GETCA 2025

Whether you teach ELA, Social Studies, Science, Art, or anything else, have you always been yearning to write a novel, or maybe even publish just one short story? So why aren’t you? Trust me--it’s not about brains. If you have the ability to teach dozens or even hundreds of kids per year, create and mark their assignments, and handle their individual and group dynamics, you not only have proven you’re smart, but you’ve also got nearly unlimited material! All those personalities, minds, dreams, and drama are perfect for characterisation and plotting. So why aren’t you writing that book? Join Malcolm Azania, who under the pen-name Minister Faust is an award-winning novelist and journalist, who’s taught creative writing across North America, and was writer in residence at the University of Alberta, to learn the twelve ways you’re short-circuiting your own writing … and how to overcome each one so you can write and publish your work like a pro! And because he taught junior high and high school English for a decade, you can use all his strategies with your own students!