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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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This Week in Writerliness!

i think writerliness should be the next big popular word…..

WRITERS COLLECTIVE NEWS WITH MICHEAL VAN ROOY:

Announcements:

Emerging Writer Workshop Series: Copy Editing with David Jón Fuller

Date: January 8, 2011, Saturday

Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1H3, Phone: 204-943-7555.

Event: Emerging Writer Workshop Series: Copy Editing with David Jón Fuller

Cost: $30 or $100 for all four workshops (MEA members pay $25), contact  or 943-7555 to register.

Whether you’re working on a …

Writers’ Collective News!!!

December 7, 2010 WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE UPDATE

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE MEMBER NEWS

*PROGRAMS AROUND AND ABOUT

*OPPORTUNITIES AND SUBMISSIONS

*CONTESTS

*SOURCES AND RESOURCES

*NEWS RANDOM AND OTHERWISE

*QUOTE OF THE WEEK

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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And the Winners of the 2010 Winnipeg Free Press/Writers` Collective Non-Fiction and Poetry Contests are . . .

NON-FICTION

First Place – Epitaph for El Toro’s by Rachel DeGagne, $500.00 and a year’s membership to the Writers’ Collective.

Second Place – Down to the Willows by William Backman, $300.00 and a …

Another Friday night with Michael Van Rooy

November 16, 2010 WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE UPDATE

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE MEMBER NEWS

*PROGRAMS AROUND AND ABOUT

*OPPORTUNITIES AND SUBMISSIONS

*CONTESTS

*SOURCES AND RESOURCES

*NEWS RANDOM AND OTHERWISE

*QUOTE OF THE WEEK

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Danishka Esterhazy

Date: December 4, Saturday

Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location: University of Winnipeg

Event: Beginners Course in Scriptwriting

Cost: $15 for Writers’ Collective members, $30 for non-members

The Writers’ Collective offers a Beginners Course in Scriptwriting with Winnipeg-based writer/director Danishka Esterhazy!

Saturday, December 04, 10:00 am to 1:00 …

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November 12, 2010 Weekly Writers Collective Update:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Aqua Landsdowne Series Reading – in partnership with Aqua Books and the Writers’ Collective – featuring Slam poet Skip Stone, with Aaron Simm and Nereo II

Date: November 25, Thursday

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Aqua Books, 274 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1H3, Phone: 204-943-7555.

Event: Aqua Landsdowne Series Reading

Cost: Free!

The Aqua Lansdowne is Manitoba’s largest poetry prize. Based around the award and hosted in conjunction with the Writer’s Collective, this series celebrates the

A Good Weekly Update for a November the 5th

Happy Friday!!!

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS & WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE  POETRY AND NON-FICTION CONTESTS 2010… what? you having submitted yet? check it out – here!

THE WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE NEEDS YOU! (IF YOU’RE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER) – GRAPHIC DESIGNER NEEDED – BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO!…what? you haven’t applied yet?? more info  - here!

WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE TENTH ANNIVERSARY!… we wanna BIG issue, we want YOUR words, submit today – [email protected], more info – here!

WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE MEMBER NEWS

My City’s Still Breathing – Writers Collective Member

Weekly Update, starring Michael Van Rooy!!!

WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE UPDATE

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE MEMBER NEWS

*PROGRAMS AROUND AND ABOUT

*OPPORTUNITIES AND SUBMISSIONS

*CONTESTS

*SOURCES AND RESOURCES

*NEWS RANDOM AND OTHERWISE

*QUOTE OF THE WEEK

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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WINNIPEG FREE PRESS & WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE NON-FICTION CONTEST 2010

The challenge this year is to write a non-fiction story based on the theme “Welcome to hard times . . .” For good or for ill. For richer or poorer. For laughs or tears. Hard times can make us stronger or break us entirely. Hard

Writers Collective Update!!

Hey! This is New! And Exciting! So Exciting that We’re overusing Capital Letters! That’s how Important this Is!!!

Our Weekly Update, last seen in such wonderful places like Your In-Box is now Online!!!

Lookie Lookie….

AUGUST 18, 2010 WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE UPDATE

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

*WRITERS’ COLLECTIVE MEMBER NEWS

*PROGRAMS AROUND AND ABOUT

*OPPORTUNITIES AND SUBMISSIONS

*CONTESTS

*SOURCES AND RESOURCES

*NEWS RANDOM AND OTHERWISE

*QUOTE OF THE WEEK

ANNOUNCEMENTS

General apologies to all members of the Collective! Updates should now be back on track!!!!!

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