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Virtual Whistler Writers Festival: The Sunday Brunch
Dakshana Bascaramurty in Conversation with David Bergen, Annahid Dashtgard, Waubgeshig Rice, Emily St. John Mandel Join moderator Dakshana Bascaramurty in an insightful, wide-ranging conversation that delves into nuanced fictional stories and non-fiction subject matter, involving: the rendering of complex moral ambiguities, and asking what it means to be lost—and how, through grace, we can be found; a unique perspective on how racism and systemic discrimination result in emotional scarring and ongoing PTSD;…
Find out more »CANSCAIP’s 36th Packaging Your Imagination Conference
CANSCAIP’s 36th Packaging Your Imagination Conference For almost 40 years, CANSCAIP has hosted Packaging Your Imagination (PYI), a highly regarded professional development conference. Canada's community of writers, illustrators, performers and publishers for young people gather for an inspiring day of learning, business and networking. PICK YOUR OWN PYI! Pick 4 of the 12 live-streamed (or recorded) sessions. Keynotes included with all registrations. $125 for CANSCAIP Friends and Members / $150 for non-members. Want to get that first book published? Tips from our…
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Toronto Virtual Workshop: Poetry and Ways of Seeing with Ariane Blackman and hosted by Pamela Yuen
Thursday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. via Zoom. Registration required; please register with this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please save this personalized link. FREE and open to all. For more information, please email Lee Parpart, Authors–Toronto co-president, at topresident1@canadianauthors.org. About “Poetry and Ways of Seeing” Poetry is the art of seeing—the art of emotion—the art of putting/mixing words together to open a different door in our imagination—a…
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Toronto Celebrates Indie Author Day: Panel – Journey on Becoming an Indie Author
Panel: Journey on Becoming an Indie Author Indie Author Day, on Saturday November 7, 2020, is a special day dedicated to celebrating the contributions and achievements of Indie Authors. This event brings together local indie authors, writers, and readers for a day of education, networking, workshops, and more. Canadian Authors–Toronto is excited to be participating as an official host of the 5th annual Indie Author Day in 2020! Pre-registration is required. Click on the links below to receive your individualized…
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Toronto Celebrates Indie Author Day: CAA Member Indie Author Readings
CAA Member Indie Author Readings Indie Author Day, on Saturday November 7, 2020, is a special day dedicated to celebrating the contributions and achievements of Indie Authors. This event brings together local indie authors, writers, and readers for a day of education, networking, workshops, and more. Canadian Authors–Toronto is excited to be participating as an official host of the 5th annual Indie Author Day in 2020! Pre-registration is required. Click on the links below to receive your individualized Zoom links. To…
Find out more »Canadian Authors – National Capital Region: Writing Short Stories with Anna Rumin
Join us for inspiration and expert tips to help complete a short story that will grab and hold readers. Free virtual workshop via Zoom. Open to the public. Contact NCRadmin@canadianauthors.org to join. Dr. Anna Rumin is a native Montrealer whose identity has been shaped by the political landscape of her home province, her Russian roots, a passion for life-long learning that has been woven both formally in…
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Peterborough: A Zoom talk with author Patrick Taylor
ANNIVERSARIES AND WRITING followed by a Q&A Join CAA-Peterborough in a virtual conversation with the author of the celebrated Irish Country Doctor series of novels. Patrick Taylor has delighted readers for years with his heart-warming and humourous Irish Country Doctor series. "Taylor is a bang-up storyteller who captivates and entertains from the first word." —Publishers Weekly "Patrick Taylor has become probably the most popular Irish-Canadian writer of all time." —The Globe and Mail Contact Stephen Thompson by November 15…
Find out more »Virtual Travel Adventure Evening
Missing your travels? Join for an evening of adventure sharing by three authors. Travel to India, Nepal, Papua New Guinea to name a few. - Missing your travels? - Want to be swept away to some far off place? - Looking for an engaging and interesting evening? If you answered yes to all of the above, here is have something for you; and best of all it won't cost you anything. For obvious reasons, this will be a virtual event.…
Find out more »Canadian Authors – Vancouver Branch: Zoom Reading
Kamal Parmar is to do an online ZOOM reading as part of a poetry Anthology launch on December 5th at 11:00 am to 12:00 noon PST. The Anthology is compiled by the Vancouver Island regional library (Harbour front library in Nanaimo) and is titled Alone but not Alone.
Find out more »Poetry for the Moment
The Walrus presents Poetry for the Moment, an evening of poetry that will take stock of the year and look ahead. The event will feature poets Otoniya Juliane Okot Bitek, Brandon Wint and Chimwemwe Undi, with introductions by writers published in The Walrus, including Sadiqa de Meijer and Michael Fraser. The event is free, and will take place over Facebook live on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 8:30 PM EST.
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