In the spirit of the month, we were joined by two horror authors, Tony Burgess who’s been described as literary, experimental horror and his films as grind house comedy and Sèphera Girón, who has written over twenty books, short stories, TV pilots, feature screenplays, and stage plays. Both have vast experience so come with your questions!
Kickstart Your Writing with Writers Groups ~ January 13th Writing is typically a solo endeavour, but finding a community of writers that support one another can be a great source of inspiration, encouragement and can propel your skills. No matter what your experience, a writing group can offer a supportive…
Two panellists shared their work, Trudee Romanek, Bright Daybreak, and Danielle Kostrich, We Must Have More Men. Both have written well researched, insightful plays based on world wars. You’ll not only learn about some of the people Barrie’s streets are named for, but gain a deeper insight into the hearts and minds of the soldiers who fought for our freedom.
There is no better time than to be told scary stories, with Halloween just around the corner! Our two horror authors were joined by a live audience at the Barrie Public Library, and on Zoom. Two audience members walked away with books from David Demchuk after winning the draw. Visit…
Authors Rosanna Battogelli and Ray Robertson join us to read their original work. Rosanna’s novel La Brigantessa (Inanna Publications, 2018) won Gold for Historical Fiction in the 2019 Independent Publisher Book (IPPY) Awards while Robertson’s poetry has been translated to several languages.
October’s Word Up will be Thursday, October 8th, at the usual location – Unity Cafe, 25 Toronto Street, Barrie. Since fall has arrived and halloween is on it’s way, we have invited some authors to read their scariest works! (Not scary, as in they are horrible. Scary as in, around…
