The North Island Writers Conference (NIWC) is moving online and expanding for 2021.

We鈥檙e very excited for this new format for our 2021 conference,鈥� said Joline Martin, chair of the NIWC. 鈥淕oing virtual has allowed for more flexibility in scheduling and allows us to increase access for writers in our region and beyond.鈥�

The conference will kick off Friday, Jan. 8 with guest speaker Jennifer Manuel, an award-winning author and teacher speaking on 鈥楾he Craft of Writing.鈥�

The first workshops run Saturday, Jan. 9 and continue throughout the month until Jan. 29. Topics of the workshops include how to inject life into fiction and non-fiction, how to transform your page with deep revisions and how to work through writer鈥檚 block.

The scheduling of the workshops has also been updated this year to ensure there is no overlap. Each workshop has been broken into manageable Zoom segments and assigned its own timeslot.

鈥淲e heard from previous attendees that having multiple workshops running at once was a challenge,鈥� said Martin. 鈥淭his new, extended format allowed us to give each workshop its own day and time so participants didn鈥檛 have to choose between workshops.鈥�

Registration for the conference is open now.

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