The WCYR Book Club is open to anyone. You do not need to be a member to participate, but you do need to purchase a copy of the book. This club is a coming together of authors and writers. It is a celebration of the written word, and an opportunity for us to learn more […]
Description A lot has changed in the AI space since generative AI tools such as MidJourney, Dalle, and ChatGPT went mainstream in 2022. The Writers’ Guild of America strike, anti-AI policies at periodicals, and voice actors suing TikTok represent the big societal reactions to these tools. We will touch briefly on legal issues and the […]
Join our authors at The Link Spring Market. The event will take place at Georgina’s unique Link Market on Sunday, 23 March 2025 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come out to support local authors and purchase your next great read!
Arts Society King (with King Heritage & Culture) is presenting our annual all-ages writing contest, this year Timeless Tales V – The Letters. Five excerpts taken from diaries and letters in the King Museum archives are prompts sure to spark imaginative short stories. Residents of York, Simcoe, Peel and Dufferin are all eligible. Free to […]
We all have stories to tell about interesting slices of our lives. Join me at Haliburton School for the Arts for a week of Memoir Writing. May 26-30 in beautiful Haliburton, Ontario to write the stories only you can tell! Whether you’ve already got a memoir in progress or only dreaming of one, this course […]
The Inkwell Literary Festival Short Story Contest is FREE and open to all aspiring writers aged 14+ in Ontario. You can download a list of contest rules, awards, and specifics here. The contest overview is explained in this YouTube video.
Calling all York Region writers! Join us for monthly Writing Workshops presented by local writers from WCYR (Writers’ Community of York Region). April’s workshop will be presented bby Mit Gopaul, entitled “Writing and Publishing Your Dream – It’s Easier Than You Think.” For more information or to sign up, please visit RHPL Writer’s Workshops.
Have you ever wondered what an editor does, or why you might need your book edited before submitting to an agent or publisher? What about self-publishing? Anyone can do it, so why should you pay someone to change the book you wanted to write? MJ Moores and Elise Abram take a look at six major […]
Award-winning, local author Bruce A Hanson will be at Chapters Newmarket on Saturday April 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a book signing event. Drop by, chat and take a closer look at his books: Double Cross (finalist in the 2024 Whistler Independent Book Awards), Murder & Other Love Stories (includes 5 award-winning […]
Come out to the Richvale Library on 22 April 2025 to celebrate National Poetry Month. Four York Region poets will be reading on the theme of “the canopy of family.”