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Slow Down: The Value of Apprenticeship When Writing Fiction
Saturday August 17, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Kananaskis 2
In the world of social-media likes and six-second TikTok clips, we want things the way we want them, and we want them now. Bringing such a sensibility to a writing career is a path to disappointment. Taking a slower, longer approach can help minimize the heartache of rejection. How do you know when your novel's ready to pitch? How do you know you've spent enough time mastering your craft? Hear from writers who've learned the importance of learning.
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Andrew Buckley

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Andrew Buckley is a film school-educated writer, which means he's spent most of his life with no money and a high opinion about bad movies. Today, he's a traditionally and self-published novelist of rather silly, yet enjoyable fiction for all ages, a comic book writer, screenwriter... Read More →
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Robin van Eck

Robin writes fiction - literary, contemporary, horror, weird and offbeat - and creative nonfiction. Most recently her work has appeared in WonderShift - 40th Anniversary Anthology of the Alexandra Writers Centre, Forbidden Fruit from The Seventh Terrace and Very Much Alive, stories... Read More →
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Ali Bryan

Ali Bryan is an award-winning novelist and creative nonfiction writer who explores the what-ifs, the wtfs and the wait-a-minutes of every day. She crafts stories about the downtrodden and disenfranchised, the brokenhearted, and the vulnerable. About lovers and losers, mothers and... Read More →
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Steven Owad

Steven lives in Calgary and works as an editor. His novels have been praised in publications such as Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and Mystery Scene, and his stage plays have been produced in theaters throughout North America. As a journalist, Steven has written hundreds of feature... Read More →
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Saturday August 17, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Kananaskis 2
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