fire hall, across from McDonalds. There’s ample parking, but it’s best to approach the centre from the west, since 72^nd has a barrier in the middle of the street there. For example, enter 72^nd from 132^nd Street and drive toward King George. It’ll be on your right, just before King George.

All are welcome. Bring your stories, articles, novels, poems, whatever and I will try to help you toward publication. No appointment necessary. Come for the writing, but enjoy the art.

 This winter-spring I’m offering two courses:

 1.               A seminar for those with an ongoing novel, book, collection of short items, whatever. At lease half of our class time will be working on individual projects and the other half will be on some of the finer points of writing, such as point of view, setting, writing style and unity. The course will run for six weeks at the Cultural Centre beginning Monday, January 24 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The cost is $75.00

 2.               An Introduction to Creative Writing will cover the basics of writing, including character, plot, poetry, article writing, novels, short stories, marketing, and the rules of writing (which you can break if you know which rule you’re breaking and why). Student work will occupy the second hour of every class. This course will run for six weeks beginning Monday, April 4 from 11:30 to 1:30 at the Cultural Centre. The cost is $75.00.

 To sign up for either course, contact the Surrey Arts Council:

Phone = 604-585-2787 between 9:30 AM to 3 PM or leave a voice mail.

Email = info@...

 Or

 Contact Ed at 604-582-1171 or better, email at ed@...

 If you’d like more background on me, please visit my website, www.edgriffin.net

 Briefly, Ed Griffin has taught creative writing in Surrey since 1991. He is the founder of the Surrey International Writers’ Conference and he has received an award from the American Humanist Society for teaching a prize-winning student. He also teaches creative writing every week at Matsqui Institution.

12^th ANNUAL POSTCARD STORY COMPETITION

$500 PRIZE

The Writers' Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until February 14, 2011, for the 2011 POSTCARD STORY COMPETITION. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of 250 words or less in the English language, fiction or nonfiction. Are you up for the challenge? Can you create a dynamic, lean, and efficient piece in only 250 words? You can use humour, poetry, dialogue… anything goes!

PRIZE

$500 for the winning entry. The winning entry will be published in Write, the magazine of The Writers' Union of Canada. The winner agrees that The Writers' Union of Canada will have non-exclusive publication rights to publish the winning entry in Write for publicity purposes. Any publication of the author's story by The Writers' Union of Canada will include an authorship credit and a copyright notice in the name of the author. Copyright of the winning postcard story remains with the writer.

JURY

Ray Hsu, Samuel Thomas Martin, and Edeet Ravel will serve as the jury.

ELIGIBILITY

This competition is open to all Canadian citizens and landed immigrants. Original and unpublished

(English language) fiction or nonfiction, no more than 250 words.

HOW TO SUBMIT ENTRIES:

·         Entries should be typed, double-spaced, in a clear twelve-point font, and the pages numbered on 8.5 x 11 paper, not stapled.

·         Submissions will be accepted in hardcopy only.

·         Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and number of pages of entry.

·         The author's name should not appear on the actual entry.

·         Make cheque or money order, $5 per submission, payable to The Writers' Union of Canada. Multiple entries can be submitted together and fees can be added and paid with one cheque or money order.

·         Entries must be postmarked by February 14, 2011 to be eligible.

·         Mail entries to: PCS Competition, The Writers' Union of Canada, 90 Richmond Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M5C 1P1.

Results will be posted at www.writersunion.ca in May 2011. Manuscripts will not be returned.

Prizes $350 / $250 / $150 / $100

Full details at Tiny Lights website here. http://tiny-lights.com/contest.php 

Due to increasing costs and other adminisrative challenges,
the Surrey Writers' School
has suspended regular workshops and courses,
effective January 1.
 
However, we will continue to partner with other organizations in presenting literacy and literary events, and supporting other activities in the community. 

And beginning in mid-February, we will offer customised workshops for writing and critique groups on request - with a minimum of five participants. Contact loispeterson@... to enquire about rates, etc.

We are also tentatively planning a summer weekend writing retreat at Alexandra Neighbourhood Houses' historic site at Crescent Beach.

Check the school website from time to time for updates. www.surreywritersschool.com

Meanwhile, if you want to continue to pursue your writing
with the support of professional writers and teachers, please contact:
 
Ed Griffin
Ed established the first writing courses in Surrey almost twenty years ago, founded the International Writers' Conference and continues to teach workshops and courses in Surrey. He has organized workshops and will provide writer in residence sessions at the Newton Cultural Centre in 2011. ed@...
 
Langara Continuing Studies
A variety of writing courses and workshops throughout the year.
http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/index.html

The Writers Studio at SFU
A one-year part-time professional program
http://www.thewritersstudio.ca/
 
Writers Web Workshops
Author and editor Alision Acheson offers online courses and workshops
http://writerswebworkshop.com/

We will continue to pass along writing-related info. through the Surreywriters listserv at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreywriters/. 

We would like to thank everyone who signed up for classes and workshops after the school was hastily formed to fill the gap after Surrey School District Community programs were cancelled.

We'd also like to acknowledge the instructors who supported the school and provided workshops and courses: Julie Ferguson, Heidi Greco, Joyce Gram, Lois Peterson, Ed Griffin, Eileen Reppenhagen, Nina Munteanu and Jan Drabek, and Surrey Libraries  which provided venues for Saturday workshops in 2010.

If you have questions, or want to enquire about your eligibility/status re a Creative Writing Diploma, please contact me offlist at loispeterson@.... 

Lois Peterson / Ed Griffin
Surrey Writers' School
 

Thanks, Dave. Perhaps you'll post a link here to info about courses/workshops
they offer, and I'll then add the info to the announcement at the Surrey Writers
School site.
Tx. L

--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, David Bennett <davepbennett@...> wrote:
>
> Lois, did you know that there is still a Continuing Ed program in Langley
> and Abbotsford. It's not run by the school districts but by a private
> concern, though the courses are held in schools. They have dozens of courses
> and are always looking for more.
>
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Lois Peterson
> <lpwordsolutions@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > *Due to increasing costs and other adminisrative challenges,
> > **the Surrey Writers' School
> > **has suspended regular workshops and courses,
> > effective January 1.
> > *
> > However, we will continue to partner with other organizations
> > in presenting literacy and literary events, and supporting other activities
> > in the community.
> >
> > And beginning in mid-February, we will offer *customised workshops for
> > writing and critique* *groups on request* - with a minimum of five
> > participants. Contact loispeterson@... to enquire about rates,
> > etc.
> >
> > We are also tentatively planning a summer *weekend writing retreat* at
> > Alexandra Neighbourhood Houses' historic site at Crescent Beach.
> >
> > *Check the school website from time to time for updates. *
> > *www.surreywritersschool.com*
> >
> > *Meanwhile, if you want to continue to pursue your writing
> > with the support of professional writers and teachers, please contact:*
> > **
> > *Ed Griffin
> > *Ed established the first writing courses in Surrey almost twenty years
> > ago, founded the International Writers' Conference and continues to teach
> > workshops and courses in Surrey. *He has organized workshops and will
> > provide writer in residence sessions at the Newton Cultural Centre in 2011
> > .* ed@...
> > **
> > *Langara Continuing Studies
> > *A variety of writing courses and workshops throughout the year.
> > http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/index.html
> >
> > *The Writers Studio at SFU*
> > A one-year part-time professional program
> > http://www.thewritersstudio.ca/
> > **
> > *Writers Web Workshops*
> > Author and editor Alision Acheson offers online courses and workshops
> > http://writerswebworkshop.com/
> > **
> > We will continue to pass along writing-related info. through
> > the Surreywriters listserv at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreywriters/
> > .
> >
> > We would like to thank everyone who signed up for classes and workshops
> > after the school was hastily formed to fill the gap after Surrey School
> > District Community programs were cancelled.
> >
> > We'd also like to acknowledge the instructors who supported the school and
> > provided workshops and courses: Julie Ferguson, Heidi Greco, Joyce Gram,
> > Lois Peterson, Ed Griffin, Eileen Reppenhagen, Nina Munteanu and Jan Drabek,
> > and Surrey
Libraries<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreywriters/www.surreylibraries.com>
> > which provided venues for Saturday workshops in 2010.
> >
> > If you have questions, or want to enquire about your eligibility/status re
> > a Creative Writing Diploma, *please contact me offlist at **
> > loispeterson@...* <loispeterson@...>*. *
> >
> > *Lois Peterson / Ed Griffin
> > Surrey Writers' School*
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Dave Bennett, VE7YJ
> Aldergrove, BC
>
> "Be who you are, say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and
> those who matter don't mind."
> -- Theodor Geisel, "Dr. Seuss"
>

Thanks for the clarification.
The School is no longer seeking venues for its own courses, but partnering with
other agencies on literacy activities.

--- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com, David Bennett <davepbennett@...> wrote:
>
> I guess there's a mis-understanding there ... I didn't mean they run writing
> courses, just that it might be a good venue for your school to offer courses
> in. The only writing related one  they ran this season was "How to Write a
> Book in 101 Days." Which was interesting, but not aimed at fiction writers
> :O)
>
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Lois Peterson
> <lpwordsolutions@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Dave. Perhaps you'll post a link here to info about
> > courses/workshops they offer, and I'll then add the info to the announcement
> > at the Surrey Writers School site.
> > Tx. L
> >
> >
> > --- In surreywriters@yahoogroups.com <surreywriters%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > David Bennett <davepbennett@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Lois, did you know that there is still a Continuing Ed program in Langley
> > > and Abbotsford. It's not run by the school districts but by a private
> > > concern, though the courses are held in schools. They have dozens of
> > courses
> > > and are always looking for more.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Lois Peterson
> > > <lpwordsolutions@>wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > *Due to increasing costs and other adminisrative challenges,
> > > > **the Surrey Writers' School
> > > > **has suspended regular workshops and courses,
> > > > effective January 1.
> > > > *
> > > > However, we will continue to partner with other organizations
> > > > in presenting literacy and literary events, and supporting other
> > activities
> > > > in the community.
> > > >
> > > > And beginning in mid-February, we will offer *customised workshops for
> > > > writing and critique* *groups on request* - with a minimum of five
> > > > participants. Contact loispeterson@ to enquire about rates,
> >
> > > > etc.
> > > >
> > > > We are also tentatively planning a summer *weekend writing retreat* at
> > > > Alexandra Neighbourhood Houses' historic site at Crescent Beach.
> > > >
> > > > *Check the school website from time to time for updates. *
> > > > *www.surreywritersschool.com*
> > > >
> > > > *Meanwhile, if you want to continue to pursue your writing
> > > > with the support of professional writers and teachers, please contact:*
> > > > **
> > > > *Ed Griffin
> > > > *Ed established the first writing courses in Surrey almost twenty years
> > > > ago, founded the International Writers' Conference and continues to
> > teach
> > > > workshops and courses in Surrey. *He has organized workshops and will
> > > > provide writer in residence sessions at the Newton Cultural Centre in
> > 2011
> > > > .* ed@
> > > > **
> > > > *Langara Continuing Studies
> >
> > > > *A variety of writing courses and workshops throughout the year.
> > > > http://www.langara.bc.ca/continuing-studies/index.html
> > > >
> > > > *The Writers Studio at SFU*
> > > > A one-year part-time professional program
> > > > http://www.thewritersstudio.ca/
> > > > **
> > > > *Writers Web Workshops*
> > > > Author and editor Alision Acheson offers online courses and workshops
> > > > http://writerswebworkshop.com/
> > > > **
> > > > We will continue to pass along writing-related info. through
> > > > the Surreywriters listserv at
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreywriters/
> > > > .
> > > >
> > > > We would like to thank everyone who signed up for classes and workshops
> > > > after the school was hastily formed to fill the gap after Surrey School
> > > > District Community programs were cancelled.
> > > >
> > > > We'd also like to acknowledge the instructors who supported the school
> > and
> > > > provided workshops and courses: Julie Ferguson, Heidi Greco, Joyce
> > Gram,
> > > > Lois Peterson, Ed Griffin, Eileen Reppenhagen, Nina Munteanu and Jan
> > Drabek,
> > > > and Surrey Libraries<
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/surreywriters/www.surreylibraries.com>
> >
> > > > which provided venues for Saturday workshops in 2010.
> > > >
> > > > If you have questions, or want to enquire about your eligibility/status
> > re
> > > > a Creative Writing Diploma, *please contact me offlist at **
> > > > loispeterson@* <loispeterson@>*. *
> > > >
> > > > *Lois Peterson / Ed Griffin
> > > > Surrey Writers' School*
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dave Bennett, VE7YJ
> > > Aldergrove, BC
> > >
> > > "Be who you are, say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter
> > and
> > > those who matter don't mind."
> > > -- Theodor Geisel, "Dr. Seuss"
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Dave Bennett, VE7YJ
> Aldergrove, BC
>
> "Be who you are, say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and
> those who matter don't mind."
> -- Theodor Geisel, "Dr. Seuss"
>

Thurs Mar 10, full-day at SFU downtown.

http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_prodevelopment.asp

Check this out. Very worthwhile, at a great price.

LP, www.loispeterson.net

May you all enjoy a productive year
of great reading, writing, editing, publishing
and sharing what you know with others.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO ALL

Entries accepted Jan 1 - 31.
Top prize $1,000.
Info here http://www.highlights.com/highlights-fiction-contest

Just wanted to share will the group that I'm teaching a character development
class next month (info below), and if anyone on this list needs financial
assistance to attend, just ping me for a "scholarship" spot. Keep writing (and
editing)!!!

Best,
Christine
http://editordevil.blogspot.com/

**Create Characters That Last**
LOCATION:  Online Class (via Yahoo Groups)
DATES:  February 2-16, 2011 (2 weeks)
REGISTER:  $35 at  http://editordevil.blogspot.com/

Characters should feel so REAL to readers they jump off the page. This class is
geared toward fiction writers who want to create fascinating
characters—characters readers want to take home for dinner.

We'll examine different profiling modes, including The Hero's Journey,
epic-literature archetypes, psychology models, and even spiritual archetypes.
Depending on your genre, you'll also learn the appropriate type of relationships
to create between characters, both primary and secondary. Whether you want to
create the next James Bond or Ethan Fromm, the next Indiana Jones or Bridgette
Jones... this class will help you break the mold on character development.

You'll receive 6 Lessons that will teach you to:
1. Answer the 3 key questions about your main characters.
2. Apply the 5 "musts" for character introductions.
3. Layer action effectively to "show, not tell".
4. Build character development arcs more easily.
5. Leverage dialogue between characters (primary and secondary).
6. Make heroes/heroines/villains interact effectively.
7. Know when heroes/villains should win or lose and why.
8. Make plotting easier through character-driven storytelling.
9. Choose the right POV character for the story.

My goal is to help you create the next break-out book with 3-demensional
characters everyone talks about. Emphasis will be placed on building unique
characters and stand-out heroes, heroines and villains.

About the Instructor
Christine M. Fairchild has over 20 years of experience as a writer and editor.
Though trained as a journalist, she spent the last two decades working for
publications (XFiles, SciFiMall.com), technical giants (Microsoft, AT&T), and
consumer product companies (DHL, Hitachi). She now helps fiction writers improve
their use of language, timing, and perspective to deepen their work. Christine
has written 2 historical fiction women's fiction books as well as a Romantic
Suspense. As a writer, editor and ghostwriter, her experience ranges from novels
to screenplays to non-fiction, from science fiction to romance to memoir.

This is from my blog, and it got a lot of responses because of the body language
issues discussed, so thought I'd share it.... Beware where you point your navel!

****
Don't Tell Me You Care, Show Me
(more character development do's and don'ts from my upcoming class)

Don't… explain a character's response to a situation—or to another
character—when action would prove their response.

Especially don't use internal dialogue to do the ALL work for you. This is
cheating the reader from experiencing the hero/heroine's reactions and coming to
their own conclusion about what the hero/heroine is feeling or thinking.
Internal dialogue should only tell the reader what they can't see or know for
themselves, such as secrets, memories or unexpected reactions.

Do… use body language and external dialogue to show how a character feels or
thinks.

Actions speak louder than words. Character postures and actions more potently
reveal if they are nervous, hurt, excited or dangerous. Since words can be
false, most humans instinctively register actions in their subconscious to weigh
truth.

When you pit actions against the reader's expectations, you can create
especially tense situations.

For example, a woman with her husband at a party may meet a handsome, sexy,
powerful man. She may speak casually to him, as if he's no more important than
the bartender. But if she's attracted to the newcomer, she'll likely open her
chest or her body, bare her neck by pushing away her hair, dilate her pupils,
touch her neck or rub her ankles together. She may even laugh at his bad jokes.

Her husband may start to insult the man as a power-play to hide his insecurity.
But in the end, her navel will point at the man she wants to go home with. Same
for the fellows; whichever man takes the posture of the gorilla—chest out, chin
raised, back straightened to the point of being arched, jaw set—is likely
claiming territory.
****
Best,
Christine
http://editordevil.blogspot.com/

Just a reminder that the class starts in a week. If you need financial
assistance to take it, just ask for a sholarship :)

**Create Characters That Last!**
LOCATION:  Online Class (via Yahoo Groups)
DATES:  February 2-16, 2011 (2 weeks)
REGISTER:  $35 at  http://editordevil.blogspot.com/

Characters should feel so REAL to readers they jump off the page. This class is
geared toward fiction writers who want to create fascinating
characters—characters readers want to take home for dinner.

We'll examine different profiling modes, including The Hero's Journey,
epic-literature archetypes, psychology models, and even spiritual archetypes.
Depending on your genre, you'll also learn the appropriate type of relationships
to create between characters, both primary and secondary. Whether you want to
create the next James Bond or Ethan Fromm, the next Indiana Jones or Bridgette
Jones... this class will help you break the mold on character development.

You'll receive 6 Lessons that will teach you to:
1. Answer the 3 key questions about your main characters.
2. Apply the 5 "musts" for character introductions.
3. Layer action effectively to "show, not tell".
4. Build character development arcs more easily.
5. Leverage dialogue between characters (primary and secondary).
6. Make heroes/heroines/villains interact effectively.
7. Know when heroes/villains should win or lose and why.
8. Make plotting easier through character-driven storytelling.
9. Choose the right POV character for the story.

My goal is to help you create the next break-out book with 3-demensional
characters everyone talks about. Emphasis will be placed on building unique
characters and stand-out heroes, heroines and villains.

About the Instructor
Christine M. Fairchild has over 20 years of experience as a writer and editor.
Though trained as a journalist, she spent the last two decades working for
publications (XFiles, SciFiMall.com), technical giants (Microsoft, AT&T), and
consumer product companies (DHL, Hitachi). She now helps fiction writers improve
their use of language, timing, and perspective to deepen their work. Christine
has written 2 historical fiction women's fiction books as well as a Romantic
Suspense. As a writer, editor and ghostwriter, her experience ranges from novels
to screenplays to non-fiction, from science fiction to romance to memoir.

Please check out my updated website.
It now includes recommended writing books, Tips for Writers and a Q&A section.
www.loispeterson.net
Writing/Help For YOUR Writing.

And please send me you writing-related questions for the Q&A section and/or suggested topics for the Writing Tips.

Tx.
Lois Peterson,  Author ~ Storyteller ~ Writing Instructor