IN PERSON Stylistics & Lexical Analysis For More Powerful Writing
One-Day Workshop | Friday, November 27, 2026 | 10am-12pm MT
Instructor: Mary Lynn Cloghesy
MEMBER PRICE: $45.00
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $60.00
This workshop will introduce the relatively new field of Stylistics to writers, a combination of literary critical analysis and communication linguistics. In this session, attendees will peer into the author's black box, and explore how word choice and phrasing either make writing more powerful or dilute the message. We'll analyse the opening paragraph of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar using a specific Stylistics technique, then learn to apply the method to works-in-progress.
This is an in person class held at the Alexandra Writers Centre Society.
Mary Lynn Cloghesy is a writer and editor from Calgary, Alberta, as well as the founder of the Leadership Literary Lab, a program for nonfiction authors. She holds a master’s degree in critical and creative writing, has been nominated for the Claymore and Aurora awards, and has placed in literary competitions for Dreamers and Tadpole magazines. Her published work ranges from flash fiction to memoir. She also writes articles on healthy living, and co-hosts a retreat for aspiring authors in Banff National Park.
Fiction website: https://marylynncloghesy.com/
Nonfiction website: https://leadershipliterarylab.com/
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