The weather may have turned, but that’s not keeping BC’s writers from gathering. Scroll down to learn more about the latest writing events, call-outs and other items of interest from around the province 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.
Tigerpetal Press: Call for Submissions
Submissions Open: November
Tigerpetal Press publishes single-signature chapbooks containing poetry or short stories. Submissions are accepted four times per year from BC authors and poets. Publishing contracts are fulfilled within 6-12 months of acceptance. Average print run: 100 hand-stitched books.
Acceptance and rejection emails will be sent out within the first two weeks following the submission period. For more information, visit https://tigerpetalpress.ca/submissions/
Sechelt Arts Festival: Caitlin Hicks as Annie Shea
Sunday, October 29, 3.30 – 5.00 PM
Seaside Centre, 5790 Teredo Street, Sechelt, BC
Join FBCW member Caitlin Hicks as she performs excerpts from the international stage play SIX PALM TREES, her award-winning novel A THEORY OF EXPANDED LOVE, and her latest 1968 sequel, KENNEDY GIRL. For tickets, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/saf-talk-caitlin-hicks-tickets-677564402367
No Regret Financial Decisions…set you up for Success! with Shannon Lee Simmons
Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG)
Thursday, November 2, 2023, 3 pm PT (6 pm ET)
ONLINE: https://canadianfreelanceguild.ca/en/page/page-content/calendar-2
NOTE: REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 12 PM ET ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT
Shannon Lee Simmons is an award winning Certified Financial Planner and founder of the New School of Finance. She is a personal finance writer for the Globe and Mail as well as CBC Radio’s Metro Morning money columnist and a financial expert on The Marilyn Denis Show.
Join us for a fun and information packed session with one of your favourite presenters as we learn about how to make financial decisions that will help you avoid the usual pitfalls and set you up for financial success.
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.
Banff Late Winter Writers Residency 2024
Application deadline: November 8, 2023
Residency: February 12 – 23, 2024
ONLINE
This two-week online residency provides broad thematic teaching from faculty members, Fawn Parker and Annick McAskill, Q&A sessions and workshopping. Instructors will discuss ideas, experiences, and obstacles that you may be encountering with your writing of both poetry and fiction.
One-on-one mentorship will allow you to receive direct mentorship on craft and professional development. Writers in all creative genres are invited to apply.
https://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/late-winter-writers-residency-online-2024/20240212
An Evening with Lorna Crozier and M.A.C. Farrant
Friday, November 10, 2023, 7 p.m.
Shoal Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney, B.C.
Mask Policy in effect.
Tickets $12 will be available online and at Tanner’s Books on September 13, 2023. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to support the 2025 Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival.
For more information visit https://www.sidneyliteraryfestival.ca/november-10-2023/
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.
This session is an audience-requested deep dive into one of the Social Media networks discussed by the Social Media Experts Panel during our Summer Academy Series.
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
The Writer’s Studio Reading Series
Monday, November 27
Container Brewing Ltd., 1216 Franklin Street Vancouver, BC
FREE
The SFU Writer’s Studio Reading Series is back! Join us for an action-packed evening of readings in a variety of genres by members of the Writer’s Studio community.
Readers TBA. Hosted by James Duncan and Maggie Derrick.
The series continues the third Monday of every month. Learn more about The Writer’s Studio.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-writers-studio-reading-series-nov-27-tickets-740405220947
For more November events, check out
from the groundUP: November and Beyond
