Ottawa International Writers Festival

Looking for a truly unique gift? There's still time to bid on our Ian Rankin packages and to get your hands on Margaret Atwood's Rock Hard Twinkie! Bidding on all three end tonight at 9PM eastern! https://writersfestival.org/

All good things must come to an end... We will finish off our event this season with One Page: Wow No Thank You with @bitchesgottaeat She will discusse Wow, No Thank You and shows us how having a sense of humour during the midst of difficulties can be the best way to survive.... Register now https://writersfestival.org//fal/one-page-wow-no-thank-you

Improvisation offers us insights into communication that just might open new doors to discovery and enchantment that could enrich our lives and lead to a deeper and fuller appreciation of what it means to connect with people and our environment. What does this mean in the lives of children who are just beginning to discover their own voices and agency? Let's find out together this Friday DEC 4th at 12 PM on our final podcast episode of the season "Breathing Life into Art and ...Art into Life, The Art of Is"with Stephen Nachmanovitch Host: Neil Wilson Subscribe: https://writersfestival.org//breathing-life-into-art-and-a #lastepisode #podcast #staytunedformore #writersradio #writerscommunity #joinus #subscribe #likeandshare #vibes #music #art #children

Coming soon this Friday at 12 PM! The Republic of Childhood features @tim_wj on our new #podcast #ep, "War at the Snow White Motel" In his latest collection of stories; Rex and his family are vacationing in Vermont. A thoughtless act launches him into war with an older teenager at their motel, but a much bigger conflict the Vietnam War looms large on the horizon. More information: https://writersfestival.org//f/war-at-the-snow-white-motel... @opl_bpo @LibraryArchives #bookwormsunite #Writerfestradio #booklovers #virtualevents #newnormal #ottawa #canada

#auction #alert #ottawa #canada area only @MargaretAtwood fan, this is truly a collector’s item! A rock hard Twinkie, signed by Margaret Atwood on the occasion of the Ottawa launch of The Year of the Flood. Place your bid today. The auction ends Dec. 11th at 9 PM.... For more info: https://bit.ly/39ezxtP #joinustoday #place #yourbid #wonderfultime #timetogive #charity #prize #bookwormsunite #writerscommunity

We have an exciting #writing workshop for teens (13-17) coming up as part of our Republic of Childhood events. If you know a teen who is passionate about writing get them to RSVP for this special event co-presented with the Ottawa Public Library / Bibliothèque publique d'Ottawa: https://writersfestival.org//creative-writing-for-teens-us

Have we really transcended class in our school system? Let's find out together tomorrow at noon stay tuned for our new podcast episode "Education and social mobility" featuring Andy Hargreaves with your host Neil Wilson Subscribe now https://writersfestival.org//fall-2020-podcast/education-a... #podcast #writersradio #educator #kidsprogram #teacher #education

Don’t miss this conversation between Neil Wilson and Iceland’s Andri Snaer Magnason on climate, social change and the power of the imagination Andri is an acclaimed activist, author and filmmaker. The Casket of Time is a fantastical tale of time travel and environmental calamity. Teenage Sigrun is sick of all the apocalyptic news about the situation" and, worse, her parents' obsession with it. Sigrun's family - along with everyone else - decides to hibernate in their TimeBox...es(Reg TM), hoping for someone else to fix the world's problems . But when Sigrun's TimeBox(Reg TM) opens too early, she discovers an abandoned city overrun by wilderness and joins a band of kids who are helping a researcher named Grace solve the "situation." The world, according to Grace, is under an ancient curse. There once was a princess named Obsidiana, who was trapped in time by the greedy king of Pangea. To protect Obsidiana from dark and gloomy days, the king put her in a crystal casket made of spider silk woven so tightly that time itself couldn't penetrate. The king's greed for power doomed his kingdom and the trapped princess. Sigrun sees eerie parallels between the tale of Obsidiana and the present-day crisis, and realizes it's up to her and her friends to break the ancient curse and fix the world.

Join us for the launch of "The Black Kids" with @christinahammondsreed this monday at 7:30 PM This book is perfect for fans of The Hate U Give, this unforgettable coming-of-age debut novel explores issues of race, class, and violence through the eyes of a wealthy black teenager whose family gets caught in the vortex of the 1992 Rodney King Riots. Presented by The Republic Of Childhood and Ottawa Reads YA/Ottawa Bouquine... RSVP now https://writersfestival.org/e/fall-2020-live/the-black-kids #youth #booklovers #blackkids #booklaunch #live #mondayvibes #bookwormsunite #list #BLM #funtimes #joinustoday