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Adult Creative Writing Course (8 Sessions)
Mar
27
to May 29
Creative Writing

Adult Creative Writing Course (8 Sessions)

  • Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This course focuses on contemplative reading as well as prompts for generating micro memoir, flash fiction, poetry and prose that will turn seemingly mundane moments pulled from life into expressions of art. We will also collaborate and share work drafted in class, participating in informal critiques to learn what resonates with readers. First-time writers and experienced authors are welcome.

Ages 16 and up. Cost is $79 CAD through the City of Windsor Recreation & Education program.

Classes are every Thursday evening, in person at Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the period of March 27 to May 29, 2025. Please note there are no classes on Thursday, May 1 and Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Register online here.

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Poetry: The Art of Line & Stanza
Apr
27
1:00 PM13:00
Creative Writing

Poetry: The Art of Line & Stanza

Learn about the structure of a poem and how technical elements function. From stanza to line to word to white space, writers will play with the words in the poem, reflect on them and make connections between form and function. Please bring multiple copies of the same poem to the workshop!

Cost is $25 and includes free beverages. Workshop is limited to 12 participants and is held at Balanced Life Wellness Centre in Essex. This course is part of the monthly Writers Assembly series. Check out future offerings by visiting BLWC’s website.

Please register ahead by contacting Michelle Weglarz.

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Perambulating Prompts: A Creative Writing Walk
May
3
11:30 AM11:30
Creative Writing

Perambulating Prompts: A Creative Writing Walk

  • Mackenzie Hall Community Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Part of the schedule of for the Windsor-Essex Jane’s Walk Festival 2025!

Connect to neighbourhood sights and invoke the senses to generate draft material. The purpose of this walk is to notice and note, share and connect, and, hopefully, use these impressions to activate/reinvigorate creative writing projects.

Registration is free, though limited! Signup here.

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Adult Creative Writing Workshop (6 Sessions)
May
6
to Jun 10
Creative Writing

Adult Creative Writing Workshop (6 Sessions)

In this three-hour workshop intensive, writers submit their own compositions of any genre (fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, prose, hybrid) for weekly discussion and critique. This course contains some contemplative reading as well as brief overviews of relevant craft techniques.

Workshop is limited to six participants. Ages 16 and up. Cost is $120 CAD through personal cheque or e-transfer to me.

Workshops are every Tuesday evening, in person at my home studio, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the period of May 6 to June 10, 2025.

To register, please email me directly.

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Adult Creative Writing Course (8 Sessions)
Mar
24
7:00 PM19:00
Creative Writing

Adult Creative Writing Course (8 Sessions)

—PLEASE NOTE COURSE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT. CHECK BACK IN SUMMER FOR NEW OFFERINGS AT FOREST GLADE—

This course focuses on contemplative reading as well as prompts for generating micro memoir, flash fiction, poetry and prose that will turn seemingly mundane moments pulled from life into expressions of art. We will also collaborate and share work drafted in class, participating in informal critiques to learn what resonates with readers. First-time writers and experienced authors are welcome.

Ages 16 and up. Cost is $68 CAD through the City of Windsor Recreation & Education program.

Classes are every Monday evening, in person at Forest Glade Community Centre, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the period of March 24 to May 26, 2025. Please note there is no class on Monday, April 7 and Monday, May 19, 2025.

Register online here.

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Adult Creative Writing Course (7 Sessions)
Jan
23
to Mar 6
Creative Writing

Adult Creative Writing Course (7 Sessions)

  • Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This course focuses on contemplative reading as well as prompts for generating micro memoir, flash fiction, poetry and prose that will turn seemingly mundane moments pulled from life into expressions of art. We will also collaborate and share work drafted in class, participating in informal critiques to learn what resonates with readers. First-time writers and experienced authors are welcome.

Ages 16 and up. Cost is $70 CAD through the City of Windsor Recreation & Education program.

Classes are every Thursday evening, in person at Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the period of January 23 to March 6, 2025.

Register online here.

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Adult Creative Writing Course (6 Sessions)
Jan
20
7:00 PM19:00
Creative Writing

Adult Creative Writing Course (6 Sessions)

—PLEASE NOTE COURSE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT. CHECK BACK IN SPRING FOR NEW OFFERINGS AT FOREST GLADE—

This course focuses on contemplative reading as well as prompts for generating micro memoir, flash fiction, poetry and prose that will turn seemingly mundane moments pulled from life into expressions of art. We will also collaborate and share work drafted in class, participating in informal critiques to learn what resonates with readers. First-time writers and experienced authors are welcome.

Ages 16 and up. Cost is $71 CAD through the City of Windsor Recreation & Education program.

Classes are every Monday evening, in person at Forest Glade Community Centre, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the period of January 20 to March 3, 2025. (Please note there is no class on Monday, February 17 in observance of Family Day.)

Register online here.

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Youth Creative Writing Course (6 sessions)
Jan
20
6:00 PM18:00
Creative Writing

Youth Creative Writing Course (6 sessions)

—PLEASE NOTE COURSE WAS CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT. CHECK BACK IN SPRING FOR NEW OFFERINGS AT FOREST GLADE—

This course focuses on prompts for generating micro memoir, flash fiction, poetry and prose that will turn moments pulled from life into expressions of art. We will also collaborate and share work drafted in class to learn what resonates with readers.

Ages 12 to 15. Cost is $42.50 CAD through the City of Windsor Recreation & Education program.

Classes are every Monday evening, in person at Forest Glade Community Centre, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the period of January 20 to March 3, 2025. (Please note there is no class on Monday, February 17 in observance of Family Day.)

Register online here.

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