Stanley A. Milner Library Sunday, October 30, 2011, 1:30 – 3pm Are you working on a story, a poem, a novel or a memoir? Do you need some encouragement, and the fine company of other writers? Drop by Writers' corner at the Stanley A. Milner Library on the last Sunday of each month at 1:30 pm. The EPL Writer in Residence hosts a friendly and supportive gathering with a different guest author each month. The guest author will give an author talk and reading and will then answer your questions and offer advice. Come and talk about your writing in a friendly and supportive atmosphere and listen to the suggestions of professional writers in our community. All writers and readers are welcome. No experience is necessay. Admission is free. Writers' Corner will be taking a break in July and August. We will be back in the fall with another great lineup. Sunday September 25, 2011 - Susan Juby Susan's first novel, "Alice, I Think", was published by Thistledown Press in 2000. When she first started writing her intention was to write a book about a teenager who doesn't fit in, but doesn't allow that fact to crush her. The Alice MacLeod series is Susan's homage to oddballs. She wanted to create a character who has the courage and integrity to find her own way and define herself independently of other people. Susan's other books include: "Miss Smithers", "Alice MacLeod", "Realist at Last", "Another Kind of Cowboy", "Getting the Girl", "Nice Recovery" and "The Woefield Poultry Collective". Susan also teaches creative writing at Vancouver Island University and at the University of British Columbia and frequently does workshops and talks. Sunday October 30, 2011 - Wayne Arthurson Wayne Arthurson is a Canadian writer with over 20 years professional experience. He has been a reporter, editor, communications officer, advertising copywriter, ghostwriter, freelance writer, reality show participant and novelist. His work has appeared in several publications in Canada and the US, including Saturday Night, Canadian Airlines inflight, Smoke Magazine, Men's Journal, Writer's Digest, Canadian Living, AlbertaViews, and almost every single metro daily in Canada. Wayne was born in Edmonton, the son of a French Canadian mother and a Cree father. He started his career as a journalist and professional writer at the age of 24, working for a small town newspaper in Olds, Alberta, and then moved into into corporate communications, media relations and advertising. In 1997, he became a full-time freelance writer. As a ghostwriter and a freelancer, Wayne has written four history books for private organizations and corporations in Western Canada as well as several magazine articles. In 2006, he participated in the world's first literary reality show, The Three Day Novel Contest for Book TV, a Canadian cable channel. The program featured 12 writers participating in the infamous International Three Day Novel Contest while trapped in a local bookstore. Sunday November 27, 2011 - Scott Bourgeois and Adam Rozenhart In this month's Writers' Corner Marty will talk to Scott and Adam about writing, producing and broadcasting the Unknown Studio, an Edmonton-based podcast talk-show. At an early age, Scott drove teachers insane with his inability to remain focused on trivial things like math and science, but loved to read and use his imagination. Soon, playing make-believe in the playground evolved into playing make-believe on stage, and Scott became a member of the prestigious St. Albert Children's Theatre. Scott went to university, taking English because that seemed like the logical choice at the time. This brought Scott into the Gateway, and his first fateful meeting with Adam Rozenhart, his future co-host. Immediately upon leaving the University of Alberta, and the Gateway newspaper, Scott got his dream job: working at a board game store. Eventually Scott found himself back in journalism, working in news radio. At this stage in his life, Scott is content to call himself an Edmonton social media personality, and has a keen interest in learning more about his city, and how to make it better. Granted, his only skill is talking to people, but somehow, he's made that marketable. Adam Rozenhart is a born-and-raised Edmontonian. Adam managed to squeak by in University, earning himself a degree in something or other, which is only slightly relevant to his current employment and side projects. But he enjoyed university. So much so that he stayed there for a Van Wilder-esque six years so he could keep working at the Gateway newspaper there. He eventually landed a job doing lots of web work, a sort of new media homage to the ink-stained wretchery of his Gateway days. When he isn't working (which is rare), Adam's out skiing, biking, hiking, playing video games, and harassing the five animals he lives with, two of which are human. Adam is aware that "wretchery" is not a word. Neighbourhood : Downtown Cost : Free More info : www.epl.ca….
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