Private writing workshopS

There's a wonderful community of writers who run  private workshops for a fraction of the cost of an MFA program. 

Below is a list of writers whose workshops I've taken or who have come highly recommended. 

​Many offer manuscript evaluation services as well:
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• Adèle Barclay (Poetry)
• Kimmy Beach (Editing)
• Linda Besner (Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction)
• Rona Bloom (Poetry)
• Nicole Breit (Poetry, Fiction, CNF)
• April Bossard (Story Design, Courses, Coaching)
• Kathy Friedman (Fiction, Nonfiction)
• Alix Hawley (Fiction, CNF)
• Chelene Knight (Poetry, Fiction, CNF)
• Jennifer LoveGrove (Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction)
• Corey Mandell (TV & Screenwriting Workshops)
• Julie Mannell (Poetry, Fiction, Memoir)
• rob mclennan (Poetry)
• Hoa Nguyen (Poetry)
• Stuart Ross (Poetry, Fiction)
• Daniela Saioni (TV & Film Writing, Directing)
• Sarah Selecky (Fiction, CNF, Poetry)
• Carolyn Smart (Poetry, Fiction, Publishing for Emerging Writers)
• Rachel Thompson (Publishing & Creative Writing)
• Betsy Warland (Fiction, CNF, Poetry)
• Sam Wiebe (Mystery Writing)

Private Organizations

• BIPOC Writers Connect (Mentorship, Writers Union)

• Blog School with Kerry Clare (Online Course)
• Breathing Space Creative Literary Studio (Wellness, Creativity, Mentorship, Founded by Chelene Knight)
• Flying Books School of Reading and Writing (Courses, Mentorship)

• Ink Well Workshops (Offers free, drop-in creative-writing workshops to people living with mental-health or addictions issues)
• Knife | Fork | Book (Poetry Lab)
• Sarah Selecky Writing School (Online Fiction Courses)
• Workshops with Hoa Nguyen (Online Course)

Continuing Education in Creative Writing and Film in Toronto

• George Brown College
• Humber College
• LYFT (film, directing, writing, editing, producing, etc.)
• Raindance
• Ryerson University
• U of T

Writers-in-Residence
Check out your local libraries and colleges./universities for their Writer-in-Residence programs.