Writing an Engaging Memoir Workshop by Tāriq Malik

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Join us at Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch for a workshop on Writing an Engaging Memoir with BIPOC author, poet, and painter, Tāriq Malik.  Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned writer, this workshop will help you find focus on what your memoir is about, explore the structure of your story, such as flashbacks and decisions on narration, and how to engage your readers, including how to write colourful descriptions and great scenes.

BIPOC author Tāriq Malik is a poet, painter, and writer of fiction who distills immersive, compelling, and original narratives.  His working English is a borrowed tongue inflected with his inherited Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi languages.  He writes intensely in response to the world in flux around him and from his place in its shadows.  His art, photography, and writings are widely available on social media and in print.

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Writing an Engaging Memoir Workshop
Facilitator/Resource Person: Tāriq Malik
Saturday, October 18, 2025. 1-3pm
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Dr, Surrey, BC V3T 4B8

This memoir workshop is the fifth of a set of five writing workshops to be offered this year by Surrey Muse Writers.

Surrey Muse Writers began in 2016 as a drop-in peer critique group for writers to determine if there was a need for such a group in Surrey. After seven bi-weekly meetings, it became clear that it was needed. However, it was in 2024 that the group began to offer writing workshops, thanks to Project Manager Ann Wilson.

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Poetry Workshop Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s ‘Odes to Ordinary Things’ by Sabyasachi Nag – October 4

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Join us online on Zoom for a workshop about poetry, where participants will be encouraged and supported to write about everyday objects, aiming to stimulate imagination, foster creativity, and promote a sense of wonder about the ordinary.

Sabyasachi (Sachi) Nag is the author of The Alphabet of Aliens (prose poems; Mawenzi House, 2025), Hands Like Trees (short fiction; Ronsdale Press, 2023), and three previous collections of poetry, including Uncharted (Mansfield Press, 2021). His work has been published in numerous journals worldwide, including Arc, The Antigonish Review, Canadian Literature, CV2, The Dalhousie Review, Diagram, Grain, Prism International and The Windsor Review. He received his MFA in fiction from the University of British Columbia and is currently a Ph.D. student at Florida State University. He is also the managing editor at Artisanal Writer, an online journal that explores books, lit craft and theory.

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Poetry Workshop Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s ‘Odes to Ordinary Things’
Facilitator/Resource Person: Sabyasachi Nag
Saturday, October 4, 2025. 1-3pm
Online

This poetry workshop is the fourth of a set of five writing workshops to be offered this year by Surrey Muse Writers.

Surrey Muse Writers began in 2016 as a drop-in peer critique group for writers to determine if there was a need for such a group in Surrey. After seven bi-weekly meetings, it became clear that it was needed. However, it was in 2024 that the group began to offer writing workshops, thanks to Project Manager Ann Wilson.

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Mathematics of a Strong Scene: A Screenwriting Workshop by Cynthia Sharp – August 9

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Join us at Surrey Libraries – City Centre Branch for an exciting event that will uncover the secrets behind crafting a powerful scene in your screenplay. Learn the mathematics behind creating tension, emotion, and impact in your writing. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting out, this workshop will provide valuable insights and techniques to elevate your storytelling. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your screenwriting skills and join a screen writing community.

Cynthia Sharp is a writer of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction, holds an MFA in creative writing and an Honors BA in literature, and has worked as a writer, script editor, director, tech and camera person for multiple projects for the National Film Board. She was a long-time independent film producer at Video In Studios in Vancouver where she taught screenwriting, storyboarding and editing and assisted with numerous productions after moving to BC from Ontario where she was a producing member of SAW Video Gallery in the Ottawa Arts Court. Cynthia is the author of Rainforest in Russet, The Light Bearers in the Sand Dollar Graviton and Ordinary Light, a first-prize winner in the SCWES Book Awards, as well as in the International Impact Book Awards in the Sustainability and Contemporary Poetry categories.

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The Mathematics of a Strong Scene: A Screenwriting Workshop
Facilitator/Resource Person: Cynthia Sharp
Saturday, August 9, 2025. 1-3pm
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Dr, Surrey, BC V3T 4B8

This screenwriting workshop is the third of a set of five writing workshops to be offered this year by Surrey Muse Writers.

Surrey Muse Writers began in 2016 as a drop-in peer critique group for writers to determine if there was need for such a group in Surrey. After seven bi-weekly meetings, it became clear that it was needed. However, it was in 2024 that the group began to offer writing workshops, thanks to Project Manager Ann Wilson.

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Brocade: A Cultural Exchange Writing Workshop by Shauna Paull – July 12

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With an extraordinary guide, queer settler poet Shauna Paull, let’s explore our diverse stories. Shauna is the author of two poetry collections – roughened in undercurrent (2008) and blue gait (2021), which was short-listed for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

In this workshop, participants are encouraged to bring heritage languages & practices into the stories, non-fiction & poetry they create. We will consider a range of tools to help us amplify the richness of stories that speak to our communities & help us to transform & broaden multiple meanings in our creative forms. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to work with Shauna!

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Pride, Pen and the Page: a writing workshop for members of 2SLGBTQIA+ community
Facilitator/Resource Person: Catherine Lewis
Saturday, June 14, 2025. 1-3pm
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Dr, Surrey, BC V3T 4B8

Pride, Pen and the Page-2 is the first of a set of five writing workshops to be offered this year by Surrey Muse Writers, and it is the second session of a workshop held last year by Catherine Lewis.

Surrey Muse Writers began in 2016 as a drop-in peer critique group for writers to determine if there was need for such a group in Surrey. After seven bi-weekly meetings, it became clear that it was needed. However, it was in 2024 that the group began to offer writing workshops, thanks to Project Manager Ann Wilson.

For more information or suggestions, send us a message
surrey.muse@gmail.com
Visit our web page
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Surrey Muse Writers is a project of
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Surrey Muse Writers work from
the unceded Coast Salish territories of
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Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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