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Meet our locked-down and quarantined talent

Over 4,000 writers from 60+ countries have taking classes with our all-star creative writing faculty, from bestselling novelists and award-winning screenwriters to acclaimed true crime reporters and narrative podcasters.

In addition to their Zoom webinars, most writers are available for one-on-one classes. Request a private lesson.

Administration

Instructors

Lecturers

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Author, Essayist and Humourist

Elissa Bassist
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Writer, Podcaster and Sports Activist

Shireen Ahmed
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Literary Agent

Akin Akinwumi
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Screenwriter and Satirist

Heidi Lux
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Award-winning Podcast Producer

Mia Lobel
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Foreign Correspondent

Sulome Anderson
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Travel Writer, Critic, and Editor

Bert Archer
Hala Alyan
Award-winning Novelist and Poet

Hala Alyan
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Broadcast Journalist, Producer, and Host

Garvia Bailey
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Poet, Activist, and Equity and Inclusion Consultant

Cicely Belle Blain
Sophia Benoit
GQ Sex Columnist, Comedian, Screenwriter

Sophia Benoit
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CBC Literary Prize Winner and Novelist

Becky Blake
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Acclaimed Photojournalist

Amber Bracken
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Author, Professor, Radio and Print Journalist

Russell Cobb
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Food writer and Gourmand World Cookbook Award winner

Jennifer Cockrall
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Award-winning Author and Contributor to Condé Naste Traveller and Afar

Marcello Di Cintio
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Broadcast Journalist

Nana aba Duncan
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Award-winning Novelist and Journalist

Omar El Akkad
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Award-winning Poet and Novelist

Safia Elhillo
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Commentator and Freelance Journalist

Max Fawcett
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Humor writer and Editor

James Folta
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Science/Nature Writer and Illustrator

Sarah Gilman
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TV Journalist and National Geographic Contributor

Heather Greenwood Davis
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Magazine Editor and Freelance Writer

Jennifer Hamilton
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Poet, Journalist, and Fiction writer

Richard Kelly Kemick
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Multi-platform Journalist, Host, and Producer

Nam Kiwanuka
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Co-founder and principal of Champion Communications and PR

Annalise Klingbeil
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Writer, Editor and Freelance Journalist

Cailynn Klingbeil
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Satirist and Producer

Caitlin Kunkel
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Contributor to Outside, The Atlantic, and WIRED

Katherine Laidlaw
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Poet, Literary Critic, and New Yorker Magazine Contributor

Michael Lista
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Author and Investigative Journalist

Ethan Lou
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Editor, Writer, and Labour Organizer

Haley Mlotek
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Bestselling Author and Journalist

Waubgeshig Rice
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Investigative journalist with The Narwhal

Sharon Riley
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Award-winning Essayist and Former Bay Street Lawyer

Hadiya Roderique
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Author, Journalist and Podcaster

Jonathan Small
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Journalist and Media Consultant

Hannah Sung
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Writer, Journalist, and Broadcaster

Fatima Syed
Playwright, Art Critic, and Story Editor

José Teodoro
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Award-winning Author and Essayist

Ayelet Tsabari
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Author, Essayist, and Journalist

Chris Turner
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Conservationist, Author, and Commentator

Kevin Van Tighem