Ages 11-17 Monday 19th August- Friday 23rd August 4pm-8.30pm Whether you love poetry or prose, there’s great benefits to exploring both! We’ll try our hand at traditional and contemporary poetry techniques, experimenting with rhyme, rhythm, repetition, shape poetry, list poems, surrealist poetry, found poetry and more. Next, we’ll tackle a wide range of fiction and non-fiction prompts, meandering between genres and styles. You can expect to learn as much about yourself as you do your writing, in this wide-ranging and creative week. Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome; write by hand or on a device, the choice is yours! Instructor: Arrow Williams PROGRAM CALENDAR APPLY NOW! Creative Writing Camps - On-Line and in Bloor [...]

Ages 11-17 Monday 22 July-Friday 26 July 11am to 3.30pm Join us for a creative writing camp focussed on character! We’ll build original characters, and use their personality traits, weaknesses and strengths to inspire exciting stories. Try your hand at sizzling monologues, exciting scenes for the stage, and segments from screenplays. Learn how to create characters from the inside out, and the outside in – and discover what happens when character meets conflict! We’ll write solo, and for fun, we’ll also find out what happens when our characters clash. This camp is for anyone who likes to write – or wants to give it a go. It would also be a terrific choice for filmmakers, actors… and anyone fascinated by people! Beginner [...]

Ages 11-17 Monday 8th July-Friday 12th July 11am to 3.30pm This workshop is product-oriented! Come with enthusiasm, join our community of young writers, and leave with a completed short story at the end of the week. We’’ll look at flash fiction, science fiction, short story structure and character-creation, with all-new prompts for the benefit of returning writers. By Wednesday, you’ll be deep into the flow state as you write your story, supported by fellow writers. Thursday will be all about editing and polishing – and then Friday, we publish our work to an online magazine – and celebrate! How do you find a publisher for your finished story?  We’ll cover that, too! Beginner and experienced writers are all welcome; write by hand [...]