# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Writing Personal Stories: Tips & Techniques for Creative Writing
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Registration Opens on April 11th

Curious about creative non-fiction writing? This workshop is for you! Join us on Saturday May 9 from 1-2:30PM in the library Board Room.

In this workshop, award-winning author Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli will share her tips and techniques when writing creative non-fiction. Using concrete examples from her collection Product of Italy, Made in Canada: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to Food, Family, and Resilience, Rosanna will describe ways of making your personal stories resonate with readers. Using literary devices such as character-building, dialogue, imagery, language use, humour, atmosphere and mood, etc., participants will learn how to make their personal stories memorable and impactful. Whether writing to preserve your family stories and heritage, or to process events in your life, this workshop will inspire you to have confidence and write your own story or stories. Handouts will be provided.


Space is very limited. Please register in advance. Registration OPENS APRIL 11, 2026.

Register online, in person, or by calling 705-474-4830.

** If you register but cannot attend the program, please cancel your registration online or by calling 705-474-4830.**
https://northbaypl.librarycalendar.com/event/writing-personal-stories-tips-techniques-creative-non-fiction-rosanna-micelotta-battigelli
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/north-bay/writing-personal-stories-tips-and-techniques-for-creative-writing/200029735870034
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: North Bay
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 271 Worthington St. E, North Bay, ON, Canada, Ontario P1B 1H1
- **lat**: 46.30882
- **long**: -79.45987
- **full address**: 271 Worthington St. E, North Bay, ON, Canada, Ontario P1B 1H1

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Writing Personal Stories: Tips & Techniques for Creative Writing being held?
  - **A:** Writing Personal Stories: Tips & Techniques for Creative Writing takes place on Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 02:30 pm at 271 Worthington St. E, North Bay, ON, Canada, Ontario P1B 1H1.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Writing Personal Stories: Tips & Techniques for Creative Writing?
  - **A:** Writing Personal Stories: Tips & Techniques for Creative Writing is organized by The North Bay Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Writing Personal Stories: Tips & Techniques for Creative Writing is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in North Bay, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Writing Personal Stories: Tips & Techniques for Creative Writing sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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