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April ~ Saturday & Sunday workshops and a mini-conference
Midland: Writing Conflict: Fight scenes, Dialogue scenes, and Love scenes,
Saturday, April 7, Details here.
Saturday, April 7, Details here.
Toronto: Author Readings, Saturday, April 15.
Details here.
Waterloo: Writing for Children & for Young Adults, a mini-conference with literary
Waterloo: Writing for Children & for Young Adults, a mini-conference with literary
agent Barbara Berson, Simon & Schuster editor Patricia Ocampo, and
Young Adult author
Tanaz Bhathena,
Saturday, April 21. See here.
Brampton: Writing With Style, Sunday, April 29. Details here.
Brampton: Writing With Style, Sunday, April 29. Details here.
April ~
Introductory to Intensive weekly creative writing classes
~ See details of all 7 courses here.
~ See details of all 7 courses here.
Burlington: Writing Kid Lit, Picture Books to Young Adult, Thursday evenings, April 12 –
June 14. Details here.
June 14. Details here.
Oakville:
Next
Step in Creative Writing, Thursdays
afternoons, April 12- June 14, at
Woodside Library. Details here.
Woodside Library. Details here.
May
June in Algonquin Writing Retreat, Friday, June 1 –
Sunday, June 3, at Arowhon Pines
Resort in Algonquin Park. Details here.
Resort in Algonquin Park. Details here.
June ~ Writing workshops
London: How to Make Yourself Write – A Creativity
Workout,
Saturday, June 9. Details here.
Mississauga: Writing Your Life & Other True Stories, with author Ross Pennie, Saturday,
Mississauga: Writing Your Life & Other True Stories, with author Ross Pennie, Saturday,
July ~ Weekly writing classes
Burlington: Exploring Creative Writing, a
no-pressure, introductory class, Wednesday
afternoons, July 4 – Aug 22. Details
here.
Details of
other summer courses to come.
July ~ Writing workshops and the Windsor Writing Conference
Windsor: Writing Point of View and Writing Query Letters that Get a Yes, Saturday, July 7, as
part of the Windsor International
Writers Conference, July 6 – July 8. Details here.
August
September
Toronto: Writing
Conflict: Fight scenes, Dialogue
scenes, and Love scenes, Saturday, Sept 15.
Details to come.
Oakville:
Writing for Children and for Young Adults mini-conference, with
Yasmine Ucar,
senior editor Kids Can Press, Saturday, Sept 22. Details to come.
October
Waterloo: How to Build Your Story: Plotting novels and
Writing short stories, with guest
Hannah Mary McKinnon, Saturday, Oct 20.
Details here.
Burlington: How to Write a Bestseller, with New York Times #1
bestselling author
Kelley Armstrong. Details to come.
between. The
"Welcome to Creative Writing" and
"Writing Your Life" courses
are a great place
to start. If
you have your own writing project in progress, such as short stories, memoirs,
or a novel,
you'll benefit from a "Next Step in Creative Writing" course. More experienced writers will want
an "Intensive Creative Writing" course to work on their writing projects and hone their skills.
you'll benefit from a "Next Step in Creative Writing" course. More experienced writers will want
an "Intensive Creative Writing" course to work on their writing projects and hone their skills.
One-day workshops that
address things such as How to Build Your Story and How
to Get
Published are offered on
Saturdays or Sundays. A great way to spend a day with people who
share a passion
for words.
See you at a course or workshop soon!
