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WIR 2023 Stick ‘Em with the Pointy End

First Credit Union Community Room

What happens when you can write using only one- or two-syllable words? Drawing on both Johnny MacRae’s lifelong obsession with Tolkien’s writing and George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language,” this workshop pushes you to throw off the belief that using longer words makes you sound smarter, or makes your writing stronger. PRPL’s 2023 […]

Free
Event Series Preschool Storytime

WIR 2023 Visits Preschool Storytime

Anne Woznow Children's Reading Room

Join Sonia and special guest Johnny MacRae for a poetry and spoken word-themed storytime brimming with wondrous wordplay and overflowing with a love of language. Sonia Zagwyn offers a lively fare of puppetry, finger plays, action rhymes, singalong songs and the best-of-the-best-of book-tales Wednesday and Thursday mornings, 10:30-11:00 am in the Anne Woznow Children's Reading […]

WIR 2023 Writing Support & Manuscript Review

Rotary MakerSpace

Meet one-on-one with award-winning spoken word artist Johnny MacRae. To find out more about submission criteria and to book your consultation, click the button below or email wir@prpl.ca. Pre-booked consultations will take priority over drop-ins. Drop-in & consultation hours run from September 21 to October 26, 2022 : Thursdays: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Saturdays: […]

Free