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Join us for a day of writing at the Port Moody Public Library's Writers Fest! The day will be full of author panels and workshops for writers of all ages. There will also be an opportunity to browse our local author tables, talk to the authors, and pick up some new books!
We hope to see you there!
Schedule of workshops and panels
Register for each workshop separately.
Overcoming Writer’s Block Workshop
10:00-11:15 am • Registration required
In this workshop with celebrated author Tanya Boteju, we'll talk about what stands in the way of getting words on the page, and some possible methods for un-sticking ourselves. Participants should bring their writing tools and an open, curious mind.
Tanya Boteju (she/her) is the author of Kings, Queens, and In-Between (which was named an Indie Top 10 Pick of the Summer by the American Booksellers Association, a Rainbow Lost selection, a Best Teen Book of 2019 by Indigo, and a Barnes & Noble Best YA Book of May) and Bruised (a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Book). She is an English teacher and writing living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver, Canada).
Authors Fair
12:30-2:30 pm • Drop-in
Browse our local author tables, talk with other writers and readers, and pick up a new book, or five!
If you are a local author or illustrator wanting to apply for a table, please fill out the application form [PDF]. You can submit your application at the Library's Information Desk or email pmplwritersfest2022@gmail.com.
Deadline for submission: October 29, 2022.
Kid’s Writing Workshop
1:00-2:00 pm • Registration required • For ages 8-12
Are you a young writer? Join us for this interactive workshop on learning how to show, not tell, in your writing.
Dialogue and Character Voice Panel
3:00-4:30 pm • Registration required
Join our local authors led by moderator, Erik D’Souza, as they talk about writing dialogue and capturing character voice in this interactive panel discussion with Debra Purdy Kong, Mallee Stanley and Winona Kent.
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