Rescheduled Event (from April 15th, 2018, cancelled due to inclement weather) Please note the change of venue. We will be at the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex (Lounge 1). As the number of published books grows exponentially, it becomes increasingly important to hook readers fast. This workshop will teach you how to find the best starting point (more…)
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
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
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
Showing versus Telling ~ Crafting Words at All Levels By: Loni Cameron The September meeting of the WCYR featured writer and creative coach Sue Reynolds. Sue’s free workshop focused on the topic of “showing versus … Read more
On Saturday September 23rd Covernotes Cafe helped celebrate this month’s grand opening of the WCYR Author Book Shelf in the book room. Member-authors Peter Howe, Catherine McClennan Brydon, Val Tobin, Dianne Gemmell, Nanci Pattenden, and MJ Moores joined us … Read more
Covernotes, one of the WCYR’s newest partners, hosted York Region’s inaugural literary and visual art collaborative installation on Saturday, August 19, from 5-8 pm. Local authors were invited to submit work in four categories … Read more
A Covernotes Flash Event The WCYR in conjunction with Covernotes presents the first in a series of mini-workshops. Join author, writer, editor, and publisher Douglas Owen as he walks you through structuring the start of your novel, what publishers are looking for, and readers expect. Get hands on advise and critiques of your work in (more…)
By: Nicole Donadio I don’t know a writer who hasn’t had to endure the cliché “write what you know.” This seems like bad advice — I can’t help but think that if we stuck to … Read more
Stacey Donaghy loves writers. She loves being seduced by a manuscript that she can’t put down, and being able to match that manuscript to a market where it will thrive and attract the right readers. … Read more
**This is a FREE Members-only workshop. Space is limited. Please reserve your spot below. Writing funny is one of the hardest forms of craft. You may have a great sense of humour, but capturing that in your writing takes skill and practice. The workshop will provide tips on developing humour into your creative writing. It (more…)
**This is a FREE Members-only workshop. Space is limited. Please reserve your spot below. Getting Backstory to Work For You Instead of Against You One of the most difficult aspects of writing is being able to identify when your doing an “info dump” in the middle of a scene/chapter and how to go about fixing (more…)
