Writing Personal Stories course and Introductory Creative Writing course (offered in two locales) starting soon

Writing Personal Stories

8 weeks of sharing and writing

Thursday afternoons, 12:45 – 2:45 p.m.

January 25 – March 15, 2018

Appleby United Church, 4407 Spruce Ave, Burlington, Ontario (Map here.)

If you've ever considered writing your personal stories, this course is for you. We’ll look at memoirs, travel writing, personal essays, family history ~ personal stories of all kinds. Plus, of course, we’ll work on creativity and writing technique and have fun doing it. 

Whether you want to write a book or just get your thoughts down on paper, this weekly course will get you going. We'll reveal the tricks and conventions of telling true stories, and we’ll show you how to use the techniques of the novel to recount actual events. Weekly writing exercises and friendly feedback from the instructor will help you move forward on this writing adventure. Whether you want to write for your family and friends or for a wider public, don't miss this course.

Read reviews of the Writing Personal Stories course here.

Fee:  $159.29 plus 13% hst = $180

To reserve your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Exploring Creative Writing

9 weeks discovering your creative side

Offered at two locales:

Thursday mornings, 9:45 – 11:45 a.m.

January 25 – March 29, 2018 (no class March 15)

Woodside Branch of the Oakville Public Library
1274 Rebecca St, Oakville, Ontario (Map here)

And

Friday afternoons, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

February 2 – March 23, 2018

Glenview Church , Bethlehem Room, 1 Glenview Ave, Toronto, Ontario (Map here)

See all seven courses starting in the new year here.

This is your chance to take up writing in a warm, supportive environment. We’ll explore writing short stories and writing true stories, writing in first person and in third person, writing technique and getting creative, getting down your very best writing and just for fun writing.

The class has the same format as "Welcome to Creative Writing," but we look at different aspects of writing. With either course, you get a shot of inspiration every week and an assignment to keep you going till the next class. Best of all, this class will provide a zero-pressure, totally safe setting, where your words will grow and flower.

Read reviews of Brian's introductory creative writing course here, and see other reviews here (and scroll down.)

Fee: 176.11 + hst = 199

To reserve your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

Instructor Brian Henry has been a book editor and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog for writers, teaches creative writing at Ryerson University and has led workshops everywhere from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Saint John. But his proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get their first book published and launch their careers as authors. 

See Brian’s complete current schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Algonquin Park, Bolton, Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Caledon, Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Ingersoll, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Midland, Mississauga, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Saint John, NB, Sudbury, Thessalon, Toronto, Windsor, Woodstock, Halton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York Region, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.