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CAA/SFC Webinar: Playing the Short Game – How to Market and Sell Short Fiction
Learn how short stories can form a crucial part of any fiction writer’s career. This session will help you understand the basics of licensing rights for short fiction, why you should always target the top markets, key clauses to look for in short fiction contracts, and much more. Most importantly, you will learn the many ways a successful short fiction writer can leverage their backlist of published stories far beyond that first sale, including reprints, foreign language sales, audio markets,…
Find out more »The Festival of Literary Diversity – Day 1
The 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity will take place on an exciting new virtual platform which will feature forty events from May 1 – 15, 2021. Participants will be able to view events live; they will also be able to watch videos on-demand until May 30. The new virtual experience boasts an interactive Lounge, an Exhibit Hall and new festival features like a virtual leaderboard and live chat functionality between guests and with booth reps in the publishing industry. Individual passes are $39. The…
Find out more »The Festival of Literary Diversity – Day 2
The 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity will take place on an exciting new virtual platform which will feature forty events from May 1 – 15, 2021. Participants will be able to view events live; they will also be able to watch videos on-demand until May 30. The new virtual experience boasts an interactive Lounge, an Exhibit Hall and new festival features like a virtual leaderboard and live chat functionality between guests and with booth reps in the publishing industry. Individual passes are $39. The…
Find out more »The Festival of Literary Diversity – Day 3
The 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity will take place on an exciting new virtual platform which will feature forty events from May 1 – 15, 2021. Participants will be able to view events live; they will also be able to watch videos on-demand until May 30. The new virtual experience boasts an interactive Lounge, an Exhibit Hall and new festival features like a virtual leaderboard and live chat functionality between guests and with booth reps in the publishing industry. Individual passes are $39. The…
Find out more »Canadian Authors – Peterborough: Poetry 101 (course now full)
POETRY 101. Exclusive offer! For would-be poets. April is National Poetry Month. To mark it, CAA Peterborough has sponsored Nan Williamson to lead a four week course that is free to CA Peterborough members and Affiliates who want to explore how poetry works. Over the course of 4 sessions, participants will read the work of established poets, do some in-class writing, and share work in progress. There may be some homework.🙂 Mondays, April 12 to May 3, 1:30 pm –…
Find out more »The Festival of Literary Diversity – Day 4
The 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity will take place on an exciting new virtual platform which will feature forty events from May 1 – 15, 2021. Participants will be able to view events live; they will also be able to watch videos on-demand until May 30. The new virtual experience boasts an interactive Lounge, an Exhibit Hall and new festival features like a virtual leaderboard and live chat functionality between guests and with booth reps in the publishing industry. Individual passes are $39. The…
Find out more »Canadian Authors – National Capital Region: How to Write a Successful Query, with Barbara Kyle
In this one-hour session Barbara Kyle will cover the following: Overview: Why a well-crafted query is crucial Nuts and Bolts: How to structure a pitch perfect query Tips: Important Do’s and Don’ts Query Examples: The good, the bad, and the ugly The In-Person Pitch: Tips for pitching agents and/or editors face-to-face at writers conferences Q&A session
Find out more »The Festival of Literary Diversity – Day 5
The 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity will take place on an exciting new virtual platform which will feature forty events from May 1 – 15, 2021. Participants will be able to view events live; they will also be able to watch videos on-demand until May 30. The new virtual experience boasts an interactive Lounge, an Exhibit Hall and new festival features like a virtual leaderboard and live chat functionality between guests and with booth reps in the publishing industry. Individual passes are $39. The…
Find out more »The Festival of Literary Diversity – Day 6
The 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity will take place on an exciting new virtual platform which will feature forty events from May 1 – 15, 2021. Participants will be able to view events live; they will also be able to watch videos on-demand until May 30. The new virtual experience boasts an interactive Lounge, an Exhibit Hall and new festival features like a virtual leaderboard and live chat functionality between guests and with booth reps in the publishing industry. Individual passes are $39. The…
Find out more »The Festival of Literary Diversity – Day 7
The 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity will take place on an exciting new virtual platform which will feature forty events from May 1 – 15, 2021. Participants will be able to view events live; they will also be able to watch videos on-demand until May 30. The new virtual experience boasts an interactive Lounge, an Exhibit Hall and new festival features like a virtual leaderboard and live chat functionality between guests and with booth reps in the publishing industry. Individual passes are $39. The…
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