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WIR 2024 — Story Seeds

First Credit Union Community Room

Want to write but feel unsure where to start? This workshop focuses on generating ideas — characters, premises, scenes, conflicts and more — giving participants lots of possible entry points […]

Event Series WIR 2024 – Writers’ Café

WIR 2024 – Writers’ Café

Meeting Room A

Want to meet other writers? Need some inspiration to get words down on the page? Hoping to protect some precious time each week to focus on your writing? Come to the library for a weekly drop-in Writer's cafe session with Robin Stevenson. Start a new piece of writing with the weekly writing prompts Robin provides, or focus on your own work-in-progress--it's […]

WIR 2024 Consultations – Writing Support & Manuscript Review

Rotary MakerSpace

Meet on-on-one with award winning author Robin Stevenson. To find out more about submission criteria and to book your consultation, click the button below. Pre-booked consultations will take priority over drop-ins. Drop-ins and Consultations will run September 21 to October 24: Thursdays : 1:00pm-3:00pm* Saturdays: 11:00am-1:00pm* (*except OCT. 3 & 12) Robin Stevenson is the […]

WIR 2024 — Getting from Idea to Draft

First Credit Union Community Room

Some writers like to jump in and write, others prefer to start with a plan... and most of us can benefit from experimenting with different approaches. No matter what kind of writer you are, this workshop will seek to add some tools to your toolkit. PRPL’s Writer in Residence for 2024 is Robin Stevenson Residency […]

WIR 2024 Consultations – Writing Support & Manuscript Review

Rotary MakerSpace

Meet on-on-one with award winning author Robin Stevenson. To find out more about submission criteria and to book your consultation, click the button below. Pre-booked consultations will take priority over drop-ins. Drop-ins and Consultations will run September 21 to October 24: Thursdays : 1:00pm-3:00pm* Saturdays: 11:00am-1:00pm* (*except OCT. 3 & 12) Robin Stevenson is the […]

Event Series WIR 2024 – Writers’ Café

WIR 2024 – Writers’ Café

Meeting Room A

Want to meet other writers? Need some inspiration to get words down on the page? Hoping to protect some precious time each week to focus on your writing? Come to the library for a weekly drop-in Writer's cafe session with Robin Stevenson. Start a new piece of writing with the weekly writing prompts Robin provides, or focus on your own work-in-progress--it's […]

WIR 2024 — Powerful Memories — Texada

Texada Library Gillies Bay, BC, Canada

The most powerful books are usually ones with characters that feel real, with emotions readers can connect to. One technique to add more emotional intensity to our writing involves drawing on our own childhood memories and using them to deepen character development and craft vivid scenes. Acclaimed author Robin Stevenson will discuss how to draw […]