Need advice on your writing, or a nudge in the right direction? The Southbank Writer's Program, SFU's 3-month summer creative-writing program at City Centre Library, Surrey is offering a FREE 30-minute consult on 7 pages of your poetry or prose. We will answer any of your questions about writing and/or our program.
Consult Times
Consults are available on:
- April 9th between 10:30AM and 2:30PM at the City Centre Library, Surrey
- May 7th between 10:30AM and 2:30PM at the City Centre Library, Surrey
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To Register
Please fill out the form below. Once your request has been received, you will receive an email confirmation with details about submitting your manuscript. If you have any questions prior to registration, email write@sfu.ca
Manuscript Length and Formatting
Length:
- Maximum length is 7 pages.
Formatting:
Your manuscript should be provided in the following form: - Title of your work(s), if it has one, at the top centre
- Your name beneath
- Page numbers on the bottom
- double spaced,12-point font
Consultants
Wayde Compton wrote 49th Parallel Psalm (1999), which was a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay BC Book Prize for Poetry, Performance Bond (2004), and After Canaan: Essays on Race, Writing, and Region (2010), which was a finalist for the City of Vancouver Book Award. He also edited the anthology Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature (2001). He is the director of the Writerâs Studio and the Southbank Writerâs Program at Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies.