The Whistler Writing Society AGM & Writing Workshop
The Whistler Writing Society invites the public to attend our Annual General Meeting, August 22nd, from 6 – 7pm at the Whistler Public Library. Pizza, camaraderie and local literary updates will be served. From 7 – 9pm, award-winning author Rachelle Delaney will lead a free writing workshop, Embracing Beginnings. Workshop Description: “Learning to write fiction […]
Bestselling author Claudia Casper is Whistler Writer in Residence author
The Whistler Writing Society is thrilled to announce that Vancouver author Claudia Casper will be this year’s Whistler Writer in Residence. The bestselling writer and recipient of the 2017 Philip K. Dick Award for Distinguished Science Fiction will move to Whistler this fall to work with novice, emerging and established writers through the celebrated Writer […]
Illuminating Worlds Reading Event Tickets on Sale Now!
Illuminating Worlds Reading Event Featuring Four Authors, Four Genres Tickets on sale now at whistlerwritersfest.com May 22, 2018: Whistler, B.C. – The Whistler Writers Festival is excited to announce the line-up for its second event in the Spring Reading Series, Illuminating Worlds, which will take place Friday June 22 at the Squamish Lil’wat […]
Federation of BC Writers Short Story Contest Opens
Submissions are open for a new short fiction contest sponsored by the Federation of British Columbia Writers (FBCW). Award-winning novelist Eileen Cook is the judge of the 2018 B.C. Short, a competition for original, unpublished short stories in English between 1,200 – 2,000 words. (No children’s fiction.) First prize is $350. “The Federation of British […]
Whistler Writers Adventure Camp Writing Contest
Send the Writers Camp a Story & Launch Your Adventure! Enter your best short fiction to WIN Full Tuition* to the 2018 Writers Adventure Camp, PLUS Resort Accommodation** & Publication in SubTerrain Magazine 2018 Deadline The deadline for the third annual Writers Adventure Camp Fiction Contest is 5 pm (PST) Sunday, April 15th, 2018. The […]
Writers Adventure Camp at The Point
It’s time to sign up for the Writers Adventure Camp at The Point June 6th – June 10th, 2018, and elevate your writing practice! Writers Adventure Camp at The Point Artist-Run Centre on beautiful Alta Lake is a unique immersive experience for emerging writers. Attend interactive workshops with award-winning professionals in your chosen genre while […]
Outdoor Endurance & Survival Writing Contest
Do you live in the Sea to Sky Corridor, love the outdoors, and want to try your hand at writing? The Outdoor Endurance & Survival Writing Contest is now open for entry to anyone living in the Sea to Sky region between Lions Bay and Lillooet. 1. Entrants may submit writing in any of the […]
Sea to Sky Review Open for Submissions
OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS APRIL 2018 – PREMIERE ISSUE Theme: Celebration We invite poetry and prose on the theme of celebration – of nature, of life, of love. Let’s inaugurate our new journal with poems of praise, glory and carnival! Sea to Sky Review is interested in your poetry and prose (fiction, non-fiction). We also welcome […]
THE WRITERS’ UNION OF CANADA LAUNCHES 25th ANNUAL SHORT PROSE COMPETITION FOR EMERGING WRITERS
THE WRITERS’ UNION OF CANADA LAUNCHES 25th ANNUAL SHORT PROSE COMPETITION FOR EMERGING WRITERS The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) is pleased to launch its 25th Annual Short Prose Competition for Emerging Writers, which invites Canadian writers to submit a piece of fiction or nonfiction of up to 2,500 words in the English language that has […]
Grant Lawrence and Friends: An Evening of Stories and Songs
The acclaimed author and CBC broadcaster shares stories with special guests: Jill Barber Dustin Bentall The Smugglers Acoustic Set w / Adam Woodall & Nick Thomas Saturday, January 20, at 8pm. Brackendale Art Gallery Theatre Admission: $20 Tickets available at Brackendale Theatre or call 604-898-3333 (Sat, Sun) or 604-815-3443 (Mon-Fri)