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~ a beautful service for a beautiful man – filled with laughter and tears, just the way Michael would have wanted it, well, he would have had a problem with all the tears – but them’s the breaks buddy!!!
blessings, kate…
On Janurary 27th, the writer’s community here in Winnipeg, suffered a tragic blow. Michael Van Rooy, died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 42. He was the Writers’ Collective ‘s Program Coordinator, and he was our friend.
Besides working for the Writer’s Collective, he was also the administrator for the Canadian Mennonite University’s School of Writing, he was the publicist for The Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival and the President of the Board of Director’s for Prairie Fire Magazine.
As if that …
Saturday, February 12 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg
In honour of the recent passing of Michael Van Rooy, the great crime writer and pillar of Winnipeg’s writing community, we are giving him a proper sendoff.
Food, drinks, open mic, and more.
Details to follow. Keep posted to the facebook event page – search: Aqua Books Lit Events - or the aqua books event page to see those details as they arise.
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Saturday, February 12 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg
In honour of the recent passing of Michael Van Rooy, the great crime writer and pillar of Winnipeg’s writing community, we are giving him a proper sendoff.
Food, drinks, open mic, and more.
Details to follow. Keep posted to the facebook event page – search: Aqua Books Lit Events -or the aqua books event page to see those details as they arise.…
January 19, 2011 WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE UPDATE
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Emerging Writer Workshop Series: Writing for Newspapers with David Jón Fuller - This workshop is presented in partnership with the The Writers’ Collective of Manitoba!
Date: January 22, 2011, Saturday
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Location: Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1H3, Phone: 204-943-7555.
Event: Emerging Writer Workshop Series: Writing for Newspapers with David Jón Fuller
Cost: $30 or $100 for all four workshops (WC members pay $25), contact or 943-7555 to register.
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Merry Friday everyone! and for those of you who celebrate – merry christmas eve!!!
December 24, 2010 WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE UPDATE
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Writers’ Collective Office Will Be Closed for the Holidays from Thursday, December 23, 2010 and will Reopen on Tuesday, January 4, 2011!
HOWEVER . . . I will still be checking emails and phone messages . . . Happy Holidays Everyone and Joyeux Noel!
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Desktop Publisher Needed – Build Your Portfolio!
The Writers’ Collective needs a desktop publishing whiz to …
On the Seventh Day of Writemas my true love gave to me . . .
The Seven Deadly Sins from Dante and Pope Gregory I?!?
– “ALL highly applicable to writers!”-
Thank you Michael Van Rooy for this post!
To wit:
Extravagance – Eschew such that you may write.
Gluttony – Eat when you can that you might have strength to write.
Avarice – Turn your back upon wealth as it distracts from the story that you should be writing.
Discouragement – Don’t be, not …