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Open Book Coffee

Address: 3660 Strawberry Hill Street

City: Halifax

State: Nova Scotia

Country: Canada

Postal Code: B3K 5A9

Website: https://www.facebook.com/openbookcoffee/

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Sat
25

Open Book Club chats 'The Spirit of Scatarie'

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Grab a drink and join a lively discussion about our October book club pick: Lesley Crewe’s newest novel, The Spirit of Scatarie. Please register for free on our Eventbrite page, or swing by day of. Just bring yourself, your copy of The Spirit of Scatarie, and your thoughts!
Tue
28

Bee Stanton signs 'Atlantic Ghosts'

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Come meet Bee Stanton and get a personally autographed copy of Atlantic Ghosts and Where to Find Them. While you’re here, grab a strong cup of coffee and chat with Bee about her artistic process.
Fri
07

Latte Lit Open Mic

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Come share your works in progress with fellow writers in a safe and welcoming space on the first Friday of every month. Feel free to come by for a drink and to just listen to other writers read, too. Each reader is allotted up to 7-10 minutes of reading time, depending on turnout.
Wed
12

Decomposing TERF: Turning Old H***y P****r Books into Oyster Mushrooms

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This workshop blends grief processing, queer ecology, and mushroom magic in a space rooted in inclusion, community care, and joyful resistance. Facilitated by Freddie Mae Allen (he/they) and Lucius Harmony (they/them), this is a space for 2SLGBTQIA+ community members/allies, lifelong learners, and anyone ready to decompose harmful narratives and grow something beautiful. Please bring your […]
Sun
16

Danica Roache signs Five Seasons of Charlie Francis

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Come join our Sunday Signing series and have a coffee with Danica Roache, the author of our November Book Club pick. While you’re here, grab a personally autographed copy of Danica Roache’s book, Five Seasons of Charlie Francis.
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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