Write Off the Bat!
Sat, Sep 23
|Nelson
September 23 and 24, 9am – 5pm In-person at Taghum Hall A writing marathon, a juried competition, and a chance to hang with your fellow writers!
Time & Location
Sep 23, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – Sep 24, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
Nelson, 5915 Taghum Hall Rd, Nelson, BC V1L 6Y2, Canada
About the event
Write Off the Bat! is a writing marathon, a juried competition, and a chance to hang with your
fellow writers. Most of all, it’s two days of dedicated writing time—and we feed you! How great
is that? Note that Write Off the Bat! is about new writing that speaks to one of our two themes,
to be revealed at the start. Taghum Hall is pleased to partner with the Elephant Mountain
Literary Festival (emlfestival.com) on this exciting enterprise. There are three categories:
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry Series. Entries will be judged based on the quality of
the work and how well they respond to the theme. Work will be judged anonymously. All
entries will receive brief written commentary from the juror.
September 23 & 24, 9am – 5pm each day
Registration fee: $60
- In person, at the Hall.
- Includes lunch, snacks, coffee, tea etc.
- Tables, chairs wifi (bring a pillow for your chair!)
WINNERS will be revealed at our Awards Night (also a BC Culture Days event) on Friday,
October 13 at 7pm at the Hall. There is no cost to attend (donations gratefully accepted)
First prize in each category: $100, a Gold Pass to Elephant Mountain Literary Festival 2024, a
bagful of very cool things, and bragging rights!
Second prize in each category: A ticket to an Elephant Mountain Literary Festival 2024 evening
event, two tickets to any Taghum Hall Presents concert, a bagful of very cool things, and
bragging rights!
Questions? Email events@taghumhall.ca