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Chris Hutchinson offers tips plus writing advice in Writers Reveal. Chirs is the author of five poetry collections, as well as the cult-classic auto-fictive verse-novel Jonas in Frames. He has lived all over North America, from Dawson City, Yukon, to Brooklyn, New York, working as a line cook and, more recently, teaching creative writing to undergraduates. Chris is presently a permanent faculty member of the English Department at MacEwan University, located on Treaty 6 Territ

Every writer enounters periods when they are low on ideas and inspiration is hard to come by. If you're a creative writer, explore these creative writing prompts for writers set in Canada, Ireland, and the UK. We hope they fire up your imaginination and that your creativity flows. If you create something from one of these prompts you're especially happy with, send it to us and we'll look at publishing it on the site. We hope they help you find ideas for your next piece of wri

Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom have some of the best creative writing programs in the world. Discover the top creative writing programs for diverse needs and aspirations in our list of 20 exceptional programs to nurture your writing. We look at the immersive classroom experience, flexible distance learning, Bachelor's degrees, focused Master's, and specialized creative writing certificates.

Christy Climenhage is the author of The Midnight Project (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025). A full member of the SFWA and CSFFA, she holds a collection of graduate degrees (PhD and two Masters) in International Political Economy, European Administration and Social Sciences from an alternate life as a social scientist, academic, and diplomat.

When you're serious about your creative writing craft, this free guide Creative Writing Advice From Authors and Writers will help a lot. It isn't your average collection of fleeting tips. We asked 16 talented authors and writers to share their most valuable insights, and we've compiled over 2,500 words of actionable advice you won't find just anywhere. Forget the bland soundbites; this guide dives deep into the real nitty-gritty of the writing life.

Alycia Two Bears, mixed-blood iskwew, explores her evolving poetry journey. Initially writing long, hyperbolic pieces, she shifted after discovering Instagram poetry's concise form. Reading Nicole Lyons and Jeff Warren Welch validated her authentic voice. Processing life became central. Early publication with New Tribe magazine built confidence. Self-published 'Two Spirit' in 2023. 'The Feast' with Wild Skies Press in 2025. Themes: sex, relationships, motherhood, grief, ident

Kyle Flemmer is a writer, publisher and digital media artist. In April, Supergiants, Kyle's first trade book of poetry was published, and his next, The Wiki of Babel, is forthcoming from the University of Calgary Press. Kyle founded The Blasted Tree Publishing Co. in 2014 and released his first book, Barcode Poetry, in 2021. Kyle is the author of many chapbooks and his work has appeared in anthologies and exhi

Callista Markotich has enjoyed a life-long career as a teacher, principal and Superintendent of Education in Eastern Ontario. Her first collection, Wrap in a Big White Towel (2024) was published by Frontenac House. Callista's poems appear in numerous Canadian reviews and quarterlies from The Antigonish Review through Vallum and in several American and British magazines and journals. Callista's poetry received awards and a placement in the League of Canadian Poets Poem in Your

The world of creative writing was the centre of focus in March 2025 when ChatGPT's Sam Altman posted on X.com that OpenAI trained a new model that, he said, is good at creative writing and he was "struck" by what its short story called 'A Machine-Shape. On Creative Writing analyzes this AI short story, looks at the enthusiasm from fans of artificial intelligence, where lines were plagiarised, and then seeks English Professor Sam Waterman's views on the OpenAI short story.

Lindsay Mayhew (she/her) shares her writing journey in this interview, and reminds writers to always value their work. Lindsay is a spoken word poet and author from Sudbury, Ontario. She is the editor of A Thousand Tiny Awakenings with Connor Lafortune. Lindsay is Hamilton’s representative for CIPS 2025, the multi-year champion of Wordstock Sudbury’s poetry slam, and a runner up in the 2024 Womxn of the World poetry slam. She has featured with the YWCA, JAYU Canada, and N

Pratap Reddy immigrated to Canada from India in 2002 with the dream of becoming a writer. The challenges which newly arrived immigrants in Canada face gave him the stimulus to weave tales of fiction on the subject of immigrant experience. His latest collection of short stories is Remaindered People and Other Stories. His collection Weather Permitting and Other Stories was selected by Diaspora Dialogues for their mentoring program and later in 2016 Guernica Editions published

Tim Welsh was born in Ithaca, New York and raised in Ottawa, Canada, where he completed an MA in English Language and Literature at Carleton University. He now lives in Toronto. Ley Lines is his first novel. Tim shares how he fully committed to being a creative writer and began saying he was writing book. These things were significant in a psychological shift that made it possible to write Ley Lines.