Creative Writing

Have you been sitting at home, writing on your own? Are you itching to get some feedback and hone your style?

This creative writing workshop will introduce key writing skills, exercises and supportive critical feedback to help new writers gain confidence in their style and voice while fine-tuning and editing their work-in-progress. You will also develop your abilities to edit the work of others and provide thoughtful constructive feedback. Class time will include discussions, exercises and critiquing. We aim to cultivate a supportive atmosphere where participation is encouraged and easy.

Whether you write poetry or short fiction or creative non-fiction, this course will provide grounding in the basics as well as an opportunity to develop refined and engaging work. We will also explore the process and publishing to move you forward with your writing.

Prerequisite : None

Duration :30 hours

Methodology :

Class time will be divided into discussions, writing exercises and the critiquing and editing of participants’ work, so active participation is essential. Selected readings will form some of our discussion time (short stories, poetry, formal essays on writing). All participants will be required to write at least one piece of fiction or two to three poems, and have them critiqued by their peers, by the end of the course.

Content:

Discussion topics will include:

  • The creative process
  • Developing ideas and discussing what works for other writers
  • Writing habits and how to become aware of them
  • Some aspects of short fiction (ex. setting, time, character, point of view, plot, voice, etc.)
  • Some aspects of poetry (ex. formal poetry, free verse, line and line break, breath, etc.)
  • Writing opportunities (how to get work published, query letters, etc.)

Note: the class will be encouraged to attend a public reading/book launch.

Fall 2025

Evening Sessions

Oct 07 - Dec 09Tue

Tuesday, Oct 07 - Tuesday, Dec 09

Day Time Room Number
Tuesday 18:00 - 21:00 TBA

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Additional Information

Delivery Method: On Campus
Price: $208.00 plus tax
Total Hours: 30
Course Number: 330010
Registration Start Date: Thursday, Jul 03, 2025
Registration End Date: Thursday, Sep 18, 2025
Maximum Class Size: 20
Teacher: TBA
Status: Registration in progress and will end on Thursday, Sep 18, 2025

Winter 2026

Evening Sessions

Jan 20 - Mar 24Tue

Tuesday, Jan 20 - Tuesday, Mar 24

Day Time Room Number
Tuesday 18:00 - 21:00 3B.25

Additional Information

Delivery Method: On Campus
Price: $204.00 plus tax
Total Hours: 30
Course Number: 330010
Registration Start Date: Sunday, Nov 02, 2025
Registration End Date: Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
Maximum Class Size: 20
Teacher: TBA
Status: Registration for this section starts on Sunday, Nov 02, 2025

Spring 2026

Evening Sessions

Apr 07 - Jun 09Tue

Tuesday, Apr 07 - Tuesday, Jun 09

Day Time Room Number
Tuesday 18:00 - 21:00 TBA

Additional Information

Delivery Method: On Campus
Price: $204.00 plus tax
Total Hours: 30
Course Number: 330010
Registration Start Date: Tuesday, Dec 02, 2025
Registration End Date: Thursday, Apr 02, 2026
Maximum Class Size: 20
Teacher: TBA
Status: Registration for this section starts on Tuesday, Dec 02, 2025

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