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.
The 2020/2021 season of FOLD Academy is sponsored by Humber School for Writers, Harlequin, and HarperCollins Canada.
Past Webinars
Truth-telling in Fiction
Fiction writing is an ongoing practice, a habit that turns real-life experiences into imagined worlds and re-imagined spaces that are rich with story, voice, and imagery. In this webinar, the bestselling author of Birdie, Tracey Lindberg, reveals the beauty of storytelling and the practice of writing great fiction.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2021 – 12:00 pm EST
Cost: FREE
Click Here to Register for this Webinar Now.
This session of FOLD Academy is sponsored by Humber School for Writers and Harlequin Books.
Creating Colourful Characters with Tanya Boteju
A drag queen who’s also an accountant. A seventeen-year-old who loves quiet nights reading in her hammock but also discovers her inner drag king. A greasy bully who has secrets no one would ever guess. Discovering the unexpected and complex in your characters is half the fun of writing stories. In this workshop, we’ll experiment and play with developing characters who spring off the page to surprise both you and your readers. Tanya will invite you to treat writing as discovery, lean into the unknown, and be okay with it when you topple over. Bring whatever you like to write with and a willingness to explore on the page.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021 – 12:00 pm EST
Cost: FREE
Click here to register for this webinar now.
This session of FOLD Academy is sponsored by Humber School for Writers and HarperCollins Canada.
![For the June FOLD Challenge, we’re reading nonfiction by Trans and Non-Binary authors. Have you read these titles? Do you have additional recommendations? Tell us about them in the comments!
Read what FOLD Planning Team member Calyssa has to say about this month’s recommended reads over on the FOLD blog—link in bio!
[ID: Four titles chosen for the FOLD June Challenge: Nonfiction by a Trans or Non-Binary Author. Titles selected are Care Of by Ivan Coyote, Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi, The Conscious Creative by Kelly Small, and Like A Boy But Not A Boy, by andrea bennett.]
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