OIW’s Annual Writers Retreat and Workshop
June 26, 2015 – June 28, 2015
Galilee Centre – Arnprior Ontario
Please join us at the beautiful Galilee Centre for OIW’s Annual Writers Retreat & Workshop.
Bring your pens, pencils and notebooks, paper or electronic and lots of imagination.
Retreat Only – 2 night’s accommodation, all meals and snacks.
OIW Members $260 -- Non-members $335
Write in the privacy of your room, in one of the delightful lounges, or roam the Galilee Centre’s
grounds; sit under the oak tree or beside the Ottawa River and write.
Retreat & Workshop – 2 night’s accommodation, all meals and snacks plus workshop.
OIW Members $350 -- Non-members $425.00
The Creation of Story: Tips and Techniques for Bringing Your Writing to Life In this dynamic, exercise-packed weekend retreat we’ll be exploring the powerful act of creating
writing that lives. We’ll experiment with techniques and tools that will challenge experienced and
novice writers alike to ‘go where they haven’t gone before’, to push the boundaries of time, space
and convention to create whole new worlds—and new ways of seeing our own. Ready? Grab
your pen and a pad of paper and join us. You don’t have to have any specific project underway to
take part in this workshop, as there will be plenty of prompts provided, but if you’re already
engaged in a writing project, please bring it along—you’ll get lots of chances to apply the
techniques directly to your own works-in-progress and make the most of your weekend away.
About Nerys Parry
http://nerysparry
Nerys Parry’s debut novel, Man & Other Natural Disasters, was a
finalist for the Colophon Prize and tied for seventh in CBC’s Giller
Prize Readers’ Choice Awards 2011. The novel was recommended as
a CBC’s All Points West X-mas book pick in 2011 and as a Daybreak
Alberta prairie pick for CBC’s Canada Reads 2012.
Nerys’ writing has been described as “gorgeous throughout” (Kerry
Clare, 49th Shelf), “compulsive reading” (Katherine Lyall-Watson),
“engaging and thoughtful” (Winnipeg Free Press), and has been
shortlisted for several awards, including the Kenneth R. Wilson
Canadian Business Press, Event Creative Non-Fiction and FreeFall
Fiction Awards. In 2012, Parry was recognized as one of Ottawa’s
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Women on the Move for her writing and promotional efforts, and in 2013, she was awarded a
Canada Council of the Arts grant to support her work on the creative non-fiction, When the
Wolves Fall Silent.
Parry has been teaching writing workshops in Ottawa since 2012, and is an enthusiastic,
passionate facilitator. She is committed to sharing her love of writing with the world, and
believes that everyone has a unique and important story to tell. In her own words: “I write
because I believe writing matters, that sharing heartfelt stories has not only the potential to
change us, but to change the world.”
An engineer with a passion for hidden history, Nerys holds a Bachelor of Engineering from
Queen’s and a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from UBC. She lives in Ottawa with her
husband and two children.
Registration contact Susan Jennings – [email protected]
Registration form attached separately.
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Application Form
Place: Galilee Centre 398 John St. N, Arnprior K7S 2P6
Date: June 26th 4 pm – June 28th 4 pm
Name: *
Address:*
Phone #s* Home:
Mobile:
Email address:*
In case of an emergency please list a contact*. Phone #
Workshop and/or Retreat: Make your selection below
Instructor: Nerys Parry Subject: The Creation of Story: Tips and Techniques for Bringing Your
Story to Life
Space is limited to fifteen participants. To secure your booking, you can either pay
in full or pay a $55 non-refundable deposit with the balance to be paid in full on
or before June 19, 2015 there will be no refund after that date.
Workshop and Retreat
Member Single $350 _______Non-member** Single $425_____
Retreat Only
Member Single $260_______ Non-member** Single $335______
Double accommodation is available upon request.
Cheque payable to OIW and mail, together with this completed form to
OIW C/O Susan Jennings 909 – 415 Greenview Ave Ottawa ON K2B 8G5
Credit card payments email Bill Horne [email protected] Bill will contact you by phone.
*Required information. **Note to non-members. Join OIW and take advantage of the
member rate, and enjoy all the benefits of a one-year OIW membership.
Any questions contact Susan Jennings at [email protected] or phone 613-596-2708
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