Welcome to the School of Continuing Studies. For accessibility reasons, the following hot keys can be used on this website.

Using access keys varies depending on the browser you use. On the Windows operating system, using Internet Explorer, the ALT key is the trigger, then press the number associated with what section you want to get to (ie. Programs would be [ALT + 2]).

  1. Accessibility Features
  2. Home
  3. Programs
  4. About Us
  5. Registration
  6. Contact Us
  7. Search
  8. Student Login
  9. Link to Home
Font Changer
Access Toggle

School of Continuing Studies | University of Toronto

Live Help

U of T Summer Writing School

“The U of T writing school was a great way to plunge into tangential dialogue, surprising plot twists, and flesh out an eccentric cast of characters… and in addition to all that, I did some half-decent fiction writing while I was there.”
Vincent Lam, Author Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures: Stories, Giller Prize Award Winner, and Creative Writing Summer School Student

July 16 – 20, 2012

Join our five day intensive workshop for emerging writers. Steps from the subway, on U of T’s campus in downtown Toronto, we offer you a chance to learn the craft of writing from some of Canada’s finest authors:

Alissa York, Joy Fielding, John Bemrose, Howard Schrier, Ken Babstock, Ken McGoogan, Justin Rutledge, Norman Snider, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Willow Dawson, Mariko Tamaki, Kelley Armstrong, Helen Humphreys, Marina Nemat, Dave Bidini, Ranjini George Philip.

The 2012 program features limited-enrolment, daily round-table workshops–this year the workshop hours have been extended! As well, there will be one panel discussion, instructor and student readings, and the opportunity to meet and discuss your work with other emerging writers.

Please submit a piece (or excerpt) you want to workshop (unless otherwise indicated)–maximum 20 double-spaced pages, by June 15: scs.writing@utoronto.ca

U of T Summer Writing School Courses

SCS 2203 Creating Comics and Graphic Novels
SCS 2384 Dark Fantasy
SCS 2570 Historical Fiction
SCS 2202 Introduction to Creative Writing
SCS 2763 Meditation and Writing Retreat
SCS 1828 Mystery and Suspense Writing
SCS 1674 Narrative Non-Fiction
SCS 1673 Novel Workshop
SCS 1671 Poetry Workshop
SCS 1993 Screenwriting
SCS 1672 Short Story Workshop
SCS 1994 Songwriting
SCS 1825 Writing a Bestselling Novel
SCS 2706 Writing the Memoir
taught by Willow Dawson, Mariko Tamaki
taught by Kelley Armstrong
taught by Helen Humphreys
taught by Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer
taught by Ranjini George Philip
taught by Howard Shrier
taught by Ken McGoogan
taught by John Bemrose
taught by Ken Babstock
taught by Norman Snider
taught by Alissa York
taught by Justin Rutledge
taught by Joy Fielding
taught by Marina Nemat, Dave Bidini