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.
Writing workshops:
Online: “How to Get Published,” with Bridgette Kam of Westwood Creative Artists
Saturday, June 21. Details here.
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.
The Writers
Federation of New Brunswick presents:
Brian Henry on “Writing Your Best” (Other topics to be determined)
Saturday, Sept 27 – Sunday, Sept 28, Moncton, New Brunswick. Details to come
Weekly Writing Courses
See details of all upcoming weekly classes here.
“Writing Kid Lit”
~ Picture Books to Young Adult Novels
Online: Wednesday evenings, 7 – 9
p.m.
July 2 – August 13 {or to Aug 20 if it fills up}. Details here.
“Writing Personal Stories”
Online: Tuesday afternoons 1 – 3
p.m.
July 8 – August 19. Details here.
“Intensive Creative Writing”
Offered online at 2 different times:
Wednesday afternoons 12:30 – 3:00
First readings emailed June 25. Classes: July 2 – August 13 (or to Aug 20
if it fills up)
Tuesday evenings 6:30 – 9:00
First readings emailed July 2. Classes: July 8
– August 19
Details here.
Fall Courses:
“Intensive Creative Writing”
~ For more experience writers
In-Person: Thursday afternoons 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
First readings emailed September 11, 2025. Classes: Sept 18 – Nov 27
(or to Dec 4 or 11, adding one or two more classes, depending if the course
fills up).
See details of all upcoming weekly classes here.
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.
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.
