Meet Patti M. Hall! Let us introduce you to Patti M. Hall, author, ghostwriter, memoir coach, educator, and one of one of the blue pencil editors at the York Writers Conference. Patti’s obsession with memoirs … Read more
Meet Marilyn Kleiber Let us introduce you to Marilyn Kleiber, one of the WCYR blue pencil editors. Marilyn is an author, publisher, mentor, and educator. Her debut book was Short Tales From a Tall Person. … Read more
Introducing Richard Scarsbrook Does your creativity need a boot in the pants? At the York Writer’s Conference, join Richard Scarsbrook for “Creative Writing Kick-Start.” This workshop will help you get rid of writer’s block and … Read more
Nate Hendley and Deep Research Techniques Research is important to any writer’s life. At the York Writer’s Conference, Nate Hendley will present Deep Research Techniques. How much was gas in the 1950s? Do you need … Read more
Say Hello to Alyxandra Harvey! The afternoon of the York Writers Conference offers us an opportunity to learn about mixing genres with author Alyxandra Harvey. Alyxandra will show writers how to shrug off the traditional … Read more
This month’s membership spotlight is on Special Events Coordinator, webmaster and author extraordinaire, Douglas Owen. Doug is a man of many hats, lending his expertise to the WCYR, benefiting the writers in our community. Tell … Read more
Meet Phil Dwyer Want to write your story? The story of real life? Then Creative Nonfiction with Phil Dwyer is for you. In this workshop, Phil will take you through the techniques of creative nonfiction. … Read more
It was an unseasonably chilly June day… At our Build Your Own Mystery event on June 6, we started off the afternoon with some announcements, including the presentation of grants to this year’s WCYR grant … Read more
Meet Lesley Donaldson How to die? Heart Attack? Gunshot? How is death treated in fiction? How do characters react and is their behaviour correct? Lesley Donaldson will answer these questions in her York Writers Conference … Read more
Another Successful Bookshelf Event! Nothing could dampen our spirits as we enjoyed a fun day at the Bookshelf on Saturday, May 25. Despite the rain, record numbers of people filled the hall at the Lion’s … Read more
Meet Zoe York! New York Times and USA Today bestseller Zoe York is the author of more than fifty romances. Zoe will present “Marketing for Genre Fiction Authors: Crafting Books that Sell, and Selling Books You’ve … Read more
The Latest Happenings From The WCYR We had a great turnout for our annual general meeting on April. We’ve got so much going on this year. The WCYR is steadily working towards its goal of … Read more
We’re excited to announce that award-winning Canadian author Terry Fallis will be the keynote speaker at the first York Writers Conference. Terry is a two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and has … Read more
Rights, Clauses and Contracts! Oh My! Author Douglas Smith treated us to a second workshop based on his book, Playing the Short Game. This workshop assumes you read the first half of the book details, … Read more
The Jig Is Up! The February WCYR meeting was different from any other I have been to before. We welcomed two representatives from the York Regional Police, one officer and one civilian, who work for … Read more
