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SUMMARY:Protecting Writers from Publishing Scams
DESCRIPTION:Jennifer Westecott\, the published author of the historical romance novel Heartbreak Falls. \n\nHaving experienced the financial and emotional impact of publishing scams before ultimately finding a legitimate publisher\, Jennifer brings both authenticity and practical insight to this topic. This session would speak directly to writers at every stage of their journey\, helping them better understand how fraudulent companies operate\, how to identify warning signs early\, and how to make more informed\, confident decisions as they pursue publication. \nAttendees will take away: a clearer understanding of how publishing scams target writers and exploit industry ambitions; Key warning signs and red flags that can help writers avoid costly missteps; Insight into common deceptive practices\, including fraudulent companies presenting themselves as agents or publishing professionals; and practical resources\, trusted contacts\, and online tools writers can use to verify opportunities and protect their work \nPurchased tickets to attend this event here.  \nJennifer Westecott is the published author of the historical romance novel Heartbreak Falls. Her work is shaped by a love of history\, travel\, and storytelling that invites readers into emotionally rich and immersive settings. She writes stories that blend romance\, atmosphere\, and emotional depth\, with a focus on creating memorable journeys for readers. Her fiction reflects a strong sense of place and a curiosity about the people\, landscapes\, and histories that inspire her work. Jennifer began her writing journey with a short story that eventually developed into her first novel. She continues to draw inspiration from everyday experiences\, the outdoors\, and her enduring passion for crafting stories that resonate with readers. \nVisit her website http://westecottnovels.com to discover more about her writing\, explore her latest projects\, read her reflections\, and stay connected through her newsletter.
URL:https://nbcwritersfest.ca/event/protecting-writers-from-publishing-scams/
LOCATION:Art Knapps\, 4411 Kimball Road\, Prince George\, BC\, V2N 5N7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:July 2026,Presentation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260711T150000
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SUMMARY:How to Run a Kickstarter Campaign
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever thought about running a crowdfunding campaign for your novel\, but not sure what it entails? Have you heard of authors doing well on Kickstarter\, but not sure how? What do you need before running a campaign? What rules and restrictions should you know about before you get started? If you want to learn the ins and outs of running a Kickstarter for your novel\, come to this workshop! \nIf you have an existing novel or upcoming novel\, feel free to bring your work to share in the discussion! \nPlease click here to register for this event! \nAbout the presenter: \nAmber Ingham is a speculative fiction author\, editor\, and poet\, writing under the pen name Asha Jade Goodwin and living on the unceded ancestral territory of the Lheidl T’enneh in Prince George\, BC. A lifelong writer\, she has run a local writing group for the past decade. She’s hosted workshops\, written pep talks\, and organized many province-wide virtual events over the years. \nAmber also runs Winter Jewel Publishing\, an indie publisher dedicated to uplifting Canadian voices through themed anthologies. \nAmber believes strongly in the power of community\, and loves to bring people together.
URL:https://nbcwritersfest.ca/event/how-to-run-a-kickstarter-campaign/
LOCATION:Northland Dodge\, 2844 Recplace Dr\, Prince George\, BC\, V2N 0B2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:July 2026,Presentation,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260711T210000
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SUMMARY:Meet Reality Skimming Press
DESCRIPTION:Find out how you can get involved\, with a range of activities open to: writers\, artists\, fans\, and other creatives in Prince George\, associated with Reality Skimming Press. \nWe’ll pitch the existing opportunities\, run breakout groups to develop ideas\, and schedule appointments for further discussion with interested creatives. Reality Skimming Press depends on the talents of half a dozen people to continue expanding the reach of the Okal Rel Universe via multiple media and modes. It also maintains an active blog featuring articles by contributors and plans to publish at least 1 non-ORU work of SF in 2026. \nRelSkim Writers is a local writers group for serious writers of all kinds\, sponsored by Reality Skimming Press\, that meets twice a month to read works-in-progress aloud to each other\, and plan occasional events. A short introduction to your options will be followed by breakout groups where you can sample the RelSkim Writers experience\, or develop ideas / roles related to the 2026 goals for Reality Skimming Press. Bring a five-minute reading of something of your own work if you wish to participate in the RelSkim Writer’s break-out. \nPlease register here to confirm attendance and save your spot. \nAbout the presenters: \nLynda Williams is the publisher at Reality Skimming press\, author of the Okal Rel Saga decalogy and founder of the associated Okal Rel Universe (ORU) with over 20 contributors in the realm of art\, fiction and even voice acting. Google “Okal Rel” for a glimpse of the ORU. Reality Skimming Press also publishes the occasional anthology and hosts a blog with guest contributors. The press is ramping up on multiple fronts in 2026 and looking for people interested in playing a role. In addition to her literary adventures\, Lynda taught applied computing\, founded a freenet\, raised three daughters and is now a pet parent and grandmother. Reality Skimming Press is on facebook at https://facebook.com/relskim and online at https://realityskimming.com. \n Chelsea is a Métis writer and educator based in northern British Columbia. She writes when the spirit moves her\, while balancing multiple jobs\, being a cat parent to two distinctly human felines\, and tending life in her garden. Her creative nonfiction lingers with place\, memory\, environmental grief\, relational care\, and the strange textures of everyday life. Her work has appeared in We Make the Village: An Anthology of Community\, the zine Tending the Wild: Vol. 3\, and through the Early Childhood Pedagogy Network and the Reality Skimming Press Blog. She is currently at work on a growing body of essays and stories circling foxes\, midlife\, northern landscapes\, and the uncanny. She also keeps circling a tech-horror novella that feels increasingly difficult to finish as the premise edges closer to reality. Her Substack\, https://chelseahann.substack.com\, is a growing collection of half-thoughts\, essay experiments\, and candid retellings of everyday life.
URL:https://nbcwritersfest.ca/event/meet-reality-skimming-press/
LOCATION:Livewell\, 770 Brunswick St\, Prince George\, BC\, V2L 2C2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:July 2026,Presentation,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260714T203000
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SUMMARY:Becoming the Author of your Own Life
DESCRIPTION:We all have a story — but sometimes that story gets lost in translation\, buried under fear\, or hidden behind silence. Elisha Rose brings: Becoming the Author of Your Life to the Northern BC Writers Festival: a powerful\, intimate workshop designed for anyone who has ever wondered what it might feel like to finally say\, this is my truth\, and I’m not ashamed of it. \nParticipants will explore the weight of untold stories — why we hold them back\, what it costs us to keep them hidden\, and what becomes possible when we choose to share them. This workshop will create a brave\, raw space where participants can sit with the hard questions together: \nWhat does sharing your truth really mean to you?\nWhat are you afraid it will cost you?\nAnd what are you losing by staying silent? \nThrough guided writing prompts\, open conversation\, and the rawness and warmth that Elisha brings in her work\, participants will leave with the courage to begin. This workshop would be for aspiring writers\, seasoned storytellers\, survivors\, dreamers\, and anyone who has ever felt like their story doesn’t deserve to be told. \nPlease register for the event here.  \nFrom Elisha Rose: \nI have published two books that are now available on Amazon\, at Books and Company in Prince George\, the Prince George Public Library\, and at Artisantique in Terrace. I Am Worthy and Time to Wake Up My Love are my two non-fiction memoirs and they are the most honest things I have ever done. In them\, I share my story of losing my partner to addiction\, healing from my own\, and walking through the fire of low self-worth\, motherhood\, grief\, sexual assault\, and female rage. \nWhen I chose to share my story\, I lost people close to me but it was the best decision I have ever made\, and I would make it again. That experience is exactly why this workshop matters so deeply to me. \nIn 2024\, I had the honour of receiving an International Impact Award in the categories of Autobiography\, Grief\, Inspirational and Memoir\, and travelled to Phoenix\, Arizona for the awards ceremony. That same year\, I received an Honourable Mention at the LA Times Festival of Books for General Nonfiction. In 2025\, I was named a Finalist for Author of the Year through the International Impact Awards and was invited to sit on a panel at the Vancouver International Publishing Conference on a topic very close to my heart: Is Writing the Tough Stuff Worth It? Beyond the page\, I have had the privilege of serving as a keynote speaker for Witset First Nation at their Overdose Awareness Event and for Positive Living North. I speak weekly at AWAC\, the Association Advocating for Women and Community here in Prince George\, and I host a book club at the Prince George Regional Correctional Facility. I have also begun facilitating my own workshops under the Becoming series\, including Becoming Confident\, and I have an upcoming retreat called Becoming Resilient taking place at Fir Haven on June 5th\, 2026. I know firsthand what it costs to speak your truth and I know what it gives back. I am so excited for the opportunity to sit with other writers in that exact question and help them find their own answer.
URL:https://nbcwritersfest.ca/event/becoming-the-author-of-your-own-life/
LOCATION:Books and Company\, 1685 3rd Ave\, Prince George\, BC\, V2L 3G5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:July 2026,Presentation,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Rev Up Your Creative Engines
DESCRIPTION:In this interactive workshop you will learn how to generate infinite story ideas using prompts and games\, and odds and ends from everyday life. Using your favourite story ideas you will learn the telescopic story creation method\, advancing from a short logline to a blurb\, a synopsis\, an outline\, and finally into a fully developed story. Learn with Christy Jordan-Fenton multi-award winning and bestselling author of FATTY LEGS\, A STRANGER AT HOME\, WHEN I WAS EIGHT\, and NOT MY GIRL. \nIdeal for all ages\, and is suitable for short story\, novel\, and script writers\, as well RPG enthusiasts\, educators\, and anyone who enjoys playing with stories. \n•        Use creative story tools\n•        Layout prompt cards to generate various plot structure options (Using Story Engine)\n•        Collecting inspiration from everyday life\n•        Telescopic Story Method: Logline to blurb to synopsis to outline to developed story stage can learn\, experiment\, and build community. \nPlease register for the event here.  \nAbout the presenter: \nChristy Jordan-Fenton is the author of four award-winning and bestselling books about her Inuvialuk mother (in-law) Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton and her time attending a high Arctic Residential School in the high Arctic during the 1940s: FATTY LEGS\, A STRANGER AT HOME\, WHEN I WAS EIGHT\, and NOT MY GIRL. \nChristy’s poetry\, short stories\, and creative nonfiction have appeared in literary magazines and anthologies since she was 17. Some of these publications include Water~Stone Review\, Quills\, Prairie Fire\, Jones Ave\, and on the Best of American Poetry Blog. She was recently shortlisted for the Manitoba Writers’ Guild short fiction contest. \nAs a professional touring storyteller\, Christy facilitates creative writing and storytelling workshops to more than one hundred K-12 and adult audiences a year.  She lives in Fort St John\, BC\, the territory of the Dane-zaa.
URL:https://nbcwritersfest.ca/event/rev-up-your-creative-engines/
LOCATION:Livewell\, 770 Brunswick St\, Prince George\, BC\, V2L 2C2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:July 2026,Presentation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260723T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260723T200000
DTSTAMP:20260618T011332Z
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UID:1024-1784829600-1784836800@nbcwritersfest.ca
SUMMARY:Intro to Northern BC Writing
DESCRIPTION:Intro to Northern BC Writing is for writers at any stage who are curious about the craft and the Northern BC region’s stories. Hosted by Rob Budde. \nPlease register for the event here.
URL:https://nbcwritersfest.ca/event/intro-to-northern-bc-writing/
LOCATION:UNBC\, Room 5-140E (Learning Commons) 3333 University Way\, Prince George\, BC\, V2N4Z9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:July 2026,Presentation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260725T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260725T120000
DTSTAMP:20260618T012154Z
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UID:1027-1784973600-1784980800@nbcwritersfest.ca
SUMMARY:Finding Your Poem (or Story)
DESCRIPTION:When do you know you’ve found your poem or story? When you sift through your rough drafts\, when does your piece start and when does it end? This workshop will explore the writing that isn’t your poem or story\, and help you to identify what to trim away to reveal the gem inside. Participants will be given the opportunity to generate new material and\, if they choose\, tackle a work in progress.  \nPlease register for the event here.  \nAbout the presenter: \nAl Rempel’s books of poetry are Sprocket\, Undiscovered Country\, This Isn’t the Apocalypse We Hoped For\, and Understories\, along with a handful of chapbooks. His poems have also appeared in various videopoems\, journals\, and anthologies. Some of his videopoem collaborations have been screened internationally and his poems have been translated into Italian and Spanish. Rempel writes book reviews and leads poetry workshops centred on craft. He can be found at alrempel.com.
URL:https://nbcwritersfest.ca/event/finding-your-poem-or-story/
LOCATION:UNBC\, Room 5-140E (Learning Commons) 3333 University Way\, Prince George\, BC\, V2N4Z9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:July 2026,Presentation,Workshop
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