Events - Patricia Westerhof

NEWS & EVENTS

Patricia teaches Creative Writing at University of Toronto's School of Continuing Studies. Click here to register.

Where should you start if you want to get your writing published in Canada? How do you get published in literary magazines? Should you publish your work online? Are writing contests worth it? What scams should writers know about? Do you need a literary agent to get your book published? And what about self-publishing? Join me for a webinar that will show you how to get your manuscript to the marketplace. REGISTER HERE!

The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing and Publishing was launched to a very full house at Type Books on Feb 1. Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated the book’s release!

On Saturday, September 14, Patricia will be at the Mississauga Writers’ Festival. Come to the 11 a.m. feature: Manuscript to Marketplace. Click here for tickets.
On Thursday, May 16, Patricia co-presented a workshop at West End Phoenix with Victoria Hetherington on writing sex scenes in literary fiction.
On Thursday, Nov. 23, Patricia presented an in-person workshop on creating memorable characters in fiction and memoir.
On Sunday, Nov. 26, Patricia gave a FREE online workshop on getting published in Canada.
On Sunday, October 15, Patricia presented an online masterclass, “The Beginner’s Guide to Getting Published” at LitFest: Canada’s Original Nonfiction Festival. Get your ticket here.
On Saturday, November 4, Patricia presented a masterclass at Sudbury’s Wordstock.
Patricia presented to a full room, many of the participants in costume, at Toronto’s Fan Expo on Sunday August 27. Her workshop was entitled “Writing and Publishing Your Own Book.”
Find Patricia’s five tips on getting published HERE.
Patricia spoke about her new book and the publishing industry in Canada at Junction Reads on June 11. Watch the conversation here.
On May 27, Patricia signed books at one of her favourite festivals, Word on the Street.
On Saturday, May 6, Patrica led a community creative writing workshop at the West End Phoenix https://www.westendphoenix.com
On March 30, CFMU FM aired an episode of Get Lit, in which Patricia was the featured guest. https://www.jamietennant.ca/index.php/2023/03/30/e322-with-patricia-westerhof/
On March 26, Soliloques Anthology published an interview with Patricia. Her former student Lucy Farcnik was the interviewer. https://www.soliloquies.org/post/publishing-and-the-nature-of-creativity-with-patricia-westerhof
On March 11, The Winnipeg Free Press published a glowing review of The Canadian Guide to Creative Writing and Publishing: “Aspiring writers would do well to heed worthy pointers” by Dave Williamson. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/2023/03/11/aspiring-writers-would-do-well-to-heed-worthy-pointers
On March 10, Patricia was featured on Literary Lobby, discussing what writers need to know about getting published in Canada. Listen now:
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WHEN should writers give their work away for free? Patricia answered this question in a blog post: https://www.dundurn.com/blog_/t43181/p159385-when-should-writers-give-their-work-away-for-free-
On Feb. 2, Patricia spoke at the Ontario Librarians’ Association Superconference 2023 about what librarians can do for aspiring writers.
On January 3, Patricia was interviewed by Open Book on how to get published in Canada today: https://open-book.ca/News/How-to-Get-Published-in-Canada-Today-A-Conversation-with-Patricia-Westerhof