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Member Spotlight: Anita Allen

This month’s member spotlight introduces us to Anita Allen. A love of reading since her childhood led her to a love of writing. Anita plans, but is also flexible when it comes to her schedule. … Read more

Member Spotlight – Loni Cameron

Member Spotlight – Questionnaire This month’s Member Spotlight is all about…. Loni Cameron! Loni is a busy mom of two, working on her own writing, blogging for the WCYR, and active in the meetings as … Read more

NaNoWriMo 2018 – Our Last Shout Out!

Our Final Fruits for NaNoWriMo 2018 By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more

Writing Resolutions for 2019

Let’s Plan for Success in 2019! By: Loni Cameron 2019 is upon us! The New Year gives us an opportunity for new goals. I’m not always one for resolutions – it’s hard to keep those. … Read more

Holiday Writing Tips for 2018

The Gift We Can Give Ourselves – Focus on our Writing By Loni Cameron It’s mid-December, and the holiday revels have started. More and more events are demanding your time. Then there is the planning, … Read more

NaNoWriMo 2018 is Giving Us … More!

More Fruit From the NaNoWriMo Tree! By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more

NaNoWriMo 2018 Is Done!

And This is What We Did! By: Loni Cameron Every November thousands of writers around the world take on the challenge to write an entire novel in one month. This challenge asks that the author … Read more

Member Spotlight – Mark Koning

Today’s Member Spotlight features writer Mark Koning. Mark writes in a variety of genres: he has written memoir, short stories and more! He has stories he needs to tell. Mark doesn’t tend to plan out … Read more

Members Perk: Author Promotion at Chapters in 2019!

Have you ever wondered why it’s so awesome to belong to the WCYR? – Well, how about us helping you get your books out to your reading audience? – Here’s another great WCYR perk for … Read more

National Novel Writing Month

It’s almost time for Na-No-Wri-Mo 2018. Every year since 1999, with 21 participants, writers have gathered to try to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. The number of writers participating grew to 402, … Read more

Membership Perks: Leading a Workshop

By: Linda Francis Did you ever wonder why it’s a great idea to join the Writers’ Community of York Region (WCYR)? Well, there’s a whole list of reasons! How about running a workshop and sharing … Read more

Dynamic Villains: The Characters You Love To Hate

How to Create Those Villains We Hate (But Still Want to Love) By: Loni Cameron Last week, MJ Moores,our Board Director, hosted a free members-only workshop on creating Dynamic Villains. A Dynamic Villain is multi-faceted: one … Read more

Membership Perks: Belonging to a Larger World

By: Linda Francis Did you ever wonder why it’s a great idea to join the Writers’ Community of York Region (WCYR)? Well, there’s a whole list of reasons! How about: Knowing that you are not … Read more

Member Spotlight – Charlene Jones

By: Loni Cameron Writing because she must, Charlene Jones is our latest volunteer for the membership spotlight. While performing with veteran Linda Stitt (co-host of Words and Music Salon in Toronto since 2008) from the … Read more

What’s in a Grant: Better Dialogue!

How I Utilized My Grant at George Brown College’s Dialogue Writing Course By: Carol Newhouse I was awarded the WritersPlayGround-sponsored Educational Grant from the Writers’ Community of York Region. So, how did I use this … Read more