March 18
Victoria Festival of Authors
March 23
With Henry Lien
March 25
Village Well Books
March 29
NeuroDiversion Conference
April 1
Upstart & Crow Books
May 3
Pens and Cards
(with Theresa Reed)
Transform your writing group, conference, or classroom with Sarah’s unique blend of craft and consciousness. Drawing from Story Is a State of Mind, Sarah offers dynamic workshops and talks that help writers access their creative power with more ease, awareness, and joy.
Session options include:
Sarah brings over twenty years of teaching experience to each event, creating meaningful experiences that inspire lasting change in writers’ practices.
Contact support@sarahselecky.com to learn more.
Reconnect with your creative curiosity in this transformative three-hour workshop. Learn practical techniques to bring mindfulness and presence to your writing practice, whether you’re starting fresh or deepening your relationship with an existing project.
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.
I’ll be sharing key methods from my new book, Story Is a State of Mind, showing you how to integrate conscious and unconscious awareness for more authentic, interesting work. You'll generate new material while learning sustainable practices to keep your creative energy alive.
This special gathering creates space for writers to explore, experiment, and connect with their innate wisdom. Leave with fresh material, reliable techniques for accessing your creativity, and a renewed sense of possibility in your writing life.
Note:
This is a living-room style workshop (with snacks!). Location will be communicated with attendees in advance. There is one remaining bursary available based on need. Email info@victoriafestivalofauthors.ca for more details.
In this unique conversation, authors Sarah Selecky and Henry Lien explore how approaching creativity through non-traditional doorways can transform writing for authors and readers. Drawing from meditation, mindfulness, and Eastern storytelling traditions, they discuss how writers and readers can access and appreciate deeper layers of creativity by stepping outside conventional Western literary frameworks. Through practical examples, interactive thought experiments, and play-inspired exercises, they’ll share how embracing alternative creative pathways—from embodied awareness to non-Western and non-linear narrative structures—can enrich literature for its creators and readers.
Location: Auditorium Books; 300 S. Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles 90013
Are you in Los Angeles for the AWP conference? I’ll be signing books at The Village Well Bookstore + Cafe in Culver City CA on March 25th.
Come at 10:00am to write with Francesca Lia Block ( Lit Angels: Heal Through Writing) and meet me after her class at 11:00am!
Location: Village Well Books and Coffee: 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City, CA, 90232
Many writers experience the world in high definition—picking up subtle patterns, sensing hidden connections, and processing sensory information intensely. In this experiential workshop, I’ll show you how to transform this heightened awareness into powerful creative writing. Learn how to harness your natural pattern-recognition and sensory sensitivity to create vivid descriptions and unexpected connections in your work. Perfect for writers who sometimes feel overwhelmed by input but suspect their sensitivity could be a creative superpower.
This event is a beautifully crafted in-person gathering that celebrates different ways of thinking, learning, and being in the world. If you’re curious about connecting with other creative minds in an intentional space designed for genuine connection, this is for you.
NeuroDiversion is more than a conference—it’s a thoughtfully designed community experience created by Chris Guillebeau (the visionary behind World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon). I attended WDS every summer, and made lifelong friends in that community. Chris knows how to create spaces where real connections flourish!
This conference is his next chapter, and I’d love to see you there and experience it with you. You’ll find inspiring keynote speakers, engaging workshops, and plenty of room to be exactly who you are. If you’re an educator, this would be great professional development. And older kids and teenagers are welcome at this conference, too!
How do we cultivate a sustainable writing practice and keep our creative energy alive? Join acclaimed author and master writing coach Sarah Selecky for a meditative writing workshop on maintaining your creative spark.
Whether you’re beginning your writing journey anew or seeking to deepen your relationship with an existing project, this workshop invites you to step into a state of calm fascination that integrates both conscious craft and unconscious awareness into your writing practice.
Inspired by her newest book, Story Is a State of Mind, Sarah will guide you through exercises, freewriting prompts and deep noticing practices that invite mindfulness into the act of writing. Leave with fresh material, reliable techniques for accessing your creativity, and a renewed sense of possibility in your writing life.
To support our non-profit programming and to help us cover costs, this workshop is $10 . If you are experiencing barriers to attend, please reach out over email — we are happy to provide you with one of our reserved free-by-donation tickets.
We have limited seating, so please reserve your spot!
Location: Upstart & Crow Literary Arts Studio, 1387 Railspur Alley Vancouver, BC V6H 3R7
We’ll begin with a grounding meditation to connect with our creative presence. Then we’ll dive into practical ways to use tarot as your creative compass. Whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction, you’ll learn specific techniques for developing characters and that you can use again and again.
You’ll have time to write, share your work (if you choose), and receive guidance from both Theresa and me as your stories unfold.
Location: Balance Art Center, 30 West 30th Street, NYC
Cost: $151.00 USD (plus NY Sales Tax)
