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Organized in 1993, The Rainwriters
are a diverse
group of committed writers who meet twice a month to provide
friendly, but thorough critiques of works in progress. Each
member's writing is distributed to the others and reviewed in
advance. Meeting time is dedicated to sharing thoughts and
ideas about other members' works. A common treasury, developed
by contributions at each meeting, is used to promote the books
of all members.
The Rainwriters live on the west coast of Canada
where the windshield wipers are often needed when driving to
and from meetings.
Click on a name for more information.
Anna Barcos
explores the
paranormal in her first novel, Walls and the darker
side, the orilleras, of the tango in Maria’s
Tango. She loves to travel and knows her story settings
well.
Ed Griffin
teaches creative
writing in prison. He has written three novels: Prisoners of
the Williwaw, Beyond the Vows, and Veto. Ed and a
friend, Mike Oulton, each tell their prison stories in
Dystopia, the story of prison. Ed is passionate
about prison reform.
Loreena Lee is an
artist/illustrator who has published tutorial textbooks on
drawing and composition, a biography of her ancestors, and has
written a young adult novel. She is currently working on an
adult novel based on her mother’s early life.
Larry Breitkreutz is a
writer who crosses genre. Journey to Light is a fantasy
novel that introduces an imaginative culture with a timeless
quality. He is currently working on a story about oppression,
rejection and acceptance that is set in the first century.
Carol Tulpar teaches essay writing
to second language speakers at Vancouver Community
College. Her own essays have
appeared in The International Journal of Humanities
(Melbourne, Australia), The Hastings Bridge
(Vancouver, Canada) and other publications. Carol is
currently working on a memoir of her father,
Ron Young is writing his
first novel. It is the story of his immigrant ancestors and
their struggle to leave Hungary in 1905. They risk
everything for a chance at a brighter future in the
"new world".
Bob Mackay takes us back to
the trenches in the first World War and tells us the story of a
Canadian hero.
(For information
about the Rainwriters, contact Ed Griffin. ed@edgriffin.net
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