Story Basic
Basic training for story writers!
Nothing compares to a live, real-time session (online or in person)
with an expert instructor/writing coach.
I am a certified, knowledgable educator with more than a decade of teaching and classroom experience,
and am available to lead single and multiple sessions in any of the below areas (and more). Or, if you prefer,
I can be your writing coach, working one-on-one with you to accomplish your writing goals.
I am based in Hamilton, Canada, but am also an experienced world traveler—let me come to you, wherever you are!
Click here for fee structure.
(For festivals and non-profit organizations, my fee schedule is flexible. Just ask!)
Also, I am a member of The Writers' Union of Canada and its Writers in The Schools program.
For events booked through this program, there is not charge to participating schools!
workshop experience
Write! Canada Conference
Wild Writers Literary Festival
Redeemer University Homecoming
City University of Hong Kong
Hamilton Public Library
Inkwells Writing Club
...plus a host of private and individual presentations!
Wild Writers Literary Festival
Redeemer University Homecoming
City University of Hong Kong
Hamilton Public Library
Inkwells Writing Club
...plus a host of private and individual presentations!
teaching experience |
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certification
M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Fiction) — University of British Columbia, 2015 B.Ed. (English, PE) — Brock University, 2005 2014-2019: Redeemer University College (Hamilton, Canada) ENG303 – Creative Writing II: Fiction ENG303 – Creative Writing II: Intermediate Workshop ENG403 – Creative Writing III: Advanced Workshop ENG485 – Creative Writing: Independent Study 2009-2011: Seoul Foreign School (Seoul, South Korea) IBDP Language & Literature — Grade 11/12 IBDP Literature — Grade 11/12 IBDP English A2HL – Grade 11/12 Media, Communications, and Literature IBDP English A1SL – Grade 11/12 Literature English I – Grade 9 Literature 2005-2009: The American International School of Kuwait (Maidan Hawally, Kuwait) IBDP English A2HL/SL – Grade 11/12 Media, Communications, and Literature Journalism – Grade 11/12 Creative Film Studies – Grade 11/12 IBMYP Language A English – Grade 10 2002-2004: Toronto District Christian High School (Toronto, Canada) English 9 Academic English 10 Applied The Writer’s Craft – Grade 12 |
(All can be expanded and/or broken down for programming requirements)
Novel writing The elements of short fiction Creative nonfiction Memoir Travel writing Teaching creative writing Submitting work to literary journals and magazines Editing and proofreading Setting up a writing workshop Publishing with small presses Contests and “making a mark” Finding and landing the right literary agent Self-publication and the digital marketplace ...and more! |
