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Literary Events Calendar

■ Events presented by the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS), including workshops & program deadlines
■ Events organized by or featuring WFNS members
■ Events offered by other Nova Scotian literary & arts orgs, including festivals, libraries, indie bookstores, and others

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Mere Joyce launches As the Snow Gathers
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Marilyn Smulders opens Block Party exhibition
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Latte Lit Open Mic
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donalee Moulton reads from Cardinal
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BookFair at the Market
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Christine Hartlin at Apple Harvest Market
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SS Atlantic Kids Day
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Crime Will Tell: A Celebration of Crime Writing
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Carol Bruneau signs The Little Way
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Concrete Thoughts: Socialism & Social Changes in the Valley, from Past to Present
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Carol Bruneau signs The Little Way
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Puffins! Activity Session
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Release day cocktail party for Joanne Merriam's Aether and Ego
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History Matters: The Seven Sacred Teachings of the Mi’kmaq
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WFNS 50th Anniversary Party
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Connect to Elizabeth Bishop’s World through Drawing & Listening
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Concrete Thoughts: Socialism & Social Changes in the Valley, from Past to Present
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Joanne Merriam launches Aether and Ego
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Len Diepeveen launches When I Come Back We will Talk
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Shannon Fay hosts Writing Game Night
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Stories from the Stars: A Sci-Fi Book Fair
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Michelle Hébert signs A Good Girl's Guide to Lying
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Concrete Thoughts: Socialism & Social Changes in the Valley, from Past to Present
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Creature Connections
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Michelle Hébert signs A Good Girl's Guide to Lying
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Carol Bruneau launches The Little Way
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Ronald Huebert launches Loving John Donne
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Autumn Inspiration: A Writers' Retreat at Thinkers Lodge
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Cabot Trail Writers Festival
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In Conversation with Kristin Kraus and Robert de la Chevotière
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Latte Lit Open Mic
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Joanne Merriam in conversation with Julian Mortimer Smith
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Tim Covell reads from Ocean's Lure and Cover Charm
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Autumn Inspiration: A Writers' Retreat at Thinkers Lodge
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Cabot Trail Writers Festival
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Christine Hartlin at Mahone Bay Makers Market
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The Architecture of Luck: Fate, Duty, and Private Harry Hillyer
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Booktoberfest 2026 (Halifax)
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Concrete Thoughts: Socialism & Social Changes in the Valley, from Past to Present
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Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:

  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
  • Early-career authors: those with 1 or 2 book-length publications or the equivalent in book-length and short-form publications.
  • Established authors: those with 3 or 4 book-length publications.
  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

Occasionally, WFNS uses the phrase “emerging and established writers/authors” to mean ‘writers and authors of all experience levels.’

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with info, strategies, and skills that suit their experience. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

If uncertain about your experience level with respect to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca