Events
Canadian Authors–Metro Vancouver holds its events on a variety of topics, all to do with aspects of writing. The public is welcome. All regular gatherings are held on the second Wednesday of the month from Jan to Jun and Sep to Nov at:
Location: BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, 938 Howe Street, Suite 100, Vancouver BC V6Z 1N9 Time: 7-9 p.m., (doors open at 6:45 p.m.) Cost: Members no charge; Guests $10; Students with ID $5. Pay at the door.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jun 22 to 25 – CanWrite! 2017 – Canadian Authors national writers conference and retreat
Location: Humber College Waterfront in Toronto
July – Summer break
NEXT EVENT
Wed Aug 16 – 6 to 9 pm: Metro Vancouver Branch Summer Social for members and guests
Location: Firefighters Public House, Burnaby
AUTUMN EVENTS
Wed Sep 13 – 7 to 9 pm: Tsunami in Indonesia: The Anatomy of a Disaster
with Russ Froese, Award-winning Journalist / Producer, and Canadian Red Cross Communications Delegate
Location: BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, 938 Howe Street, Suite 100, Vancouver BC V6Z 1N9
Sun Sep 24 11 to 5 pm: WORD Vancouver
4 to 5 pm: How to Build a Story – Workshop with John Mavin
Location: Vancouver Public Library – Library Square
Sept 30 – CA-Metro Vancouver 2017 Story Contest winners will be notified by no later than September 30, 2017.
Wed Oct 11 – 7 to 9 pm: Historical letters and interviews with Ruth Derksen-Siemens, creative non-fiction author
Location: BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, 938 Howe Street, Suite 100, Vancouver BC V6Z 1N9
Oct 11 to 15 –Whistler Writers Festival & Whistler Independent Book Awards
Wed Nov 8- 7 to 9 pm: Breathing the Page: Reading the Act of Writing with Betsy Warland, writer, manuscript consultant, and teacher
Location: BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, 938 Howe Street, Suite 100, Vancouver BC V6Z 1N9
Sun Nov 19 – 1 to 5 pm: Special CA-MV Event: Stephen Leacock Re-Tour with Voyageur Storytellers
Location: SFU Downtown Vancouver
Tue Dec 5 – 6 to 9 pm: AGM and Holiday Social, including readings of winning entries in CA–MV 2017 Story Contest
Location: Cottage Bistro, Vancouver
Location: BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, 938 Howe Street, Suite 100, Vancouver BC V6Z 1N9
Time: 7 to 9 p.m., (doors open at 6:45 p.m.)
Cost: Members no charge; Guests $10; Students with ID $5. Pay at the door.
PAST MEETINGS & EVENTS 2017
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Branch Contact: Kathleen Schmitt, President: VANpresident(at)canadianauthors.org | 788-680-3374
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