Metaphorically Speaking with Ken Rivard

Author Ken Rivard joins Wordstorm to kick off our Fall 2022 season!

Ken has recently released canalWatch, a collection of flash fiction which centers around observations and stories about a canal that lives only in Ken's (and our imaginations)!  

Will there be passion, crime, pathos, or just everyday 'normal' along the banks of the canal? Ken will  introduce you to characters you will love and others you'll be unable to forget (even though you might want to!)

Our open mic will cap off the evening.  Sign-up for your spot by emailing: wordstormsociety@gmail.com

About Ken Rivad: Born and raised in Montreal, Ken now lives in Calgary. He is the author of 11 books (including CANALWATCH, 2022) and has professionally published flash/postcard fiction, poetry, children's literature and a novel. His  books have been finalists for the Writers' Guild of Alberta Book Awards including The City Of Calgary, W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. and have appeared in regional and national publications, in anthologies, and on  CBC Radio.  

During 2017-2018, Rivard had the privilege of working as a  writing mentor for The Writers' Guild of Alberta Writing Mentorship  Program. He has also served an the Writer-in-Residence for both The Calgary Public Library and 

The Writers' Guild of Alberta (Strawberry Creek). Rivard's novel, MOTHERWILD (2014) was longlisted for Canada's  2015 ReLit Book Award. His website, kenrivard.ca contains reviews of many of his publications.

Info for Metaphorically Speaking  Open Mic Presenters

· Poetry, spoken word, prose (fiction/creative non-fiction), original lyrics, humour, monologues, and storytelling are all welcome additions to our open mic sharings.

· Please limit the time in which you present your work to five minutes.

· The work you choose to share may be unpublished or published as long as it’s your original work.

· We don’t need the language you use to be child-friendly, but we do not support or tolerate language that is hate-based, racist, misogynistic, gender-bashing, or disparaging of lifestyle choices and/or minority groups.

Wordstorm is able to produce this free event due to the continued support of our members, The Writer's Union of Canada and the City of Nanaimo.