Event – Rebecca Wood Barrett

UPCOMING EVENTS

INVENTING THE OPPOSITE: A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

May 22, 2022 | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. PDT | $10 (RSVP) – Maury Young Arts Centre

Have you ever been so surprised by a book or character you wondered, ‘how did the writer think of that?’ Join author Rebecca Wood Barrett in a creative writing workshop to learn a step-by-step process of how to invent fresh and extraordinary ideas and characters. She’ll share some of her secrets of exploring her own life to come up with fun and unusual ideas and teach you how to do the same thing. Come prepared to boost your brain and move your pen across the paper! Ages: 8-12

In Person Tickets: $10

MY BEST FRIEND IS EXTINCT: VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH

April 8^th, 2021 | 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. PDT | FREE (RSVP)

Join award-winning author Sara Leach in conversation with Rebecca Wood Barrett, to celebrate the launch of her debut middle-grade book My Best Friend is Extinct (Orca Book Publishers). All ages welcome!

YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP: WORLDBUILDING

April 8^th, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PDT | FREE (RSVP)

Join Rebecca Wood Barrett for a one-hour writing workshop on how to build an invented world. Drawing on examples from her middle-grade novel My Best Friend is Extinct, she talks about where ideas come from, how to world-build, and some of the rules of world-building. Bring a pen and paper or a keyboard and get ready to brainstorm fantastical creatures, one big fib, and a little bit of weirdness in a short writing exercise during the workshop. For writers 19 and under.