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SUMMARY:AI and the Future of Storytelling
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DESCRIPTION:Learn about Artificial intelligence and its impact on readers\
 , writers and publishers alike with this special workshop featuring a pane
 l of local authors..\nhttps://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/17091816
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Artificial intelligence is rapidly changin
 g the landscape of creative writing\, raising new questions about creativi
 ty\, authorship\, and the future of publishing. Join a panel of local auth
 ors Bonnie Jacoby\, Kathy Feller and Sadiq Somjee as they examine the oppo
 rtunities AI offers writers\, as well as the challenges surrounding origin
 ality\, ethics\, and the growing prevalence of AI-generated content. This 
 session will be moderated by Erik D'Souza of the Tri-Cities Wordsmiths.</p
 >\n<p>Registration recommended\, drop-ins welcome.</p>\n<p>Sponsored by&nb
 sp\;<a href="https://www.tri-citywordsmiths.ca/">Tri-City Wordsmiths</a>.<
 /p>\n<p>Tri-City Wordsmiths gratefully acknowledges support from the PoCo 
 Foundation Community Initiatives Grant.</p>\n<p>For more information about
  this <a href="https://coqlibrary.ca/frlf/">Fraser River Literary Festival
 </a> event\, email&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:ask@coqlibrary.ca">ask@coqlibrary
 .ca.</a></p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/fron
 tend-images/editor/coquitlam/ErikDSouza.jpg" width="173" height="130" alt=
 "" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Erik D&rsquo\;Souza
 </strong> is an author\, publisher\, and podcaster. He is currently writin
 g the Suzanne Rickson Mystery series\, featuring a plucky senior sleuth. T
 hey are traditional mysteries set on the Sunshine Coast of BC. Erik is the
  Marketing Manager for Crime Writers of Canada and president of the Tri-Ci
 ty Wordsmiths. In addition\, he hosts the popular reading series Writers i
 n our Midst at the Port Moody Public Library.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><s
 pan style="color: #ffffff\;">________</span></p>\n<p><strong><img src="htt
 ps://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/coquitlam/Bonnie-Jacoby-Hea
 dshot-closeup.jpg" width="150" height="225" alt="" style="float: left\; ma
 rgin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><
 strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Bonnie Jacoby</strong> writes science fic
 tion and fantasy novels for teens. She is the author of the YA fantasy ser
 ies\, Dragon Descendants of Drakkoia\, featuring rebellious teen dragons a
 nd adventurous teens. Her debut book\, Dreams of a Dragon Girl\, was award
 ed 5 stars by IndieReader.&nbsp\; Bonnie&rsquo\;s science fiction stories 
 feature futuristic technology extrapolated from her ongoing work in the te
 ch industry. With a special love of dragons and spaceships\, Bonnie&rsquo\
 ;s stories will transport you to a world both familiar and fantastical\, w
 here anything is possible if you just believe in yourself.</p>\n<p></p>\n<
 p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ffffff\;">________</span
 ></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ffffff\;">________</span></p>\n<p><span sty
 le="color: #ffffff\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong><img src="ht
 tps://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/coquitlam/KathyFeller.jpg"
  width="168" height="168" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20p
 x 0px\;" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></
 p>\n<p><strong>Kathy Feller</strong> is a speculative writer and worldbuil
 der who combines her passion for storytelling and immersive worldbuilding 
 with a former career in software development. She has followed the rise of
  generative AI for several years\, exploring and evaluating its practical 
 applications\, limitations\, risks\, and ethical implications while consid
 ering what it means for writers and the writing community today.</p>\n<p><
 /p>\n<p></p>\n<p><span style="color: #ffffff\;">________</span></p>\n<p></
 p>\n<p><span style="color: #ffffff\;">________</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p
 >\n<p><span style="color: #ffffff\;">________</span></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><str
 ong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/coquitlam/
 ssomjee_2026_Profile.jpeg" width="160" height="192" alt="" style="float: l
 eft\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></
 p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Sadiq S
 omjee</strong> earned a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Simon Fraser Univer
 sity and built a career in tech before becoming an author and illustrator.
  He has published four graphic novels\, including Solitude In-Between Worl
 ds\, which Kirkus Reviews praised for its "concise prose and memorable ill
 ustrations." He has also illustrated a children's picture book and contrib
 uted artwork to several novels.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://coquitlam.lib
 net.info/event/17091816
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