Wednesday, November 5

A lot of writers shy away from memoir. They are concerned they are not famous enough, that they’re too boring, or that their lives aren’t the kind that will resonate through the ages. But other people’s lives are interesting to readers. We will talk about why your story is worth writing, why other people will be interested, and how to decide on a way forward. Bring your ideas (or just listen)—we’ll workshop them together.

Wednesday November 5

7-9pm

NIFCO – 40 Kings Rd., St. John’s

REGISTRATION: This workshop is free of charge, but participation is limited. To register, send a one-page sample of your work to: director@riddlefence.com

Registration Deadline: October 30, 2025 

Riddle Fence workshops are subsidized by the Canada Council for the Arts Public Outreach Program.

CLAIRE CAMERON’s most recent novel, The Last Neanderthal, was a national bestseller and a finalist for the 2017 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Her second novel, The Bear, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and a #1 national bestseller. It won the Northern Lit Award from the Ontario Library Service, which her first novel, The Line Painter, also won.

Claire has led canoe trips in Algonquin Park and worked as an instructor for Outward Bound, teaching mountaineering, climbing, and whitewater rafting in Oregon and beyond. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Guardian, and she is a monthly contributor to The Globe and Mail. She lives in Toronto.