Seniors’ Community Writing Unit

Storytelling is an essential part of human experience. It’s how we connect with others, make sense of our lives, entertain, and enlighten ourselves. This free writing group for seniors (55+) is designed to help you foster your creative voice by exploring various forms of storytelling (short stories, memoir, poetry, playwriting, etc.) and placing your personal stories at the heart of the learning journey. Our expert facilitators will help you craft and share your unique narratives. No writing experience is required (though it is welcome) – just bring your enthusiasm, willingness to experiment, meet new people, and enrich your collection of memorable stories. Come embrace your creative identity, connect with peers, and build an inclusive community where all voices are heard and valued.

This project will culminate in a final presentation event, where friends and family can be invited to hear your writing read by professional actors and celebrate the group’s unique perspectives and storycraft.

Over this 10 week course participants will:

Develop and explore writing skills and styles
Learn from highly experienced writers and facilitators
Build connection and community through dialogue, storytelling, and creative expression

How to Enroll

Applications are closed.

For more information please email or call Heather at education@tarragontheatre.com or 416 536 5018 ext. 249.

Cost

This writing group is FREE!

Dates and Times

Location: Tarragon Theatre, 30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, ON.

Time: Mondays, 11:00am – 1:00pm

Dates:

Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 17
Nov. 24

Final Outcome – December 1 in the late afternoon/early evening

Instructor

Paula Wing is a playwright, translator, dramaturge, and teacher. Recent and upcoming plays (on stage in 2025) are: Wicked Nix, an adaptation of the book by Lena Coakley, at Young People’s Theatre; a translation of Stefano Massini’s Intractable Woman at Brandeis University; and Roadkill, a play for teen audiences for Roseneath Theatre. Paula has been a story consultant for the Calgary Stampede Museum, and she writes program notes for productions at Soulpepper Theatre. Her teaching takes her across the province with the Gryffon Trio’s Listen Up program. She has taught playwriting at Tarragon Theatre for more than 10 years, most recently she facilitates the National Young Playwrights Unit. Paula is a Sessional Professor at the University of Windsor and the University of Waterloo and for the past twelve years she has been the creative writing instructor at the Native Men’s Residence in Toronto.

Funded by the Government of Ontario

Land acknowledgement

Tarragon Theatre would like to acknowledge this sacred land on which we gather and operate is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Tarragon Theatre and the city of Toronto are covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

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30 Bridgman Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5R 1X3

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