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CAA NATIONAL EVENT: Canadian Authors Annual General Meeting (AGM)
National Co-Chairs Travis Corken and Christopher Gorman and the Board of Directors request the honour of your presence at our 103rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) on Saturday, June 29, at: 1:00–3:00 PM ET 10:00 AM–12:00 PM PT | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM MT 12:00–2:00 PM CT | 2:00–4:00 PM AT | 2:30-4:30 PM NT A virtual meeting via our Zoom platform. NOTE: This AGM will include a presentation of the 2024 Fred Kerner Book Award shortlisted authors, with the announcement of this year’s winner to follow at a special awards event at a later date. The purpose of the AGM is to…
Find out more »Editors Canada Webinar: How to Prepare for the 2024 Copy and Stylistic Editing Certification Exams
Robyn So and Roma Ilnyckyj will lead the Editors Canada webinar on "How to Prepare for the 2024 Copy and Stylistic Editing Certification Exams." Register for this FREE webinar at Point of Sales (findjoo.com). Language: English Level: Introductory Type: Informational Member price: FREE Non-Member price: FREE Would you like to be certified but find the process daunting? You may have wondered whether preparing for an exam is worth the effort and anxiety — and we believe the answer to that question is yes!…
Find out more »Daniel Kalla Reading at Richmond Public Library’s Brighouse branch
The new gripping thriller High Society, by bestselling author and emergency room physician Daniel Kalla, is this summer’s Richmond Reads Adult Summer Reading Club feature from June 19 to August 28. Join him for a reading and discussion with book sales and signing to follow. Registration is required for this event and more information can be found at https://yourlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/664fb569bc24f2360014721e.
Find out more »Brampton Library Special Virtual Author Event with Silmy Abdullah
Announcing a special virtual author event with acclaimed author Silmy Abdullah. Join author and lawyer Silmy Abdullah for a talk about her debut collection of short stories, Home of the Floating Lily. Born in Bangladesh, she lived in Saudi Arabia before immigrating to Canada, Silmy reflects upon her diverse experiences as a South Asian Canadian Muslim woman. She writes primarily about this hyphenated existence and what it means to have multiple intersecting identities and having a fluid sense of home.…
Find out more »Muskoka Authors Assoc. Meeting – Crafting Great Dialogue with Award-Winning Author, Brent van Staalduinen
Muskoka Authors Association (MAA) invites you to hear award-winning author Brent van Staalduinen disucuss the craft of creating real dialogue. Great dialogue is far more than just characters talking to each other to push the plot forward. In this brief workshop, Brent will outline a handful of principles and techniques to make your characters’ words sing with tension, promise, and emotion. Brent van Staalduinen lives, writes, teaches, and podcasts in Hamilton. He’s the award-winning and bestselling author of the novels…
Find out more »CAA MEMBER EVENT – Writing Workshop with Nancy Bell
If you’re new to writing or looking for guidance on where to begin, join this session with author Nancy Bell to explore the topic of “Author’s Voice and How to Find It”. Contact the library for registration or any inquiries: Castor Public Library. Nancy Bell lives in Castor, Alberta with her husband and various critters. She is a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta and a board member of the Canadian Authors Association. She has publishing credits in poetry,…
Find out more »CAA MEMBER EVENT – J F Garrard at the 16th North American Science Fiction Convention
CAA Toronto chapter member J F Garrard is part of the programming at the 16th annual NASFiC (North American Science Fiction Convention), held July 18 - 21, 2024, in Buffalo, NY, at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. J F will speak about writing, publishing, give a reading, and discuss the movie Galaxy Quest. If you are in Buffalo, please drop by to say hi! Friday, July 19, 2024 10:00 am ET – Writing for Anthologies, Grand Ballroom FG, Duration: 50 mins…
Find out more »CAA BC CHAPTER EVENT – BC Summer Social
It’s time for Canadian Authors’ Summer Social and you and a guest are invited! Please come to meet and make friends, to exchange handshakes, hugs, laughs, and writing tips. To reserve your spot, please register at https://airtable.com/appNbW5S7vySVRm4G/pagFfjuOjtFnwOOwC/form or email us at bcbranch@canadianauthors.org. Please let us know in your email if you will be bringing a guest. We look forward to seeing all your faces in person instead of on the screen!
Find out more »Muskoka Authors Association Presents Fantastic Fiction with Author Benjamin Glatt
Join author Muskoka Authors Association (MAA) and Benjamin Glatt for a discussion of short fiction as a tool for deepening description and incubating ideas. Interested in charging up the descriptive portions of your work? Bring pen and paper or computer to take part in writing exercises. Glatt has been writing fiction in one form or another since he was about six years old. Since then, he has authored dozens of short stories and four novels. In 2021, he won the …
Find out more »CAA MEMBER EVENT – Susan Wadds Book Launch Event of What the Living Do
CAA Member-at-Large Susan Wadds continues her cross-Canada events celebrating the launch of her debut novel, What the Living Do, (Regal House Publishing, 2024). This event is one of several happening in August and September, and the event on August 10 features readings and conversations with Richard Scrimger.
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