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Fall 2026: Elevate Your Writing

Published about 20 hours ago • 1 min read

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Publishing with The Book Hatchery this Fall

✍️ How's your writing life going? Are you making progress on one or more projects or are you stuck?

Maybe there's something in The Book Hatchery to help you if you're stuck. Even if you're not stuck, perhaps you're feeling the need for some writing companions.

Check out Fall Term 2026

​Fall Term 2026 includes community, coaching, and courses to help you grow as a writer and make progress in your publishing.

We're starting with Clarity Sessions (today), weaving Nestbuilder Commons throughout the semester, and welcoming Ann Griffiths to teach a new course, Entrusted to Write, in October and November.

Join Clarity Sessions

Sign up today and get the workbook, last week's replay, and

​Clarity Sessions for Authors: Guided Workshops​

Take our Survey, Get $10

Help us plan how we serve authors: fill out this short survey (~5 minutes) and get a $10 discount code for anything in The Book Hatchery. Clarity Sessions? Salons or Workshops?

​The Book Hatchery Survey: Help Us Plan​

New Podcast: Book Hatchery Campus Radio

We have officially launched a new podcast!

Book Hatchery Campus Radio is an open window to overhear conversations in The Book Hatchery and to educate authors on the publishing process.

We published our first episode on Monday: The Publishing Process | #001 Book Hatchery Campus Radio​

Here's the trailer (intro): Introducing Book Hatchery Campus Radio​

Whether you join Fall Term or not, drop me a note to let me know what you're working on. I'd love to hear what you're doing and how it's going.

Peace to you,

Colleen McCubbin

Founder, Publisher, Author Champion

Siretona Creative and The Book Hatchery

192 Cranbrook Cir SE, Calgary, AB T3M2L9
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Hi! I'm Colleen.

📚Founder and Chief Creative Officer in boutique publishing company, Siretona Creative 👩‍🏫We teach and coach 🔤 the ABCs of publishing. 🤝We partner with ✍️committed Authors to produce 📖compelling Books in 🙋‍♀️collaborative Community. 🪶Join our author community: The Book Hatchery.

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