As many of you know I am the Secretary of the Writers Foundation of Strathcona County. We hold a writing conference every year. Our 14th will be held on 2nd May 2026 and the title is - Claiming Your Future Creativity Our presenters are experts in their field, so take...
April is National Literature and Poetry Month, as well as the 4th being National School Librarian Day and the 10th National Encourage a Young Writer Day. So April truly covers all things literary for readers and writers alike. My writing group is holding a poem a day...
I'm sharing a poem today. As many of you know poetry is not my strong point, but occassionally I do like to try. I hope you like it. CHRISTMAS FAIRY Snowflakes drift slowly downward Sunlight shining through their intricate patterns Layer upon layer, centimeter by...
Today I am sharing a story I created from a prompt set at our writer's circle. We had to use a sentence at the beginning and end of a story but the meaning had to change. I hope you like it. Photo by Eyüpcan Timur on Pexels.com Curtain Reveal “I’ll be watching you.” I...
It's taken a few days to come down from the 'high' of the When Words Collide conference this past weekend. It was a superb writers conference to say the least. The keynotes, sessions and panels were interesting, informative, inspiring and fun. You really need to be...
The 23rd of June is National Typewriter Day. It is still, to many, the first image that comes to mind when we think about a writer. Of course, we have progressed through typewriters to word processors to computers and laptops and even smaller devices, such as the note...
A new month is upon us, the year is rushing by and we have so much to accomplish. It is interesting that this month has several literary celebrations - Get Caught Reading Month, Mystery Month, National Share a Story Month and Latino Book Month. The first one is easily...
So we have a multitude of literary celebrations and 'days' this month, including D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Month, National Card and Letter Writing Month, National Poetry Month, National Literature Month, School Library Month. In addition just this week are -...
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