Looking to stay inspired through the cold months? Scroll down to learn more about the latest writing events, call-outs and other items of interest from around BC and beyond.
Note: the Federation of BC Writers is not directly affiliated with the following organizations or groups.
Submit your event or announcement to our next blog post here, or contact Rachel at rachel@bcwriters.ca.
Call for Applications: Saskatoon Public Library Writer-in-Residence
Sept. 1, 2024 – May 1, 2025
Saskatoon, SK
Submissions Deadline: November 15, 2023
For more information about this full-time position, visit https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/isl/uploads/2022/08/WIR-Job-Posting_2024-25.pdf
Poet’s Corner Reading: Tariq Malik and Jónína Kirton
Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm,
In person AND on Zoom.
Please join us IN PERSON at Fairleigh Dickinson University, 842 Cambie Street
BETWEEN ROBSON and SMITHE (nearest stations: Stadium-Chinatown + Yaletown-Roundhouse)
or by Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/58r5ykeb
CFG Workshop – Putting YouTube to Work for Your Freelance Business
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 3 pm PT (6 pm ET)
ONLINE:
NOTE: REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12 PM ET ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT
Join influencer and social media expert Mina Einifar as she takes us on a tour of what she says is the most stable social media platform out there.
Mina holds a Masters degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University and works with marketing teams in various companies. She established her own social media channels on Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Threads.
CFG Members – $5.00; CWA Canada Associates; FBCW Members – $10.00 (Registration discount code required – contact hello@bcwriters.ca); Public – $15.00
Non-Members are invited to join the CFG. Membership includes full access to the Job Bank, a free LinkedIn Learning account, and costs just $150 per year.
https://canadianfreelanceguild.wildapricot.org/widget/event-5460322
Hologram: an Homage to P.K. Page
Friday, November 17, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm)
Russell Books, 747 Fort Street, Victoria, BC
In Hologram: Homage to P.K. Page, Canadian poets honour the legacy of the internationally-acclaimed and influential poet, P.K. Page. Edited by Yvonne Blomer and DC Reid, and featuring pieces from renowned poets including John Barton, Marilyn Bowering, Lorna Crozier, Eve Joseph, Patrick Lane, Alice Major, kjmunro, Patricia Young, and many others, Hologram is testament to the mentoring that P.K. Page offered through community and conversation, as a living writer and through her poetry.
Readers are: Lynne Mustard, Barbara Pelman, Susan McCaslin, Dan MacIsaac, Kate Braid, Sandy Shreve, Heidi Greco, Cynthia Woodman Kerkham, Stephen T. Berg, Wendy Donawa,Terry Ann Carter, and Leila Kulpas.
Find out more at https://planetearthpoetry.com/
Storied: Writing and Illustrating Comics with Michele Assarasakorn and Nathan Fairbairn
Wednesday, November 29th, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
ONLINE
Free event; registration required
A BC and Yukon Book Prizes event, Michele Assarasakorn and Nathan Fairbairn will be offering mini-lectures on writing and illustrating comics and graphic novels. Michele and Nathan’s book PAWS: Mindy Makes Some Space was a finalist for the 2023 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize.
Find out more and register at https://bcyukonbookprizes.com/event/storied-writing-and-illustrating-comics-with-michele-assarasakorn-and-nathan-fairbairn/
Meet & Greet: King’s MFA
Creative Nonfiction: Wednesday, November 29, 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time
Fiction: Thursday, November 30, 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time Online
Online via Zoom
Find out more about the University of King’s College MFA in Creative Nonfiction or Fiction at one of these one-hour, online Meet & Greet sessions. Get your questions answered, hear from faculty, mentors, students and alumni about the program, and get details on how to apply.
To learn more or to register for these or other Meet & Greet sessions, visit https://ukings.ca/future-students/mfa-meet-and-greets/
Series Mania Institute: Writers Campus 2024
March 14 to March 21, 2024, in Lille, France
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2024
The Writers Campus 2024 is a 7-day workshop in France for professional screenwriters from all over the world with a series project in development. The workshop will focus on the preparation for the final pitch at Series Mania Forum in front of the industry. The call for projects is open until November 30.
To learn more about the Writers Campus, click here or send us an email at solene.moreau@seriesmania.com
Dave Williamson National Short Story Competition
Submissions open: Friday, December 1, 2023
Entry Deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Fee: $20.00 per entry
The Manitoba Writers’ Guild is thrilled to announce that the Dave Williamson National Short Story Competition has returned for its second year – with cash prizes worth $2000, complimentary membership for winners, and guaranteed publication for winners and honorary mentions.
For complete guidelines visit https://mbwriters.ca/programs/short-story-competition/, or contact MWGcontesto@gmail.com (the ‘o’ in contesto is the letter ‘o’ not the number zero).
Book Launch: Better Next Year: An Anthology of Christmas Epiphanies
Friday, December 1st from 6:00- 8:00 PM
Caffe Fantastico Roastery, 965 Kings Rd. Victoria, BC
Free
Please join Munro’s Books in launching Better Next Year: An Anthology of Christmas Epiphanies.
Hosted by J. J. Lee, with readings from Joseph Kakwinokanasum and Jordan Kawchuk. Christmas is trumpeted as a time of peace, joy, bounty and goodwill. Believers and non-believers alike covet the spirit of the holidays even when circumstances are screwed up.
Writers marginalized by personal circumstance, faith, and race share memories of surviving bleak Christmases past: holidays spent in shelters, or on the streets; families marred by alcohol and violence; personal struggles with addiction, poverty or grief; isolation and loneliness. Despite these and other obstacles, contributors strive to salvage the spirit of the season. For more info: https://munrobooks.com/events
Wild Prose Reading: Boy, Interrupted, with Jason Jobin, Katłįà, and Jason Schreurs
Sunday, December 3, 2023; Doors 6:30 pm; Open Mic 7:00 pm; Featured Readers 7:30 pm
Paul Phillips Hall, 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC
Admission: $5 or pay what you can
Free refreshments
Join Wild Prose for Boy, Interrupted, with Jason Jobin, Katłįà, and Jason Schreurs. Jason Jobin will read from his debut memoir about his struggle with cancer as a young man, The Wild Mandrake; Katłįà will read from her second novel about a young Dene man who goes hunting to find that his home has been bulldozed by the government, This House is Not a Home; and finally, Jason Schreurs will read from his debut memoir about how punk rock has helped him and many others cope with their mental health issues, Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey Through Mental Health.
For more information, visit https://www.
Please bring CASH for admission and books.
Workshop: Unlock LinkedIn for Your Freelance Business
Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG)
Wednesday, December 6, 3:00 pm Pacific Time (6:00 pm Eastern Time)
ONLINE: https://canadianfreelanceguild.wildapricot.org/event-5460343
$5.00 for CFG members; $10.00 for FBCW members (registration code required)
NOTE: REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12 PM ET ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT
Join social media experts Mina Einifar and Vanessa Chiasson on a tour of LinkedIn, the favoured social media networking platform for many working professionals. Learn how these two digital marketers use LinkedIn to their advantage in their freelance business. They’ll show you how to follow their lead.
Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG): Tools for Freelancing in the Digital Age.
Explore the CFG video library here:
https://canadianfreelanceguild.wildapricot.org/The_Canadian_Freelance_Guild_Shop
