Sylvia Lorianne Leong
Awards/Honours
3rd place in Vancouver’s 27th Annual North Shore Writing Competition – “North Vancouver” a Short Fiction adapted from Chapter Six of the yet unpublished novel, THE UNWICKED WITCH.
Publications
- “North Vancouver” Short Fiction 3rd place winner in the 2023 NSWA newsletter.
- “The Least of Myself” Short Fiction, Pulp Literature Press Magazine, Spring 2023.
- “Gender Neutral” Short Fiction, Literature Undressed Magazine, Winter 2022.
- “Ghost Story” Short Fiction, Pulp Literature Press Magazine, Winter 2021.
Readings
- Ongoing – Dare to be Heard, offered by the North Shore Writers’ Association.
- 18 May 23 – Noir at the Bar, Victoria, B.C..
- 06 May 23 – Pulp Literature Press Magazine Launch, Tri-City Writers’ Fest.
- 26 Aug 21 – VPL Writer in Residence, Open Mic with Lindsay Wong.
- 02 Jan 21 – Pulp Literature Press Magazine Launch (Online).
Learning from Courses
- Writing Tension (online course) with Cece Lyra, Literary Agent.
- Fiction Series for the Weekend Student, with Nancy Lee – SFU.
- Humour in Writing, with Eileen Cook – CapU.
- Writing With Style (advanced grammar) – UBC.
- Grammar, Creative Writing – CapU.
Learning from Books
- The Elements of Style, Strunk and White.
- Story Genius, Lisa Cron.
- Emotional Craft of Fiction, Donald Maas.
- On Writing, Stephen King.
- Save the Cat Writes a Novel, Jessica Brody.
- Story, Robert McKee.
- Sin and Syntax, Constance Hale.
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Learning from Podcasts
- The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, Bianca Marais, Carly Watters, Cecilia Lyra.
- Shaelin Writes, Shaelin Bishop.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Feb 24 – present: first reader for Pulp Literature Press.
- Sept 24 – present: newsletter editor for the North Shore Writers’ Association.
Memberships
- North Shore Writers’ Association
- MONOVA, Museum of North Vancouver
