You're invited to an in-person workshop: “Writing your life and other true stories”

The Niagara on the Lake Writers’ Circle presents…

“Writing your life and other true stories”

Saturday, May 3, 2025
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Niagara on the Lake Public Library, 10 Anderson Lane, NOTL, Ontario (Map here.) 

Have you ever considered writing your memoirs or family history? This workshop will introduce you to the tricks and conventions of telling true stories and will show you how to use the techniques of the novel to recount actual events. Whether you want to write for your family or for a wider public, don't miss this workshop.

Workshop leader 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, taught creative writing at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan 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 published.  

See reviews of and works inspired by Brian's classes, workshops, and retreats here.

Fee: 

For members of the NOTL Writers’ Circle: $36.28 + hst = $41 paid in advance by mail or Interac

For the general public: $40.71 + 13% hst = $46 paid in advance by mail or Interac

or $44.25 + 13% hst = $50 if you wait to pay at the door (both members and general public)

To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca

See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.