North Shore Writers Festival April 27-29 2023
The North Shore Writers Festival brings Canadian authors and readers together to celebrate Canadian literature.
View the schedule online at https://northshorewritersfestival.com/
SCWES Book Awards for BC Authors 2023
SCWES BOOK AWARDS FOR BC AUTHORS 2023 Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society Book Awards offers prizes in fiction, non-fiction and poetry in traditional and independent publishing streams. There will be a first-prize winner in each category announced at the Annual Sunshine Coast Art & Words Festival. $100 will be awarded for the first-place winner…
March 8 2023 – Author Talk – Women Talking About Women on Women’s Day – with Mary-Anne Neal
Women Talking About Women on Women’s Day, with Mary-Anne Neal: On March 8th, celebrated worldwide as International Women’s Day, we will welcome Mary-Anne Neal, an author and educator who has worked closely as a volunteer with Indigenous women in the remote Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories, to improve literacy and increase pride in their Dene…
Feb 8 – Author Talk – Creativity With a Day Job – with P.W. Bridgman
Tonight’s Topic, by P. W. Bridgman: P.W. Bridgman embraces Paul Muldoon’s dictum, “Form is a straitjacket in the way that a straitjacket was a straitjacket for Houdini”. According to one reviewer: To gain some of the benefit of Bridgman’s long experience of human nature by reading [his work] is an opportunity not to be missed.…
North Shore Writers’ Association 27th annual writing contest for fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
The North Shore Writers’ Association is running its 27th annual writing contest for fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
First prize in each category is $100.
Entry deadline is February 28, 2023.
Contest details and submission requirements can be found here on our website.
The Kasahara Gabriola Trust (KGT) is calling for applications for the 2023 Artist-in-Residence program on Gabriola Island, BC
Explore your Art on beautiful Gabriola Island The Kasahara Gabriola Trust (KGT) is calling for applications for the 2023 Artist-in-Residence program on Gabriola Island, BC. Open to all artistic disciplines. Residency runs May 1 – June 30, 2023 Application deadline is March 1, 2023. Apply online at artsgabriola.ca. Thank You for your time and consideration…
January 18 – Author Talk – Writing: Yesterday and Today with Vickie Jensen
Tonight’s Topic, by Vickie Jensen: Vickie Jensen will tell what tough but essential lessons she has learned in 50 years of writing and publishing non-fiction. Specifically: What advice she would give her younger self. What are the advantages and challenges of working with traditional publishing houses (U of Wash Press, Douglas & McIntyre, Harbour Publishing)…
Canadian Authors BC Branch 2022 AGM
Date: Thursday December 8th Time: 7pm PST – The program will be approximately 1 hour. Location: Zoom meeting – link will be sent to registrants (see below for registration form). Agenda: This is a reminder sent to Canadian Authors BC Branch membership that we, the Executive Committee of Canadian Authors BC Branch, invite you to…
November 3rd – Author’s Talk – The Essay as Carrier Bag, as Gathering Basket with Theresa Kishkan
Tonight’s Topic, by Theresa Kishkan: I began my writing life as a poet in the 1970s and thought that I’d return to poetry after the births of my 3 children in the 1980s. But I found poetry wasn’t willing to have me back. I think I found my true calling when I started to write…
October 6th, 2022 – Writer Talk – Writing on Both Sides of the Veil
Nina Shoroplova, author and book editor, will interview these author-panelists for the October 6th Canadian Authors BC Branch Writer Talk, “Writing on Both Sides of the Veil” – three authors who lost a loved one write about how they dealt with their loss. Date: Thursday October 6th Time: 7pm PST – The program will…