CAA TORONTO CHAPTER – Worldbuilding Workshop

This Worldbuilding Workshop is a hands-on seminar that helps writers quickly create immersive, believable settings without getting lost in endless details. Using the three key pillars—Place, People, and Problems—participants will learn how to shape a world that feels alive and supports their story. Through guided prompts and quick writing exercises, you will build a vivid setting…

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THREADS: Cultural Conversations 2025

Attend THREADS for a chance to win one of 15 Gifts of Knowledge – works by speakers, authors, and community artists in Canada and around the world. The online cross-cultural learning conference, launched in 2021 by Saskatoon Open Door Society, brings Indigenous, non-Indigenous, and Newcomer communities together through conversation, creativity, and shared visions. This year, writers,…

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CAA NATIONAL / SF CANADA EVENT – Book Bones with Susan Forest

Structure is key to writing a novel. Whether the three-act structure, five-act structure, Hero’s Journey, Virgin’s promise, Transtheortical Model, Stages of Grief, or Anatomy of Story appeal to you, come prepared to examine the differences among novel skeletons and see which can inform your manuscript. Learning Objectives of This Webinar: To distinguish among various structures…

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