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Canadian Authors-Niagara Memoirs Group
Contact Janice Barrett at janbarrett7@hotmail.com or 905-984-3255 for information.
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Metro Vancouver: Fall Season Open Mic
Twenty Readers. Twenty Points of View. All are welcome. Pre-registration will be required, first come, first served. Online registration opens on August 15 at 8:00 am and closes on September 5 at 12:00 pm. Register at http://canadianauthors.org/vancouver/open-mic-night/. Overview of the Evening Back by popular demand, CA-MV’s popular Open Mic night is a great way to catch up on what local authors are writing — and reading. Canadian Authors–Metro Vancouver will assign the reading order for each participant. Each reader is…
Find out more »Canadian Authors-NCR: First Page Challenge
First Page Challenge: The first page of your work must engage readers. At this meeting, six writers receive feedback and learn how to make their first pages even better. Contact: Arlene Smith at NCRadmin@canadianauthors.org
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Niagara: Navigating the Writing & Publishing Landscape
A panel discussion with Keith Inman, Karen Gansel, and Sylvia Barnard. Register at 905-688-6103, ext 211, or email gctoasties@gmail.com
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Toronto: From Screen to Stage and Back: In Conversation with Zoe Whittall and Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Co-presented by Editors Toronto, Canadian Authors–Toronto, and the Creative Writing Program at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto (UofT). For our first joint program meeting of the 2019–20 season, Editors Toronto, Canadian Authors–Toronto, and the Creative Writing Program at UofT’s School of Continuing Studies will feature a conversation about books and movies with two of the brightest lights in Canadian film, TV, and book publishing. Multiple award-winning writer Zoe Whittall and renowned film editor and director (and now novelist) Wiebke von…
Find out more »Word Vancouver
Canadian Authors-Metro Vancouver is thrilled to be hosting bestselling writer Jonas Saul at Word Vancouver on Sunday at 2:45 PDT. Jonas will give a one-hour talk called Why We Write: The Empathy Quotient. Visit the CAA table at Word Vancouver and learn about upcoming events. Word Vancouver is Western Canada’s largest celebration of literacy and reading. Held during the week leading up to the last Sunday of September at various venues throughout the city, this festival promotes books and…
Find out more »Canadian Authors-NCR: Writing Workshop
We’ll walk through the best tips from Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway and apply them to our works in progress or new projects. Have you read On Writing by Stephen King? He has practical suggestions from improving writing. We’ll use Rory’s Story Cubes to bust through writer’s block.
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Metro Vancouver: Writing Vancouver Noir with Sam Wiebe
What is noir? How does it relate to a postcard-picture city like Vancouver? Join author Sam Wiebe as he gives a brief reading from the Vancouver Noir anthology, and a talk centered around how crime fiction can deal with social issues. The author of Invisible Dead, Cut You Down, and Last of the Independents, Sam Wiebe also edits Vancouver Noir. Wiebe was the 2016 Vancouver Public Library Writer in Residence. His debut novel won the Arthur Ellis Award and the…
Find out more »Canadian Authors-Victoria: Spotlight Prose Open Mic
Come out for a chance to read your fiction or non-fiction at our SPOTLIGHT prose open-mic event. Open mic sign-up at 6:45 pm. Eight readers to be selected through a lottery. Readings up to 5 minutes. Featured readers: Alfred Cool and Margaret Gracie
Find out more »Let’s Get Social – A Members-Only Pub Night
Canadian Authors–Toronto members, join us for an evening social to meet other branch members and talk writing. No agenda, just attend for a night out to enjoy your favourite beverage and meet other writers. Note: The Aquarium Bar at the Imperial Pub is accessible.
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