Humber School for Writers

Humber School for Writers Home of Humber Polytechnic's Creative Writing, Professional Book Publishing, Comedy: Writing & Performance, and Television Writing & Producing programs. ✨

The Humber School for Writers is Humber Polytechnic's renowned writing school. We offer a range of writing and publishing programs including a fully online graduate certificate for those who want to work on the business side of the book industry, a project-based writing mentorship program, and specialized programs for those interested in comedy writing and performance or television writing and producing.

Are you afraid of writing something “too personal”?Some of the most meaningful writing begins when we stop trying to sou...
05/18/2026

Are you afraid of writing something “too personal”?
Some of the most meaningful writing begins when we stop trying to sound general and start writing earnestly. Marina Endicott, The Humber School for Writers mentor, encourages writers to explore personal experiences experiences deeply, as it is the way to help readers explore theirs. Read the full article by The Globe and Mail: https://tgam.ca/4w8VPoO

What’s something you’ve been hesitant to write about lately?

Meet Vanessa!Vanessa is a fourth-year student in Humber’s Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing Program. Thanks ...
05/11/2026

Meet Vanessa!

Vanessa is a fourth-year student in Humber’s Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing Program. Thanks to the encouraging BCPW community, she’s explored a wide range of writing forms, and found some new favourites!

Are you interested in expanding your writing practice? Click the link below to learn more about the Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing!



https://mediaarts.humber.ca/programs/bachelor-of-creative-and-professional-writing.html

Delighted to see not one, but TWO Humber School for Writers mentors on the shortlist for the 2026 CBC Short Story Prize....
05/06/2026

Delighted to see not one, but TWO Humber School for Writers mentors on the shortlist for the 2026 CBC Short Story Prize. Congratulations to Kate Cayley and Carrie Mac!

Want to study with Kate? Apply now to start our online program in September 2026!

Interested in studying with Carrie? Applications are open for January 2027!

Click the link below to learn more.

https://humber.ca/explore-programs/programs/creative-writing --overview

🎉 Congratulations to Molly Shanahan, recipient of the second of two 2026 By the Lake Book Club Scholarships! This partic...
05/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Molly Shanahan, recipient of the second of two 2026 By the Lake Book Club Scholarships! This particular scholarship is awarded to a student who is working on a manuscript through our Creative Writing graduate program.

By the Lake Book Club is a partnership presentation between City of Toronto Culture and the Humber Polytechnic Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design.

A big thank you to the Assembly Hall's By the Lake Book Club Scholarship Fund for providing this award!

🎉 Congratulations to Randi Palmer, recipient of one of two 2026 By the Lake Book Club Scholarships! This particular scho...
05/01/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Randi Palmer, recipient of one of two 2026 By the Lake Book Club Scholarships! This particular scholarship is awarded to a student in their third year of study in the Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing Program. By the Lake Book Club is a partnership presentation between City of Toronto Culture and Humber Polytechnic Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design.

A big thank you to the Assembly Hall's By the Lake Book Club Scholarship Fund for providing this award!

Why do some books get published and not others? How can you make your manuscript more attractive to publishers? Get all ...
04/29/2026

Why do some books get published and not others? How can you make your manuscript more attractive to publishers? Get all of these questions (and more) answered at MOTIVE, the Toronto International Festival of Authors' annual festival of crime and mystery books!

Happening June 6, 2026, Pitch Perfect is MOTIVE's free panel featuring our Professional Book Publishing professors and Karen Sullivan, the publisher and founder of Orenda Books. Click the link below for more information and to plan your weekend at the festival! https://festivalofauthors.ca/event/pitch-perfect/

Meet Grant!Grant is a fourth-year student in Humber’s Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing Program. He finds th...
04/27/2026

Meet Grant!

Grant is a fourth-year student in Humber’s Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing Program. He finds the BCPW to be the perfect place for storytellers who want to hone their craft and find their community.

Does this sound like you? Click the link below to learn more about the Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing!



https://mediaarts.humber.ca/programs/bachelor-of-creative-and-professional-writing.html

There’s one week left to submit to Humber’s Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing High School Flash Fiction cont...
04/24/2026

There’s one week left to submit to Humber’s Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing High School Flash Fiction contest! Here’s how:

1. Visit the Bachelor of Creative and Professional Writing (BCPW) page on Humber’s website: https://bit.ly/4tA1Gls Click on “Student Experience.”

2. Scroll down and click “Submit Your Stories Here” in the Flash Fiction Contest section.

3. You’ll be brought to Arrival Magazine’s Submittable page. Click “Submit,” and fill out the form to submit your story! (*If you don’t have one already, you will need to create a free Submittable account.)

Send in your flash fiction story by May 1st at 11:59 PM for a chance to win cash prizes and publication!

Meet Sidura Ludwig, one of six mentors for this year's Summer Workshop in Creative Writing. A multitalented writer of st...
04/22/2026

Meet Sidura Ludwig, one of six mentors for this year's Summer Workshop in Creative Writing. A multitalented writer of stories, a novel, and works for young readers, she will lead the workshop on writing for children.

Sidura's writing has won the Vine Literary Award for Fiction and been shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award and a Winnipeg Book Award.

Click the link below to learn more about Sidura and the Summer Workshop in Creative Writing.

https://mediaarts.humber.ca/future-students/explore/school-for-writers/summer-workshop-in-creative-writing.html

Meet award-winning author Shyam Selvadurai, one of our 2026 Summer Workshop in Creative Writing mentors. He will be lead...
04/15/2026

Meet award-winning author Shyam Selvadurai, one of our 2026 Summer Workshop in Creative Writing mentors. He will be leading one of two fiction-writing workshop this year.

Shyam's work has won the WHSmith/Books in Canada First Novel Award, a Lambda Literary Award, the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award, a Canadian Screen Award, and the New York Cinema Independent Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Click the link below to learn more about Shyam and the Summer Workshop in Creative Writing.

https://mediaarts.humber.ca/future-students/explore/school-for-writers/summer-workshop-in-creative-writing.html

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