Webinars
FOLD Academy is a webinar series for writers developing their craft. FOLD Academy Kids connects young readers and writers 5-9 years of age with Canadian authors.
How to Take Part
FOLD Academy webinars for adults are held on the second Saturday of the month at 12pm EST. The webinars take place over Zoom and can be accessed anywhere there is Internet access. Webinars can also be accessed over the phone using Zoom dial-in codes, which are provided to registrants once they have registered.
Upcoming Webinars
Writing Intimacy with Ruby Barrett
Writing Intimacy with Ruby Barrett
Writing on-page intimacy can be intimidating for even the most seasoned of genre fiction writers. As the author of high-heat, open door romances, Ruby Barrett has mastered the art of on-page intimacy that is inclusive of all genders and heat levels. Ruby will help authors identify the heat level they are comfortable with for their stories, provide advice on how to approach intimate scenes without using overly flowery or — what is sometimes deemed as — cheesy language, and how intimate scenes can and should be used to progress plot in genre fiction.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
Registration opens September 20. Register for the webinar here.
Decolonizing Editing with Amber Riaz
Decolonizing Editing with Amber Riaz
An hour-long conscious language and ethical editing presentation focused on how editors can recognize the colonial perspective and intervene in instances where colonial language is being used to misrepresent information.
This workshop is presented in partnership with Editors Canada. Find the full list of Editors Canada workshops here.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
Registration opens October 18. Register for the webinar here.
Past Webinars
Building an Author Business with Tao Wong
Building an Author Business with Tao Wong
With numerous publishing options available to writers these days, understanding the optimal path for a career that aligns with an author’s goals, time and resources can be difficult. This workshop will outline common goals, restrictions and benefits of each path—traditional publishing, independent publishing, or some combination of both—to help an author find what works best for them and meet their overall career goals.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
This webinar has ended. Click here to watch the recording!
Writing Dialogue with Catherine Hernandez
Canadian Screen Award-winning screenwriter Catherine Hernandez offers tips on how to let the characters speak for themselves.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.