Jan 23:
How to Submit Magazine Articles in the 21st Century,
Port Moody Public Library,
9:30am to 12:30pm. Free,
but is now FULL. You
must
register for the wait list at 604-469-4577 or attend the session on Feb
6 in Surrey.
Feb 6:
Pitching in a Cold Climate
for the
Surrey Writers’ School, 10:15am to 1:15pm. Freelancers
today must offer magazines more than just an article…. Newton
Library, 13795 - 70th Ave, $45.00. Details of
workshop at
www.beaconlit.com/PitchingCold.htm.
Register at
www.surreywritersschool.com/
Feb 12:
Bright...but Reluctant Writers
for the Coquitlam
Teachers' Association's conference, Making Creative
Connections. Riverside Secondary School, Port
Coquitlam, 10:00am to 1:30pm.
Mar
20:
Book Magic: Turning Writers into Published Authors
(9am-noon) and
Crafting Irresistible Query Letters
(1-4pm) for
all fiction and non-fiction writers who want to learn more about
getting their books published (unsuitable for poets and screenwriters).
Vancouver Community College (downtown). Register after New Year
here.
Mar 22nd:
Pitching Magazine Articles
for first-year
students in the
Public Relations Diploma program, Kwantlen
College, Richmond campus. 3:00-5.00pm
Jul 2-4: Book
Magic: Turning Writers into Published Authors,
a panel, and Blue Pencil Cafe
for the Write on
Bowen Festival for Writers and Readers. Click
here
for details about registration, accommodation, etc.
Oct 17: An afternoon for writers at
Renaissance Books in New Westminster with Debra
Purdy Kong focused on getting commercially or
self-published. Details TBA.