Are you experiencing writer’s block? Or, do you want another set of eyes to help you with your Awesome Authors submission? Ottawa Public Library is keen to foster creativity and develop writers.
During the month of February, OPL is offering a series of writing workshops to support young writers in their craft. The workshops will be led by published local authors, who will also serve as judges, to review and select the winning pieces of writing, in poetry, short story and/or comic-book form entered in the Awesome Authors contest.
English workshops:
Writing workshop with Catherine Austen, Stittsville branch, February 1, 11 am (ages 9 to 12)Writing workshop with Amelinda Bérubé, Hazeldean branch, February 8, 1:30 pm (ages 13 to 18)How to become an awesome comic book writer with Éric Péladeau, Ruth E. Dickinson, February 15, 2 pm (ages 9 to 18)Poetry workshop with Apollo The Child, Greenboro branch, February 22, 10:30 am (ages 9 to 12)Poetry workshop with Apollo The Child, Carlingwood branch, February 22, 2 pm (ages 13 to 18)
French workshops:
Comment devenir un.e super auteur.e with Karine Perron, St-Laurent branch, February 1, 3 pm (ages 9 to 18)Comment devenir un super bédéiste with Éric Péladeau, Cumberland branch, February 15, 11 am (ages 9 to 18)
Secure your spot at one of the workshops now. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get advice and learn from our esteemed judges.
Awesome Authors youth writing contest is sponsored by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association (FOPLA) who also publish pot-pourri, an annual anthology of the winning poems, stories and comics. To get syour copy, visit the FOPLA website at https://www.fopla-aabpo.ca/.