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  • Monday May 5, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Jun 02, 2025)

    Join author Michael F. Stewart for an evening of shared writing, support, and constructive criticism from peers. No experience necessary, all forms of writing welcome.

  • Tuesday May 6, 2025 at 10:00am (series runs until Dec 16, 2025)

    Get feedback on your writing (any genre)and ideas from the group. Hear the work of other writers and offer your feedback. Discuss ideas about writing and publishing. Share your triumphs, trials and tribulations with a supportive, informal group.

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    Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 3:30pm (series runs until May 28, 2025)

    Drop-in after school to unwind with a different craft and activity each week!

    For school-aged children. Drop-in program.

  • Saturday May 10, 2025 at 1:30pm

    The Stittsville Creative Writing Group Presents: Welcome to Writing - After the Draft.

    Once your book is complete how do you go about publishing? Join independent author John W Partington for a nuts and bolts demonstration of how to publish your work as an independent author on international distribution networks. Topics covered will be the types of publishing available, dashboards of the more common distribution sites like Amazon's KDP or Draft2Digital for e-books, and some of the other joys and pitfalls which can happen when publishing your book.

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    Saturday May 10, 2025 at 2:00pm

    Join us at the Rideau library for a Zine workshop! Learn to design, make and publish your own mini magazines. At the end of the workshop, you can make copies of your completed Zine to share with your friends. All supplies will be provided. Bring any writing, poems, or ideas you may want to include in your Zine.

    Already a Zinester? Bring some copies for our swap box!

    Please note that this program has changed dates and now takes place on Saturday afternoons.

    Rejoignez-nous à la succursale Rideau pour un atelier Zine! Apprenez à concevoir, fabriquer et publier vos propres revues. À la fin de l'atelier, vous pourriez faire des copies de votre Zine complété à partager avec vos amis.Toutes les fournitures seront fournies. Apportez vos écrits, poèmes ou idées que vous souhaitez inclure dans votre Zine.

    Vous êtes déjà un Zinester ? Apportez des copies pour notre boîte d'échange !

    Veuillez noter que ce programme a changé de dates et qu'il a maintenant lieu le samedi après-midi.

  • Tuesday May 13, 2025 at 2:00pm (series runs until Oct 20, 2025)

    On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, this event provides an opportunity for local authors and others who enjoy good writing to discuss writing of all types (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, dramatic scripts, graphic novels, etc.) Members will have the opportunity to share their writing and exchange useful feedback. Possible discussion may also include ideas related to publishing written work.

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    Tuesday May 13, 2025 at 5:00pm (series runs until Jun 17, 2025)

    When we write with others, we discover ourselves.  Join us for a Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) workshop. We will explore the strength of our authentic voice and receive support without judgment. We share our stories, listen deeply, and connect with ourselves and others.

    INSPIRATION: We write to prompts that ignite deep creative expression and exploration.

    WRITING IN COMMUNITY: We share a space for private exploration.

    BRAVERY: We share what we have written (writers are welcome to pass if they choose).

    DEEP LISTENING: We respond to each other’s work by reflecting on what is strong and memorable about the writing.

    The workshops provide empowering feedback on each writer’s first-draft writing.  Registration recommended.

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    Thursday May 15, 2025 at 3:00pm (series runs until Jun 19, 2025)

    Are you a hobby writer? Or perhaps you wish you could be. You welcome a time of solitude and your pen begins to move on a blank page. Sometimes you find yourself in a wonderful space, where your imagination blossoms in surprising ways; new insights or moments of beauty, or whole stories emerge, as though out of nothing. Weaving words is your happy place!

    Do you ever have Writer’s Block? If so, you are definitely a writer! Your writing matters to you and you want to be back at it again. Writing is a solitary activity. Yet at the heart of it, writing is about communication and creating community.

    Welcome to the writing circle. Whether your writing is flowing freely or you are in a dry spell, you are in good company here. This is not a course, nor a place where anyone will tell you what you should do or try to fix your writing. It’s a space for exploring your own unique ways of expressing yourself in a safe and supportive environment.

    Writing is a gift we can give ourselves, and a powerful avenue for reflecting on your life experiences. Through times of joy and sorrow, and through times of stress, writing nourishes you, like a medicine or sometimes like a magical potion. Stories, reflections, poetry, memoirs or whatever you want to write, you are welcome here.

    Drop in program.

  • Monday May 26, 2025 at 1:00pm (series runs until Jun 23, 2025)

    Are you a writer or author looking to learn more about the indie publishing process? Join author N.G. Avant for this monthly program discussing key aspects of the indie publishing process. This will include topics such as beta reading, getting book reviews, navigating platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) or Draft to Digital, building an author brand, and creating engaging social media content.

    All writers and authors are welcome! 

  • Thursday May 29, 2025 at 6:00pm (series runs until Jun 26, 2025)

    Join the Carleton Poetic Society on the last Thursday of every month at the Sunnyside Library for a series of themed creative writing workshops. The Carleton Poetic Society’s events are free to attend and open to the public. All levels of poets/writers are welcome! For more information, please contact them on Instagram @thepoeticsocietycu or poeticssociety@gmail.com.