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Pitch Perfect: Captivating Industry Professionals with Your Movie or TV Series
Pitch Perfect: Captivating Industry Professionals with Your Movie or TV Series North York Central Library Jeff Biederman is an award-winning TV writer, showrunner, and educator with over two decades of experience in television writing and production. He has written and produced over 250 episodes of TV, including the hit family comedy series Life with Derek, and has received multiple awards, including the Writers Guild of Canada award for Best Youth Writing. Jeff co-created Overruled!, winning a Gemini for Best Youth Series,…
Find out more »5 Poets Breaking Into Song (Liberation Celebration)
During the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, George Elliott Clarke, Parliamentary Poet Laureate of Canada (2016-17) and Toronto Poet Laureate (2012-2015), began to commission composers to set Canadian poems to music. He now has 71 poems/songs to share in his signature series "5 Poets Breaking Into Song". At each event a vocalist and a pianist perform 8 songs by 5 or 6 poets and the audience also hears brief readings by 5 poets. The Heliconian Hall event is #17 in the…
Find out more »Muskoka Authors Association Meeting – Interview with Best Selling Author Claire Cameron
Interview with Best Selling Author, Claire Cameron, About Her Debut Memoir, How to Survive a Bear Attack Free for MAA Members and $20 for Non-Members. Doors open at 6:30 pm ET. Join Muskoka Authors Association as they welcome bestselling author Claire Cameron to learn about her powerful new memoir, How to Survive a Bear Attack. Known for her novels, The Bear and The Last Neanderthal, in her newest work Cameron explores grief, family, cancer, and the wild through the lens…
Find out more »Structuring Your Screenplay: The Blueprint of a Great Story
Structuring Your Screenplay: The Blueprint of a Great Story North York Central Library Jeff Biederman is an award-winning TV writer, showrunner, and educator with over two decades of experience in television writing and production. He has written and produced over 250 episodes of TV, including the hit family comedy series Life with Derek, and has received multiple awards, including the Writers Guild of Canada award for Best Youth Writing. Jeff co-created Overruled!, winning a Gemini for Best Youth Series, and the…
Find out more »The Art of Writing Great Characters and Dialogue
The Art of Writing Great Characters and Dialogue North York Central Library Jeff Biederman is an award-winning TV writer, showrunner, and educator with over two decades of experience in television writing and production. He has written and produced over 250 episodes of TV, including the hit family comedy series Life with Derek, and has received multiple awards, including the Writers Guild of Canada award for Best Youth Writing. Jeff co-created Overruled!, winning a Gemini for Best Youth Series, and the sitcom…
Find out more »Montréal Mystery Book Festival
Montreal is gearing up for the Montreal Mystery Book Festival, slated for May 23-24, 2025. For the second year, this trailblazing festival of mystery and thriller literature will be held at the Grande Bibliotheque, located in the vibrant heart of Montreal. Over 20 distinguished authors from Quebec, the rest of Canada, the United States, and Europe will converge for this two-day festival, bringing with them a myriad of tales filled with intrigue, suspense, and mystery. Montreal Mystery is a bilingual…
Find out more »Writing for Family TV and Animation: Crafting Content for Young Audiences
Writing for Family TV and Animation: Crafting Content for Young Audiences North York Central Library Jeff Biederman is an award-winning TV writer, showrunner, and educator with over two decades of experience in television writing and production. He has written and produced over 250 episodes of TV, including the hit family comedy series Life with Derek, and has received multiple awards, including the Writers Guild of Canada award for Best Youth Writing. Jeff co-created Overruled!, winning a Gemini for Best Youth Series,…
Find out more »CAA BC CHAPTER EVENT – Book Marketing for Authors
Join us and learn how to reach your readers! In this discussion, JF Garrard covers the essentials of book marketing for authors, including identifying your audience, building an author platform, and planning pre-launch, launch, and ongoing promotional strategies. Once a book is out into the world, the marketing is continuous! We’ll also highlight useful tools, resources, and actionable tips for increasing visibility and reader engagement. Register to attend here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/38KToBeAQ9GBRJ2WAifVJA.
Find out more »Tri-Cities Writers Festival at Coquitlam Public Library
Mark your calendars! The second Tri-Cities Writers Festival is taking place May 28 to 31, 2025. This festival welcomes 13 celebrated authors back to the Tri-Cities communities.
Find out more »CAA TORONTO CHAPTER EVENT – Infusion Virtual Book Launch & CAA May Open Mic!
All are welcome to this free event, but pre-registration is required. Register for this online open mic via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tpoFkZevS-Kjm0yjkipe4w#/registration. Email hello@jfgarrard.com to reserve a reading spot. In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, CAA-Toronto and the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop are hosting a virtual book launch for Infusion. The first half of the evening will comprise of authors reading 5 minutes of their work from Infusion, and the second half will be filled by Canadian Authors Association members’ readings…
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