Calgary Wordies

Events and news and stuff for word lovers in Calgary (tweeter: @lburwash)

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

There’s some great design here.
https://t.co/CUJiwhyA8t

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

This sounds like a great workshop for the skeptical and the stuck. #yycarts #yycwriters

[Writers'GuildAlberta @WritersGuildAB]

Join us January 8, 2024, 6pm - 9pm MST at Prairie Dog Brewing

Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our Jan event will feature group discussions and intention-settings for writers in 2024.

Free. No registration required. All are welcome!

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

An interesting low-fi approach to understanding your writing. Nothing like having your quirks literally staring you in the face!

[Lori Burwash @lburwash]

I love this Literary Forensics approach from @JacquiB: colour coding your writing to better understand your patterns and habits. I also love that hard copies and actual highlighters are recommended.
https://t.co/YX1xWYQr9l

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

@UCalgary @UCalgaryArts I've registered twice today for this event (this morning and just now) using this link https://t.co/1KzaAD5dpY but have yet to receive a confirmation email (it's not in junk either).

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Tonight, @UCalgary is hosting a screening of Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach. Register here:
https://t.co/1KzaAD5dpY
#NDTR

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

The one where no one will read your book (and other truths about publishing), by @novelleist
https://t.co/OfQPUm4s7H

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Help put books on a child’s shelf. My First Bookshelf is a @calgarylibrary program in partnership with @dollyslibrary, delivering new books to children every month from birth to age five. #yyc https://t.co/Gh2n4jLLJo

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Need help breaking through writer’s block? There’s an AI for that. 🤖 https://t.co/rvahf5jZQt

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Are you a pencil sniffer? Now you can smell like one yourself, with No. 2 (as in pencil, not … you know).
https://t.co/rfdmGJ7ePP

[Rebecca Saltzman @beccasaltz]

One of the girls in my 9 year old’s class just said “My favorite author, other than myself, is Judy Blume,” and that’s the energy I want to see from all women writers going forward

[Lori Burwash @lburwash]

This a great roundup of style guides, ostensibly for fiction writers, but relevant to many writers and editors — includes guides for inclusive language (race, gender, disability, etc.), bible study, emojis, trademarks, pharmaceuticals, tech, firearms.
https://t.co/SF9an97cpx

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

@shelflifeyyc I put a couple bags of books up for offer on the YYC COVID-19 Volunteers group on Facebook and they were quickly snatched up. Or what about a women’s shelter?

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

That’s why.
https://t.co/oCtTnLroAF

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Smell like your favourite smell: books.
“This scent contains the lives of countless heroes and heroines. Apply to the pulse points when seeking sensory succor or a brush with immortality.”
https://t.co/FQV5JoXS4R

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Huge, huge kudos to @Youngblut and the small but mighty @WordfestTweets team for the wonderful 25@25 series. The authors, the conversations, the laughter, the tears (mine, when it ended). Thank you for bringing us all together in our love of words and stories.🧡 #yyc #yycarts

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Their look, feel, smell … oh the smell. @chipkidd on our relationship with *actual* books and why they’re here to stay.
https://t.co/3cgDNplrNY

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Good job, #yyc — keep it up! #SupportLocalYYC

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

Book cover inspo: https://t.co/82TjUB1QL3

[Calgary Wordies @yycwerds]

That pile of books on your bedside table is about to get taller … here are @nypl recommendations for 2020’s best books for adults, teens and kids. I’m sure @shelflifeyyc, @owlsnestbooks or @pagesbooksyyc in #yyc can help you out. #shoplocalyyc #shopsmall
https://t.co/XP12sBHvFo