“Welcome to
Creative Writing”
~
Discover your creative side
~
Offered both online and in-person
Online: Monday
evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
April 15 –
June 17, 2024 (or to June 24 if the course fills up. No class May 20 or June 10)
Or
In-person: Thursday
evenings, 7 – 9 p.m.
April 18 – May 30, 2024 (Or to June 13 if the course fills up. No class June 6)
Burlington Anglican Lutheran Church, 3455
Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario (Map here)
This is
your chance to take up writing in a warm,
supportive environment. We’ll explore writing short stories and writing
true stories, writing in first person and in third person, writing technique
and getting creative, getting down your very best writing and just for fun
writing.
You'll get a shot
of inspiration every week and an assignment to keep you going till the next
class. Best of all, this class will provide a zero-pressure, totally safe
setting, where your words will grow and flower.
Fee: $193.81
plus 13% hst = $219
To reserve
your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
“Writing
Personal Stories & Other Nonfiction”
~ A treasure
trove of writing, learning, and sharing
Online: Monday
afternoons, 1 – 3 p.m., April 15 – June 17 (Or to June 24 if the course fills up. No class May 20 or
June 10)
If you want to write any kind of true story, this course is for
you. Personal
stories will be front and centre – we’ll look at memoirs, travel writing,
personal essays, family history – but we’ll also look at writing feature
articles, creative nonfiction and other more informational writing. Plus, of
course, we’ll work on creativity and writing technique and have fun doing
it.
Whether you
want to write a book or just get your thoughts down on paper, this weekly
course will get you going. We'll reveal the tricks and conventions of
telling true stories, and we’ll show you how to use the techniques of
the novel to recount actual events. Weekly writing exercises and
friendly feedback from the instructor will help you move forward on this
writing adventure. Whether you want to write for your family and friends or for
a wider public, don't miss this course.
Guest speaker Kira Vermond is an award-winning
writer with over 2,000 articles to her name. She has been a frequent
contributor to the Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, CBC and Today's
Parent.
Kira is the
author of seven nonfiction books for young readers, including: Trending:
How and Why Stuff Gets Popular, a book that digs into the
psychology and fallout of fads and that makes kids think. At the class, Kira
will talk about the art of writing and pitching feature stories and nonfiction
books. {Yes, nonfiction for kids and grownups goes through much the same
process.}
Visit
Kira’s website for her kids’ books here, her website for her journalism
and copywriting here, and see
links to many of her articles {for grown-ups} here.
Fee: $220.35
plus 13% hst = $259
To reserve
your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
“Intensive
Creative Writing”
Offered online at 3
different times:
Tuesday evenings 6:30 – 9:00
March 19 to
June 18, 2024 (no class April 23 or June 11). First readings emailed March
12.
Wednesday afternoons, 12:30 – 3:00
March 20 – June 19, 2024 {No class April 10 or June 5}. First
readings emailed March 13
Friday mornings 10:00 – 12:30
March 22 –
June 21, 2024 (No class April 5 or June 7). First readings emailed March
15
Intensive
Creative Writing isn't for beginners; it's for people who are working on their own
writing projects. You’ll be asked to bring in several pieces of your writing
for detailed feedback. All your pieces may be from the same work, such as a
novel in progress, or they may be stand-alone pieces. You bring whatever you
want to work on.
Besides
critiquing pieces, the instructor will give short lectures addressing the needs
of the group, and in addition to learning how to critique your own work and
receiving constructive suggestions about your writing, you’ll discover that the
greatest benefits come from seeing how your classmates approach and critique a
piece of writing and how they write and re-write. This is a challenging course,
but extremely rewarding.
Fee: $292.04
+ hst = $330
To reserve
your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
“{Not so} Extreme Creative Writing”
~ For more experienced writers
In-person: Thursday
afternoons, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.
March 21 – June 13, 2024 {or to June 20 if it fills up. No class April 4 or
June 6}
First readings emailed March 14.
Burlington Anglican Lutheran Church, 3455
Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, Ontario (Map here)
Extreme
Creative Writing isn't like an extreme sport – it doesn't demand
something crazy – but it is meant for writers who have been writing for a
while or who have done a course or two before and are working on their own
projects. You’ll be asked to bring in a few pieces of your writing for detailed
feedback, including a couple longish pieces. All your pieces may be from the
same work, such as a novel in progress, or they may be stand-alone pieces. You
bring whatever you want to work on.
Besides
critiquing pieces, we’ll have discussions on topics of interest to the class.
In addition to learning how to critique your own work and receiving
constructive suggestions about your writing, you’ll discover that the greatest
benefits come from seeing how your classmates approach and critique a piece of
writing and how they write and re-write. This is a challenging course, but
extremely rewarding.
Fee: $292.04
+ hst = $330
To reserve
your spot, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
Instructor 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, teaches
creative writing at Ryerson University and has led workshops everywhere from
Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Saint John. But his proudest boast is
that he’s has helped many of his students get published.
Read
reviews and other pieces about Brian's various courses and workshops here (and scroll
down).
See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.
Note: You can now get new postings on Quick Brown
Fox delivered straight to your Inbox as I publish them. Subscribe to the
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