The Hundred Story Wood
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EDEN MILLS WRITERS’ FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE 2013 YOUNG WRITERS’ WORKSHOPS THE HUNDRED STORY WOOD MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 2013 8:45 AM—3:30 PM A day of writing workshops uniting Canadian authors and high school students. $35 per student, includes lunch. Enrolment is limited, so register today! For information, contact: Adrian Hoad-Reddick [email protected] 2013 HUNDRED STORY WOOD AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS SCOTT CHANTLER is the acclaimed cartoonist of the graphic novels Two Generals (which was longlisted for CBC’s Canada Reads: True Stories, named one of Chapters-Indigo’s Best Books of 2010, and selected for Best American Comics 2012), Northwest Passage (which was nominated for Eisner, Harvey, Shuster, and Doug Wright Awards), and the Three Thieves series (the first book of which, Tower of Treasure, won the Joe Shuster Award for Best Comic for Kids). He also teaches Writing for Graphic Novels at Max the Mutt Animation School in Toronto. GRACE O’CONNELL was the only author to be included on both the CBC’ s “10 Writers To Watch” and the Globe and Mail’s “CanLit’s Hottest Up and Comers”. O’Connell’s Magnified World was published as part of the Random House Canada New Face of Fiction program. Her work has appeared in various publications including The Walrus, Quill & Quire, The Journey Prize Stories and Taddle Creek, where she also serves as Associate Editor. She won the Great Canadian Literary Hunt and has been nominated for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award and two National Magazine Awards. She writes a books column for This Magazine, works as the Contributing Editor for Open Book: Toronto and teaches crea- tive writing at the University of Toronto. COREY REDEKOP Corey Redekop’s debut novel Shelf Mon- key (ECW Press, 2007) was awarded the Gold Medal for Popular Fiction at the Independent Publisher Book Awards. His second novel Husk (ECW Press, 2012) was named one of the best books of 2012 by Amazon.ca. The Toronto Star said of Husk, “Redekop tosses so much into this zombie stew that instead of wearing out his premise quickly it almost seems as though he needs a bigger pot. Corey is currently a publicist for Goose Lane Editions. He lives in Fredericton, NB. Corey is looking forward to providing an engaging workshop on how to write the surreal. PATRICIA WESTERHOF lives in Toronto, Canada, where she writes fiction and teaches English and creative writing. Westerhof is the author of The Dove in Bathurst Station, a novel, and Catch Me When I Fall, a collection of linked stories. She also co- authored The Writer’s Craft, a textbook used in many Writers Craft courses. Her stories have been published in The Dalhousie Re- view, Room, and the anthology Trees Running Backward. Along with fiction, Westerhof writes curriculum, and she has presented at education conferences in Canada and the U.S. THE DAY 8:45 Registration. Please arrive promptly 9:15 Welcome and introductions 9:30 Workshop Session 1 10:30 Workshop Session 2. 11:30 Workshop Session 3 for Groups 1 & 2. Lunch 1 12:30 Workshop Session 3 for Groups 3 & 4. Lunch 2 1:30 Workshop Session 4 2:30 Student readings and final comments. 3:30 Pick-up. Author books will be available for purchase and signing by our authors, courtesy of The Bookshelf. Please note our change of venue: Thank you to our 2013 host, St. John’s-Kilmarnock School, 2201 Shantz Station Road, Waterloo Region (Breslau), ON N0B1M0 The 100 Story Wood is limited to 120 students. The cost of the day is $35 per student, lunch provided. Workshops will run rain or shine—we’ll keep you dry, but please dress for the weather. Schools are invited to send two chaperones to enjoy the day at no charge. To register, contact Adrian Hoad-Reddick, [email protected] Join the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival Facebook Group .