Creative Writing Masterclasses

The Humber School for Writers returns to the Toronto International Festival of Authors with a series of daily professional writing masterclasses led by its renowned faculty members and special guests. Each 90-minute class will be presented in person and will focus on a specific aspect of writing craft.

Masterclasses include: Beginnings and Endings, with David Bezmozgis; The Score of the Narrative, with  Tim Wynne-Jones; Writing Vivid Characters, with Shyam Selvadurai; Writing a Comic Book, with David A. Robertson; Poetry From Artwork, with Omar Musa; and more from Alissa York, Giles Blunt, Téa Mutonji, Wendy Erskine, Anna Moschovakis and Larissa Lai.

All times are in ET.

The Score of a Narrative, with Tim Wynne Jones

September 22 at 5:30pm

Poetry From Artwork with Omar Musa

September 23 at 5:30pm

Writing a Comic Book with David A. Robertson

September 24 at 1:30pm

Unforgettable: Engaging Readers Through the Power of the Particular, with Alissa York

September 25 at 3:00pm

Writing Short Stories, with Téa Mutonji

September 26 at 5:30pm

Getting in Gear: How to Get your Story Started, with Giles Blunt

September 27 at 5:30pm

Writing Historical Fiction, with Larissa Lai

September 28 at 5:30pm

Writing Vivid Characters, with Shyam Selvadurai

September 29 at 5:30pm

Embodied Editing, with Anna Moschovakis

September 30 at 5:30pm

Time and the Short Story, with Wendy Erskine

October 01 at 3:30pm

On Beginnings and Endings, with David Bezmozgis

October 02 at 5:00pm