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Join us in-person to meet and listen to authors, illustrators, and performers from across Canada! Check back regularly to see additions to our 2026 lineup!
Finnian Burnett is a Canadian author and speaker whose work explores intersection of identity, mental health, and queer joy. Their work has appeared on CBC Books, Writer’s Digest, Geist, Blank Spaces Magazine, Pulp Literature, and more. Finnian is a 2023 and 2026 recipient of Canada Council for the Arts grants and a finalist in the 2023 CBC nonfiction prize. Their latest flash fiction collection, Redshirts Sometimes Survive is a love letter to the Trek fandom, stories of collective healing and found family. When not teaching or writing, Finnian can usually be found planning their next trip to Scotland or boldly going to writing conferences and festivals with an ever-present cup of tea.
Want to add more emotional intensity to your scenes? This workshop focuses on creating tension and conflict that keeps readers glued to the page. Whether it’s internal conflict or external obstacles, you’ll learn how to turn up the emotional stakes in your writing and leave your readers breathless.
Not every writer loves rigid outlines, but even the most free-spirited storyteller needs a map, even if it’s just arrows scribbled on a napkin. If you love story but hate structure, if you’re stuck in the mushy middle, or if you’re just not sure how to get your character to the end, this workshop will help you figure it out! Part idea generation, part plotting adventures, this workshop will help even the most rebellious writer appreciate the benefits of structure.