I’m Sarah Selecky, author of Story Is a State of Mind, Radiant Shimmering Light, and This Cake Is for the Party.  I’m also the founder of Centered and Sarah Selecky Writing School.

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The Story Intensive

February 13 to June 23, 2023

A personalized live semester that teaches you how to write with mastery and style.

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A living resource library for writers who want to go deeper into their creative life.  New writing classes, exclusive workshops and tutorials, daily prompts, readings, events, and fun challenges added every week. 

I started this multi-disciplinary creativity platform in 2020 to expand and create a peer-based community that’s built on a spirit of generosity, wonder, and mutual respect. 

An acclaimed online creative writing school founded in 2011 as an independent alternative to traditional MFA programs.

My teaching philosophy centres on whole-minded writing, and uses the body, emotion, and intuition alongside intellect. This integrated approach, rarely taught in academic settings, helps writers connect to their deepest creative source and complete the work that matters most to them.

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“For those asking about writing, motivation, blocks: check out the Story Course. Smart, encouraging, practical.”

—Margaret Atwood—

“I am so glad I pressed that button that registered me for this class. Why postpone joy? We deserve it, yes?”

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“Selecky’s writing, so unfussy and fresh, lures the reader in over and over again.”

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“It’s like you’re able to take us to the trap door at the back of the stage and lead us to the mechanics of writing.”

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“Sarah has faith. She knows this is lacking in the world. She knows artists in particular struggle with this, and that they of all people must find it.”

—Kristyn Dunnion—

Author of Tarry This Night and Stoop City

A wonderfully insightful and warmhearted mentor, Sarah has coached me towards a healthy, loving relationship with my writing.”

—Gabrielle Kohlmeyer—

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