Frye Festival Workshops for Writers of all Genres

The 2007 Frye Festival is a do-not-miss event for writers who want to brush up on their writing skills or try their hand at new forms of writing. From April 25 to 29 in Moncton, the Festival will offer a variety of workshops for writers of all genres including poetry, fiction, creative writing, memoir writing, postcard writing, writing for film, comic book writing and adults writing for children.

Noted screenwriter Randy Pearlstein will lead a Film and Television Writing Workshop on Friday, April 27 from 9 am to 5 pm. He has worked on productions alongside film greats Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Luc Besson, and Dave Chappelle. Pearlstein’s workshop will be in English with simultaneous translation in French and will take place at the Théâtre l’Escaouette at 170 Botsford. The registration fee is $35.

A creative writing workshop in French with renowned Quebec novelist Arlette Cousture will be held Saturday,April 28 from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm. The workshop will take place at the Dieppe Public Library at 333 avenue Acadie. Arlette Cousture is the author of the series Les Filles de Caleb and Ces Enfants d'ailleurs as well as the novel J'aurais voulu vous dire William. The registration fee is $10.

A workshop for Adults Writing for Children in English will be offered by Lesley Choyce on Wednesday, April 25 from 3 pm to 5 pm. Jo-Anne Elder will give a bilingual Postcard Story Workshop on Thursday, April 26 from 9 am to 11 am. On Friday April 27, the public will have the chance to attend an English poetry workshop with Karen Solie and a French creative writing workshop with Georgette LeBlanc from 9 am to 11 am. All of these workshops will be held at the Moncton Public Library at 644 Main Street.

Saturday, April 28 will be another busy Festival day. Those who wish to write their memoirs can attend Patrick Lane’s Creative Non-Fiction Workshop from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at Moncton City Hall, 655 Main Street. Workshops for kids will be held from 10 am to 11 am at the Moncton Public Library during the Kidsfest event: Comics in the Library for kids 8 to 10 with Scott Tingley (in English) and a creative writing workshop in French for kids 6 to 9 with Marie-France Comeau. Kids aged 12 and older will have the chance to learn about writing comic books in English and in French with Jeremy Tankard and Jimmy Beaulieu from 2 pm to 4 pm at the United Book Store at 347 Mountain Road.

People can register for the workshops by phone at (506) 382-3015 or by email at fryeworkshops@hotmail.com. Most workshops are $10 each (some exceptions) and sell out quickly!