Thu, 18 July 2013
The 2012 Aurora Awards recorded during When Words Collide 2012
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Wed, 5 June 2013
Publishers and editors discuss industry trends, their working relationship with authors and agents, the impact of ePublishing on their business, and other questions raised from the audience.
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Tue, 30 April 2013
An exploration of how romance and sex in literature changed over different periods in history.
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Mon, 8 April 2013
50 published novels later... Kevin J Anderson recounts the long road from aspiring author to bestselling author and how he handled all the potholes and opportunities along the way.
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Tue, 5 March 2013
Festival guest, Rebecca Moesta, shares samples of her YA publications and other projects, and answers questions from the audience.
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Mon, 11 February 2013
Thriving in a Changing Market Adrienne Kerr, Commissioning Editor of Penguin Canada, addresses the rise of e-books.
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Mon, 14 January 2013
Anthony, Stephen, & Jayne discuss the state of Canadian mystery fiction and what makes Canadian Mystery unique.
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Thu, 27 December 2012
The well-known agent, Donald Maass says, "Tension on every page!" What are the best techniques for creating the kind of page-turning suspense that translates into commercial success? Must characters be in continual conflict? How can information be revealed in ways that keep the reader from being confused without "info-dumping" blocks of boring exposition? How much mystery is needed? Barb Geiger
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Tue, 4 December 2012
Bullies, jerks, criminals, villains, monsters, and dark gods. How do different genres portray the villain? What statements do they attempt to make about the human condition? And does the bad guy always have to be a guy? Betty Cross Total running time: 0:56:19
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Fri, 2 November 2012
A man walks into a bar... Be it comic relief, a quirky character, comedy, or outright satire, humour is gold when it works and death when it fails. Panelists with diverse approaches to applying humour to their prose discuss their aims and methods.
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