Creative Writing
Classes and Workshops
for Teens in Toronto.
Unbreakable: A Creative Journey
Ages 12-18, In our Toronto Studio: Friday, 5pm–6.30pm Semester 1 (14 weeks) starts Fri 26 Sept Semester 2 (14 weeks) starts January Full Year: Sept 2025-May 2026 Instructor: Jane Aster Roe In this dynamic mixed arts workshop, you’ll find a safe space for self expression as you write, paint, craft, journal and build community through the arts. It isn’t easy being a teenager today, but creativity can promote well-being and relieve stress. We’ll support one another with kind words and laughter as we learn the power of meditation and mindfulness. Join us and discover how unleashing our inner artist can relieve anxiety, promotive positive thinking and give us the strength to be the best version of ourselves. In this fun-filled workshop you’ll do more [...]
Creative Writing: Across the Finishing Line!
Ages 12-18, In our Bloor West Village Studio: Wednesdays, 7.00 pm - 8.30pm Semester 1 (14 weeks) starting Saturday 20 September Semester 2 (14 weeks) begins late January (students can enroll for semester 1, or 2, or the full year) Instructor: TBA Most of our creative writing programs focus on generating multiple pieces: short prompts that emerge from techniques we explore together. This class is different! Over the course of the semester, you will write and polish three complete pieces, including an entire short story. Each week we will get inspired with a freewrite, discuss a writing technique… then time will be set aside for writers to further develop their own pieces – either ones generated in our workshops, or begun elsewhere. With the [...]
An On-Line Creative Writing Salon for Teens
Ages 11-17, Virtually, on Zoom: Wednesday, 7pm-8.30pm (ET) Semester 1 (15 weeks) begins late September Semester 2 (14 weeks) begins January 29 (students can enroll for semester 1, or 2, or the full year) Instructor: Briana Brown Young creative writers belong at Centauri! In our writing classes explore plot, character and setting as you discover your unique writer’s voice and experiment with form and style. Our weekly workshops are endlessly varied! Try your hand at poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, fantasy world-building, genre fiction, novel structure, flash fiction, podcasts, graphic novel writing and more. A typical class includes exploration of a writing technique, 2-3 inspiring creative writing prompts, a chance to collaborate with other writers and an opportunity to share work for encouragement or feedback. Beginner [...]
A Creative Writing Salon
Ages 12-17, In our Bloor West Village Studio: Saturdays, 11.15am-12.45pm Ages 9-13, In our Bloor West Village Studio: Tuesdays 5.00pm-6.30pm Semester 1 (14 weeks) starting Saturday 21 September Semester 2 (14 weeks) begins late January (students can enroll for semester 1, or 2, or the full year) Instructor: Julie Hartley Young creative writers belong at Centauri! Explore plot, character and setting as you discover your unique writer’s voice and experiment with form and style. Our weekly workshops are endlessly varied! Try your hand at poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, fantasy world-building, genre fiction, novel structure, flash fiction, podcasts, graphic novel writing and more. A typical class includes exploration of a writing technique, 2-3 inspiring creative writing prompts, a chance to collaborate with other writers and an [...]
