Creativity Unplugged
Writing Workshop with Carrie Snyder
Bring your notebook and pen, your sense of adventure, and your impressions of the day. Come prepared to write, scrawl, scribble and draw by hand. Maybe you’ll be inspired to share what you make? Facilitated by Carrie Snyder, winner of Conrad Grebel University College's 2026 Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
Facilitator
Carrie Snyder (1997) is a creator in many mediums, as her career is filled with writing, editing, teaching, and running workshops. She is the author of several books, including Francie’s Got a Gun (2022), Girl Runner (2014), The Juliet Stories (2012), and Hair Hat (2004). She co-founded the X Page storytelling workshop for immigrant and refugee women. Her next novel, Begin, is a historical fiction set in a print shop in Shakespeare’s London, with publication scheduled for fall 2027. Carrie recently began an MA in Theology: Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy.
She is the winner of Conrad Grebel University College's 2026 Distinguished Alumni Service Award.
Location
Community Education Room 2202
Conrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North, Waterloo
Registration
This is a free event, open to the public.
Spots limited. Please register in advance.
Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Since Conrad Grebel University College first opened its doors, a variety of bright, enthusiastic and capable young adults have come to Grebel, grown in mind, body, and soul, and then left to leave their mark upon the world.
The Distinguished Alumni Service Award is normally be given annually to one or two alumni who have, in some notable way, demonstrated the unique emphases of Conrad Grebel University College.