Sarah Selecky Writing School

An online creative writing school that approaches writing as an art, and also as a contemplative practice. We believe that skill comes from study, that inspiration comes from love, and that both are necessary.

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Are you a Minimalist?

Are you a Minimalist?

January 9, 2021 by Sarah Selecky 1 Comment

Influence has an important role in your writing. As you understand and work with different styles and influences, you’ll learn how to find your own voice. This is part eight of a 10-part series on style and voice. Writers in the Story Course and the Story Intensive can determine their writing style by taking the… [Read More]

Category: Read Next, Technique & Mad Skills

Restore your spirit.

Restore your spirit.

December 26, 2020 by Sarah Selecky 4 Comments

Wait without thought, for you are not ready for thought: So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing. — T.S. Eliot As I write this, a banditry of chickadees (that’s their plural noun!) is ravaging our bird feeder. They fly back to their little hollows in the trees, storing piles of… [Read More]

Category: Book Recommendations, Inspiration & Support

How to make the next book you read a bespoke writing class.

How to make the next book you read a bespoke writing class.

December 12, 2020 by Sarah Selecky 7 Comments

Once in a while we are lucky enough to read something that feels astonishing, brilliant and personally meaningful. When we finish reading, we have to take a minute to integrate the experience.  We savour the feeling the writing has left in our body, and try to hold on to the insights it gave us. We… [Read More]

Category: Technique & Mad Skills

Introducing the 2020 Little Bird Contest winners.

Introducing the 2020 Little Bird Contest winners.

December 1, 2020 by Sarah Selecky 3 Comments

The winner of the 10th anniversary Little Bird Contest is: Jennifer Falkner from Ottawa, Ontario, for “Words Fail” The runners-up are: Nancy Sulaiman from LaSalle, Ontario, “What Fits in the Palm of Your Hand” Damien Pitter from Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia, for “Little Birds”   Bestselling author Sheena Kamal picked three stories out of the… [Read More]

Category: Little Bird Writing Contest

Are you a Visceralist?

Are you a Visceralist?

November 27, 2020 by Sarah Selecky Leave a Comment

Influence has an important role in your writing. As you understand and work with different styles and influences, you’ll learn how to find your own voice. This is part eight of a 10-part series on style and voice. Writers in the Story Course and the Story Intensive can determine their writing style by taking the… [Read More]

Category: Book Recommendations, Technique & Mad Skills

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The School

  • About The School
  • Staff & Associates
  • Faculty
  • Guest Contributors
  • Our Alumni
  • Daily Prompts
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  • Special Programs
  • Consultations with Sarah
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Core Programs

  • The Story Course
  • The Story Intensive
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Our school welcomes people of all identities, races, abilities, and interests. We share an inclusive, generous, and heart-centered point of view, and are committed to cultivating a culture of empathy and insight.

Our headquarters are on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Anishnaabeg and Haudenosaunee Peoples, adjacent to Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) territory. We invite you to search your own address and acknowledge the territories you are on.

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