Screenwriting News

 

Next Event:
Reading

WHAT:    

Elizabeth will read some of her poems and from her book, No Small Potatoes, at the West Island Reading Event (WIRE). Books will be available for purchase.     

WHEN:  22 September 2009
TIME:      7 - 9 pm
WHERE:  Cafe Aurora,
552 Beaconsfield Blvd
(south of Highway 20, west of Woodlands exit)

Host: Julie Mahfood (phone 514-671-9941)


Next Event:
Conference Talk

WHAT:    

Talk at the 5th World Environmental Education Congress

WHEN:    12 May
TIME:      9:20 - 10:20am
WHERE:  Palais de Congres, Table 
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CLICK HERE, for the Congress' Site.

Next Event:
Reading

WHAT:    

Elizabeth will read from her book, No Small Potatoes, during the Coffee House event, a variety show in celebration of Fair Trade. Books will be available for purchase.     

WHEN:   8 May 2009
TIME:      8:30 to 10:30pm
WHERE:  10,000 Villages

CLICK HERE, for the store's Web Site.

Past Event:
Book Signing in Guelph

WHAT:    Elizabeth will be signing copies of her book,
No Small Potatoes, during the Guelph Organics Conference            
WHEN:    
24 November
TIME:      1:30 to 3:30pm
WHERE:  Room UC103

CLICK HERE, for the Guelph Organics Conference Site.

Past Event:
Montreal Reading

WHAT:    Elizabeth will give a short reading from her book,
No Small Potatoes, during "The Food Show," organized by the English-language Arts Network and Indyish.   
WHEN:    
31 January
TIME:      7:30pm - 12:30am
WHERE:  Centre Chat Bleu

Check out the Facebook page, "Stone Soup Schmoozer Mess," for more info, or
contact admin@quebec-elan.org

Past Event:
Expozine Small Press Fair

WHAT:    Screen Zines &
                No Small Potatoes
                will be available for
                purchase at
                Expozine               
WHEN:    29 & 30 November
TIME:      Noon to 6pm
WHERE:  5035 St-Dominique


CLICK HERE, for a map to the Expozine Site.

P.S.  There'll also be a raffle for a No Small Potatoes T-shirt!

Past Event:  
No Small Potatoes:
Montreal Book Launch


WHAT:    Launch of the non-
                fiction book,
                No Small Potatoes
                by Elizabeth Johnston
WHEN:    29 October
TIME:      7:30pm to 9:30pm
WHERE:  Hurley's Irish Pub
                 1225 Crescent St.

    RSVP by October 22nd!
     writer [at] elizabeth- 
      johnston [dot] com


CLICK HERE, for Venue's Web site.

Past Event: 
Toronto's Word on the Street Literary Festival


WHAT:   

Copies of screenwriting zines and No Small Potatoes will be available.

WHEN:    28 September
TIME:      11am to 4pm
WHERE:  
Queen's Park

CLICK HERE, for event Web site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Event: 
Indyish Art Mart on St. Laurent


WHAT:    Outdoor market of 
             artisans during the 
             Fringe Fest & St. 
             Laurent Street Sale
WHEN:    21 & 22 June
TIME:      1pm to 7pm
WHERE:  St. Laurent & 
                Rachelle, north east
                corner, right outside
                the beer tent!

Screenwriting Tips Zines & Patron Opportunities for No Small Potatoes will be available.  

Past Event:  
CBC Radio Interview

This Monday, May 19, about 7:15am, Elizabeth will be talking about No Small Potatoes on CBC Radio's Daybreak.


Past Event: 
PucesPop Craft Fair


WHEN:    31 May
TIME:      11am to 8pm
WHERE:  
105 St. Viateur, basement of St. Michel Church
MAP:  Click here.


Screenwriting Tips Zines & Patron Opportunities for No Small Potatoes will be available.

Past Event: 
Coffee House Event

I'll have my screenwriting tips zines, Extra!Extra!, and info about No Small Potatoes with me during the event.  Flag me down!

Live music, comedy, storytelling & poetry.

 Door Prizes with proceeds going to  

ACTION COMMUNITERRE



WHEN:    9 May
TIME:      8pm to after 10pm
WHERE: 
5674 Monkland
                (near Villa Maria
                Metro)

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Past Events

Hot Cakes Crafts Sale

My Screen Zine, Extra!Extra!, will be on sale.

 

It's a Literary Affair!


Drop by my table at
EXPOZINE
Montreal's Small Press Fair

12-6pm, Nov. 24 & 25

(Thanks to
Jack Ruttan for the Expozine picture.)

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This Thanksgiving Weekend, October 6 & 7, Elizabeth Johnston is at Puces Pop Montreal with a booklet of screenwriting tips taken from her monthly newsletter, Extra!Extra! -- a perfect stocking stuffer!

You can also register and pay cash for the upcoming Basic Screenwriting Seminar on October 13th.  For more info, click here.

On Sunday September 30, look for

Explore the Possibilities

at the Toronto book fair: 
Word on the Street.


Elizabeth Johnston will be there with her screenwriting tips e-zine, as well as chapbooks of poetry, prose and an excerpt from her forthcoming potato book.

Plus, catch her in the Youth Tent during her Script Slam Workshop!

What People Are Saying
 
Thank you for a great seminar. I really enjoyed meeting you, loved your teaching style and got a lot out of the class. As a bonus, I felt that we all got along really well. It was a great day!  Please let us know if you will be returning to Toronto to host any other classes. -- Many thanks, Laura
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Elizabeth, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the seminar yesterday! It was exactly what I had hoped it to be, so infomative, and it gave me a great new perspective for my acting work as well as a fresh new start to my writing. I had a great day and the time flew by! I hope the remainder of your trip is great and that you keep us posted on all your endeavours.  -- Natalie Roy