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To Members of ARWA From; ARWA member Bret Cousins June 2019 I have joined an arts collective called Inkubator. Located in the old Best Buy space at Northland Village Mall, the gallery is mostly paintings by local artists, but also includes sculptures, pottery and, currently, my novels. All art in the store is for sale … Read more
Time: 7 PM to 9 PM, St. Mark’s Lodge, 2612 14A Street SW, Calgary ARWA will be conducting its AGM on June 27. All members are encouraged to attend. We will be dealing with the planning of following year and electing members of the board. The meeting will be potluck, so bring some tasty treats … Read more
For members and invited guests Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. THE THREE ACT STRUCTURE – Diana Cranstoun Join us on Saturday as Diana Cranstoun presents a topic that is one that all writers should have as part of their arsenal. The three act … Read more
May 11, 2019 at 10:30 am at St Mark’s Lodge. For members and invited guests. Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. Book Analysis We will be studying CJ Carmichael’s book A Bramble House Christmas. Please bring a copy of the book which is available on … Read more
April 25, 2019 at 7:00 PM at St Mark’s Lodge. For members and invited guests. Speaker – Roger Carbol Before all the other classic books on writing — before “The Writer’s Journey”, before “Save the Cat!”, before “Anatomy of a Story” — there was “The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of … Read more
April 13, 2019 at 10:30 am at St Mark’s Lodge. For members and invited guests. Emotional Imagery Speaker – Grace Panko “Show don’t tell” brings to mind the visual imagery you need in your work. But demonstrating emotional imagery is often overlooked. Join us this Saturday and learn how to ramp up the emotional impact in … Read more
What are the 7 most common grammatical structures that mark amateur writers and are found in first drafts for most of us? (Especially for first time writers.) Join Mahrie G. Reid as we learn to identify and fix these structures. A fast review of the most common and a closer look at participles and sequencing. Bring pages of … Read more
Mar ch 9, 2019 at 10:30 am at St Mark’s Lodge. For members and invited guests. Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. Plotting As Process & Productivity/Sanity Too Speaker – MJ Colette March 9, 2019 at 10:30 am at St Mark’s Lodge. For members and invited … Read more
Join Stress Reduction Coach, Victoria Smith, to build the strategies to help you reduce your everyday stress and increase your motivation so that you writers have more time for what matters most – writing! Victoria Smith is a Stress Reduction Coach who is on a mission to help women significantly reduce their stress so that … Read more
February 9, 2019 at 10:30 am at St Mark’s Lodge. For members and invited guests. Board Meeting starts at 9 AM. All members are welcome to join the board for the meeting. Developing a Connection Speaker – Tammy Lyn Carbol Learn some subtle (and not-so-subtle} ways to have your characters make a connection. Not all connections are romantic, but … Read more