IN PERSON Creative Writing Basics Level One - DAYTIME
8 Weeks | Tuesdays | Begins April 7, 2026
10am-12pm MT
Instructor: Kim Firmston
MEMBER PRICE: $320.00
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $425.00
Creative Writing Basics Level One will introduce students to the basics of character, plot, dialogue and setting through discussion, free fall writing, practical writing exercises and mutual feedback. Students will learn about conflict, exposition, dramatic arc, world building and how to use literary devices in creative writing. This is a class for beginners who are setting out on their creative writing journey as well as writers wishing to refresh their skills.
This class takes place IN PERSON at the Alexandra Writers Centre Society.
Kim Firmston is a writing educator who creates fun and inclusive learning environments for new writers, helping them to achieve and surpass their goals. They are an author, filmmaker, playwright and publisher. Kim’s YA novels include Creep Con, Schizo, Stupid (now in translation), Boiled Cat, and others. They have produced two IMDB-listed documentaries, and their plays have appeared at the Calgary Fringe Festival and as far away as the U.S., Egypt, and the Philippines. In collaboration with their youth program students, they edited and published a writing guide titled Reality Is Optional Optional Guide to Reality and Writing. Kim is the founder and director of the Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society’s Youth Program.
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