ONLINE Creative Writing Basics Level One
8 Weeks | Thursdays | Begins February 5, 2026
4pm-6pm PT | 5pm-7pm MT | 6pm-8pm CT | 7pm-9pm ET | 8pm-10pm AT
Instructor: Jason Pearce
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 ONLINE using Zoom.
Jason Pearce is a Toronto-based fiction writer whose work has appeared in Grain, Knucklehead Noir, Solstice in Purgatory, The Deadlands, Malahat Review, and Flash Fiction Online. Jason is a proud alumnus of the Audible Indigenous Writer’s Circle and Chair of the Ktaqmkuk Mi’kmaw Fluency Project. He holds an M.A. in English Literature and has taught undergraduate poetry, prose and drama. Jason's debut novel is forthcoming from House of Anansi Press, Spring 2027.
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