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MASTERCLASSES<br />
Samuel<br />
Archibald<br />
MASTERCLASS<br />
2:00 – 3:30pm<br />
St. Andrew’s<br />
Presbyterian<br />
Church<br />
281 Josephine<br />
Wingham, ON<br />
$20<br />
Saturday, June 4, 2016<br />
Blurred Lines: Mingling Fact<br />
and Fiction<br />
The stories in Samuel Archibald’s Arvida draw on the<br />
fact, fiction and folklore of his hometown Arvida, Quebec<br />
as their source material. How do we write about<br />
what we know and how do we use our personal experiences<br />
and stories for new works of fiction. What are<br />
the ethical implications and will your friends and family<br />
ever talk to you again if you write their stories?<br />
This workshop will be appeal to those writing fiction,<br />
non-fiction, memoirs or drama.<br />
Merilyn<br />
Simonds<br />
MASTERCLASS<br />
2:00 – 3:30pm<br />
Alice Munro<br />
Public Library<br />
281 Edward Street<br />
Wingham, ON<br />
$20<br />
14<br />
Writing the Past – or excuse me,<br />
your research is showing!<br />
The past, like all reality, is messy—and there is so much<br />
of it! Through hands-on exploration with Merilyn<br />
Simonds, author of memoirs, historical fiction, and<br />
nonfiction set in the past, you’ll learn techniques for<br />
selecting the truly golden details, compressing time<br />
and space, and writing characters that breathe with<br />
passion on the page. You’ll confront common research<br />
dilemmas—how much is too much? Is Where can<br />
you find those golden details? Google reliable?— and<br />
take away tricks for “getting into” historical characters<br />
and ferreting out the insidious, hideous beast of<br />
anachronism.<br />
This workshop will appeal to playwrights and anyone<br />
writing fiction, non-fiction, and memoir..
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