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eidi Reimer is a novelist, essayist, and the creator of the coaching programs Novel Alchemy and Novel Refinery. Her debut novel, The Mother Act (2024), received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, praise in the New York Times Book Review, and attention from Chatelaine and People. Her second novel, What We Found Instead (2026), is a story of two women who meet as romantic rivals and end up choosing each other. Early readers have called it “the rom-com I didn’t know I needed” and “an inspiring take on the true meaning of partnership.” Her work has appeared in Chatelaine, The New Quarterly, Literary Mama, Lit Hub, and the anthologies The M Word: Conversations About Motherhood and Body & Soul: Stories for Skeptics and Seekers.
Heidi has tried to write or longed to write or resisted writing or feared writing or, finally, actually written for 41 years.
Find out more at www.heidireimer.com, and sign up for her biweekly letters on creativity and self-becoming.
S arah Selecky started this school to help writers centre their relationship with writing, learn excellent craft and technique, and nourish their spirit as they work. Her first book, This Cake Is for the Party, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book, and longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Her second book, Radiant Shimmering Light, was optioned by Amy Adams for a premium one-hour television series with HBO, and published in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the U.K., the U.S., and Poland. Her book, Story Is a State of Mind:Writing and the Art of Creative Curiosity, is a guide to help writers strengthen their inner resources in service of a limitless writing practice. In 2010, she created the Sarah Selecky Writing School, now a creative community of over 10,000 writers from around the world. She lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
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e’ve been offering vibrant online creative writing programs since 2010. Our holistic approach teaches writers how to cultivate a trust in mystery as they learn their craft, so they can have a healthy and happy professional writing life.
We believe that skill comes from study and practice, that magic happens when we create, and that our writing thrives when we are part of a supportive community.
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'kehá:ka (Mohawk) territory.
