2007 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2007 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

Dennis Foon, Author

Dennis Foon has won awards and honours throughout the world for his plays, screenplays and novels. As Artistic Director of Vancouver’s acclaimed Green Thumb Theatre for Young People for twelve years, he produced a body of plays that are frequently produced internationally and for which he has won the British Theatre Award and two Chalmers Awards. He has received the Gemini, two WGC Top Tens, and the Robert Wagner Award for his screenplays, which include Little Criminals, the international Emmy nominee White Lies, Scar Tissue, Torso, and Terry, the acclaimed CTV movie about Terry Fox. Foon’s novels for young adults include Double or Nothing and the Sheila A. Egoff award-winning Skud. His newest book is The Keeper’s Shadow, the final volume of the evocative fantasy trilogy, The Longlight Legacy. www.dennisfoon.com

Workshop(s)

Taboo - The Challenge of Writing for Teens (workshop) A panel of best-selling writers talk about the biggest challenges they face when writing for contemporary children and young adults. Sex, drugs and Rock & Roll are only the beginning!
Theatre for Young Audiences - Plays and Pitfalls (workshop) How has theatre for young adults evolved? Look at the pitfalls and joys of the genre, the differences between writing for young people and adults, what directors and producers want to see in scripts, and how to get a toehold in the world of playwriting.
From Novel Writing to Television: Juggling Genres For Sanity and Survival (workshop) What does a writer needs to bring to the table when working with a producer, director, actor or publisher? How can you keep your vision, integrity, story and sanity intact? This session will offer an overview of the technical demands and differences between the worlds of books, TV and movies.