Exploring Short Fiction with Steven Heighton

June 22 – 24, 2012 (Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon) During this weekend of conversation, guided writing exercises, and on-the-spot writing/workshopping, we will be focusing on various aspects of the short story. We will discuss the genesis of stories, how to facilitate their gestation from impulse to first draft, how to revise them, and [...]

An Evening with Steven Heighton

Saturday, June 23, 2012 6:00 p.m. Acclaimed Kingston-based author, Steven Heighton, will inspire and provoke audience members with a public reading on Saturday, June 23, at Wintergreen Studios. Guests will enjoy a gourmet feast, followed by Steven’s reading. Steven will read from two recently published books, Workbook and The Dead are More Visible. The first [...]

Writers’ Workshop with Helen Humphreys

July 9 – 13, 2012 (Monday lunch through Friday afternoon) Are you ready to spend time exploring prose and poetry with other writers, under the guidance of acclaimed writer and teacher, Helen Humphreys? Then this writers’ workshop is for you. You will try new writing techniques and exercises, and learn how the land can [...]

Helen Humphreys - Wintergreen Studios Writer's Workshop

Reading by Helen Humphreys

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:00 p.m. For the third July running (this is fast becoming an annual event!), Helen Humphreys will read from current and forthcoming works. She is the author of four books of poetry, six novels, and one work of creative non-fiction. Helen was born in Kingston-on-Thames, England, and now lives in Kingston, [...]

Cordwood and Straw Bale – Together at Last!

August 12 – 16, 2012 (Sunday noon through Thursday afternoon) Have you dreamed about building an enchanting woodland retreat or a charming backyard garden shed? Creating something beautiful with hand tools and found materials? Using old fence rails or straw bales as construction materials? And along the way, learning to tell the difference between a [...]

Poetry with Patrick Lane

August 23–26, 2012 (Thursday afternoon through Sunday afternoon) This four-day writing retreat will provide a nurturing setting for attending writers to create new work. Through a series of daily in-class and extra-class exercises, readings, discussions, and commentaries, fresh approaches to the poem will be explored with a view to not only improving our skills, [...]

Poetry Reading with Patrick Lane

Friday, August 24, 2012 6:00 p.m. Join us at Wintergreen for a rare treat, as Patrick Lane shares his work with an intimate audience in the Wintergreen lodge. We are hosting Patrick at Wintergreen for the first time this summer, and hope that this event will be the first of many. After a scrumptious meal, [...]

Put Personality in Your Writing: A Workshop with Lawrence Hill

September 14–17, 2012 (Friday afternoon to Monday afternoon) You are invited to spend a long weekend taking part in a creative writing workshop led by writer Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes – winning selection for CBC Radio’s Canada Reads in 2009. The workshop will encourage participants to make good use of [...]