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Bridges Workshop: Discovering Your Expert Appeal

Expertise is not only a requirement of self-help or instructional nonfiction. It is also an important component of narrative nonfiction. It galvanizes reader attention and makes the content proposition compelling to editors and readers. In this workshop JJ Lee (fashion writer, memoirist, dark historical fantasy/horror author) walks you through a worksheet that helps you hone your expert appeal for narrative nonfiction, Instagram Reels, YouTube, podcasts, and other forms of nonfiction content creation. A perfect way to enhance the concept and treatment of your next nonfiction project.

This is a hands on workshop with limited space. Please register to secure your spot.

About the Workshop Presenter

Against a white background, an Asian man with glasses looks toward the camera with his hand at his chin.JJ Lee is a former CBC broadcaster and art critic. He wrote the memoir The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit. He is the editor of the Christmas-themed anthology series Better Next Year and is the acquisitions editor for New Westminster publisher Tidewater Press. He produces the true crime podcast Stand Up Eight with Lenore Rattray. It peaked at #18 in True Crime charts. He teaches nonfiction at Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio and writing and podcasting at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.

About Arts New West

With a stylized A on the left hand side, the words read Arts New West in turquoise.Founded in 1967 as the Arts Council of New Westminster, Arts New West is a not-for-profit community arts organization built by artists and arts groups with a shared interest in visual, performing, and literary arts. Our goal is to foster, support and promote the arts for all age groups, cultures and Indigenous community members.

SFU Writing Consults

Are you looking for feedback on your writing? Free Writing Consults with The SFU Writer’s Studio are offered on the second Thursday evening of each month. This program offers free one-on-one consultations with alumni of the SFU Writer’s Studio, in partnership with New Westminster Public Library.

Writers from New Westminster and Greater Vancouver can sign up for a 45-minute, one-time, one-on-one consult with an editor who will provide specific feedback and recommendations based on your submitted work. The session can be in-person or online.

How does it work?

  • Consults will take place on the second Thursday evening of each month.
  • For each session, available times are 5pm, 6pm, and 7pm and are arranged by appointment only.
  • Appointments are 45 minutes in length
  • Appointments will be conducted either remotely online, via Zoom or in person at the library.
  • Your appointment time will be confirmed via NWPL. Once confirmed, you will be given information on next steps
  • You can submit up to seven pages of poetry or prose, 7 pages maximum. Work must be double-spaced with the title and your name on each page with the page number on the bottom.
  • Each person is eligible for one session only; multiple and/or repeat sessions cannot be booked.
  • Please note, confirmed registration is required at least 7 days prior to the consultation date. This is to ensure there is enough time to provide thoughtful feedback on the work submitted for review.

For more information and to register, email NWPL at AskUs@nwpl.ca

For  more information on the SFU Writer’s Studio, visit them online.