Meet Lorna Schultz Nicholson

Lorna Schultz Nicholson is a beloved Canadian Children's Book author who writes picture books, middle grade, non-fiction for children and adults, and YA fiction. Lorna has over 40 books published.


For further info about our instructor Lorna here!

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Creative Writing Workshop

Creative Writing Workshop

$250.00
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We are excited to start the Fall 2022 season with our popular, most in-demand workshop for writers out there!  Ready to kick start your writing? 

This is an amazing opportunity for writers who want to polish and hone their writing skills while having an experienced and wonderful mentor and a community to share their work with and get the much-needed inspiration and support. Lorna is an award-winning author who has written 45 fiction and non-fiction books that span multiple genres and delight all ages of readers. Well-known for her long list of sports-themed series’, including the Amazing Hockey Stories collection, Podium Sports Academy young adult series, Puckster picture book adventures, Wayne Gretzky raves “they really help teach the importance of having good values both in hockey and in life.

Lorna has over 45 books published that span multiple genres.

For further info about our instructor Lorna: https://lornaschultznicholson.com/

 This exciting workshop runs from October 15th to December 3rd.  We will help you reach your writing goals by going through the fundamentals of the writing process, with weekly exercises and feedback. Plus you will have access to the beloved Canadian author Lorna Schultz Nicholson and a community of writers to get support, ideas and inspiration

8-week Online & Interactive Program, including offline Feedback and Mentoring during the program duration. 

 

Program Curriculum:

 Week 1 - Introductions to Writing: Genres & Styles of Writing, Writing Process

Week 2- Character development, depth, backstory, narration and point of view

Week 3- Setting: Places, Scenes and Times

Week 4- Secondary characters and how they help to tell our story

Week 5 - Developing a story arc, subplot and most of all… conflict

Week 6 - Developing the story elements and pacing the story

Week 7- Bringing it all together and Editing

Week 8- Review of work accomplished, stories written, discussion on next steps

 

Attendees will join an interactive class using Zoom.  The attendees may choose to share pieces of their work with their instructor during the week to get feedback.

STUDENT REGISTRATION HERE: https://bigstrides.ca/pages/student-registration 

 

Disclaimer: We try our best to open our classes as scheduled. However, we may need to cancel if there are not enough enrolments. In the event we do, we fully refund your course fees. 

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With workshops from Creative Writing to Financial Literacy there is something for every curious learner out there!

Our workshops are typically 6 weeks long and follow an outlined course schedule to maximize your learning in a short time. We also offer special Holiday or March break programs.

If you are interested in a customized program for a group of learners, please reach out using our Contact Form, email or SM channels.

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What do our attendees say?

I enjoyed the course because it helped me find different ways to write and I was able to try many different styles so I could see which one worked best for me. I was comfortable sharing my stories with my peers and the instructor of the course because everyone else also shared their stories and experiences while writing. I would definitely recommend this course even to people who have little experience with writing and don’t view themselves as a strong writer!

Shubhra S.

5 Stars out of 5! The best part of the workshop is definitely the community that was built during the course of the workshop. Being around people who also shared a love of writing was really beneficial and helped me with my writing! I now have a better knowledge on how to review and edit my writing better (my writing just overall improved during this workshop). I would definitely recommend it to other teen writers!

Sena O.

 It was wonderful to be able to hand in a piece of writing for someone with experience to review.  As well, it was helpful to be able to be critiqued through each step of the writing process. I would recommend it to other teen writers, especially those who have ideas, but can’t get them out on paper. 4.5 Stars out of 5!

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