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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTSTAMP:20260622T182556
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SUMMARY:Write On 2026: Writing and Publishing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Writers of all stripes—fiction\, nonfiction\, memoir—this one’s for you! Write On 2026 is a free online series hosted by Book Coaches Canada\, with sessions designed to help you plan\, draft\, revise and publish like a pro\, with zero stress and max creativity. 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/write-on-2026-writing-and-publishing-sessions/
LOCATION:Harbour front library--Nanaimo (Vancouver Island regional Library)\, Nanaimo\, 90 Commercial St\, Nanaimo BC V9R 5G4
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event,Virtual Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260617T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260617T220000
DTSTAMP:20260622T182556
CREATED:20260527T183950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T183950Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Hybrid Publishing & Wild Skies Press
DESCRIPTION:\n\nIn this webinar learn about the different publishing paths to propel your publishing career forward—including hybrid publishing. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, attendees can expect to learn the differences between traditional publishing\, self publishing\, hybrid publishing\, and how to propel a publishing career forward. Using Wild Skies Press as a case study\, Alexis Marie Chute—award-winning author\, filmmaker\, and visual artist— explores the ways in which hybrid publishing helps authors bring powerful\, beautiful\, and meaningful books to the marketplace. There will also be a live Q&A where Alexis will answer questions about hybrid publishing. \nAfter registering\, attendees will be sent an meeting link closer to the event. \n
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/intro-to-hybrid-publishing-wild-skies-press/
LOCATION:Harbour front library--Nanaimo (Vancouver Island regional Library)\, Nanaimo\, 90 Commercial St\, Nanaimo BC V9R 5G4
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Publishing,Virtual Event,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260620T160000
DTSTAMP:20260622T182556
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SUMMARY:CAA BC CHAPTER – Pantser or Planner? with Gail Anderson-Dargatz
DESCRIPTION:Pantser or Planner? Approaches to Plotting Your Novel\, with Gail Anderson-Dargatz \nOnline workshop with Gail Anderson-Dargatz. \nRegister here to join our CAA BC Chapter as Gail Anderson-Dargatz discusses the different methods of plotting your novel. Are you a Pantser or a Planner? Does one way have advantages over the other? \nGAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ’s first novel\, The Cure for Death by Lightning\, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and won the UK’s Betty Trask Award\, the BC Book Prize for Fiction\, and the Vancity Book Prize. Her second novel\, A Recipe for Bees\, was nominated for the Dublin Literary Award and was a finalist for the Giller Prize. The Spawning Grounds was nominated for the Sunburst Award and the Ontario Library Association Evergreen Award and shortlisted for the Canadian Authors Association Literary Award for fiction. \nShe is the author of the thrillers The Almost Wife\, a Canadian bestseller\, and The Almost Widow\, a national bestseller and shortlisted for the 2024 Crime Writers of Canada Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel set in Canada. Her latest novel\, The Atlas Keeper\, will be released August 25\, 2026. \nGail taught for nearly a decade within the MFA program in creative writing at the University of British Columbia and now works as a writing coach and developmental editor. She lives in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. \nhttps://www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/ 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/caa-bc-chapter-save-the-date/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Virtual Event,Virtual Writing Workshop,Webinar,Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260621
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260705
DTSTAMP:20260622T182556
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SUMMARY:Canada Fiction Fest
DESCRIPTION:Featuring CAA Member JF Garrard. \nCanada Fiction Fest is the brainchild of Ottawa fantasy author N.P. Thompson. Like all the best things in life\, it started with a question: “What if…?” \nIn this case\, it was actually a series of questions: \n\n\n“What if there was an event where Canadian authors — traditionally published\, independent\, and hybrid — all worked together to bring attention to the Canadian book scene and wealth of literary talent we have in this country?”\n“What if there was a place where people could browse a whole bunch of books written by Canadian authors from all across the country\, so they could SEE the awesomeness that is available right here at home?”\n“What if we ALSO had events\, like discussions and readings that people could watch?”\n“And what if this was all completely online so that anyone with an Internet connection could have fun with it\, no matter where they lived\, or what their health\, mobility\, or financial limitations might be?”\n\n\nWhen N.P. initially reached out to a few author friends about the possibility of running such an event\, there seemed to be a lot of interest. So\, she threw herself into researching and coding and website building and form testing and generally burning the candle at both ends while also juggling a full-time day job and working on her next book. \nThis is the result. \nIf you’re an author looking for information about participating in future Canada Fiction Fest events\, you can find it in FAQ for Authors. And if you’re a reader looking for more information about the event\, you can find it in FAQ for Readers. 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/canada-fiction-fest/
LOCATION:Harbour front library--Nanaimo (Vancouver Island regional Library)\, Nanaimo\, 90 Commercial St\, Nanaimo BC V9R 5G4
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Virtual Event,Virtual Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260622T182556
CREATED:20260611T153908Z
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SUMMARY:CAA TORONTO CHAPTER – Spring Fling Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to this free event\, but pre-registration is required. Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LqMm_NpISAGRMexLbd4zcw#/registration. \nEmail to reserve a 4-minute reading spot by midnight on June 23\, 2026. \nTo reserve your spot as a reader\, please email CAA-Toronto branch President JF Garrard\, hello at jfgarrard.com\, with the subject line “April open mic and your name”. \nSpring is upon us and hopefully some of us have had a chance to spend some time on writing! Fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry writers are all welcomed to share a published piece or work-in-progress. \nThere are reading spots for 8 Canadian Authors–Toronto members and 2 non-members. Each person will read for 4 minutes. \nAll are welcome to attend\, and we hope you’ll invite friends and family to join the audience. \nWe look forward to hearing your words! \nAll are welcome to attend\, and we hope you’ll invite friends and family to join the audience. \nNote: We are requesting readers to present works that do not have any mentions of extreme violence\, rape\, incest and other uncomfortable situations. Thanks! 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/spring-fling-open-mic-night/
LOCATION:Harbour front library--Nanaimo (Vancouver Island regional Library)\, Nanaimo\, 90 Commercial St\, Nanaimo BC V9R 5G4
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Reading,Virtual Event,Virtual Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260627T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260627T163000
DTSTAMP:20260622T182556
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SUMMARY:CAA NATIONAL - Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:CAA National 105th Annual General Meeting (AGM) \nJUN 27\n12:00–1:30 pm PT | 1:00–2:30 pm MT | 2:00–3:30 pm CT \n3:00–4:30 pm ET | 4:00–5:30 pm AT | 4:30–6:00 pm NT \nCAA members only. PLEASE RSVP. You must be logged in to your CAA member account to RSVP and join the meeting. \nNational Event Space | Canadian Authors \nThe AGM Information Package and CAA Voting Proxy Form will be made available shortly. \n  
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/caa-national-annual-general-meeting-2/
CATEGORIES:Annual General Meeting,Virtual meeting
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