Events - Workshop Details
All ORWA Workshops are held in the Ottawa Citizen building on Baxter road in Ottawa. If you need directions, we've pre "Googled Mapped" it for you. Alternate workshop locations will be specified.
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2010 - 2011 |
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Event |
Date |
Time |
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August 7 | 2:00 PM | |
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July 10 | 2:00 PM | |
June SocialThis year's event will be held in Chelsea, QC. Come out to enjoy some fun in the sun and celebrate the many successes of our members, as well as pay tribute to the hardy souls who have volunteered their time to ORWA. This is a members-only event. Information has been posted to ORWA's chat loop. |
June 12 (rain date
June 19) |
noon - 4:30 PM |
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Cut Through the Noise!
with Jill Murray
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May 1 | 2:00PM | |
Practice
Makes Perfect Pitching Workshop with Maggie Jagger
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April 3 | 2:00PM | |
ORWA Writers Panel Q&AA panel of published authors will answer all your questions about craft, the writing life, and the business of publication. Writers on the panel include Reece Butler, Opal Carew, Debbie Mazzuca, Annette McCleave, Sharon Page, Linda Poitevin, and Allison Van Diepen. |
March 6 | 2:00PM | |
Rob
Fleck: Canada's First "Top Gun" CF-18 Pilot
In this fascinating workshop, Rob will tell us about his
experiences in
the Canadian Air Force where he was one of the first to fly and
instruct on the CF-18 Hornet and was Canada's First Top Gun. After a
stellar career in the Air Force, Rob returned to civilian life and flew
private and coprorate aircraft for 14 years. During that time he flew
Prime Mnisters, heads of state, celebrity musicians, and corporate
tycoons. He is now on a two year leave of absence from Air Canada in
order to take up the position of President of Vintage Wings,
a unique
vintage aircraft museum whose exhibits are all airworthy and fly on a
regular basis. This workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the
air force and its pilots, and private aviation--how it works and who
uses it, as well as the day-to-day life of a commercial airline
pilot. |
February 6 | 2:00PM | |
Sharpen your pencils! In this interactive workshop we'll be dividing
into small groups to
challenge each other to make our first five pages grab the attention of
readers (and editors!). |
January 9 | 2:00PM | |
David Reeve, Manager of Investigations at Iron
Horse Investigations has been a licensed private investigator
for about 15 years. He's going to tell us how TV and the movies get it
wrong, some tips and tricks for social engineering information out of
people (legally), and he'll answer any questions we have. |
December 5 | 2:00PM | |
Author of six Regency romances and three travel and social history
books, Laura Byrne Paquette will be
showing us the ropes on reasearch. |
November 7 | 2:00PM | |
Sharon, a USA Today
bestselling author, will be speaking about what |
October 3 | 2:00PM | |
With a background in theater, film, and painting, Stephany Evans began
agenting in 1990 with Sandra Martin/Paraview. In 1992, she formed her
own agency while serving as editor for alternative health, healing, and
personal growth magazine, Free
Spirit. Stephany is the ghost author of five
published books, in the areas of memoir and spirituality. In fiction,
her core interest is in stories with a strong and interesting female
protagonist, both literary and upmarket commercial –
including chick lit, romance, mystery, and light suspense.
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September 12 | 2:00PM | |
Previous Years' Workshops |
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The First Five Pages
Private Investigations 101 with
David Reeve
Researching for Novel Writers with
Laura Byrne Paquette 
Plotting
with Sharon Page
Stephany Evans, President of
FinePrint Literary Management| Workshop Details |
| Book Signings & Readings |
| New Releases |