Edmonton author, Natasha Deen, is a founding member of the Edmonton Writers’ Group. Since its inception, the Edmonton Writers’ Group has become a safe place for writers of all genres and experience levels to meet, discuss, and share each other’s work. Natasha will discuss how a community of writers, who meet regularly to workshop and discuss the craft of writing, can be detrimental to your own work. She will provide tips on how to create a group, provide workshop structure and keep the group running for the long-term.

Natasha’s Bio

Natasha Deen graduated from the University of Alberta with a B.A. in psychology. An advocate for vulnerable groups, she's worked with the Alberta provincial government as well as with non-profit agencies. Realizing the power of allegory and myths to affect change in the lives of those around her, she turned to full time writing in 2005. She is a multi-published author with The Wild Rose Press. Her novel, Ethan's Chase, was nominated for a 2008 CAPA Award for excellence in romance. When not working on her manuscripts, she is a writing instructor and editor to teens, adults and children, and uses the template of the story to teach conflict resolution, empowerment and the "why" behind human behavior. Natasha is a member of the Writers' Guild of Alberta, the Canadian Authors' Association, the Young Alberta Book Society, and sits on the board of YouthWrite. She is also a co-founder of the Edmonton Writing Group.