Lois Peterson
Author ~ Creative Writing Instructor ~ Storyteller

Magic Carpet Storytelling here

Teaching & Presentations
 

Memoir workshop. Photo. Julie Ferguson 

Brisbane Public School, Erin ON May 2010

CWILL Spring Book Hatching

I love to be in front of a crowd, whether I'm giving readings or conducting storytelling workshops in elementary schools, libraries or community centres, presenting workshops to high schools students, offering Continuing Education classes, or helping prison inmates give voice to their stories.                
Contact me to arrange for an author reading, or writing or storytelling workshop.

"Lois Peterson is a skillful instructor. Her course opened up a new world for me."  

Writing From Life student  

Coming events
Events with green flash are for children and youth. Events with purple flash are for adults

 

~  Group launch by Orca authors - Vancouver Kids Books, Vancouver date tba

~  Author visits to six branches of the Surrey Libraries - Nov. 23, 30 & Dec. 7

~ Book signing and readings, Grandview Corners Indigo store Kids' Day, Sat. Nov. 20. Surrey BC.

~ Workshop: Building Characters Who Tell Their Own Stories. Dec 11, Surrey, BC
     Details and registration here.

~ School visits and Forest of Reading events, Toronto and GTA re nomination of THE BALLAD OF
     KNUCKLES McGRAW for the OLA Silver Birch Express Award. May 2011.

2011

~ Presentations during Janice Churchill Elementary School's Literacy Week (Jan 24-28)

 

Recent & Ongoing activities
 

~ Author Visit to Weeke Primary School, Hampshire, England.

~ Book launch: SILVER RAIN - White Rock studio of the Arthur Murray Dance School

~ School visits during the Cowichan Valley Booksplash, Vancouver Island

~ Presentation A Story, a Story - storytelling to enhance your work and home life at the Westcoast
     Women's Weekend, Crescent Beach Surrey BC

~ Presentation to  the Strawberry Hill library pre-teen book club

~ Presented SILVER RAIN at the author's breakfast, BC Book Fair

~ Memoir Workshop and Blue Pencil Cafe manuscript consultations
     CanWrite! Canadian Authors Assoc. Conference

~ Visits to schools and libraries in the Greater Toronto Area, and workshop/attendance at the
     Festival of Trees as a Silver Birch Express nominee for Meeting Miss 405.

~ Exhibitor in the Royal City Book Festival

~ Author visit to Port Kells Library Kids Book Club

~ Memoir workshop for Port Moody Library

~ Grantwriting workshop for Port Coquitlam Parks and Rec.

~ Words on the Page - Youth literacy project in partnership with Alexandra Neighbourhood House

~ Writers' Express

~ Presentation to the Murrayville Library Writer's Group

~ Workshop: Writing From Life

 

Contact me about a workshop or presentation for your school, organization or conference.
Lois Peterson
loispeterson at homemail.com / 604-535-1601

My clients and hosts have included:
 

~ BC Library Association

~ Brisbane Public School, Erin, ON

~ Canadian Authors' Assoc. National Conference 2010
~ Canadian Authors' Assoc.  (Vancouver)
~ Cowichan Bookspash
~ David Thompson Secondary School, Invermere BC

~ David Brankin Elementary School, Surrey BC
~ Editor's Association of Canada  (Vancouver branch)

~ E.W. Foster School, Milton, ON
~ The Federation of BC Writers

~  Forest Hill Library /Oriole Drive School, Toronto

~ Fraser Valley Regional Library

~  Windermere Elementary, BC

~ Langley Fine Arts School, Fort Langley, BC

~ Matsqui Institution (Corrections Canada)

~ B. C. Ministry of Education -
    Public Library Services Branch

~ The Nakusp Spirit of Writing Festival, BC

~ City of Port Coquitlam Parks & Recreation Dept.

~ Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival

~ The Surrey Creative Writing Diploma Program

~  The Surrey International Writers' Conference

~  Surrey Public Library

~  Surrey School District 36 Cont. Ed. Program
~ The Surrey Women's Centre

~  Vancouver Island Regional Library

and a variety of school districts and community recreation departments.

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