Workshops

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Branch Workshops

The Branch holds workshops every year for which we charge fees. There is a substantial discount for our members.

Upcoming Workshops

No Upcoming Workshops Scheduled

No workshops are currently scheduled for Victoria at this time.

Details of past workshops include the recent March 27th mini-workshop with Bernice Lever.

The poster displayed to the right advertised our May, 2007 workshop, Writing: A Successful Business about the business aspects of the writing business.

Obtaining More Information

For additional information or if you are interested in our next workshop or event, please contact us.

Past Workshops

March 27, 2008—Mini-Workshop: Know Which Rules to Break

Do you know when to use dialect, idioms, slang or other levels of language?
Can your creative language use confuse your reader?
Every piece of writing evolves differently for every individual writer. What is acceptable today?

Join Bernice Lever for an interactive workshop on how to use composition rules to polish your manuscript ready for publishers.

Learn how to hone your own style. How each character's dialogue can differ. The evening will include time for Q & A.

Meeting Location

This meeting, a special mini-workshop, will be held 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn, Victoria, 3020 Blanshard Street (just south of Mayfair Mall behind Office Depot) in the Spruce Room. There is plenty of free parking. Buses are 1.5 blocks south on Douglas Street at Finlayson.

Open to All Writers

This event will be open to our members and to the public. Meetings are free to members; $5 for non-members.

Seating for this meeting is limited to 18, so it is recommended that you contact us to reserve your seat.

Writings Samples Invited

Two pages or 500 word max. samples can be sent directly by March 21 to:

Bernice Lever
B69
Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G0

for inclusion in discussions. Or just bring your style queries on the evening of March 27th.

Please contact us if you would like more information.

Presenter Bio

Bernice Lever will be in Victoria to read at The Black Stilt Coffee House, #103-1633 Hillside Avenue on the evening of March 28th. More information: (250) 370-2077. Readings are on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., $3 at the door.

Bernice has won numerous awards for her writing, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from World Poets in Vancouver on February 29th.

Bernice Lever has published and edited in many genres. Her workshops on creativity and marketing have helped many writers get published. She has a BA and MA in English from York University in Toronto, Ontario and taught English for 14 years at Seneca College, Ontario. Her 8th book of poems, Never A Straight Line, Black Moss, 2007 shows her various voices used in her readings and lectures on 5 continents. Visit: www.colourofwords.com.

Bernice currently serves the CAA as BC Regional V.P. and Grievance Chair for CAA contracts as well as Vancouver Branch's Writer-in-Residence for manuscript editing and evaluation.

Download Mini Workshop Poster

The workshop poster (PDF - 69k) is suitable for colour or black & white printing or forwarding to writers or organizations that may be interested. This prints two copies per 8.5 x 11 page.

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