Recommit To Your Writing: A Midyear Refresh with Sarah Lewis
Give your writing practice a Richter-level shake down and a Jane Fonda-level shape up! Join us for this midyear pause where we’ll see where we’re at, update our goals, think about what has worked and what hasn’t, and get ourselves set up for the second half of 2026.
Nothing Breaks Like a Heart: Writing as Therapy with Tabitha Bast
Explore the place between healing and creating and find creative release through the pen, without just splurging messy, dysregulated, regrettable diary entries onto the page.
The Historical Novel with Lindz McLeod
Immerse yourself in your chosen era in this historical fiction workshop, as well as explore alternate histories and what might have been.
Messing with the Hero’s Journey with Alison Woodhouse
Reject the traditional narrative arc and see what other stories emerge.
Hawthorn & Hag Stones: Using Folklore to Build a World
Journeying through the old meanings of flora, fauna, strange traditions and rituals, we’ll be looking at how regional beliefs and superstitions can inspire and enrich any novel, no matter the genre.
Writing Science Fiction: Who are we? What can we know? Why are crystalline entities so awesome?
Whether you’re a hardcore sci-fi writer or just starting out, this workshop will help you harness the narrative possibilities of science fiction.
The Write A Novel Festival 2026: Get Ready to Write
An hour-long goal setting, idea-sorting, getting-it-straight workshop that will help you clarify exactly what it is you’re doing and how you’re going to do it. With special guest Emma Robertson!
Using Anthropology for Worldbuilding with Marion Lougheed
Anthropology is a treasure trove of worldbuilding ideas. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how you can dig into this wealth of human creativity.
Getting Short Stories Published with Alice Slater
Publishing! It’s not as scary as you think! Getting your short stories out into the big wide world is not the big white whale you…
Editing Short Stories with Alice Slater
From adding layers of rich detail to trimming the fat, walk through how to go from a messy idea to a meticulously crafted short story.