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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...
Betsy at the Vancouver Writers Festival on Free Saturday!
Betsy Warland will moderate a panel at the 2018 Vancouver Writers Festival on "Free Saturday," an initiative that makes festival events accessible and open to everyone. Betsy will facilitate "The...
Betsy offers Memoir of Inquiry course this November
Betsy Warland is offering a memoir writing course at SFU this November. "Memoir of Inquiry" runs on three Saturdays: Nov 3, 10, and 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at SFU Harbour Centre. Memoir of...
Betsy at Canadian Writers Against Kinder-Morgan Expansion
On Saturday, August 25, Betsy Warland and many writers gathered to protest the Kinder Morgan buyout and pipeline expansion in Burnaby, BC. Writers met to share concerns about the threat to local...
Photos from the launch of Darrel J. McLeod’s Mamaskatch
Darrel J. McLeod launched his memoir, Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age (Douglas & McIntyre) on Sept 15, 2018 at the Native Education College (NEC). Vancouver Manuscript Intensive founder,...
Betsy Warland Emcees the Launch of Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age by Darrel J. McLeod
Darrel J. McLeod will launch his memoir, Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age (Douglas & McIntyre) on Sept 15, 2018 at the Native Education College (NEC). Vancouver Manuscript Intensive founder,...
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