Humber Masterclasses

Finding Your Voice

Kathy Friedman

5:30pm

Friday, September 22, 2023

90 mins

Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts.

Finding your voice.

As readers, many of us have had the experience of being seduced by the voice of an electrifying writer. But what do we mean when we talk about “voice”? And how can fiction writers find theirs? Join author and Humber College creative writing professor Kathy Friedman for a 90-minute interactive workshop that will examine how writers adapt their voice to the needs of their characters, using techniques such as tone, word choice, sentence structure, striking details and point of view. All writing levels welcome.

Presented by TIFA in partnership with the Humber School for Writers.

Workshop

How to attend

$49

Learn how to craft compelling stories and bring captivating characters to life through hands-on lessons from acclaimed authors and industry experts.

Finding your voice.

Presented by TIFA in partnership with the Humber School for Writers.

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Workshop

Featured Authors

Kathy Friedman

Kathy Friedman emigrated with her family from South Africa to suburban Toronto when she was five. Her debut collection of short stories, All the Shining People (House of Anansi, 2022) was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award and the Trillium Book Award. She studied creative writing at the University of British Columbia and the University of Guelph, and was a previous finalist for the Writers’ Trust Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Grain, Geist, PRISM international, Canadian Notes & Queries and the New Quarterly. Kathy Friedman teaches creative writing at Humber College and lives in Toronto.