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Time to get your Winter WordsWorth!

Stay for the day or stay overnight - either way, this will be a weekend worth writing about.

 

Under the guidance of fabulous instructors Gail Sidonie Sobat, Katherine Holubitsky and Margaret Macpherson , youth ages 15 to 18 are invited to be inspired and amazed at this year's youth writing workshop, January 29-31, 2010 at the Bennett Centre in Edmonton, AB.

 

Overnighters will be invited to spend an interactive Saturday evening with Metis sound artist Moe Clark.

 

For full details, click here.

Or download the registration form here. But hurry - spots for this exciting workshop will fill up fast!


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