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Canadian Authors Association – National Capital Region Branch: Facing the Page Together Drop-in Sessions
Members only. Via Zoom. Join the National Capital Region Branch via Zoom to discuss an aspect of writing to focus on for that session. March’s session focuses on “Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing”. Contact Arlene Smith at NCRadmin@canadianauthors.org for the meeting link. More details at https://canadianauthors.org/nationalcapitalregion/.
Find out more »Book Signing of Children of a Faraway War by Wendy Gruner, Sponsored by Canadian Authors – Toronto
Wendy Gruner, author of Children of a Faraway War, will be giving a reading and book signing at Walden Circle Retirement Community. Sponsored by the Toronto branch of Canadian Authors Association.
Find out more »Canadian Authors Association – National Capital Region Branch: Find a Poem, with JC Sulzenko
Via Zoom. Free to members of Canadian Authors. $10.00 for non-members. Contact Arlene Smith at NCRadmin@canadianauthors.org to register. More details at https://canadianauthors.org/nationalcapitalregion/.
Find out more »Canadian Authors Association – BC: Author Talk – Poems Line by Line, with Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Renée Sarojini will share with us the secrets of her writing, and the rewards and challenges she has encountered. She will read and walk us through one or two of her poems line by line, explain how to experience these poems and their images, and examine their construction – pointing to the language, the line breaks, the themes, the mood, and the overall effect. After her presentation you will have a better appreciation of the art of poetry and may…
Find out more »A Toast to Spring: Kamal Parmar Reads at the Gabriola Island Library
Kamal Parmar, Poet Laureate of the City of Nanaimo (CAA--BC branch) will be reading along with other local poets at the Gabriola Island Library.
Find out more »Canadian Authors Association and SF Canada Webinar: Hacking the Future – Working with Emerging Technologies
JE Solo has been working with emerging technologies throughout their career, mostly so that they can use these technologies as tools to build and present new performance, music, media art, and writing. From creating networked performances for virtual spaces, to using webcams and game controllers to connect performer and avatar, to intervening in video game narratives, JE likes to push technology to see where the boundaries lie—and then to challenge those boundaries. In 2022 JE created a Virtual Reality based…
Find out more »Canadian Authors Association – Toronto: An Intimate Evening of Poetry with Catherine Graham
Via Zoom. For National Poetry Month, we are thrilled to present an intimate evening of poetry with beloved Toronto author Catherine Graham. Catherine will speak a little about her writing practice and read selections from her many books of poetry, including her newest book, Put Flowers Around Us and Pretend We’re Dead: New and Selected Poems (due out with Wolsak & Wynn in April 2023). Find more details and Catherine’s full bio at https://canadianauthors.org/toronto/events/. All are welcome to this free event. Register…
Find out more »Book Launch of Winners and Losers by CAA Toronto Branch Member Darlene Madott
CAA Toronto Branch member Darlene Madott invites you to the launch of her new book Winners and Losers (Guernica Editions) on Sunday, April 30, at the Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto. Doors open at 4:00 pm, with remarks and readings at 4:15 pm, and light refreshments, wine and hors d’oeuvres. Please RSVP by April 15 to dmmadott@gmail.com.
Find out more »Canadian Authors Association – National Capital Region Branch: Facing the Page Together Drop-in Sessions
Members only. Via Zoom. Join the National Capital Region Branch via Zoom to discuss an aspect of writing to focus on for that session. April’s session focuses on “Voice”. Contact Arlene Smith at NCRadmin@canadianauthors.org for the meeting link. More details at https://canadianauthors.org/nationalcapitalregion/.
Find out more »An Evening with Terry Fallis
CAA Member at Large Elaine Cougler will be interviewing Stephen Leacock medal winner and Canadian icon Terry Fallis at “An Evening with Terry Fallis”, presented by the London (Ontario) Writers Society, at the London Public Library, Central Branch. Find more information and advance tickets at https://londonwriterssociety.ca/events/. In an engaging interview with author Elaine Cougler, award-winning author Terry Fallis will share his adventures (and misadventures) in writing. A Q&A session hosted by author John Matsui will follow. Advance tickets are $15…
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