The new year is underway – with new workshops, contests, readings, festivals and other great writing events. Scroll down to read the latest details.
Note: the Federation of BC Writers is not directly affiliated with the following organizations or groups.
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Social Media Experts Panel
Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG)
Wednesday, January 24, 5:00 pm Pacific Time (8:00 pm Eastern Time)
Online
$5.00 for CFG members; $10.00 for FBCW members (discount code required – email hello@bcwriters.ca for discount code)
One of the highlights of the CFG’s 2023 Summer Academy was the first gathering of our Social Media Experts Panel. Six months on, it’s time for an update on navigating the messy world of social media. We’ll methodically work our way through the top social media platforms, and bring you up to speed on the good, the bad and the horrible.
Come with your Questions!
Find out more or register at https://canadianfreelanceguild.wildapricot.org/event-5570002
NOTE: REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12 PM ET ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT
Sunday, January 28, 10 am – 12 pm
Friday, February 16, 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Friday, March 15, 10 am – 12 pm
Vancouver Public Library, Mount Pleasant Branch, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC
Meeting Room
FREE
What does it mean to win at climate change? Join a cooperative board game that teaches about climate action, both in the community and around the world.
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/657de6481abde54200643a50
2024 SCWES Book Contest
Submissions open February 1, 2024
The Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society Book Contest is open to both traditionally and self-published authors. A first-prize winner in each genre will be announced at the Art & Words Festival, Aug. 22-25, Gibsons Public Market, with a $100 prize for each first-place winner for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Children’s/YA, Illustrated/Graphic Novel, Indigenous Voices, Diverse Voices and Sunshine Coast Voices.
For more information, visit https://www.scwes.ca/contests
Jewish Book Festival
Feb 10-15, 2024 (+ Prologue event January 28)
Jewish Community Centre, Vancouver, BC
The Cherie Smith JCC Jewish Book Festival attracts a varied audience of over 5,000 people of all ages, and brings together prominent and emerging Jewish writers and non-Jewish writers on Jewish subject matter.
For more information and the event program, visit https://www.jccgv.com/jewish-book-festival/
Call for Submissions: Access Copyright Foundation Marian Hebb Research Grants
Deadline: February 15, 2024, 11:59 pm CST
Access Copyright Foundation has begun to accept applications for its next round of funding for Marian Hebb Research Grants. The Foundation’s Marian Hebb Research Grants program supports both virtually and in-person-inquiry, information gathering and exploration by individuals and organizations relevant to Canadian publishing, writing and visual arts, and toward the realization of a publishable work in progress.
Learn more about the Foundation’s Marian Hebb Research Grants program by visiting the Foundation’s website at https://www.acfoundation.ca/eligibility/
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Summer Writers Residency – Summer 2024
Application deadline: March 6, 2024
Program dates: July 29 – August 9, 2024
Banff Centre’s Summer Writers residency will provide writers space for the creative exploration of their writing practice. This 12-day self-directed residency offers the opportunity to work away from the constraints of everyday life. Delve deep into your creative project and take advantage of the artistic community of your peers around you.
The program provides optional opportunities for consultations with mentors, public readings, and group sessions led by guest mentors that allow creators to explore techniques, aspects, and devices that you may find useful in your practice.
For more information, visit https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/summer-writers-residency-2024/20240729
North Shore Writers’ Association Annual Writing Contest
Submission deadline: March 15
In its 28th year, the contest champions local and national literary talent, with cash prizes given in the categories of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Winners will be announced during the North Shore Writers’ Festival in April.
Submissions must be original, unpublished material, maximum 2,000 words per entry. Multiple entries per author are accepted. For more details and to submit an entry, visit https://www.nswriters.org/annual-contest/
Fall Writing Retreat
It’s not too early to plan for the fall! Gail Anderson-Dargatz hosts a week-long writing retreat at the Sorrento Centre in Sorrento, BC from October 6 to 11, 2024. It’s a perfect writing getaway both for writers in the Shuswap and Thompson–Okanagan regions and for those who are visiting the beautiful landscape found in so much of Gail’s writing.
For all the details, visit https://www.gailanderson-dargatz.ca/cms/index.php/work-with-gail/fall-retreat
