Geoff Inverarity lives on the West Coast of Canada. He holds an LLB and MA Hons from the University of Aberdeen; PhD from University of Queens, Kingston; and MFA from the University of British Columbia. He's produced and written a number of award-winning short films, taught literature and Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, and has also won awards for his screenplays, poetry, and non-fiction prose. He is currently the Director of the Galiano Island Poetry Festival. His poetry collection, All the Broken Things, was published by Anvil Press in 2021.
I acknowledge the deep privilege of living upon the unceded and asserted lands of the Penelakut, Lamalcha, Musqueam, Squamish, and Hwlitsum First Nations, as well as other Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples, and the treatied territory of the Tsawwassen First Nation.
Readings from my work and descriptions of how and why the poems were written.
How to Write a Short Screenplay for Absolute Beginners. In 60 minutes, I will guide the group through all the stages of writing a short screenplay, with an emphasis on story structure and formatting.
Using a simple joke I demonstrate the three act structure, showing how even a simple joke is a small story, how it has a beginning, a middle, and an end; or, to put it in other terms. an Inciting Incident or Set Up, a Development or Confrontation, and a Resolution or Pay Off. With the use of a free screenwriting app, students collaborate on turning an idea into a professionally formatted screenplay.
De-mystifying the Poetic Process. Readings from my work and descriptions of how and why the poems were written.
