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We Were Here film screening

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Paul O’Regan Hall, First Floor A gentle evening of remembering and care for people we have lost to fentanyl. Hosted by Jessica Hiemstra, the animator. This event is a safe and loving space with hot tea, resources, and room to feel. Jessica will share 10 hand-drawn animated films, with guitar and song performed by Janelle […]

Bruce W. Bishop launches Stephanie Makes a Scene

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Join Bruce W. Bishop and friends for the launch of his fifth book, Stephanie Makes a Scene, a novella follow-up to 2024’s Grow up, Rory Rafferty. — Sixty-seven year old Stephanie Whittaker has spent 40 years waiting for her theatrical breakthrough. She travels home to Nova Scotia to mount her magnum opus – a reimagining […]

Bruce Rice + Brian Bartlett reading

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Join us at Open Book Coffee for an evening with Bruce Rice of Regina and Brian Bartlett of Halifax. Hear selections from their selected works of poetry and fiction and purchase your own signed copies. The event is free and open to the public. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. *An ASL Interpreter […]

Middle Grade and Youth Writing workshop with Chad Lucas

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A workshop for people writing for a young audience. Chad Lucas has been a household name even before Thanks A Lot, Universe swept up acclaim and awards. A proud descendant of the historic African Nova Scotian community of Lucasville, Chad Lucas lives with his family near Halifax, Nova Scotia. He enjoys coaching basketball and is […]

Open Heart Forgery poetry open mic

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Join community poetry journal Open Heart Forgery at Halifax Central Library in the RBC Room (3rd floor) for an afternoon of poetry! You’re invited to bring your own poetry to share (max. 5 minutes at the mic per person), or simply come to listen and enjoy. Face masks are welcome but not required, and you […]

Corinne Hoebers book signing

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Join Corinne Hoebers for a signed copy of Tethered Spirits.

Chedia El Khouri launches Ebbs and Flows of the Heart

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You are warmly invited to an evening celebrating the launch of Ebbs and Flows of the Heart by Chedia El Khouri. EVENT DETAILS Location: The Prow Gallery 1479 Lower Water St, Unit 185, Halifax, Date: June 12, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Admission: Free WHAT TO EXPECT An evening in conjunction with a […]

Writing & Illustrating Picture Books

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Saturday June 13th, 10am-2pm (45 min lunch break) above the LaHave Bakery, 3421 Highway 331 LaHave (10 minutes from Bridgewater) WRITING & ILLUSTRATING PICTURE BOOKS: A hands on, in person workshop with Emma FitzGerald Join author/illustrator Emma FitzGerald (“Hand Drawn Halifax”, “EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street”) in beautiful LaHave for a hands-on exploration of what […]

New Moon Authors' Reading

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Mark the June new moon with a reading featuring three authors in Nova Scotia: Anne Simpson (Speechless, Loop, A Ragged Pen), Tonja Gunvaldsen Klaasen (Ör, Clay Birds, Lean-To), and Melissa Kuipers (The Whole Beautiful World). Books will be available for purchase (cash only). Saturday, June 13, 2026, 3:00pm, Big Barn Little Farm, 717 Meadow Green […]
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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