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Manitoulin Writers' Retreat July 10–12, 2009
Manitoulin Writers' Retreat Celebrates 10th Anniversary July 10-12, 2009. Kagawong The Manitoulin Writers Retreat is marking its 10th anniversary with a three day celebration of Northern Ontario literary talent in the scenic village of Kagawong July 10-12, 2009.
Festivities begin Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m. with the opening of the Northern Book Fair, a marketplace designed to showcase independent authors and publishers from northern communities. Book vendors will be selling a wide range of publications at the Kagawong Park Centre, 39 Henry St., on Friday night, all day Saturday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and again Sunday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Beginning Friday night, special guest poets, novelists and short story writers will be reading excerpts from their works from 7 to 9 p.m. A similar program is scheduled for Saturday night as well. Book lovers will have a chance to browse the book fair all day and attend a varied program of literary readings in the evening.
Writers at all stages of their careers will be participating in a series of writing workshops offered in conjunction with the Northern Book Fair. On Saturday morning recording artist Kevin Closs will present a song writing workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. This session will run concurrently with a humour writing workshop featuring Sudbury Star columnist Heather McCabe. The afternoon agenda includes poetry writing with artist/author Ann Elizabeth Carson. Simultaneously, fans of young adult fiction and children's literature can explore that genre with Emily DeAngelis of the Sudbury Writers' Guild.
On Sunday the book fair continues and writing workshops will run from noon to 2 p.m. Author Bruce Meyer will lead a discussion of short fiction techniques and novelists Rosanna Battigelli and Marion Seabrook will team up to guide novices through the process of conducting historical research with a view to weaving the material into a novel or memoir.
To book accommodations visit www.lambac.org, www.mymanitoulinexperience.ca , www.manitoulin-link.com or www.manitoulin.com. Book sales tables are $30 for entire weekend; workshops are $30 per session ($20 for Manitoulin Writers' Circle members and Sudbury Writers' Guild members.) Students $20 as well. For further information contact facilitator Margo Little at 705-282-1714 or download registration forms at www.margolittle.com
