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The Vancouver Sun on Jan Underwood
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
The Vancouver Sun
Rebecca Wigod, the books editor at the Vancouver Sun, joined Jan Underwood, Will Ferguson, Kathy Buckworth, T.J. Dawe, Hal Wake and other great writers and thinkers to discuss the art and craft of humour writing at the 2010 Symposium on the Book at the SFU Summer Publishing Workshops in Vancouver. In this week’s Saturday Sun, Wigod talks about the event, and about Jan’s presentation on the 11 principles of good written humour.
(If you want to see Jan put her 11 principles to work, grab a copy of Day Shift Werewolf, her very funny 2005 winning 3-Day Novel entry.)
Jan Underwood at SFU Symposium on the Book
Friday, July 2nd, 2010
SFU Summer Publishing Workshops
Don’t forget that Jan Underwood, winner of the 2005 3-Day Novel Contest and all-around fabulous and funny person, will be speaking in Vancouver at the Symposium on the Book at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre on July 18. Jan will be joined by an amazing lineup of authors and panelists, including Will Ferguson, Hal Wake, Rebecca Wigod, Mark Leiren-Young, and Mark Critch from This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The $75 admission includes the all-day event plus copies of the books from all participating authors. Register at www.ccsp.sfu.ca/pubworks.
Writers in the Vancouver area should also check out the entire list of SFU Summer Publishing Workshops. They offer a great range of classes, from pitching to publishers, learning about self-publishing and honing your craft in romance, humour, mystery and screenwriting techniques. They also have classes in writing and design software and more. Find information on both events at www.ccsp.sfu.ca/pubworks or contact them at pubworks@sfu.ca.
