IN PERSON Release the Scaffolding: How to Insert Historical Research Without Boring Your Reader to Tears
One-Day Workshop | Monday, June 23, 2025 | 6pm-9pm
Instructor: Anna Shannon
MEMBER PRICE: $60.00
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $80.00
Is there anything more jarring than an incongruous colloquialism in a historical novel? Or more boring than a shoe-horned info-dump? If you’re wondering how to elegantly weave your hard-won research into your novel, this workshop is for you. We’ll cover writing techniques to naturally insert essential information, the value of ‘scaffolding’ in early drafts, and how to reverse-engineer your narrative. This workshop will include in-person writing exercises.
This class takes place in person at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre in Calgary.
Anna Shannon (she/her) is a writer living in Calgary, Alberta on Treaty 7 land. She has publications in Queens Quarterly, White Wall Review, and others. She is currently writing STEM-related historical fiction to give a voice to Canadian women whose stories deserve telling.
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