WordLabs KL&S

11/11/2025

The weather outside is getting wintery! What better time to start tackling that reading list.
If you're trying to expand your vocabulary for witty book club banter, or finally get around to tackling a daunting, dusty tome, our 4-part Let’s Get Lit! Intro to Reading Like a Pro(fessor) seminar series will help you feel more confident and get more enjoyment out of your reading!
If you’re ready to recognize quest patterns, symbolism, and archetypes like a professor or learn more about what’s really happening in a spicy dinner scene or a ghost story, join us at WordLabs this November and December. Open to all experience levels, ages 15+. No materials required. **Welcoming film lovers as well, but we can’t guarantee that you won’t be highly encouraged to read the book version, too.

08/20/2025

07/29/2025

Did you know that WordLabs has a radio show? Tune in Wednesdays at 5:30 pm on CFRC 101.9FM to hear interviews with local instructors, get writing prompts, and spark your creativity! This week we're airing part two of our "Value of Creative Writing" talk with authors Adrian Michael Kelly (who you hear in the clip - check out How (Not) to Be a Writer: Strategies and Tips to Maintain a Healthy Writing Practice - WordLabs), Aric McBay, Wilding, Bruce Kauffman, and Jermaine Marshall.
If you missed part 1, check out the archives for July 23 and skip to the 5:30 time slot!

07/19/2025

Our first WordLabs Workshop is this Wednesday. Help us kick off WordLabs with a fun, friendly class that will spark your imagination, help your inner critic drop its guard, and encourage spontaneous creation. It's improv for your pen with Wilding and their Writing Through an Improv Lens - WordLabs Workshop! Registration is open now. All skill levels welcome!

06/25/2025

We couldn't have asked for a better launch event - a capacity crowd, an engaging stage conversation, and chats with friends old and new. The energy was palpable and we look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events. Workshop registration is live now on our website, so secure your space today! (https://www.wordlabs.ca/events)

Thank you to Community Foundation for Kingston & Area for your support - we wouldn't have been able to launch this pilot without you.

Thanks too to the amazing speakers we welcomed onstage last night - Adrian Michael Kelly, Aric McBay, Wilding, Bruce Kauffman, and Jermaine Marshall, and to the many local artists who have signed on as future instructors.
If you missed last night's conversation, keep an ear out for a rebroadcast on WordLabs' upcoming new show on CFRC 101.9FM in the coming weeks!

06/18/2025

The third amazing panelist speaking at our WordLabs Launch - Creative Writing Roundtable + Tour on June 24th is Wilding!
Wilding is an Improviser, Improv Coach / Workshop Instructor, and Live Event professional, who now calls Kingston their hometown. Originally from Vancouver, they moved to Kingston in 2018 and have been passionately working to bring more Improv to both stage and workshop
environments ever since. With over 30 years of on stage and behind the scenes experience; they work with local organizations such as Calliope Collective, Bottle Tree Theatre, The Kick & Push Festival, The Quintilian Way Adult Social Club, Canadian Improv Games,
Blue Canoe Productions and most recently WordLabs!
As one half of ‘All-Inclusive Comedy, Improv Comedy Duo and Education Company’, Wilding produces and performs in Improv shows that blend quick wit, bold characters, and interactive storytelling. They teach and perform regularly across Kingston and beyond, leading workshops for all ages and skill levels. Wilding is devoted to sharing Improv with everyone, believing in its power to build confidence, foster connection, and create strong communities.
You can catch 'All-Inclusive Comedy' the last Thursday of every month in their variety style comedy show at Something in the Water!
Whether on stage, in the classroom, or behind the scenes, Wilding is all about storytelling, collaboration,
and bringing performances to life. When not performing, teaching, or running live events; they can be found hanging out with their poodle Percy, working out at the gym, or making a tasty meal to enjoy at the end of the day with their partner.

06/17/2025

We're one week away from our WordLabs Launch - Creative Writing Roundtable + Tour. Join us for free and meet some awesome instructors, wordy peers and find out what classes are coming up soon!