Stratford Writers' Festival

The 2017 Stratford Writers' Festival
is set to take to the stages

on

October 20-22, 2017

in 

Stratford, ON

There are workshops and panels on songwriting, self-publishing, social media, blogging, memoirs, grief, art and literature, history and healing, satire, food and, of course, writing.

The plethora of authors attending the three-day event include:
• Chantel Acevedo
• Marianne Apostolides
• Jason Barry
• Mark Billingham
• Kerry Clare
• Deborah Cooke
• Glenn Dixon
• Terry Fallis
• Emm Gryner
• Drew Hayden Taylor
• Scaachi Koul
• Dayna Manning
• Marina Mapa
• Lee Maracle
• Mark Medley
• Catherine Mellinger
• Heather O'Neill
• Shane Peacock
• Eden Robinson
• Jennifer Robson
• Rebecca Rosenblum
• Ron Sexsmith
• Richard Scrimger
• Craig Terlson
• Eric Walters
• Alice Zorn

But I wanted to draw your attention to a panel relevant to those who read CanLit for LittleCanadians.

On
  Friday, October 20, 2017, 

 6-7 p.m.

at

Knox Presbyterian Church

a trio of youngCanLit authors will present a panel titled 

A Means to a End: Keeping a Series Alive

In attendance will be three of the authors of Orca Book Publishers' Seven series,  The Seven Sequels and The Seven Prequels:

This session is described as follows:

To create a story that is riveting and engaging is an accomplishment on its own. To continue a story throughout many novels and hold an audience’s attention takes an extraordinary talent.

These three authors have mastered the art of keeping a story alive through their tales of triumph, discovery, and self-actualization. Join us as award-winning authors Eric Walters, Richard Scrimger, and Shane Peacock discuss the process of series writing and how to keep readers coming back every time.

Full details of this event and all panels and workshops can be found at DigiWriting's website at http://digiwriting.com/stratford-writers-festival/ with tickets available at Ticketscene

Young Adult Stratford Writers Festival: May 6, 2017 (Stratford, ON)

On Saturday, May 6, 2017

presents

the Young Adult Stratford Writers Festival

an amazing gathering of Authors of YA and middle grade books

who will present writing workshops 

and participate in various discussion panels

Schedule

10 -11 a.m.: Young Adult Writing Workshop with author Marthe Jocelyn

11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.: Relationship Drama Panel Discussion with Danielle Younge-Ullman, Deb Loughead, Susan Marshall, and Marthe Jocelyn

1- 2 p.m.: Magnificent Middle Grade Panel Discussion with Sylvia McNicoll, R. J. Anderson, and Marthe Jocelyn

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: Sword, Sorcery, and Star Wars Panel Discussion with Lesley Livingston, E. K. Johnston, and R. J. Anderson

4 - 5 p.m.: Self Publishing Workshop

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.: First Nations Panel with James Bartleman and Rick Revelle

7 - 9 p.m.: Canadian Change Conversation Showcase

Locations

Events are held at the Stratford Public Library, Knox Presbyterian Church and the Stratford Perth Museum.  

Tickets

While some events are free, others require tickets.
Full day passes (adult and students rates) are definitely the better deal but tickets can be purchased for single events as well.
Details and ticket information are available at DigiWriting at http://digiwriting.com/stratford-writers-festival-young-adult-2017/