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
Layered Plotting: How To Manage Complex Storylines with Liselle Sambury
This workshop will show you how to implement a layered plotting style that can help you manage stories across multiple genres. You’ll learn how to break down the different elements from your project so you can more efficiently juggle multiple character arcs, lay out red herrings and twists, establish magic systems, and more.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
Past Webinars
Grant Writing 101 with Lindsay Zier-Vogel
\What makes a successful grant application? In this workshop, acclaimed grant writer Lindsay Zier-Vogel will take writers through each step of the grant writing process—from finding grants, to prepping materials, writing budgets, decoding what the funders are actually asking for, and more.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
How to Write a Great Book with Evan Winter
Sure, this workshop’s title is a little ‘sensational’, but it really is important to understand what great might mean, what it might not mean, and how an understanding of both can help a writer tell the best story possible. Join acclaimed fantasy author Evan Winter as he explores at least one version of what telling a great story might be like so that you can do it in your own work!
Date: February 11, 2023 12:00 pm EST
Cost: FREE
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
This session is now complete. The recording will be available to view on the FOLD YouTube channel until July 31, 2023.
![Next up at #Fold2023: @TaliaHibbert! She is a NYT bestselling romance author who wrote HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS AND UNFAIRLY CUTE, available now with @PenguinRandomCA. Join us virtually (April 30 - May 3) and in-person (May 4 - 7) in downtown Brampton. Registration is now open!
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