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Jaclyn Desforges: Literary Artist + Writing Teacher
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Jaclyn Desforges: Literary Artist + Writing Teacher
Jaclyn Desforges: Literary Artist + Writing Teacher
Writing
New Book: Weird Babies
About My Writing
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Teaching
Writing Workshop: This Story Is Alive
Teaching
Freebies
Writing While Exhausted
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"1. Try to imagine a colour you’ve never seen. Not a mix of colours you have seen. An entirely new colour. 2. You cannot imagine an entirely new colour. 3. Because you cannot imagine an entirely new colour, it may be said that all of our
THIS STORY IS ALIVE: WRITING VIBRANT, HUMAN FICTION IN THE AGE OF AI ~ A free workshop for Weird Babies early birds ~ When & Where: September 27th, 2025 from noon to 1pm EST via Zoom Let’s leave the neat-and-tidy to the robots, shall we? I
Substack is so much fun. What am I doing?? I got book to write! ✍️
It’s extra romantic when your partner buys you surprise earrings in your brand colours
New Substack strategy: write whatever I feel like and delight in the lack of best practices. Only worst practices over here
“From the captivating opening sentence to the stunning finale, ‘The Gall’ is a dreamlike study of aching motherhood and loss and almost mythological stories of tragic misunderstanding. The imagery is particularly fresh and powerful
Paris photo dump la deuxième I have a way forward with my novel thanks to @ramonaausubel. I have a new group of spectacular writer friends. I have a chardonnay and a cheese plate in my hotel room. I have opinions about Versailles. I have a fl
Pre-orders now available! This cover art by Marlee at @mending.moon___ is truly gorgeous! I’m so so so excited to finally reveal it to you. Early birds – do swing by my website after you pre-order! You’ll receive some special goo
Paris photo dump le premier
Something weird and wonderful is coming… 07/18/25 Preorders for “Weird Babies” will be available on July 18th at 12:00 PM (EST) . #weirdbabies #jackyndesforges #shortstories #writersoninstagram #authorsoninstagram #canadianwriter
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Eeee… and another peek… 07/18/25 . #weirdbabies #jaclyndesforges #shortstories
Another wee peek… 07/18/25 #weirdbabies #jaclyndesforges #shortstories
I’m off to Paris today (the one in France!) to write with Ramona Ausubel, an author I have adored for years. Her collection “Awayland” was incredibly inspirational to me when I was writing Weird Babies. Speaking of which – her
Paper Hag. It’s a mag. Coming at you… eventually.

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PO Box 37053 Cannon St E PO
Hamilton, Ontario
L8L 0A9


⦿ I live, work and write on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauguas. In addition to these territories being covered by the Upper Canada Treaties, these lands are protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement based on peace, friendship, and respect between the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Mississaugas to share and care for the land. Learn more about the land you live on here.

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