Creative Wayfinding
Do you want to explore your capacity as a writer? Does your creative potential feel untapped? Are you feeling stuck or limited in your creative practice? Creative Wayfinding is a supportive, personalized process that will help you engage in the complex, inspiring journey of the writing life. Creative Wayfinding will help you to:
Free your creative expression
Embrace the journey of writing
Nurture inspiration and attention
Enliven your writing practice
How does it work?
To begin the process, request an introductory questionnaire through the contact page of this website. Return the completed questionnaire and a 5-10 page sample of work (digital files only please).
Successful applicants are scheduled for an exploratory meeting at a mutually agreeable time and place (video conferencing may be a requirement due to Covid-19).
After the exploratory meeting, you will receive written feedback on your submitted work as well as a Creative Wayfinding map. This personalized map summarizes your current challenges and recommends supports to unpack, examine and address those challenges. Such supports may include:
Writing exercises
Information on craft, publication and writing community
Follow up one-on-one or group sessions*
Manuscript editing services*
Recommended readings
Your guide
Clea Roberts knows what it takes to nurture and sustain a writing practice. Over the past 20 years, she has published two acclaimed books and contributed writing to numerous anthologies and literary journals. Along the way, she has learned a few things about honouring and facilitating the need to create.
Clea’s writing practice focuses primarily on poetry, fiction and screenplay. She presents her work and teaches writing across Canada and abroad. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program.
What is the cost?
The Creative Wayfinding fee is $150. This fee includes an exploratory meeting, feedback on your writing and a personalized Creative Wayfinding map.
Creative Wayfinding fees may be eligible for funding from local arts organizations or government funding agencies as “mentorship” or “professional development”.
If you identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour), LGBTQ2 (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-spirited) or live with a disability, please enquire about reduced fees.
*additional costs apply
Manuscript Editing
Clea edits poetry, fiction, non-fiction and screenplay. Go to the contact page of this website to get in touch about your project.
Readings & Workshops
Clea enjoys connecting with all kinds of audiences and has presented her work at literary festivals, schools (pre to post-secondary), libraries, book clubs and conferences. If you would like to invite Clea to present her work, please go to the contact page of this website.