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Story Is a State of Mind: A Meditative Writing Workshop

With Sarah Selecky

Saturday, November 1
2:00PM – 4:00PM
Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (1113 Marginal Road, Halifax)
$30.00

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Description

Reconnect with your creative curiosity in this transformative workshop with acclaimed author and master writing coach Sarah Selecky. Through guided exercises, meditations, freewriting prompts, and deep noticing practices, you’ll discover how to access a state of calm fascination that makes writing feel natural and engaging. Sarah shares key methods from her new book, Story Is a State of Mind, showing you how to integrate conscious and unconscious awareness for more authentic work. You’ll generate new material while learning sustainable practices to keep your creative energy alive and connect with your innate wisdom.

Speakers

  • Sarah Selecky is the author of This Cake Is for the Party, a Giller Prize and Commonwealth Prize finalist, and her novel Radiant Shimmering Light got a rave from Margaret Atwood, who declared it "Social satire + cultural insight whipped into a yummy froth!" In 2020, it was optioned by HBO, with Amy Adams attached to the project. Her latest book, Story Is a State of Mind: The Art of Writing with Creative Curiosity, teaches writers how to write with intuition and create a sustainable and joyful writing life. Sarah holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and founded Sarah Selecky Writing School in 2011 as an independent alternative to traditional MFA programs. Her teaching philosophy centres on whole-minded writing, using the body, emotion, and intuition as well as intellect. This integrated approach, rarely taught in academic settings, helps writers connect to their limitless creativity and complete meaningful work.