Okanagan College presents a weekend of writing with internationally acclaimed and bestselling author Gail Anderson-Dargatz May 18 and 19 at the Vernon campus.The four workshops offered are "Writing Home" or writing from personal stories; "So You Want to Write a Novel;" "Writing Children's and Young Adult Novels"; and "Publishing and Promoting Your Writing."

Register for all four workshops and get the forth one free! Phone the college at 250-545-7291 local 2850 or 1-800-289-8993 to register and to place your name on the interest list for the fall courses.

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Hoping to improve your writing skills? Check out these options:

Optional-residency MFA in creative writing

Banff Wired Writing Studio

Booming Ground manuscript evaluations

Writers Union of Canada manuscript evaluations