Please note: Starting June 14, 2024, we are making major changes to this website. We have updated our membership fees through the new Join / Renew payment pages, and the rest of the site, including the Member Book Catalogue and Membership Benefits pages, are being updated to reflect these changes. We appreciate your patience!
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Fred Kerner Book Award Shortlist Announcement!
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Step with us into the future of Canadian Authors Association!
Our CAA membership structure is changing to serve our members better.
You can now select your membership level with all new fee and benefit tiers.
The choice is in your hands!
Join or renew and see all the details at http://canadianauthors.org/national/join-renew/
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Canadian Authors Association is—and always has been—a membership-based organization for writers at all stages of their writing careers: aspiring, emerging, and professional.
Join us for professional development and networking opportunities with people who care about the craft and business of writing as much as you do.
Learn more at About CAA & Programs & Webinars.
Check out member benefits here.
Our new online social community platform through Circle.so is now live!
Canadian Authors has officially launched our new online social community platform for our members. Members have been sent their invitations from Circle, so if you haven’t seen yours or have any questions before you join, please feel free to contact one of your Circle Administrators at admin@canadianauthors.org, travis.croken@me.com, or cjgorman@gmail.com.
Please join us in congratulating all five finalists of the 2024 Fred Kerner Book Award!
Dreaming Home (Biblioasis) by Lucian Childs, Windsor, ON
Sons of the East (Griots Lounge Canada) by Ifeoma Chinwuba, Ottawa, ON
Anecdotes (Book*hug Press) by Kathryn Mockler, Victoria, BC
Obaasan’s Boots (Second Story Press) by Lara Jean Okihiro, Toronto, ON, and Janis Bridger, Vancouver, BC
Catinat Boulevard (Freehand Books) by Caroline Vu, Montreal, QC
This list is in alphabetical order by CAA member’s last name. The winner will be announced at a virtual Fred Kerner Book Award readings event in Early September, with the event date to be announced in August.
See full details and author bios at http://canadianauthors.org/national/2024-fred-kerner-book-award-shortlist/.
Your Advocacy Committee has been working hard!
Check out our latest media release for Canadian Authors’ response to the recent Federal Court ruling against Access Copyright in the legal action involving the Ontario school boards and provincial/territorial education ministries (except for British Columbia and Quebec) at Media Releases | Canadian Authors Association.
Canadian Authors/SF Canada Wednesday Webinar Series
Thank you to all who have attended any of our Wednesday Webinars that have so far been held this year. These webinars are on hiatus for the summer and will return in September.
Find full details and register at Webinars | Canadian Authors Association.