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Cap U workshop on writing erotica

ByHeather Conn March 28, 2009April 24, 2023

I’m offering the course Writing Erotica: The Language of Desire
1 to 5 p.m., Capilano University, Sechelt campus.

For more information, please see the Teaching section of this website. Thank you.

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Want to support literacy in a fun way?
ByHeather Conn November 24, 2021April 24, 2023

Guess what? Kids can interact and learn in a fun, new way with my picture book Six Stinky Feet and a Sasquatch. By using the Simbi web platform, they can see and hear me read the book and follow along, page by page. Then, they can record themselves reading aloud, at their own pace, and…

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Writing workshop instructor at Pull Focus Film School
ByHeather Conn September 23, 2010April 24, 2023

SEPTEMBER 23 – NOVEMBER 11 Photography and Writing for the Digital Age A comprehensive eight-week course designed for emerging writers and digital photographers. It’s co-facilitated by writer Heather Conn and photographer Adam Myhill. Learn to take compelling photos and create short non-fiction narratives to promote your passionate cause or personal journey. Ideal for writers who…

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Heather Conn profile: hospice volunteer
ByHeather Conn June 11, 2018April 24, 2023

Some people could never imagine offering comfort as a bedside companion to a stranger who is dying. Or sitting in an all-night vigil for someone’s final hours. In hospice training, we learn that compassion, deep listening, acceptance, and non-judgment are core traits needed to remain truly present with those who are dying or grieving a…

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Podcast offers ‘deeply vulnerable conversation’ about forgiveness and healing
ByHeather Conn May 25, 2026May 27, 2026

It’s not easy publicly discussing a topic like incest that still engenders so much shame and secrecy in every world culture. And many people think that forgiving an abuser means that you condone or dismiss the behaviour. That’s not true at all. You’ll find out why if you listen to my hour long-talk with Brenda…

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Official launch of memoir May 28 in Toronto
ByHeather Conn March 21, 2023December 31, 2023

For people in the Toronto area, don’t miss Guernica Editions‘ group book launch on Sunday, May 28. I’ll be one of eight authors introducing my memoir No Letter in Your Pocket to the public in central Canada. The event will start at 3:30 pm at Supermarket in the Kensington area. I’m hoping to include a…

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Creative nonfiction reading Oct. 21
ByHeather Conn October 23, 2022April 24, 2023

I was one of eight writers who read as part of the Oct. 21 event “Good Stories Live Here” in Sechelt, BC. This free presentation of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, sponsored by the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society (SCWES), kicked off the Sunshine Coast Arts Crawl. I read my creative nonfiction piece “Navigating the…

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