Join our Writer’s Circle for a unique 2-hour monthly session designed to nurture your writing practice and connect with a supportive community of fellow writers. The living room is a warm, comfortable space, with lots of natural light!

Only 8 spots available!

Whether you’re exploring poetry, stories, or any form of creative writing, this circle offers a welcoming space to dive into your creative process, share your work, and find inspiration.

What to Expect:

• Creative exercises and prompts to inspire your writing and get your ideas flowing

• A safe, uplifting space where you can share your writing and connect with others who understand the journey of creative expression

• Group discussions about writing techniques, inspiration, and overcoming obstacles—helping you grow not only as a writer but as part of a supportive writing community

• Active listening and sharing feedback, building skills to offer constructive criticism and encouragement to others

• A focus on the process of writing—we celebrate growth, exploration, and self-expression rather than focusing solely on finished products

This Circle is for You if You:

• Want to write regularly and develop a consistent writing practice

• Are looking for inspiration and want to break through fear and doubt

• Value community and want to build connections with other creative people

Each Session Includes:

• Writing time with creative prompts and exercises tailored to help you push your creative boundaries

• Sharing your writing or creative process with the group, receiving supportive feedback and insight

• Group reflection, encouragement, and discussion on themes, techniques, and challenges in writing

Live Performance at UBC-Free Event

About “Famous Last Words”:

Famous Last Words is the first event we created at Death Rides a Unicorn and runs 3-4 times a year in Vancouver. The show itself involves poets participating in six rounds of a faux competition where they create new work to 'compete' in a series of poetry related events that are in turn, 'judged' by our host (with input from our audience).

These games include poems written in unusual forms (haiku, sonnet, limericks, etc.) or on silly themes (love poems directed to someone in the room) or with funny addendums (poems must be written from the perspective of a puppet and must be read with said puppet). There are 25 potential games that can occur during any episode of Famous Last Words thus no two shows are exactly the same.

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Rates:

• reduced rate of $50/hr or book 3 sessions for $140 (for any writer who has attended at least one event)

• $60/hr regular rate for new writers

Email Lindi directly to schedule a time.

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Email Lindi directly to book a time.

Writer’s Circle: Haunting Edition
Friday Night Writing Gathering ✒️👻✨

Join us for a festive, generative writing circle where we’ll lean into the theme: “Things That Haunt Us.”

On this October evening, we’ll gather in community, share a seasonal beverage or treat, and spend two hours exploring the echoes, shadows, and memories that linger—whether they are eerie, tender, funny, or profound.

What to Expect:

• A warm welcome & themed treat to set the tone

• A series of guided prompts to spark your writing

• Time to draft, reflect, and share (sharing optional, always encouraged)

• A supportive circle of writers of all levels and backgrounds

Theme: Things That Haunt Us
From ghost stories to unfinished conversations, from family inheritances to the dreams that won’t leave us alone—our writing will play at the edge of what lingers. Expect mystery, memory, and maybe a little mischief.

Details:
📍 Enabling Arts
🕒 7-9pm
🍂 Festive, cozy atmosphere
✍️ Bring your notebook & pen

This is a space for curiosity and courage, where we write not to exorcise the haunting, but to listen more deeply to what it has to say

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Rates:

• reduced rate of $50/hr or book 3 sessions for $140 (for any writer who has attended at least one event)

• $60/hr regular rate for new writers

Email Lindi directly to schedule a time

Every 3rd Thursday of the month. Write, edit, share, and witness poetry at the beautiful Historic Joy Kogawa House. For all poets and folks interested in poetry and spoken word. No experience necessary.

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Rates:

• reduced rate of $50/hr or book 3 sessions for $140 (for any writer who has attended at least one event)

• $60/hr regular rate for new writers

Email Lindi directly to schedule a time

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Rates:

• reduced rate of $50/hr or book 3 sessions for $140 (for any writer who has attended at least one event)

• $60/hr regular rate for new writers

Email Lindi directly to schedule a time

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Rates:

• reduced rate of $50/hr or book 3 sessions for $140 (for any writer who has attended at least one event)

• $60/hr regular rate for new writers

Email Lindi directly to schedule a time

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Rates:

• reduced rate of $50/hr or book 3 sessions for $140 (for any writer who has attended at least one event)

• $60/hr regular rate for new writers

Email Lindi directly to schedule a time

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Email Lindi directly to book a time.

A gentle seasonal day long retreat to move your body, stir your creativity, and come home to yourself.

Join us for a 4-hour gathering in the beautiful loft space at Swallowfield Farm, designed to ground you, move you, and create space for reflection—on the page and within your body. Guided by Lindi Nolte, an award-winning poet and certified educator, and Steph Galitzine, a certified yoga teacher and registered physiotherapist, this experience is both restorative and creatively expansive.

Through poetry, yoga, and creative journaling, we’ll explore the quiet wisdom of seasonal change and the stories we carry.

Historic Joy Kogawa House, in partnership with Vancouver Poetry House, will offer a special poetry jam at Word Vancouver. This is a non-competitive group writing, sharing, feedback session where novice to established writers who are interested in spoken word poetry are invited to come share some space. Participants will have the opportunity to write together using various prompts, then share work that is discussed in an encouraging learning environment facilitated by Lindi Nolte. Being inspired by so many stories and books at Word Vancouver, this is a great way to take some quiet time to nurture the creative.

Word Vancouver Festival 2025:

An annual inclusive and free literary arts festival in Vancouver, connecting local communities and celebrating literary arts through the collective experience. Check out what else is happening here.

Every 3rd Thursday of the month. Write, edit, share, and witness poetry at the beautiful Historic Joy Kogawa House. For all poets and folks interested in poetry and spoken word. No experience necessary.

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Email Lindi directly to book a time.

Come join writer and poet, Lindi Nolte, at Trees Organic Coffee Shop in Mount Pleasant for a cosy edition of our first Writer's Circle: coffee shop edition. Note that we will settle into a weekly circle in October once we’ve settled on the right space to host us.

What to Expect:

• 7:00pm-7:30pm- Arrival + check ins. We will settle in and do a check in on our relationship with our writing and creative selves and set intentions/goals for the evening.

• 7:30-8:30- Writing time. Lindi will offer a selection of short writing exercise to warm up our minds and pens followed by options for prompts for a longer writing session.

• 8:30-9:00- Sharing and discussion. We will share our writing or the process of our writing and support each other through active listening.

What to bring:

• A notebook or journal and pen

This is a casual circle but we still respect each other's time--if you are running late or can no longer make it, please let Lindi know asap!

Each Session Includes:

• Writing time with creative prompts and exercises tailored to help you push your creative boundaries

• Sharing your writing or creative process with the group, receiving supportive feedback and insight

• Group reflection, encouragement, and discussion on themes, techniques, and challenges in writing

1:1 Coaching Sessions are virtual (zoom) sessions.

Email Lindi directly to book a time.

5 selected writers will be chosen for 3 free coaching sessions. If you were not selected but would like me to mentor you, I am offering a promotion for anyone who signed up to in hopes of being selected! Please email me to learn about rates and schedule a time for our 1:1 session.