Writing Retreats
September in Algonquin Writing Retreat at Arowhon Pines Resort in Algonquin Park, Friday, Sept 12 – Monday, Sept 15. Details here.
Fall Colours Writing
Retreat at
Sherwood Inn, in Muskoka
Tuesday, Oct 21 – Friday, Oct 24.
Details here.
Spring Writing Retreat at Elm Hurst Inn & Spa in Ingersoll, Ontario
Friday, April 24 – Monday, April 27, 2026 Details here.
Writing workshops:
Online: “How to Build Your Novel” with guest New York Times bestselling author
Kelley Armstrong, Sunday, July 20. Details here.
Online: “Writing for Children & for
Young Adults” with
guest Katie Hearn,
Editorial Director at Annick Press, Sunday, July 27. Details here.
Online: “How to Get Published,” with Marie Lamba
of Jennifer de Chiara Literary Agency, Sunday, September 7, 2025. Details here.
Weekly Writing Courses
“Intensive Creative Writing”
~ For more experience writers
Offered online at 3 different times:
Tuesday evenings 6:30 – 9:00
First readings emailed Sept 9.
Classes: Sept 16 – Dec 16. No class Sept 23 or Oct 21
Wednesday afternoons 12:30 – 3:00
First readings emailed Sept 10.
Classes: Sept 17 – Dec 17. No class Sept 24, Oct 1, or Oct 22.
Friday mornings 10:00 – 12:30
First readings emailed Sept 11.
Classes: Sept 19 – Dec 5 (or to Dec 12 if the class fills up). No class Sept 26 or Oct 24.
Details of all three online sessions here.
Intensive Creative Writing also offered in-person:
Thursday afternoons 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
First readings emailed Sept 11, 2025.
Classes: Sept 18 – Nov 27
(or to Dec 4 or 11, adding one or two more classes as the course fills up). Details here.
Writing Personal Stories and Other Nonfiction
Offered online and in-person
Online: Tuesday afternoons 1 – 3 p.m.
Oct 7 – Dec 2 (or to Dec 9 if it fills up). No class Oct 21. Details here.
In-person: Thursday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m.
October 9 – November 27 (or to Dec 4 if the class fills up). No class Oct 23.
Burlington Anglican Lutheran Church, 3455 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario (Map here)
Details here.
“Writing Kid Lit – The Next Level”
~ Graphic novels, picture books, middle grade and young adult novels
Online: Wednesday evenings, 7 – 9 p.m.
Oct 8 – Dec 3 {or to Dec 10 if it fills up}. Details here.
A Writing Weekend
presented by The Writers Federation of New Brunswick
in Petit-Cap, New Brunswick (Map here)
“Writing Kid Lit”
Saturday, September 27, 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
“Art of the Query Letter”
Sunday, September 28, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
“Writing Memoir”
Sunday, September 28, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
~ Full details of the weekend here.
in between. The "Welcome to Creative Writing" and "Writing Personal Stories" 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 an "Intensive Creative Writing" course.
