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2022 WordSpring Festival

  • 3 Jun 2022
  • 3:00 PM
  • 5 Jun 2022
  • 11:30 AM
  • St. Thomas University

Registration

  • 9 am, Saturday, June 4, 2022, Margaret McCain Hall, St. Thomas University. If you cannot take part in the entire weekend, but would like to hear Lesley Crewe, you can register for it here for the bargain price of $10. Lesley will not be appearing in person—she is coming to us at STU via Zoom. Tickets are also available at the door, Margaret McCain Hall, lecture room 203.
  • Consider becoming a WFNB member so you can enjoy reduced WordSpring rates and many other benefits. Click the 'Join us' link in the menu above.
  • Includes Friday afternoon open mic and book launch readings; Friday evening Writing Competition Awards and Reception; Saturday breakfast, luncheon, nutrition breaks and workshops; Sunday breakfast and Sunday morning workshops.
  • Student pricing available. Includes Friday afternoon open mic and book launch readings; Friday evening Writing Competition Awards and Reception; Saturday breakfast, luncheon, nutrition breaks and workshops; Sunday breakfast and Sunday morning workshops.
  • Friday evening Writing Competition Awards and Reception only.
Registration is closed

IMPORTANT: You must register and pay for this event by June 1.

Doesn't it feel like forever since we've been together? WordSpring 2022 is a reprise of plans set forth in 2020, which had to be cancelled due to Covid19 restrictions. But we're back, and we have a great lineup of workshops and presenters, including our fabulous keynote speaker Lesley Crewe. Register soon! WordSpring 2022 is only six weeks away.

Please note: Face masks are required on campus including residence. Masks can be removed when you are seated and eating, and when in your own room. 

Program

Friday June 3, 2022

3:00 - 5:00 pm

Dinner on your own

6:45 - 7:00 pm

  • Welcome from WFNB President and WFNB Board Member, Angele Bourque
  • First Nation Opening Ceremony – Roche Sappier

7:00 - 7:15 pm

7:15 - 10 pm

  • Writing Competition Awards and Reception (appetizers and cash bar); co-hosted by Susan White and Martha Vowles

Saturday June 4, 2022

8:00 - 8:45 am

  • Breakfast
  • Registration

9:00 - 10:00 am

10:00 -10:15 am

  • Nutrition Break

10:15 -11:45 am - Workshop Options

  1. Sandra Phinney (virtual); The Power of Prompts
    OR
  2. Kathy Mac (Live and Virtual); Wording Around with Editing: Overview, and Substantive Editing

11:45 -1:00

  • Lunch and 2022 Annual General Meeting. All WFNB members are welcome. Includes election of directors and executive.

1:15 - 2:30 pm - Workshops Options

  1. Sandra Phinney (Repeated virtual performance); The Power of Prompts
    OR
  2. Kathy Mac (Live and Virtual); Wording Around with Editing: Editing for Style, and Workshopping

2:30 – 2:45 pm

  • Nutrition Break

2:45 – 4:00 pm - Workshop Options

  1. Gordon Mihan (Live); Screenwriting - How to Set Yourself Up For Success in a Visual Medium
    OR
  2. (3:00 – 4:00 pm) Peter Clair’s Writing Journey (Live); An interview with Peter, hosted by Zev Bagel

4:15 -5:15

  • Blue Pencil Café – 20 minutes of one-on-one consultation with a facilitator who reviews your work: 1,000 words of prose or five pages of poetry. Pre-registration required.

Dinner on your own

6:00 - 7:00 pm

  • NB Book Awards Reception, Memorial Hall UNB, Fredericton, NB

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  • NB Book Awards Ceremony, Memorial Hall UNB, Fredericton, NB

Sunday June 5, 2022

8:00 - 9:00 am

  • Breakfast
  • First Nation Closing Ceremony; Roche Sappier

9:15 - 10:15 am - Workshop

Accommodations

St. Thomas University no longer runs a summer hotel, but the WFNB has reserved a block of ten rooms, five single and five double. They can be reserved on a first come, first served basis. No refunds will be issued after May 20.

For alternative accommodations in the Fredericton area, check Fredericton Tourism: https://www.tourismfredericton.ca/en/stay

Checklist for Members

Make sure you didn't forget to register for anything with limited space!

WFNB gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture; and the New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. #ArtsCultureNB


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