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Workshop: Federation of BC Writers Workshop with Betsy Warland
Betsy Warland will offer a manuscript consultation workshop at the Federation of BC Writers' Spring Writes Festival in May 2019. As writers, we are now almost solely responsible for our manuscript...
Workshop: Memoir as Muse with Betsy Warland
Canadian Authors–Victoria organizes writing events in Victoria, BC. We are affiliated with the Metro Vancouver Branch and are part of the Canadian Authors Association, which encourages and inspires...
The Malahat Review’s “Queer Perspectives” | Launch on March 23
The Malahat Review's "Queer Perspectives" issue is in stores and in circulation now! Please join The Malahat Review for readings and a conversation celebrating the publication of Queer Perspectives,...
Body and Soul: Stories for Skeptics and Seekers | VPL Launch
Have you ever had questions about faith or religious practice? On March 13 at VPL, join Susan Scott, editor of Body and Soul: Stories for Skeptics and Seekers and an all-female panel of contributors...
Workshop: Restarting the Stalled Story with Betsy Warland
Betsy Warland is offering a one-day community workshop via The Writer's Studio at SFU Continuing Studies. "Restarting the Stalled Story" will take place on Sunday, Feb 24, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 1...
Federation of BC Writers Launches ‘Who is ‘The Other’’ Poetry Contest
Submissions are now open for this year’s Literary Writes poetry contest sponsored by the Federation of British Columbia Writers (FBCW). There will be two sections: a general category, judged by...
The Writers’ Union of Canada launches Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers
The Writers' Union of Canada launches its 26th annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers, which invites submissions of fiction and nonfiction for a grand prize of $2500. The Union is proud...
Claudia Caspar to receive Distinguished Artist Award
Claudia Caspar, author of the award-winning The Mercy Journals, and Vancouver Manuscript Intensive mentor, will receive the Distinguished Artist Award from FANS (Fund for the Arts on the North...
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