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WC Events
WCYR & WCDR List of Meetings
Upcoming Member Seminars, Partner Events, & Workshops
WC News
WCYR Write-Ins...COMING SOON!
Facebook Live Sessions
Page Turners
Volunteer Opportunities
Opportunities at Large
Celebrating Your Success
Announcements
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Just Around the Corner
Sizzling Synopses with M.J. Moores
How on earth do you take 50K+ words and boil them down to 1 measly little page?
The formula’s simple, the practice is grueling but we’ll get your reduction simmering nicely.
Registration is free, but space is limited! Click the link below to register.
Workshop will take place Thursday, August 13th, 2020, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm via WEBEX.
Pre-registration ends August 11th, 2020.
CLICK HERE to register
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Writing Page-Turning Tension with Molly O'Keefe & Open House
From brainstorming, drafting and editing this workshop will help writers of every genre and at any point on their career add the kind of tension to their manuscripts that hooks readers, agents and editors and keeps them turning pages.
Registration is free, but space is limited! Click the link below to register.
Workshop will take place Sunday, September 13th, 2020, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm via WEBEX.
CLICK HERE to register
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- Sizzling Synopsis with MJ Moores - August 13th, 2020
- Writing Page-Turning Tension with Molly O'Keefe - September 13th, 2020
- Subject Lines Save Bottom Lines with Holly Mortimer - October 18, 2020
- Querying, Twitter Pitches and Contests with Farah Heron - November 8, 2020
For more information or to register, please see our website.
No Summer Series Booked at this time. Watch the upcoming newsletters and updates for details as they evolve.
For more information, please see their website.
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WCYR WRITE-INs ... Coming Soon!
We are currently working on a schedule to hold weekly Write-ins on Zoom in the very near future. They will be 2h sessions with a break at the 1h mark. While writing, we will all be muted. During break, all topics of discussions are open including plot, characters, note taking, suggestions, processes, etc. Please note that, if the size warrants it, we will be breaking into smaller groups to facilitate communication.
The goal is to provide a café-like experience for WCYR members to work on their own project, an island in the middle of insanity, where we can create worlds together while staying safely apart.
Watch for more details in the Members' Corner on facebook and in the next newsletter. If you are interested in participating, please email events@wcyork.ca with the subject line: WCYR Write-In Participation, and we'll be sure to send you an email with exclusive information as soon as the final details are ready.
July's Page Turner...
Blog series by Val Tobin
Check out an anonymous, yet famous, first page and vote on whether you'd turn the page!
It's an opportunity to check out a new author you don't know, a book by a favourite author you haven't read yet, or a whole new experience!
Click HERE to read the page turner. |
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Vaughan Public Libraries is pleased to present two webinars led by WCYR members:
Inside Track on Editing
July 21, 7:00-8:00 pm: Join M.J. Moores for a seminar via Zoom on editing best practices, and a discussion of the role of editing in the creative process.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8826250914?pwd=eXZDRDNqcTZGWUlGQUhJU0c2Sm9KZz09
Meeting ID: 882 625 0914
Password: 1587621
Paths to Publishing
August 18, 7:00-8:00 pm: Join Kim McDougall for a seminar via Zoom on strategies for finding agents and editors, strategies for self-publishing, and best practices for distributing a self-published book.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8826250914?pwd=eXZDRDNqcTZGWUlGQUhJU0c2Sm9KZz09
Meeting ID: 882 625 0914
Password: 1587621
Don’t miss these summer webinars!
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WCYR Member Workshop Proposals:
The WCYR Board is seeking proposals from Members to present a 1-2 hour workshop during our 2020-2021 season.
Please contact Kim McDougall at info@kimmcdougall.com
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Looking for a Critique Group?
WCYR’s Critique Group Organizer, Rae Keen, can help you connect with other writers in York Region.
Contact Rae at rae.keen@sympatico.ca
Help Build WCYR’s Partnership with Libraries . . .
We’re looking for WCYR members to lead online seminars in partnership with libraries in York Region.
For this volunteer option, you’ll get the word out about the WCYR and yourself, gain experience in presenting online, and land a solid resume credit. If you’re published, you can tell participants about your books.
If you’d like to share your insights about the craft or journey of writing, please consider this opportunity.
You don’t need to be published to participate.
For details, please contact Rae Keen, Library Liaison, at rae.keen@sympatico.ca .
Looking for More Recognition?
Make it easy for fellow WCYR members to recognize you. Update your profile listing with WCYR! It's free at the WCYR website and a great way to get your work and interests in front of visitors to the site! Complete your profile by adding a photo and some information here https://wcyork.ca/members-list/. It’s quick. It’s easy. And if you need help to get started, here’s a full step-by-step guide https://wcyork.ca/member-profile-guide/ .
Take a few minutes now to become better known!
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We’re looking for people to tackle the following non-board positions. Some of these jobs require a minimal amount of time/work, others will need a bit more of a commitment.
The Positions that need immediate attention are the:
Magazine Manager
Magazine Layout Designer
Grant Coordinator
The WCYR needs volunteers to order to stay active. Please consider running for any of the above positions. Anyone on the board would be more than happy to discuss the jobs with you, and you will have plenty of support and assistance from us.
The WCYR NEEDS YOUR HELP
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Who's had some success lately? The WCYR wants to know.
CLICK HERE and use the form to submit any and all of your successes so that we can celebrate them together.
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Do you have a writing-related event, publication, award, book launch, contest or workshop that you'd like to tell us about? Or perhaps you have a great idea for a workshop or a neat suggestion?
We'd love to hear from you.
Please send us your ideas to info@wcyork.ca.
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Upcoming Meeting
WCYR Open House
with Molly O'Keefe on
Writing Books with Page-Turning Tension
September 13th, 2020.
1:00-4:00pm
FREE Webinar
Location: WEBEX
Reminder: Instructions for logging into Webex will be sent the week before a meeting.
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Ray Twinney Recreation Complex
100 Eagle St W, Newmarket
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