Plum Poetry Night

Wanna get out of the house to try something different? Looking for connection & community? This is the spot!

Come join us for a night of poetry at The Maxwell’s Plum (Lower Level Private Event Space)! Get ready to be inspired by talented poets sharing their work in person. Whether you’re a seasoned poet or just enjoy listening to beautiful words, this event is for you. Form new connections & foster friendships with our creative writing exercises and discussion circle. Let your creativity flow and immerse yourself in the magic of spoken word. You say you aren’t creative? We beg to differ, see for yourself. Grab a drink, find a cozy spot, and let the poetry transport you to another world. See you there!

Halifax’s Only Spoken Word/Poetry Open-Mic! If you are interested make sure to RSVP so we can ensure it becomes recurring event in Halifax! Let’s grow our poetry network and literary art scene in Halifax.

Are you an artist seeking opportunities to perform, practice, and connect with other creatives? Don’t know where to start? Come to our spoken word/poetry slam nights (open mic)!
Poet Sign-up – > through eventbrite or in person. Go to check-out and get your ticket

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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 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