ONLINE Creative Nonfiction: Level 1
8 Weeks | Tuesdays | Begins September 22, 2026
6pm - 8pm PT | 7pm-9pm MT | 8pm-10pm CT | 9pm-11pm ET | 10pm-12am AT
Instructor: Meaghan Archer
MEMBER PRICE: $340.00
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $450.00
This course will take writers through the foundations of creative nonfiction writing, including story conception, researching skills, writing and editing nonfiction, and exploring creativity within the form. Whether writers are new to nonfiction writing or have dabbled in the genre before, this course will offer students opportunities to write, share and develop a stronger understanding of writing creative nonfiction.
This class takes place online using Zoom.
Short stories were Meaghan Archer's first love, but essays are the love of her life. A journalist at her core, she primarily works in the world of non-fiction. She holds an MA in Journalism from Columbia College Chicago and has been a writer, reporter, and editor for nearly 15 years. Meaghan was named a 2025 Regional Writer in Residence with the Alberta Writers’ Guild and is a sessional instructor of journalism at MacEwan University. She lives in Edmonton with her partner and cat.
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