Thelma Wheatley launched her new book And Neither Have I Wings To Fly at Women’s Art Association on April 18, 2013. It is a shocking true story of confinement and abuse in the infamous Ontario Hospital School in Orillia.
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January 19, 2013 SNAP Etobicoke
Our Writers and Editors Network meeting on January 19, 2013 with Joe Frankel was featured in SNAP Etobicoke. There were plenty of pictures taken. Check it out at SNAP Photos .
“On January 19th, the Writers and Editors Network (WEN) welcomed freelance producer Joe Frankel to their monthly breakfast meeting at Canadiana Restaurant. Frankel has worked as a screenwriter and commercial director in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. But first up at the podium was children’s author Didi LeMay, who talked about branding. This was followed by a roundtable discussion during which members shared their accomplishments. Then Frankel shared his knowledge and expertise with the members, emphasizing the importance of creating promotional videos as a way to stand out among other candidates. “I don’t believe in limits, but I do believe in branding,” he said, adding, “you have to be willing to pigeonhole yourself before you can stand out.” WEN’s monthly meetings offer an opportunity to refine your knowledge of the writing and editing business through guest speakers. To learn more, email communications@wenetwork.ca .” SNAP Etobicoke
March 25, 2013 Stations of the Heart
Darlene Madott’s book “Stations of the Heart” is now available at Ben McNally’s, on Bay Street and on-line.
For an excellent review of Darlene’s book click Book Review .
Editing Workshop
Writers and Editors Network (WEN) will be presenting Working with Editors: What Writers Need to Know, a workshop presented by WEN member and freelance editor Caroline Kaiser. The workshop will cover a range of topics including how editing makes your manuscript more publishable, finding the best editor for you, how editors charge, understanding the different types of editing and determining what type your manuscript needs, and developing your self-editing skills.
The workshop takes place on April 27th, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to noon and will be held at Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto, Room 304. Preregistration is required; to register, please contact communications@wenetwork.ca. As well, prepayment is required. Please send cheques to payable to WEN, 251 McKee Ave., Toronto, ON, M2N 4E2 or pay at April’s breakfast meeting.
Cost is $10 for WEN members and $20 for non-members.
Member Websites – How do I get mine listed
If you wish to have your website, bio and other information listed under the Membership tab, first of all you must be a paid-up member of WEN. Simply select Add Member Bio link under the Membership tab and fill out the form. You can enter as much or as little information as you like. Then hit send at the bottom of the form. The webmaster or the membership coordinator will enter your information within a few days or less. Please be advised, that if your membership lapses, your links will automatically be dropped from the Member Websites list.
Authors Symposium
The Author’s Symposium was held at the Shangri La banquet hall in Markham on Thursday, February 28th, 2013. WEN had two tables on display to promote WEN. Ronnie Swais should be thanked for hosting this networking event and for promoting WEN. Several WEN members were in attendance, Maurus Cappa, Dave Cook, Ben Antao, Maria Marchelletta, Didi Lemay, Marilyn Garshowitz, Andy Turnbull, Hans von Maltzahn (with his better half) and Elena Zolotka. I hope I did’nt miss anyone.
Author’s Symposium is Feb 28th, 6PM at ShangriLa Banquet Hall in Markham.
Canadian Imprints Volume II deadline is fast approaching. Get your entries in.
January 19, 2013 Speaker
January 19, 2013 Joseph Frankel
Joe Frankel has worked as a screenwriter and commercial director in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. He has also worked as a story editor, developing screenplays for a diverse array of companies including: Universal Studios (working for director Gary Ross), The Mark Gordon Company (Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds), Stefanie Epstein Productions and The Characters Agency. Somewhere in a filing drawer he has two film degrees including an MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern California, where he moderated the Zaki Gordon Speaker Series, hosting live interviews with acclaimed filmmakers such as: Gus Van Sant, Nancy Meyers, Robert Towne and Werner Herzog.
Joe currently works as a freelance producer, servicing a wide array of business clients, including authors and publishers. His dual passion for books and films led him to develop an innovative new production model to promote books and authors using film and video. Joe’s recent clients include best-selling Canadian mystery writer, Robert Rotenberg and two-time Arthur Ellis Award winner, Jon Redfern. Although publishers have already begun to produce book trailers, Joe’s approach is unique and idiosyncratic. The stories dictate the approach and the results are uniquely cinematic.
Torontonian, graduate of L.A.U.in writing and directing, who is working on a way to promote writers.
February 16, 2013 Speaker
February 16, 2013 Barry Siskind
Barry Siskind, President of International Training and Management is one of North America’s most sought after consultants and speakers and an internationally recognized trade and consumer show expert.
Over the past twenty-eight years he has traveled throughout the world working with thousands of clients in virtually all industry groups both in the private and public sectors helping them improve their results at trade and consumer shows.
Each year, Barry delivers over 100 keynotes, workshops and seminars around the world. Barry has traveled across Canada from St John’s NL to Vancouver, BC, in the United States from Philadelphia to Las Vegas as well as Sao Paulo, Brazil, Bogotá, Columbia, Lisbon, Portugal, Bangkok, Thailand, Quito, Ecuador, Zagreb, Croatia and Beirut, Lebanon
Each year he accepts invitations to deliver keynotes at international trade events. A few recent examples are UFI in Moscow, Confexpo in Lisbon, ExpoSystems in Sao Paulo, AITT in Bangkok, Korean Exhibitors Association in Daegu and The Exhibitors Show in Las Vegas.
Barry is an active member of IAEE (International Association of Exhibitions and Events and CEIR (The Centre for Exhibition Industry Research) for whom Barry has developed several Guru reports as well as a series on the Government Exhibitor. He is also a current member of E2MA.
Barry sits on the Board of Directors of The Center for Exhibitor and Event Marketing (ICEEM).
As a business author, Barry Siskind has written seven best-selling books including his most recent, Grab Success by the Horns and Powerful Exhibit Marketing. He has also written over 500 original trade articles and industry reports. Barry’s monthly syndicated column appears in 30 publications worldwide.
He is certificated at the practitioners level from the Neuro-linguistic Institute
Barry is the Community Manager of UFILive, a blog for the global exhibit association, UFI
In 2006 Barry was the recipient of Canadian Exposition Industry Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 20 years of outstanding achievements in furthering the professionalism of the Canadian Exposition industry.
His energetic, motivational and informative presentation style has earned him a listing in Canada Who’s Who.