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Elgin Writers’ Guild will be host to writer-in-residence

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A New Brunswick native will be the writer-in-residence for St. Thomas and Elgin County this fall.

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The Elgin Writers’ Guild selected Kayla Geitzler for the honour.

As writer-in-residence, Geitzler will be offering local writers free one-on-one coaching with a professional writing coach. The program will run through to Nov. 30 and is open to any writer 18 and older who lives in St. Thomas or Elgin County.

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Geitzler’s residency is in partnership with the writers’ guild and with the St. Thomas Public Library.

The program is unique because it will be done virtually. Geitzler will connect with coaching clients via email and Zoom meetings.

Noting that Geitzler is an accomplished writing coach, poet and writer, with advanced training in prose and poetry, Guild member James Todd said she “brings a remarkable level of maturity and perspective to the coaching process. She is open and approachable, and deeply interested in connecting with the person behind the writing.”

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To participate in the program, go to www.stthomaspubliclibrary.ca/writers and fill out a the registration form. Geitzler will connect with writers who register to discuss their interests and arrange a way to share a piece of written work for critique. She is also available for open discussions or consultation.

Each month during the residency, Geitzler will be making presentations to the Guild about writing topics such as characters, plot, flow, and style. These sessions will be open to the public via Zoom. She will also be working with Guild members personally on their writing projects.

“We are excited to have a writer of Kayla’s calibre available to support the writing community in St. Thomas and Elgin County,” said Guild president Steve Ogden.

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Geitzler is from Moncton, New Brunswick and serves that city as its first Anglophone Poet Laureate.

She has been host to Moncton’s Attic Owl Reading Series.

Her first book, That Light Feeling Under Your Feet, was a Calgary Bestseller and finalist for two poetry awards.

Geitzler holds an MA in English Creative Writing from the University of New Brunswick.

She has worked as a technical editor on Canada’s largest pipeline projects and written courseware for air traffic controllers.

She has also worked as an editor and writing consultant, helping individuals and organizations achieve their writing goals.

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