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Editors Canada Webinar: Streamlining Your Editing Agency Operations
From Chaos to Control: Streamlining Your Editing Agency Operations Member price: $42 CAD Non-member price: $70 CAD Join this session to explore examples of processes and systems, as well as templates and technology, all tailored for editing agencies. You’ll learn how to create a comprehensive process guide, streamline client onboarding, and establish consistent project assignment and tracking methods across your team. Build a robust foundation for your editing agency’s success. Transform your business into a well-oiled machine, ready to take…
Find out more »Editors Canada Webinar: Academic Research Grants
Academic Research Grants: Understanding the Peer Reviewers’ Perspective Member price: $60 Non-member price: $100 Letitia Henville leads this Editors Canada webinar. Between November 2023 and July 2024, Letitia interviewed over 150 former peer reviewers from the CIHR Project, NFRF Explorations, NSERC Discovery, and SSHRC Insight and Insight Development competitions. This webinar shares peer reviewers’ perspectives on reading, scoring, and discussing grant applications, and provides advice to grant editors based on peer reviewers’ unwritten rules.
Find out more »Atmosphere Press Writers Summit 2025
Streaming free online April 22 to 23. Writing a book is one thing—getting it published and into readers’ hands is another. That’s where the Atmosphere Press Writers Summit 2025 comes in. Whether you’re preparing your manuscript, exploring your publishing options, or figuring out how to promote your book once it’s out in the world, these digestible sessions will give you real, practical insights from industry professionals.
Find out more »Editors Canada Webinar: Narrative Arc in Creative Nonfiction
Arc of Life: Narrative Arc in Creative Nonfiction Member price: $42 CAD Non-member price: $70 CAD On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Lynne Melcombe leads the Editors Canada webinar "Arc of Life: Narrative Arc in Creative Nonfiction." Narrative arc roughly describes the way stories in English-language cultures flow: exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, resolution. (Different cultures tell stories in different ways and with different goals. Narrative arc does not apply to storytelling across all cultures.) Creative nonfiction uses the same…
Find out more »CAA NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION CHAPTER EVENT – Poetry Workshop: Crafting Poems for Publication
Presenter: Deborah-Anne Tunney Via Zoom. Free to members of Canadian Authors. Non-members $20.00 Deborah-Anne Tunney will lead us in how to craft poetry so that it catches the eye of publishers and ensuring that the work is publishable. BIO: Deborah-Anne Tunney is a poet, short story writer and novelist who was born and lives in Ottawa. Her prose and poetry have appeared in Canadian, American and U.K. literary journals and anthologies, notably Threepenny Review, Missouri Review, Narrative among others. Her linked short story collection, The View…
Find out more »Yom HaShoah Commemoration: Meet the Author John Lorinc
In person at the Miles Nadal JCC or online via Zoom. Author and journalist John Lorinc discusses his new memoir No Jews Live Here in honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day. Learn about the complicated Hungarian Jewish history, four generations of John's family’s journey through the Holocaust and 1956 Revolution to postwar Toronto, and exodus from a country still unable to rid itself of antisemitic demons. For registration assistance, please call the Miles Nadal JCC Information Desk at 416-924-6211, Ext. 0,…
Find out more »Writers’ Retreat on a Historic River
Gift yourself a spring retreat! Connect with yourself and other dedicated writers, and reset your writing mindset. Each day will include quiet writing time, guided writing to help you explore aspects of your work and yourself, plus explorations of the craft and business of writing on both sides of the border. Our home will be the historic and eclectic South Landing Inn, where we share meals, host discussion, and delve into our writing. Each character-filled guest room is bright and…
Find out more »Hockey Talk: Chronicling the Canucks with Daniel Wagner, Ed Willes, and Andy Prest
Join for an engaging talk led by hockey writers, who will take you behind the scenes of the Canucks with some of their favourite stories and memorable moments. In this discussion, the writers will share their experiences covering the game, offering unique perspectives on team dynamics and player development. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear from the voices that shape our understanding and appreciation of the game! FREE! Registration is required to secure your spot. Drop-in seating may…
Find out more »Muskoka Authors Association Meeting – Guest Speaker Gwen Tuinman
Author Gwen Tuinman Shares Her Journey to Publication of Novel, Unrest Free for MAA Members. $20 for Non-Members. Doors open at 6:30 pm. IMPORTANT NOTE TO ATTENDEES: Gwen has a brain/eye issue that results in my extreme sensitivity to LED lighting. Over exposure impacts her health and the recovery time is lengthy. Open laptops or i-pads (even if they are facing away from her) and computer projectors or tv screens are problematic. Gwen Tuinman is the author of Unrest (Random…
Find out more »Reporting on the Environment: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Anne Shibata Casselman in conversation with Laura Lynch
At a pivotal moment for both the environmental and media landscape, journalists play a crucial role in keeping the public informed about climate change. In this timely event, award-winning journalists Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood (The Narwhal) and Anne Shibata Casselman (Maclean’s, The Walrus, National Geographic) will sit down with the Laura Lynch (CBC) and discuss their experiences reporting on the natural world. FREE! Registration is required to secure your spot. Drop-in seating may be available but is not guaranteed.
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