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MASTERCLASS<br />
Shawn<br />
Syms<br />
4:00 - 5:30pm<br />
North Huron<br />
Museum<br />
273 Josephine St.<br />
Wingham, ON<br />
$20<br />
From Pen to Publication:<br />
The Art & Commerce of Short Fiction<br />
Many consider short fiction a way to “break in” to the<br />
literary-fiction publishing market – but it is a distinct<br />
art form, to which many people devote entire careers.<br />
Short stories offer a vision of life that is distilled and<br />
essential. Shawn Syms, a short-fiction author and book<br />
critic, will touch upon what differentiates the best short<br />
stories. Then he’ll provide personal insights on how to<br />
strategically advance your career as a writer of literary<br />
short fiction – offering tips, tricks, tools and templates<br />
that will enhance your profile and amplify your<br />
publication-seeking efforts – increasing the likelihood<br />
that the right editor at the right publication will see<br />
your most well-suited story at the right moment.<br />
There will be ample opportunity for questions and<br />
conversation.<br />
Short Story Competition<br />
The Short Story competition,<br />
now in its 12th year, is an opportunity<br />
for writers to explore the short<br />
story, a literary art form made popular<br />
by 2013 Nobel laureate Alice<br />
Munro.<br />
The short story allows writers<br />
to take a microscope to an idea and<br />
bring it into focus as a sharp image<br />
that could be lost in a moment’s<br />
breath. The competition will showcase<br />
the remarkable talent of<br />
Canadian writers of all ages writing<br />
fiction, in English, in less than 2,500<br />
Saturday, June 4, 2016<br />
(Finalists names<br />
on page 20)<br />
words. It takes a sure hand to make<br />
that work.<br />
This year we received over<br />
200 entries. A team of local judges<br />
narrowed it down to ten semifinalists,<br />
and the top three prize winners in<br />
both adult and youth categories will<br />
be announced by celebrity judge<br />
Samuel Archibald at the Jubilee Gala<br />
on June 4th.<br />
A special prize for 2016 sponsored<br />
by the Arts and Letters Club of<br />
Toronto Foundation will be awarded<br />
to an outstanding story by an<br />
emerging writer from the GTA.<br />
The winner of the Toronto Arts and Letters Foundation Youth award is<br />
Menaka Raman-Wilms - Tissue Paper Congratulations, Menaka.<br />
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