Winter Classes (
“Writing Personal Stories”
Online: Tuesday afternoons, 1 – 3 p.m., January 14 – March 4. Details here.
“Writing Picture Books – Intensive”
Online: Wednesday evenings, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., January 15 – February 26, 2025
(or to March 5 if the class fills up). First pieces emailed Jan 8. Details here.
“Writing Personal Stories & Other Nonfiction”
In
person: Thursday
evenings, 7 – 9 p.m., in Burlington
Jan 23 – Feb 27 (or to March 6 if the class is full. Details here.
“Intensive Creative Writing”
Offered online at 3 different times:
Tuesday evenings 6:30 – 9:00
Jan 14 – Feb
25 (or to March 4 if the class fills up). First readings emailed Jan 7.
Wednesday afternoons, 12:30 – 3:00
Jan 15 – Feb 26 (or to March 5 if the class fills up). First readings
emailed Jan 8.
Friday mornings 10:00 – 12:30
Jan 17 – Feb
28 (or to March 7 if the class fills up). First readings emailed Jan 10.
Details of all three offerings here.
“(Not so) Extreme Creative Writing”
In person: Thursday afternoons 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Jan 16 – Feb 27 (or to March 6 if the class fills up). First readings emailed Jan 9.
Burlington Anglican Lutheran Church, in Burlington, Ontario. Details here.
Details of all weekly classes starting this January here.
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.
Writing workshops:
Online: “Writing for children and for young adults,” with Patricia Ocampo,
senior editor with Kids Can Press, Saturday, March 1. Details here.
Online: “How to Get Published,” with a literary agent as a guest speaker. Probably in March
or April. Details to come.
In-person: “Writing Your Life & Other True Stories,” Saturday, May 3,
Niagara-on-the Lake. Details here.
Online: “How to Build Your Novel” with guest New York Times bestselling author
Kelley Armstrong, Sunday, July 20. Details 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.
