Evolving schedule of writing classes, workshops, and retreats

2025

Writing Retreats

Spring Writers’ Retreat at Elm Hurst Inn & Spa

Friday, April 25 – Monday, April 28. Details here.

June in Algonquin Writers' Retreat 
at Arowhon Pines Resort in Algonquin Park

Friday, June 13 – Monday, June 16. Details here.

September in Algonquin Writers' Retreat at Arowhon Pines Resort in Algonquin Park

Friday, Sept 12 – Monday, Sept 15. Details here.

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Writing Workshops

Online: “Writing for children and for young adults,” 
with Patricia Ocampo, senior editor for Kids Can Press
Saturday, March 1. Details here. 

Online: “How to Get Published,” with Bridgette Kam of Westwood Creative Artists
Saturday May 31. Details to come - but save the date!.   

In-person: “Writing Your Life & Other True Stories,” 
Saturday, May 3, Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario. Details here.

Kelley

Online: “How to Build Your Novel”
with guest New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, Sunday, July 20. Details here.

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Weekly Writing Courses

“Writing Personal Stories and Other Nonfiction” 

Online: Tuesday afternoons, 1 – 3 p.m.
April 1 – May 27 (or to June 3 if the class fills up. No class April 29) 

In-person: Thursday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m.
April 3 – May 22 (or to May 29 if the class fills up)
Burlington Anglican Lutheran Church, 3455 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario

Details of both the online and in-person classes here.

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Writing Conference

In-person: Prairie Horizons Conference
~ for everyone interested in writing Kid Lit
Friday, May 16 – Sunday, May 18
at the Park Town Hotel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Details here.

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To reserve a spot or for more details about any course, workshop or retreat, email brianhenry@sympatico.ca