Dec. 9 & Jan. 17: Pitch your stories directly to Canada's top magazines!
Dec. 9: A how-to on pitching articles to editors
Dec. 8: Apply literary techniques to craft riveting nonfiction according with help from genre master
Nov. 13–Dec. 21: Overcome your imposter syndrome and press publish with help from writing coach Julia ...
Nov. 7: Creating deeply complex, unfiltered, and boldly authentic female characters with screenwriter Heidi Lux
Nov. 1: Turn your podcast ideas into compelling pitches with expert guidance from a seasoned audio ...
Get ready to pitch with our essential FAQ—tips, expectations, and key deadlines inside
Nov. 1 & 14: Pitch your best audio journalism ideas to podcast industry leaders
Oct. 20: Journalist Jonathan Small on using ethically AI in your writing process
Sept. 21: How freelance writers can get their big break with column sections
Sept. 14–15: Tools and techniques tackling narrative- and voice-driven articles
July 17–August 21: Learn the career and creative skills necessary to live as a journalist-for-hire
June 2: Learn how to maintain your writing platform from an industry expert
April 5/24: A myth-busting masterclass designed to arm you with proven facts about successful creative habits
May 10-13, 2024: PanU invites you to our inaugural writing retreat in Edmonton!
April 11-May 2: Build solid writing habits with guidance from an award-winning comedian, playwright, and viral ...
April 3–24, 2024: Transform your academic writing into unforgettable prose with a seasoned science and medical ...
March 19–April 9, 2024: Develop and launch your newsletter with expertise
Feb. 21: An award winning profile-writer and best-selling ghostwriter teaches the art of literary portraits
Feb. 18: A deep dive into writing commercially successful magazine stories
Jan. 20-Feb. 24, 2024: Mine the stories in your life and craft a short story from ...
Jan. 24: From generating ideas and managing finances to self-marketing and everything in between
Jun. 1: A career freelancer breaks down a variety of successful pitches, from features to how-tos
Nov. 13 & 27: Like speed dating for writers and editors!
Dec. 6: Learn the craft of narrative travel journalism from a decorated author of travel books ...
Dec. 2: Learn the craft of outlining your TV pilot with an acclaimed screenwriter and filmmaker
Nov. 25: Learn how to bring your brilliant cookbook project from idea to reality with an ...
Oct. 15: Learn new techniques to approach writing about place from an award-winning author of fiction ...
Sep. 17-20: Get in-person feedback on your nonfiction work from the Toronto Star's feature writer
Sep. 9: Focus on the business side of podcasting to take your podcast to the next ...
Aug. 8-Sep. 12: Learn the career and creative skills necessary to live as a journalist-for-hire
Aug. 26, 2023: Hone your feature and essay writing craft by decoding distinctive nonfiction writing
Aug. 27: Learn to create newsletter that can be a foundation for your media or business ...
Aug 20: Memoirist and humour writer Elissa Bassist returns to help us reframe rejection as a ...
July 16: Apply literary techniques to craft riveting nonfiction according with help from genre master
June 18: Get up to date on the latest writing gadgets and technological time-savers
May 27: Learn the craft of writing comical first-person stories with an acclaimed author and humourist
May 13: Learn how to grow your audience and monetize your podcast with award-winning audio producer ...
Apr. 26–May 17: Demystify the nonfiction book-proposal process by writing your own
April 25-May 23: Write a short story from start to finish with award-winning author Katie Bickell
March 4: Transform your tragedies into comedies with an acclaimed author and humourist
March 19-May 7: Deepen your interview skills to tackle features, memoir, and essays with an award-winning ...
Feb. 13: Award-winning journalist Sadiya Ansari offers tips on how to level-up your interviewing skills in ...
[POSTPONED] Feb. 24-March 31: See the querying process through the eyes of a literary agent and ...
Feb. 3/23: What you need to know about pitching literary agents—according to an agent
Feb. 22-March 29: Build solid writing habits with guidance from an award-winning comedian, playwright, and viral ...
Jan. 27/23: A myth-busting masterclass designed to arm you with proven facts about successful creative habits
Jan. 26–Mar. 9: A seven-week intensive course with an award-winning audio producer and podcasting pro
Jan 14 & 15 (Edmonton, AB): A two-day in-person workshop with acclaimed feature news writer Richard ...
Jan 12 & 13 (Calgary, AB): A two-day in-person workshop with acclaimed feature news writer Richard ...
Dec. 13-Feb. 21: Learn the foundations of narrative nonfiction storytelling in this five-week course
Nov. 9-Dec. 14: Build solid writing habits with guidance from an award-winning comedian, playwright, and viral ...
Oct. 28/22: A myth-busting free class designed to arm you with proven facts about successful creative ...
Oct. 1 & 2: A weekend workshop in Toronto with acclaimed feature news writer Richard Warnica
Sep. 29–Nov. 3: Learn the career and creative skills necessary to live as a journalist-for-hire
Sept. 12–Nov. 7: Master the art of writing engaging science stories with a national award-winning journalist
Jun. 18–Jul. 30: Deepen your interview skills to tackle features, memoir, and essays
Aug. 25/22: An award-winning journalist shares pro-skills and life-skills from nearly 20 years of freelancing
Aug. 16/22: An award-winning journalist shares pro-tips to help make you a better health and science ...
Jul. 10–Aug. 28: Dig deep and hone the craft of unforgettable personal essays with a bestselling ...
Jun.24: Learn how to write personal essays with award-winning memoirist Ayelet Tsabari in this free 45-minute ...
Jun. 9-Jul. 14: Write funny, unforgettable prose with guidance from an acclaimed comedian, playwright, and essayist
Rescheduled for Jun.8: Award-winning journalist Sadiya Ansari offers tips on how to level-up your interviewing skills ...
Jun. 1: Comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh offers tips on writing humorous essays with your authentic voice in ...
Jun. 1: A career freelancer breaks down a variety of successful pitches, from features and op-eds ...
From MAD magazine to SNL, comedian and humourist James Folta breaks down a most misunderstood art ...
Jun. 1 & 16: Like speed dating for writers and editors!
Authors Neda Toloui-Semnani and Sean Cole talk about storytelling, grief, love, and resilience
Author and publisher Michael Hingston offers tips on making your book proposal stand out
April 25: The authors of two new books (and dear friends) talk about storytelling, grief, love, ...
May 19-June 2 & 3: Humourist James Folta takes your parody piece from concept to first ...
Apr. 21: A panel of freelancers and advocates dissect complicated parts of their profession
Apr. 20–May 25: Demystify the nonfiction book-proposal process by writing your own
Award-winning author Katie Bickell walks us through six tips for better short fiction writing
Apr. 5–May 17: Write a short story from start to finish with award-winning author Katie Bickell
Award-winning writer and freelance journalism instructor Omar Mouallem dishes out advice from his 16-year career
Are you a freelance journalist? The 2022 Center for Independent Journalists conference was designed for writers ...
Feb. 15–Mar. 29: Learn the career and creative skills necessary to live as a journalist-for-hire
Feb. 2–Apr. 27: Learn the craftsmanship of reported features by writing or revising a story of ...
Oct. 22: A panel of magazine pros tackle delicate topics for independent journalists and take their ...
Oct. 22 & 29: Like speed dating for writers and editors!
Sept. 11 & 12: A two-day intensive focused on the business side of podcast production
Jul.20–Aug.18: An intensive course designed to help you launch your next culinary writing project
Our flash fiction contest winner juxtaposes Y2K-era girlhood with archaic, religious language
Our flash fiction contest runner-up weaves a story about an office worker haunted by a mediocre ...
Author and conservationist Kevin Van Tighem on building connection memorable prose
"The market is wide, as it turns out, and there is still space for stories about ...
Jun. 1–Jul. 13: An industry pro takes your script from idea to outline to first draft
How writers can get the science across to general readers without getting the science wrong
How a leading voice on the climate crises learned to get loud
The Go Outside publishers on finding the news hook in your outdoor passions
Scriptwriter and producer Courtney Kocak on the many paths of audio storytelling
A free virtual writing camp in partnership with Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
May 25/21: Authort Kevin Van Tighem on improving our ecological literacy and connections to place
May 20/21: Freelance journalist Sarah Gilman teaches how to shepherd your ideas into published stories
May 18/21: Sharon Riley teaches the delicate art of simplifying hard science and finding the narrative ...
May 14/21: Author/speaker Chris Turner on navigating the line between reporter and advocate
May 11/21: Go Outside's Annalise and Cailynn Klingbeil help you find the news hook in your ...
The bestselling author breaks down how to write (and plan) a gripping page-turner
Apr. 30: Tickets by donation, in support of First Nations, Métis and Inuit mothers who write
An important message about her class on international reporting—and the state of international reporting itself
Sulome Anderson on the complexities of reporting at large and abroad
American War author Omar El Akkad on using fiction to speak truth to power
Jana’s feature reporting is always vivid, character-driven, and masterfully structured
James Folta explains the number one mistake that new humour writers so often make
"I always think about what my purpose is before posting something."
“Writing short is the best way to learn to write long."
All 12 classes and replays with acclaimed creative writers
Choose 6 any classes and replays from the Spring '21 Semester
Scholarships available to writers in three broad categories
April 27/21: Shireen Ahmed tackles equity and inclusion in sports media
April 26/21: Cicely Belle Blain on turning difficult experiences into powerful content
April 20/21: Waubgeshig Rice on building tension and suspense in fiction
April 19/21: Sulome Anderson on composing conflict stories in a compelling, accessible way
April 13/21: Omar El Akkad on rebellion and style across a wide variety of texts
April 12/21: Acclaimed photojournalist Amber Bracken adds a priceless skill to your toolkit
April 7/21: Travel writer Bert Archer shares best practices with social media journalists and influencers
Apr 6/21: James Folta’s crash course on comedic writing concepts
Mar 30/21: Novelist Becky Blake teaches the art of creating 3-D characters
Mar 29/21: Fatima Syed shows writers and journalists how Twitter is done
Mar 23/21: Award-winning author Katie Bickell teaches the art of flash fiction
Mar 22/21: Max Fawcett helps you get over your math allergy
Apr. 12–May 31: Take your narrative feature from concept to final draft with Jana G. Pruden
Eva Holland on finding the cash to fund your dream projects (and maybe even buy groceries)
Feb. 8–Feb. 22: Navigate the world of journalism and nonfiction grants with Eva Holland
Dec. 28: The ever hilarious author reads holiday memoirs and shares his process with Jana Pruden
Make your body your most trusted creative ally with memoir teacher Janelle Hardy (recorded Dec. 1 ...
Hayley Milliman breaks down the craft of writing clear and concise sentences (recorded Oct. 20 )
Dec 8–22: Humourist James Folta takes your parody piece from concept to first draft
Dec. 7–Jan. 25: Take your narrative feature from concept to final draft with Jana G. Pruden
How a former school teacher mastered professional writing in the digital age
FREE event Dec. 1: Devote your energy to your writing instead of stuck, resistant blockages
Oct. 26: Hayley Milliman breaks down the craft of writing clear and concise sentences
Whatever your system is, just make sure you have one.
Oct. 20: Broadcasters teach us the art of conversation, in support of Media Girlfriends Scholarship
Travel back in time to take classes you woefully missed
Oct. 5–Nov. 16: An industry pro takes your script from idea to outline to first draft
Sep. 29: Benji CEO Mohammed Asaduallah helps freelance writers run their business better
Sep. 29: This free seminar promises to help freelance writers run their business better
What we accomplished since spring and what's next for the Pop-up School of Writing
He'll get the story—even if it means reverse engineering a sushi receipt
Safia Elhillo finds inspiration in unlikely places. Even an Ol' Dirty Bastard lyric.
If writer, editor, and labor organizer Haley Mlotek has a beat, it's the art of conversation
Max Fawcett knows some things about getting heard without getting hurt (too badly)
How Michael Lista mines the world for its inherent artistry
If Caitlin Kunkel can morph our depressing reality into something funny, she can do anything
Whether for her story, career, or well-being, Eva Holland is always game to try
The author of a prescient new book on racial injustice explains the true contribution of historians
Ayelet Tsabari tackles T.M.I., self-doubt, and how to get over it already
Dr. Hala Alyan was on her sixth book in eight years, all while practicing clinical psychology
Jennifer Hamilton might've had the best job in Calgary. Then the pandemic struck.
GQ columnist and PanU instructor Sophia Benoit really does contain multitudes
How else would multi-disciplined writer José Teodoro decide on the right creative channel?
Canada's most cherished newsman made a surprise appearance at PanU's spring grad
A writer living with a rare cancer, Julie Rohr gave the graduation speech of the pandemic.