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Fiction Intensive: The Short Story (virtual) with Sharon English

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5-week workshop begins.

Comedy Caravan: On the Road Again

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Canada: He’s not respecting my boundaries. Counsellor: That must be very taxing…. Canada: Oh don’t get me started on that subject! US: See? She starts talking like that and it’s like a wall goes up. Not listening! Oh no! Can couples counselling save Canada and the US? Can a word association game bring them back […]

Speculative Realism (Halifax) with David Huebert

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3-night workshop begins.
Thu
23

Jampolis Cottage Self-Directed Retreats

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Extended application deadline (11:59pm) for one- and two-week, solo and group retreats in summer/fall of 2026.

King's Creative Writing & Storytelling Conference

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King’s announces its second annual Creative Writing & Storytelling Conference, hosted by the Writing & Publishing MFA programs in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction. This year’s conference theme is Writing and Storytelling as Resistance. In conjunction with Canadian Independent Bookstore Day on April 25, 2026, the conference will address how storytelling and writing contribute to a […]
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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD)

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Not sure of the nearest locally owned bookstore? Use WFNS’s NS Independent Booksellers index or check the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association’s search tool. Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and others come together to celebrate indie bookstores across Canada. By joining the celebration, you are advocating for independent […]

Dartmouth Book Exchange celebrates Canadian Independent Bookstore Day

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Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and others come together to celebrate indie bookstores across Canada. By joining the celebration, you are advocating for independent businesses, supporting a flourishing bookselling community, and investing in Canadian culture. We are celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with meet-&-greets / book signings […]

Woozles celebrates Canadian Independent Bookstore Day

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Join award-winning authors Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, Lauren Soloy, and Rebecca Thomas as they celebrate Canadian Independent Bookstore Day at Woozles. It will be a fun-filled event with free activities, promotions, and more. The authors will be happy to sign their books!

Treelines: Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop with Anne Simpson

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Poetry can be a conversation with a work of art, but how to start that conversation? Anne Simpson, an established writer and long-time facilitator, will help you investigate art by way of poetry at the “Wandering Through Trees” exhibit at ARTSPLACE in Annapolis Royal in May 2026. Ekphrasis, a word that comes from the Greek for […]
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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