⇐ Select a Writer or Writer's Group on the left to view that Spirit Profile page.
2011 Confirmed Speakers, Topics & Dates
Third Saturday of every month
- December 11, 2010: Christmas readings at The Grafton Inn
- January 22: Joe Pignatero, Furby House Books, Port Hope (Topic: the perspective of an independent book retailer)
- February 19: Michael Hanlon, Toronto Star, The Globe & Mail (Topic: “How to keep the writing going / how to sustain interest”).
- March 19: Alex Mahabir, Outreach Co-ordinator, Port Hope Library
- April 16: Donna Wooton, Writing Creative Nonfiction
- May 14: (one week earlier due to long weekend)
- June 18: Kathy Gilmour, Toronto Star columnist and editor
- July 16 or 23: No speaker…shared insights; tips and tactics
- August 20: R. Paul Bailey, “Port Hope Heroes”, narrative poetry and historical non-fiction
- September 17: Garnet McPherson, Managing Editor, Sustainable Living Magazine
- October 15: October Is Arts Month
- November 19: Access Copyright, Helen Mason
- December 10: Christmas readings amongst members at the Grafton Village Inn
2012 Confirmed Speakers, Topics & Dates
- January 2012: Barbara Hunt, President, Writers Conference and Durham Writers’ Group.
About Our Spirit Member Profile Pages
What they are: All paid up members of Spirit of the Hills are entitled to their own Spirit Profile page where they can showcase their work online. Your profile consists of either your photo or photos of your work. Your biography and/or artist statement may also be included. Profiles speak to the type of work you do, e.g. visual artists, photographer, writer. Whatever you want to include can usually be accommodated. Links to other websites showing your work are encouraged.
Why you should have one? Having a Spirit Member Profile page serves not only to promote you, but also your fellow Spirit members and the organization as a whole.
How does this help? Most people arrive at this website by following a link or by doing some sort of search. After people arrive on the page they were looking for, they tend to browse around the rest of the site to see what else they can find. We see this behaviour by using web analytics to track movement on the site. Many people arrive through member profile pages.
Local media wants to know too: This info is also super useful when we are contacting local media outlets. They often ask for member backgrounds and contact information. To comply, we direct media enquiries to our web site and the member profile pages they are most interested in.
Bottom line: Your posted profile helps us put you in the spotlight and give us all greater exposure.
How do I get one?
If you are a member in good standing who does not yet have a profile posted to our web site, here's what you need to do:
- Send 6 photos of your work plus up to a maximum of 500 words describing yourself to our web master John Charlton at: webmaster@spiritofthehills.org
- Each photo should be 500 pixels along the longest side (500 x 500 for a square format). If you are unsure how to re-size your images, just send what you have to John and he will re-size them for you.
- Please specify the one category (Artists, Artisans, Performing Arts, Photographers, or Writers) where you would like to be listed.
- It usually takes one to two business days to get your profile posted. You will have the opportunity to ask for changes, and you can update your profile at any time in the future by contacting John at webmaster@spiritofthehills.org.