Writers Studio
The 2010 Writers Studio offers master classes with ten accomplished writers in a wide
range of genres, from poetry to kidlit, novels to memoirs, performance to playwriting. In an intimate
seminar setting, some of the most successful authors writing in Canada today will speak directly and
openly about particular points of writer’s craft, such as how to write convincing dialogue, how
to structure story, how to find your writer’s voice. These are not workshops—the writers
leading the master classes will not be reading participants’ work or workshopping individual
pieces of writing. Instead, they offer their knowledge and experience, insights into the struggles and
concerns common to all who works the page. Some may guide you through the exercises; others may tell
war stories and share tips. All will bring their particular insider’s view of the questions that
plague every writer, from beginner to bestseller.
Writers Studio master classes are 90 minutes in length and take place in the Martello Room on the 6th
Floor of the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront. Tickets are $25 and enrollment
is limited to 30 participants. The student master class (Y) is $10 and is available only to high school
students. All tickets go on sale on August 12.
Writers Studio at a glance
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