Events & Workshops

A Writing Life That Fits Your Life 

 
Finding time to write can be challenging when life is already full. Jobs, caregiving, family responsibilities, health concerns, and everyday demands can leave writers wondering where their writing life is supposed to fit. 

 
In this practical and interactive workshop, Toby Welch will help participants let go of myths about the "perfect" writing life and discover an approach that works with the life they actually have. Participants will explore how they use their time and energy, identify the type of writing routine that works best for them, discover ways technology can make writing easier, and learn why sustainable minimums may be more effective than ambitious word-count goals. 

 
Through discussion and interactive exercises, participants will develop a realistic plan for making writing a sustainable part of their lives without the guilt of feeling that they're never writing enough. 

 
Writers don't need to create a different life to write; they need a writing life that fits the life they already have. 

 

Important registration notes:  

 

Members pay less for workshops! Are you trying to register and you’re being charged the full workshop fee when you’re a current SWG member? To access the reduced member rate for this workshop, please make sure you are logged into this website with your member profile to access the member rate for the session. (The member login link is on the top right of this page (computer) or at the top centre (mobile/tablet).) 

 

If this workshop is sold out, please email swgevents@skwriter.com to be placed on the waitlist. 

 

Please note all times listed are Saskatchewan time. Find your time zone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter  

 

This event will not be livestreamed or recorded.  

 

If this workshop isn’t a fit, we are pleased to offer other paid opportunities and many free workshops, festivals, talks, and industry webinars in partnership with fine organizations throughout our programming year that are listed regularly on our website: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops  

 

We hope to see you there! 

 

Accessibility Measures in this workshop 

• Live auto-captions through Zoom 

• Presenter self-descriptions 

• Limited Zoom technical support provided by SWG staff to assist participants while they’re in the Zoom meeting.  

 

To help you prepare, here are the expectations for participants in this workshop:  

• Camera optional but greatly appreciated. (Participants may have cameras on or off.) 

• Participant discussion is not required but is appreciated. (Either through the chat box or verbally.) 

• There is no participation expectation for participants—participants can engage as much or as little as they’d like.  

 

Workshop registration refund policy: 

 

Please be certain you will be able to attend before you register. Registered participants must promptly email the SWG staff person responsible for the event (Cat Abenstein, Program Manager, swgevents@skwriter.com) to cancel their registration. Otherwise, no refunds will be issued.  

• A full refund is available if you cancel your registration one week prior to the start of the workshop (by 11:59 p.m. on October 27, 2026)  

• A 50% refund is available if you cancel your registration less than one week and more than 48 hours before the workshop. (For cancellations between October 28 and November 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. SK time) 

• There is no refund for registrations cancelled within 48 hours of the workshop or no-shows. (Beginning at 12:00 a.m. on November 3, 2026)  

• If you would like to donate your registration fee to the SWG’s Andrew Suknaski Writers’ Assistance Fund in support of accessibility so others can attend events like this in the future, please let us know in your email.  

 

Workshop Facilitator

 

Toby Welch has been a full-time freelance writer for 24 years. In that time, she has published over 425 articles in magazines and newspapers and another 400+ pieces online. Addicted to the rush of creating e-books, she has published 79 of them under her own name and a pseudonym. Toby has built her writing life while raising a family and juggling work demands. She finds inspiration in jazz music, impressionist art, and forest bathing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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