Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Guest author: Andrew Wedderburn Tues. Dec. 8
Just a heads up since December gets pretty busy. Perhaps, a time out with your favourite local writers might be just the distraction you need between drunken, awkward office eggnog parties and family guilt-trips, I mean, holiday celebrations, ahhem.
The next Calgary Writing Collective:
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Auburn Saloon (163 - 115 - 9th Ave SE bottom of the Calgary Tower)
Special guest: Andrew Wedderburn, author of The Milk Chicken Bomb
http://www.chbooks.com/catalogue/milk-chicken-bomb
Andrew Wedderburn has worked in community radio and co-operative bookstores, slung martinis and was briefly a moderately successful Name That Tune host. Now he explains stock photography for a living. His rock’n’roll outfit, Hot Little Rocket, has played across Canada more times than he can keep track of and performed for two weeks in Beijing in 2005. The Milk Chicken Bomb is his first novel. He lives in Calgary.
Meeting the second Tuesday each month, the Calgary Writing Collective is a friendly meet-up for writers at any stage of a literary project (short stories, novels, screenplays etc.) Bring anything you wish to share, a notepad for inspiration and impromptu writing exercises and your imagination.
See you on Tuesday!
The next Calgary Writing Collective:
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Auburn Saloon (163 - 115 - 9th Ave SE bottom of the Calgary Tower)
Special guest: Andrew Wedderburn, author of The Milk Chicken Bomb
http://www.chbooks.com/
Andrew Wedderburn has worked in community radio and co-operative bookstores, slung martinis and was briefly a moderately successful Name That Tune host. Now he explains stock photography for a living. His rock’n’roll outfit, Hot Little Rocket, has played across Canada more times than he can keep track of and performed for two weeks in Beijing in 2005. The Milk Chicken Bomb is his first novel. He lives in Calgary.
Meeting the second Tuesday each month, the Calgary Writing Collective is a friendly meet-up for writers at any stage of a literary project (short stories, novels, screenplays etc.) Bring anything you wish to share, a notepad for inspiration and impromptu writing exercises and your imagination.
See you on Tuesday!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Author reading: Tues. Oct. 13 with Wanda St.Hilaire
At our next meeting on Tuesday, October 13, the Calgary Writing Collective will feature its first guest speaker: Wanda St.Hilaire, author of The Cuban Chronicles: A True Tale of Rascals, Rogue, and Romance. Having just met Wanda at her September book launch at Indigo, I was intrigued by her sense of adventure and enthusiasm for writing and travel. Wanda will give a short reading from her new book and discuss her publishing process with the group.
If you'd like to know more about Wanda, check out her site Destinations Extraordinaire.
If you have an idea for the next 10-minute writing exercise (and I do mean any kind of inspiration: photo, pocket squares, pigeons, prosciutto or anything else that may or may not start with 'p'), please e-mail me alisonbracegirdle@gmail.com
If you're heading to the Calgary International Film Festival starting this week, make sure to check out the CIFF blog (he, he, I'm one of the bloggers).
The Calgary Writing Collective is a friendly meet-up for writers at any stage of a literary project (short stories, novels, screenplays etc.) Bring anything you wish to share and a notepad for inspiration and impromptu writing exercises.
See you next month:
Tuesday, October 13 7 p.m. at the Auburn Saloon (163 - 115 - 9th Ave SE bottom of the Calgary Tower)
If you'd like to know more about Wanda, check out her site Destinations Extraordinaire.
If you have an idea for the next 10-minute writing exercise (and I do mean any kind of inspiration: photo, pocket squares, pigeons, prosciutto or anything else that may or may not start with 'p'), please e-mail me alisonbracegirdle@gmail.com
If you're heading to the Calgary International Film Festival starting this week, make sure to check out the CIFF blog (he, he, I'm one of the bloggers).
The Calgary Writing Collective is a friendly meet-up for writers at any stage of a literary project (short stories, novels, screenplays etc.) Bring anything you wish to share and a notepad for inspiration and impromptu writing exercises.
See you next month:
Tuesday, October 13 7 p.m. at the Auburn Saloon (163 - 115 - 9th Ave SE bottom of the Calgary Tower)
Monday, September 7, 2009
Collective meets tomorrow
Hello there brave wired scribe.
Maybe you know all about us, maybe you don't. The Calgary Writing Collective meets the second Tuesday of every month, which means, drumroll please... we're meeting tomorrow.
The Calgary Writing Collective is a friendly meet-up for writers at any stage of a literary project (short stories, novels, screenplays etc.) Bring anything you wish to share and a notepad for inspiration and impromptu writing exercises.
See you tomorrow!
Maybe you know all about us, maybe you don't. The Calgary Writing Collective meets the second Tuesday of every month, which means, drumroll please... we're meeting tomorrow.
The Calgary Writing Collective is a friendly meet-up for writers at any stage of a literary project (short stories, novels, screenplays etc.) Bring anything you wish to share and a notepad for inspiration and impromptu writing exercises.
See you tomorrow!
FFWD Calgary Writing Contest... sans vowels
Drew Anderson, the Arts and Lifestyle Editor from FFWD magazine, just passed on news of a writing contest. FFWD is running a writing contest to launch Christian Bok's new edition of Eunoia.
There will be an ad in Thursdays paper, but the rough deal is: write 200-300 words in the style of Eunoia. In other words, without using a vowel of your choice throughout. Winners (top three) will be printed in the October 8 issue and will have the opportunity to join Bok on the 8th for the launch at Pages.
Unless otherwise indicated this week, send entries to danderson@ffwd.greatwest.ca
bst of luck ;)
There will be an ad in Thursdays paper, but the rough deal is: write 200-300 words in the style of Eunoia. In other words, without using a vowel of your choice throughout. Winners (top three) will be printed in the October 8 issue and will have the opportunity to join Bok on the 8th for the launch at Pages.
Unless otherwise indicated this week, send entries to danderson@ffwd.greatwest.ca
bst of luck ;)
Monday, April 27, 2009
An exerpt from Never hurt her by Joey Stadelmann
Hi everyone,
Two weeks ago the Calgary Writing Collective met up at the Auburn Saloon. Between trying to disturb a dry geologists meet-up and sampling a few house ales, we took turns sharing our latest works.
One of my writers, who has been with the Collective since its June 2008 inception, is Joey Stadelmann. Every week, with a devilish grin, he pedals his latest short story with plenty of well-developed characters. His descriptions always paint images in my head and lure me into his tales.
Joey wanted to share this story called Never hurt her. The full story is available on DeviantART but here's an excerpt to get you started...
“I promise I will never hurt her.” I tried to breath. The pine fresh air of the campground was a murky sludge dribbling down my throat. I swallowed, and felt sick from the effort. Scott and I stood there, staring at each other, both waiting for the other to say something. I could feel my cheeks getting warm, my blood rushing under my skin, reddening my face. What the hell was I supposed to do now?
He said it, and he said it right to my face. Of their own accord, the fingers in my right hand slowly flexed into a fist, the knuckles crackling like gunshots. I forced them to straighten. My teeth ground together. Scott stood there, a weak, pleading half smile on his face.
Walk away, I thought, One of us, just please walk away. … Goddamnit, he’s not leaving until he gets a response.
Two weeks ago the Calgary Writing Collective met up at the Auburn Saloon. Between trying to disturb a dry geologists meet-up and sampling a few house ales, we took turns sharing our latest works.
One of my writers, who has been with the Collective since its June 2008 inception, is Joey Stadelmann. Every week, with a devilish grin, he pedals his latest short story with plenty of well-developed characters. His descriptions always paint images in my head and lure me into his tales.
Joey wanted to share this story called Never hurt her. The full story is available on DeviantART but here's an excerpt to get you started...
“I promise I will never hurt her.” I tried to breath. The pine fresh air of the campground was a murky sludge dribbling down my throat. I swallowed, and felt sick from the effort. Scott and I stood there, staring at each other, both waiting for the other to say something. I could feel my cheeks getting warm, my blood rushing under my skin, reddening my face. What the hell was I supposed to do now?
He said it, and he said it right to my face. Of their own accord, the fingers in my right hand slowly flexed into a fist, the knuckles crackling like gunshots. I forced them to straighten. My teeth ground together. Scott stood there, a weak, pleading half smile on his face.
Walk away, I thought, One of us, just please walk away. … Goddamnit, he’s not leaving until he gets a response.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Hello again, fave fiction podcasts
I'm going to try to update this more often, possibly twitter style.
Actually, I just created a Twitter account called Calgarywriters
Our next meeting is on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Saloon, 163-115 9 Avenue SE. Bring some paper to write on or a laptop + any works you wish to share or discuss. We offer encouragement to writers in any stage of their creative masterpieces.
I love finding new short story or fiction podcasts, writing tools or literary sites, so I'd like to share a few with you as I come across them.
Fiction podcasts I love:
You can subscribe off these pages or find them in iTunes:
Public Radio International's: Selected Shorts Podcast
If you are stuck inside for lunch, get carried away with this multi-story podcast frequently read by famous actors at Peter Norton Symphony Space in NYC.
Updated: Mondays at 9 p.m.
Runs: 60 minutes
The New Yorker Fiction Podcast
Each month New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman discusses a piece with a current author. Sometimes they go back in the archives to find older or more unconventional pieces. Here you will also find links to the last year's worth of podcasts and you can subscribe.
Updated: Monthly
Runs: Approx. 30 minutes
Stephen Fry
Watch actor and writer Stephen Fry read Oscar Wilde's short stories or just check out all his rad comings and goings.
Published: 2008
Runs: Approx. 2 hours 14 minutes
Actually, I just created a Twitter account called Calgarywriters
Our next meeting is on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Saloon, 163-115 9 Avenue SE. Bring some paper to write on or a laptop + any works you wish to share or discuss. We offer encouragement to writers in any stage of their creative masterpieces.
I love finding new short story or fiction podcasts, writing tools or literary sites, so I'd like to share a few with you as I come across them.
Fiction podcasts I love:
You can subscribe off these pages or find them in iTunes:
Public Radio International's: Selected Shorts Podcast
If you are stuck inside for lunch, get carried away with this multi-story podcast frequently read by famous actors at Peter Norton Symphony Space in NYC.
Updated: Mondays at 9 p.m.
Runs: 60 minutes
The New Yorker Fiction Podcast
Each month New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman discusses a piece with a current author. Sometimes they go back in the archives to find older or more unconventional pieces. Here you will also find links to the last year's worth of podcasts and you can subscribe.
Updated: Monthly
Runs: Approx. 30 minutes
Stephen Fry
Watch actor and writer Stephen Fry read Oscar Wilde's short stories or just check out all his rad comings and goings.
Published: 2008
Runs: Approx. 2 hours 14 minutes
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