From Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May 30, I'll be at a conference in Salmon Arm, BC sponsored by the Shuswap Association of Writers. I'll talk on Sunday morning about using online resources to write nonfiction.
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04/22/2010
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When will another workshop of this nature be held? This is a perfect platform for starting a formal writer's mentoring program so that aspirant writers can learn from the professionals.
Posted by: Freelancer | 10/06/2010 at 10:12 AM
Good question! I do one or two fiction workshops a year at Capilano University here in North Vancouver, but we haven't seen as much interest in book-length nonfiction. This is frustrating--especially since, for an unknown writer, a well-conceived nonfiction book has a better chance of publication than a novel.
Posted by: Crawford | 10/06/2010 at 10:35 AM