🧐 Feeling creatively stuck or bored with your writing?
This speedy 2-hour workshop is your chance to explore, goof around, and get messy with your creativity!
Discover the power of play in the creative process—and how it can help make writing the most magical part of your week.
Together we’ll learn playful writing tools, how to bring delight and wonder into your creative and everyday life, and how to ensure your writing stays a lifelong and joyful habit.
🌻 So, who is this workshop best for?
This workshop is likely a great fit for you if:
You like to write a lot—or a little! (This workshop welcomes both beginner and seasoned writers.)
You know you love to write, but you’ve also felt a bit stuck or had little momentum with your creative projects.
You want to inject some delight and fun into your writing process!
You’re curious to try out a single writing workshop (it’s a quick 2 hours).
You look forward to writing within a small group (there will never be more than 8 writers in the workshop).
🌳 You can expect to leave the workshop with:
At least a few paragraphs of new writing that shines ☀️
Prompts and “creative homework” to inspire your writing practice at home 🏡
Lots of fresh ideas to jumpstart your future writing 💡
New friends who are also fellow writers 👏
A feeling of creative curiosity and possibility 🎉
🪴 Where we’ll write:
We will write in the Elderberry Room in the Wellness Centre at Cook Street Village Activity Centre. (380 Cook Street, Victoria).
🔔 Note: The Wellness Centre is accessed from the parking lot of Cook Street Village Activity Centre. (Not through the main front doors!)
Look for the white sign that says “Wellness Centre” at the back of the parking lot.
🚗 Are you driving to this workshop? Parking is tricky in Cook Street Village. Click here for a printable PDF with a map and parking suggestions.
🙋🏻♀️ Your workshop leader:
I’m Monika, a freelance author of 50+ books for schools, and I firmly believe everyone is a writer. Want to get to know me better? I’ve got a mini bio here.
💸 Cost: $32 + GST
Can’t pay the full amount? I’ve been there, too. I always have up to two pay-what-you-can spots in my private workshops.
Just send me a quick email and let me know how much you can pay for the workshop. If there’s a remaining PWYC spot, I’ll send you a link to sign up for that amount, no questions asked. ✨
✍️ Please bring with you:
A notebook and your favourite pen for writing. Or, if you prefer typing, please bring a digital device (eg. tablet, laptop).
A mug for tea.
Your enthusiasm and creativity!
Cancellation policy:
I completely understand that life can throw you curveballs! You can cancel your registration and receive a full refund up to three days before the workshop.
Want a full Saturday of creativity?
Kelsey Andrews—my lovely friend, talented poet, and fellow facilitator—will lead an afternoon workshop on the same day at the same facility!
Why not come to both? Anyone who signs up for both workshops will be entered in a draw to win a blue-pencil session!
One of us will look at up to 1,000 words or three pages of your work and give encouraging comments and suggestions during our lunchtime break.