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Announcing The High Priestess: Persephone’s Return by Val Tobin

  • January 31, 2023
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About the Book: Someone wants Jaycie Nevil to remain in Hades. Could it be the god of the underworld? A student mage who doubts her abilities, Jaycie strives to achieve success in her program. When … Read more

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December Open Mic and Year End Celebration!

  • January 23, 2023
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We were together! In-person! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter holiday, full of family, friends, and good cheer. We’re also happy that so many of us included the WCYR Open Mic as part of … Read more

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Web3 with Maaja Wentz

  • January 2, 2023
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Maaja Wentz took us on a journey through artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3, and what those changes could mean for writers, in the December 1st member-run workshop. Before we began, Board Chair Mit Gopaul welcomed … Read more

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British Christmas in WWII

  • December 12, 2022
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By Wendy Poole I enjoy researching. For me it is very rewarding to have that “aha” moment. It may only last momentarily before I think, but what if…, and once again begin another search for … Read more

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Announcing Frozen Foes & Dominoes: D.E.M.ON. Tales Book 6, by MJ Moores and Nanci Pattenden

  • November 16, 2022
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About the Book: Frost Bitten… The wonder twins Dodge and Yoli are, unfortunately, the D.E.M.ON. agency’s only hope for discovering the source of a Yeti-iceman’s rampages at a ski resort north of the city. They … Read more

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Announcing How I Invented the Internet by Marilyn Carr

  • November 6, 2022
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About the Book Despite growing up in Deep River, Ontario, the company town for Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories that only exists because of science, Marilyn Carr was firmly neither a science, technology, engineering, nor mathematics … Read more

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Join Us for National Novel Writing Month!

  • October 31, 2022
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National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow! In this month-long goal to write 50,000 words, word-crafters across the world unite. Here at the WCYR we like to celebrate with our own Mini-NaNo. What’s that, … Read more

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Announcing Dead Man’s Doll by Diane Bator

  • October 24, 2022
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About the Book: Christmas blooms in Sugarwood in the form of a brightly lit tree in town square, colourful ornaments, and a snowstorm. It’s just Audra Clemming’s luck that she literally stumbles over the local … Read more

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Announcing The Shape of Stories: A Comprehensive Guide for Fiction Writers by Elise Abrams

  • October 18, 2022
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About the Book: In the magnum opus of her teaching career, seasoned English teacher, author, editor, and publisher Elise Abram curates a collection of lesson plans and techniques related to the craft of writing. Abram’s … Read more

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Getting Unstuck with Sue Reynolds – Open House!

  • October 13, 2022
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first event of the season and our first in-person event in two years! We were excited that September’s event featured the fantastic Sue Reynolds. Sue brought … Read more

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Announcing The Magician: Infinity’s End by Val Tobin

  • September 26, 2022
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About the Book: He’s expelled for a crime he didn’t commit. When he finds the real culprit, will it spell the beginning of his end? Chase Spenser has always been a model mage student until … Read more

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Announcing Engineered by Roderick D. Turner

  • September 18, 2022
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About the Book: Anja Petersen loves everything about her life – but she wishes she could not see what is coming. The future branches out before her, premonitions haunting her waking hours, stalking her dreams. … Read more

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Announcing Sombrio by Rhonda Waterfall

  • September 1, 2022
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About the Book: Vulnerable and hallucinatory, Rhonda Waterfall writes an alarming and vivid West Coast novel. Set in the rain forest on the outer coast of Vancouver Island, Sombrio takes us into the dark heart of lost … Read more

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Announcing Deep Into the Weeds by Willie Handler

  • July 13, 2022
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About the Book: Preston McPherson thought he could save his troubled Canadian dairy farm by growing marijuana, but his problems were only just beginning. With the help of his brother-in-law and local police sergeant, Ferg, … Read more

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Announcing The Crows of After, A collection of Horrors by Exsanguine Hart

  • June 22, 2022
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About the Book: Don’t leave the dolls alone… Set in a classic style haunted house inhabited by dolls, fear, and other strange things, this poetry collection accompanied by full-colour art explores the self and a … Read more

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  • Announcing <em>The High Priestess: Persephone’s Return</em> by Val Tobin

    Announcing <em>The High Priestess: Persephone’s Return</em> by Val Tobin

  • December Open Mic and Year End Celebration!

    December Open Mic and Year End Celebration!

  • Web3 with Maaja Wentz

    Web3 with Maaja Wentz

  • British Christmas in WWII

    British Christmas in WWII

  • Announcing Frozen Foes & Dominoes: D.E.M.ON. Tales Book 6, by MJ Moores and Nanci Pattenden

    Announcing Frozen Foes & Dominoes: D.E.M.ON. Tales Book 6, by MJ Moores and Nanci Pattenden

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