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 From Desire & Body with Linh S. Nguyen
Join children’s author and arts educator Linh S. Nguyễn in her new workshop aimed at writing practices that stem from the body. Her teaching methods rely on pleasure and paying attention to what surfaces unplanned (aligned with adrienne maree brown’s “emergent strategy”). Desire and emergence are treated as entry points to making art, which ensures an accessible space for beginners or those who might not consider themselves writers or artists. As we move through a precarious world, it is important to notice our bodies, entanglements, emotions, and the places where we take root and grow. Knowing that everything is in flux—including our homes and our selves—the most essential skill is to honour what matters in any given moment. Learn to be present and write from wherever you’re at. Participants will be guided through emergent practice, embodiment, and love as a way of knowing (audre lorde) as it relates to creative work. Bring a warm beverage, writing utensils, and coloured pencils, and join us from the comfort of your home.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
Digging for Truth in Memoir Writing with Annahid Dashtgard
What do great memoirs have in common? In this workshop, bestselling non-fiction author Annahid Dashtgard guides writers through steps in the process of committing one’s life to the page, and how to know when a writer arrives at the most truthful and impactful version of events.
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.
![Check out @farahheronauthor’s novel JANA GOES WILD for this week’s #TitleTuesday. It’s available now with HachetteBookGroup!
A delightful rom-com of a woman trying to shed her perfect image at a destination wedding with hilarious—and moving—results.
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