And the Winners Are… By: Nanci Pattenden Earlier this year, WCYR partnered with Cardinal Press Espresso Bar for their first writing contest. It was a prompt-driven contest, with the writing and editing all taking place … Read more
An Annual General Meeting, Elections, and A Self-Publishing Success Story! By: Loni Cameron March’s meeting had three parts: 2018’s Annual General Meeting, our Elections, and an insightful speaker. Board Chair, MJ Moores started the meeting … Read more
Ready! Set! Action! By MJ Moores Many writers allow themselves to daydream about the idea of their novel being made into a movie, but often feel that it’s too lofty a goal for which to … Read more
Calling All Volunteers! By: Loni Cameron Volunteer with Us! It takes a lot of people to run the WCYR. Everyone from me, doing the relatively small job of blogging, to MJ Moores, our current Board … Read more
Get Out and Vote! By: Loni Cameron The Annual General Meeting & WCYR Board Elections for 2018 will be held Sunday, March 18th, 2018 at the Newmarket Lion’s Community Centre – 200 Doug Duncan Drive, Newmarket … Read more
Rise and Revise Again! By Loni Cameron This past Thursday was the third of our member-led workshops. Kim McDougall took us on a journey through the process she created for revising her work. Though … Read more
Going with the flow… By Loni Cameron Many words flowed at Sunday’s poetry workshop with Janette Platana. After getting to know each other a bit, Janette shared a little about herself – her work, life … Read more
Paid or Unpaid: Let’s Blog! By: Loni Cameron Want a fun, quick jumpstart to your writing this New Year? How about a guest blog post on the Easy Writer Blog! The WCYR is eager … Read more
It’s Official! We are proud to announce that current members of the WCYR are now able to apply for a writing grant. All stages and levels of writers, from just starting out all the way … Read more
Ho-Ho-Holiday Social By Loni Cameron Raffles, food, games and good company! The evening of Friday December 8th was the WCYR Holiday Potluck & Open Mic Social. The evening started with some socializing, saying hello to … Read more
And the Punchline Is… By: Loni Cameron November’s member-led workshop was Writing with Humour, presented by author Willie Handler. The workshop was filled with writers eager to inject a little humour into their work, not … Read more
Where Are We At? By: Loni Cameron I hope everyone is meeting their targets, whether they are officially signed up at NaNoWriMo.org or doing the Mini-NaNo with the WCYR. We thought that we would give … Read more
The Importance of Social Media for Authors By: Loni Cameron Whether you happen to be in marketing, are an artist, craftsperson or writer, social media is an important tool in today’s world. Writing a book … Read more
WCYR’s Mini-NaNo Write-In Schedule Saturday Nov. 11th @ Covernotes Cafe, Newmarket Main St. S ~ from 9:00am-11:00am (Nanci Pattenden) Thursday Nov. 16th @ Covernotes Cafe, Newmarket Main St. S ~ from 9:30am-11:30am (Jenn Sharko) Saturday … Read more
National Novel Writing Month is a celebration for all things writerly. In honour of NaNoWriMo, the WCYR is holding our “MINI-NANO” again this year. This is an event for anyone who would like to formally … Read more
