Join us for a special afternoon celebrating the talent and creativity of our 2025 Artists-in-Residence — a dynamic group of three writers from across the Sea to Sky region! The featured artists are Bronwyn Preece, Rebecca Wood Barrett and Laura Sharp.
Each writer will lead a one and half hour, hands-on workshop inspired by their own unique style and creative practice. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to deepen your craft, this is a rare opportunity to learn directly from some of the most exciting and local literary voices.
The day will wrap up with a live reading, featuring pieces the writers developed during their residency at The Point. Afterward, there will be some mingling with the artists while the bar stays open.
Come for the inspiration, stay for the stories!
Open to all levels of writers — bring a notebook, an open mind, and your imagination!
Agenda & Details
Workshop 1: Bronwyn Preece: Writing the Poetics of this Place - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Description: Working site-specifically, we will work outdoors and collaboratively craft pieces in response to this very place. No experience necessary… open to everyone… an easy, engaging way to weave words, wonder and reflective expression!
Workshop 2: Rebecca Wood Barrett: Throwing A Character Curveball - 1:45pm - 3:15pm
Description: Find out how to move past your first ideas, and create character surprises and hairpin turns that astonish and satisfy. Come prepared to re-imagine and re-write any scene in a work of your fiction writing that features a protagonist.
Workshop 3: Laura Sharp: Breathe Your Way To Creativity - 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Description: A 90-minute writing workshop to crack open the deeper layers of your creative voice. Using intuitive prompts, and breathwork practices, we’ll bypass the inner critic and find the raw, unfiltered words waiting below the surface.
This session is grounded in the title of Laura's new book, Steady as She Knows, trusting the slow, steady unfolding of your own story. Come with a notebook, an open mind, and a willingness to write what you didn’t know you knew.
Readings - 5:30pm
Admission
$20 Each or all 3 for $45, including admission to the Reading. Reading by donation.