Local authors entertained a small audience at Dunlop Lake Lodge when reading from their original novels, stories and poems on May 7.
Six members of the Elliot Lake Writers Workshop performed at The Spoken Word, an event for writers to get their works known.
Audrey Austin, the group’s facilitator, opened the afternoon welcoming everyone and being the first at the open mike. She read from her novel Struggle to Reach the Bridge of Light. She had copies of her other books on hand for sale, including Sara, a Canadian Saga; The Observer, His Eye is on the Sparrow; two books of Poetry and Prose; and Keeping It Simple, Imagine Being Whole.
Cally Jo Fritz read a moving short story with a surprising ending.
Daniel G. Ferguson, a retired conservation officer, read from his book, Bear Runners, Wildlife Crime and Northern Romance. He said his novels draw on his experience as a conservation officer to create tales of the northern wilderness. He also had copies of three other novels on hand for sale, Toxic Waters, Double Back Fur Run, and Up Halfway Creek.
Donald Harry Roberts read two short love stories from his book, A Book Made of Eclectic Flash, Dreams and Mysteries, Nightmares and Fantasies.
Kathleen Burke read heart-felt poems from her book, The Language of Trees, which she launched last fall.
The final reader was Nicole Q-Schmit who said she hasn’t had any of her work published, yet, but has written a number of romance novels. She started with a short fanciful piece on wind chimes, then read a short section from a novel describing a high school basketball game.
The group was disappointed in the small turnout for the event and may be looking for a venue more centrally located in Elliot Lake for future readings.
Austin said they are hoping to get more members joining the Elliot Lake Writers Workshop. They meet the third Monday of the month at the ELNOS Centre Board Room, 3rd Floor, at 1 p.m.
For more information, contact Audrey Austin by email at audrey@persona.ca, or message her on Facebook.
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