Narrative is storytelling—simple, direct, transparent writing that takes the reader right to the thing that happened. And it’s at the heart of all enduring prose.

This workshop is for emerging and established writers working on fiction or non-fiction projects—short story, personal essay, novel, memoir.

In this hands-on workshop, we’ll review the principles of narrative, look at examples of great narrative at work, learn to identify trouble spots and weed out weak and imprecise language. Participants will be asked to submit one page of prose to be reviewed in front of the class during the workshop (details to come).

This workshop is designed to get your prose unstuck and moving, suit you up for great revisions or just get you started on your way!

Limited to 12 participants.

Michał Kozłowski is the author of many articles and reviews for Geist, as well as the award-winning children’s book Louis the Tiger Who Came from the Sea. He is the publisher of Geist.

The Art of Narrative
Location: SFU Harbour Centre — Room 1525
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Price: $50 (includes a one-year subscription to Geist for yourself or a friend!)
Workshop Bundle: $75 (includes this workshop and Patty Osborne's, Joy of Self-Publishing workshop, plus a one-year subscription!)

Self-publishing keeps you in control of every aspect of the publishing process, and can be a rewarding and lucrative endeavour.

In this 4-hour course, Patty Osborne will outline the steps required to get from a rough manuscript to a well-polished and well-designed book or ebook. You'll learn about editing, design and layout, copyright and library cataloguing, printing and ebook conversions, marketing and distribution.

Patty Osborne has worked with self-publishers for over 30 years and has a wealth of information about all aspects of self-publishing.

The Joy of Self-Publishing
Location: SFU Harbour Centre — Room 1525
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2015
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Price: $50 (includes a one-year subscription to Geist for yourself or a friend!)
Workshop Bundle: $75 (includes this workshop and Michał Kozłowski's Art of Narrative workshop, plus a one-year subscription!)