This workshop will take place on Saturday, September 19th from 1 to 5 pm at the Gabriola Commons. Register now if you’re planning to attend, as there are only 20 spaces available. Here are all the details about the workshop, the presenter, and how to register:

About the workshop:

Writers, editors, and publishers face a minefield of legal issues as they publish their work. In this 4-hour participatory workshop, we will discuss copyright, libel, and right to privacy issues that affect freelance writers and publishers. Participants will be able to submit their most pressing questions ahead of time and will be encouraged to contribute to lively discussions on all of these issues.

About the presenter:

Claudia Cornwall has been a freelance writer for twenty years. She has been published in a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, including Reader’s Digest Canada, Reader’s Digest International, BC Business, Tyee, and The Globe and Mail. She also has written two books. The second, Letter from Vienna, a memoir, won a BC Book Prize for Best Non-Fiction. She has a PhD in philosophy. Claudia teaches in the Print Futures program at Douglas College and has been teaching in SFU’s Writing and Publishing Program for over ten years. She is a member of the Canadian Science Writers Association. In March 2009, she received a Journalism Award of $20,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to write a series of stories about health research.

To register:

The fee for this workshop is $65. (Any profits go to Gabriola Commons). This event is limited to 20 participants. Based on early registrations, organizers expect the workshop to fill. For information or to register call Sharon at 247-9321 or Vicky at 247-8140. Or email Sharon at s.mcinnes@shaw.ca (don’t forget the dot!) or email Vicky at pannya@shaw.ca.

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