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January 2011:
Saturday, Jan 22: Instructor, "Memoirs" Writing Workshop, "We'll discuss various approaches to narrating stories based on your own, and others', experiences: suggestions for starting your story; running your creative engine — and taking off on your personal literary journey. Learn how to keep the project on track while vividly describing people, places, and events, and inserting anecdotes and direct dialogue. Bring a ONE-PAGE synopsis of a story you plan to write." For information and registration email awcs@telusplanet.net , phone: 403.264.4730.

February 2011:

March 2011:
Wednesday, Mar 16, 7 pm: Instructor "Writing Lives-Biographies" workshop, Canadian Women in Aviation, Alberta-Rocky Mountain High Chapter; Art Smith Aero Centre. For information contact: President Karen Strack, email:rmhexecutive@hotmail.com

Thursday, Mar 24, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, "Living Book" at Country Hills Library (11950 Country Village Link NE, Calgary). Books can be "borrowed" for 15 minutes. Come and learn how to get started with your writing. Contact for information: email: Leslie.Adams@calgarypubliclibrary.com . Join me if you can!

April 2011:
Wednesday, Apr 6: slide show & reading with Fred McCall re: Maverick in the Sky, The Aerial Adventures of WWI Ace Freddie McCall. Calgary Winter Club +55 Luncheon, Contact for information: Ron Moore, email:ron.moore@shaw.ca

Friday, Apr 15, 5:00-8:30 pm - Writing Workshop Instructor, Calgary West Oxford Learning Centre.

Saturday, Apr 16 (all day). Instructor Foothills Young Writers Conference, High River, AB Contact: Mary Donaldson, email: donaldsonm@fsd38.ab.ca

Saturday, Apr 30: Presenter, Calgary Young Writers Conference. Contact for information: Teresa Bowles, email: brookezak1@gmail.com

May 2011:

June 2011:
June 22-26. Participant, Canadian Aviation Historical Society national conference, Edmonton. Contact for information: www.cahs.ca in the e-newsletter (you can sign up for it on the website), and on Twitter (CanAvHistSoc) and Facebook (Canadian Aviation Historical Society - National) pages.

July 2011:
July 10 to 16, Instructor, "Wordsworth", Kamp Kiwanis, Bragg Creek, AB. Course description:Becoming a Story Keeper. "Good stories never die…but can become lost unless a writer restores their original beauty, excitement, and adventure through creative nonfiction. This style of writing allows dramatic events to be recreated so modern readers can clearly envision, and once again enjoy, the time, place, pecularities, and personalities involved in a historic event."  Contact for information:  Lisa Murphy-Lamb B.Ed., M.Ed, Coordinator, WordsWorth Youth Writing Program, Young Alberta Book Society website: www.yabs.ab.ca

July 25-29, instructor, InkPulse youth writing camp. Grande Prairie Public Library, 101, 9839 - 103 Avenue. http://http://www.writersguild.ab.ca/Youth-Programs.asp
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August 2011:

September 2011:
September to mid-December: Instructor, Engl. 0130-012; Mount Royal University, Calgary.

September 17, Saturday, 11 am to 3 pm: Authors book signing at The Military Museums, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW Calgary. This all-day event will feature an exhibit by The Alberta Military Modelers, as well as three authors (Shirlee Matheson, Jeff Buick and Terry Thompson) signing their books in the gift shop from 11 - 3 pm. Contact for further information: Audrey Friedenberg, Gift Shop Administration at giftshop@militarymuseums.ca

September 21, Wednesday, 7 pm: Alexandra Writers Centre Society 30th Anniversary and launch of FreshWater Pearls anthology- 30 years of inspiring Writers-  Alexandra Centre Dance Hall, 922, 9th Ave SE, Calgary. Readings, live music, food and wine. Please RSVP to awcs@telusplanet.net by September 15, 2011. For details visit:http://awcsfreshwaterpearls.wordpress.com/

October 2011:
October 21, Friday, 7-9 pm: Airdrie Public Library. Reading by three authors Sharon Butala, Pamela Banting and Shirlee Smith Matheson, whose stories are featured in Country Roads, an anthology edited by Pam Chamberlain and published by Nimbus Press. Contact for information: Pam Chamberlain - email: pkchamberlain@hotmail.com ). Please join me if you can!

November 2011:

December 2011: