Friday, July 11 (10am – 4pm)
+ Saturday, July 12 (9am – 1pm)
We’re making space in our office and have a selection of new and lightly used books available—mostly Atlantic Canadian fiction, poetry, and YA/children’s books.
Hardcovers for $5, paperbacks for $4, and poetry, YA, & children’s books for $3. Buy 3, get 1 free!
WFNS’s BIG BOOK SALE Read More »
The Egg Poets Collective — Ambrose Albert, Spencer Folkins, Jamie Kitts, and Emma Rhodes — will be coming down from their writing retreat at Jampolis Cottage for an evening of reading, discussion, and books!
Poetry Night with the Egg Poets Collective Read More »
Are you working on a novel, short story, play, or poem? Do you want to write in a quiet and collaborative (air-conditioned) atmosphere with other writers? Then join us for our first-ever Summer Write-In!
Bring a laptop or a notebook and pen, settle down at a table, and write the day away. Come for a little while, or stay the full four hours.
Support local ANS, female, autistic writer and business owner of The Happy Camper-Writer, a small Nova Scotian business creating unique, engaging experiences for people. Stranger Tables is a part of this process; Stranger Tables is an event rooted in a passion for books. That said, books do not have to be read to take part. Come take part in games, arts and crafts, critical thinking, etc! This is a capped event with limited space, get your ticket today by emailing:
thehappycamperwriter@gmail.com
Thank you!
Leah A. Finlay
A guided discussion about portraying characters and settings other than your own in your writing.
“Write What You Know” is a much propelled direction when it comes to writing, but what about exploring new horizons? Writing about what we don’t know is tricky though if we don’t want to step on anyone’s toes. Come and join our group discussion. Subjects covered will include removing generalizations, stereotypes, and personal biases, inclusive language, sensitivity readers, and being brave!
Sensitive Writing workshop Read More »
Join poets Anna Veprinska, Darby Minott Bradford, Annick MacAskill, and Jaime Forsythe for a virtual reading.
Thursday, June 26, 2025 08:00 PM Halifax
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/99697658194
Meeting ID: 996 9765 8194
Passcode: 827535
Any questions can be emailed to jaimeforsythe@gmail.com
Virtual Poetry Reading: Veprinska, Bradford, MacAskill, Forsythe Read More »
Please join us for the Halifax launch of Aaron Kreuter’s debut novel, Lake Burntshore!
Set over the course of a single turbulent summer at a Jewish sleepaway camp, Lake Burntshore is a funny and emotionally resonant coming-of-age story about community, identity, and our relationships to the land and to one another.
Aaron will read from the book, then participate in a conversation and Q&A session about his work and its social and political context. Books will be available for purchase from King’s Co-Op Bookstore.
In partnership with the King’s Co-op Bookstore
Book Launch: Lake Burntshore, by Aaron Kreuter Read More »
Join us to hear Patrick Radden Keefe, one of the most important authors of our time, deliver a public lecture in Alumni Hall, moderated by Gillian Turnbull.
Keefe’s book Say Nothing was a detailed investigation of the disappearance of Jean McConville during The Troubles in Ireland; it was recently adapted for television with FX for Disney Plus and Hulu, and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, the Arthur Ross Gold Medal from the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Empire of Pain, his deeply researched investigation of the Sackler family, the FDA and the American pharmacology industry, was awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize, was shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year, was a Barack Obama Favorite Book of the Year, and was listed as one of the 10 Best Books of 2021 by the Washington Post, Amazon, Slate, Vulture, People and Entertainment Weekly. It also provided material for the television show Dopesick, and Keefe appeared in Crime of the Century, a documentary on the opioid crisis. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and his podcast on the song “Wind of Change” is a winding 8-episode tale of espionage and international intrigue during the Cold War.
A longtime New Yorker feature writer, Keefe is highly regarded in the MFA program; his work is held up as a model, both for its in-depth research and compelling narratives, in the curriculum. His background—from an MSc at the London School of Economics to Yale Law School to a prestigious writing career—and a body of work telling the most urgent stories of our time will be inspirational to our students aspiring to achieve similar impact with their books. The lecture will be preceded by a book signing at 5:45, and will be followed by a Q&A.
An evening with Patrick Radden Keefe Read More »
Five days of in-person creative workshops and group writing sessions in Halifax. Registration open.
Flexing Your Creative Muscles: Adult Creative Writing Day Camp Read More »
Please join us for an Occasional Reading featuring Elio Ianni (Toronto), Asha Jeffers (Halifax), and Jimmy T. Cahill (Halifax).
Location: Listen Halifax/Rooms Coffee (1237 Barrington St, Halifax)
Date/Time: June 22, 2025 • 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Hosted by Eric Schmaltz
Author Biographies
Elio Ianni is an artist who works with poetry. He is the author of two chapbooks, inside inside inside (Apt. 9 Press) and fat luck and fuzzy song (Apt. 9 Press).
Asha Jeffers is the author of Mundane, Majestic (Anstuther Press).
Jimmy T. Cahill is a non-binary writer who has authored seven chapbooks and, in 2016, received the John Lent Poetry and Prose Award.
Occasional Reading: Elio Ianni, Asha Jeffers, and Jimmy Cahill Read More »
The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:
Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and 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.
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 information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage.
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 you’re uncertain of your experience level with regard to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca
