Gail Sidonie Sobat

What the artist does

• Professional writer, actor, and singer 

What the artist has done

• Taught all ages and across cultures as a university professor, workshop instructor, and high school teacher
• Creator of WordsWorth/YouthWrite, camps for young writers
• Workshops at the Edmonton Women's Prison, the Bennett Environmental Centre, libraries and schools throughout Alberta and as far away as Doha, Qatar
• Writer in Residence at Queen's University and at the University of Alberta Bookstore with the Canadian Authors Association
• Experience working with seniors: workshops at senior centres through the Canadian Authors Association and Stroll of Poets; volunteered as a singer at seniors centres

Credentials and memberships

Education:

• MA English
• Grade 10 Singing Royal Conservatory
• BA English and Drama
• B Ed English Drama
• Over 20 years of singing lessons and vocal coaching

Membership:

• The Writers Union of Canada
• The Canadian Children's Book Centre
• ATA
• Stroll of Poets
 

Artist comments

• Duration: number of possibilities depending on wishes of organizers and participants, including: half-day or full-day workshop, weekend workshop, once a week class over 4 - 12 weeks
• Classes may be held on location. Available mornings, evenings, and weekends