Julie has read and workshopped in numerous schools across Canada, as well as participated in most of Canada’s International Writers’ Festivals. She is a regular keynote speaker/teen mentor at the Canadian Children’s Book Camp held each year in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her workshops are designed according to the age of the students participating. They are most successful with grades seven and up. These highly interactive workshops are lively, fun and are meant to encourage students to learn to love both reading and writing. The content is as listed below;  

• A series of engaging interactive writing exercises that draw in even the most reluctant students.
• These exercises encourage creativity.
• These exercises build writing skills in a non-threatening, game oriented manner.
• Presentations include a short reading from Buritnshaw’s novels to highlight exercises.
• Detailed discussions on: Where ideas come from, how to research a novel, writing a novel – idea to book, editing and much more.
• Information on publishers (both on an offline) currently accepting teen-authored manuscripts.
• Q and A throughout.