Whistler Children's Festival Presents

Inventing the Opposite: A Creative Writing Workshop with Rebecca Wood Barrett

• Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022
• Time: 3:30pm
• Venue: Maury Young Arts Centre
• Age recommendation: 8-12 year-olds 
• Price: $10 Registration

Have you ever been so surprised by a book or character you wondered, ‘how did the writer think of that?’ Join author Rebecca Wood Barrett in a creative writing workshop to learn a step-by-step process of how to invent fresh and extraordinary ideas and characters. She’ll share some of her secrets of exploring her own life to come up with fun and unusual ideas and teach you how to do the same thing. Come prepared to boost your brain and move your pen across the paper!

Rebecca Wood Barrett Bio:

Rebecca is an award-winning writer and filmmaker living in Whistler, British Columbia. Rebecca is a passionate advocate for the literary arts and enjoys supporting emerging and established writers in their projects through teaching, editing, career consultation and assisting writers' critique groups in their formation. Her middle-grade children's book My Best Friend Is Extinct (Orca Book Publishers) is her debut publication.