Writers Adventure Camp Short Story Contest Opens
Send in a Story and Launch Your Adventure Writers Adventure Camp in Whistler, BC May 31-June 4, 2017 Send the Writers Adventure Camp your best short fiction to WIN full tuition to the 2017 Writers Adventure Camp PLUS resort accommodation & publication by The Walrus Judges: […]
Science Camp for Grown-Ups (with Discovery Channel, BBC, Nat Geo)
Science Camp for Grown-Ups (with Discovery Channel, BBC, Nat Geo) Opens for Spring Registration After ten years at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, the well-known Banff Science Communication program is now being offered through Beakerhead! Past faculty include Daily Planet’s Jay Ingram, Lindsay Mullen from Second City, and others from publications such as […]
Kevin Donavan & Alexandra Shimo Reading Thursday March 16th at 7pm
Whistler Welcomes Kevin Donavan & Alexandra Shimo for a Reading Event Thursday March 16th at 7pm at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre Tickets here via Eventbrite. Kevin Donavan is a senior investigative journalist at Canada’s largest circulation newspaper, The Toronto Star. He has won three National Newspaper Awards, two Michener Awards and three Canadian Association of Journalists Awards. He broke […]
Uncorked Book Launch at Armchair Books March 18th, 3-5pm
Paul Shore, local Whistlerite, releases his memoir Uncorked: My Year in Provence Studying Petanque, Discovering Chagall, Drinking Pastis and Mangling French at Armchair Books, Saturday March 18th, 2017 from 3-5pm. Come get your copy signed by the author, and enjoy a little brie!
Whistler Independent Book Awards 2017 Announced
The literary award recognizing excellence in Canadian independent publishing returns after a successful launch at last year’s Whistler Writers Festival in October. The Whistler Independent Book Awards (WIBAs) are open to Canadian authors or permanent residents who have self-published a book or books in the last five years. This year the competition invites entries in […]
What Publishers Want (And Authors Need)
A WORKSHOP WITH LITERARY AGENT SAM HIYATE The Workshop Today’s literary marketplace remains a mystery to up-and-coming writers. Often they ask themselves, what do I do next? How do I write a query letter that will stand out? What are editors really looking for? Most importantly, how do I know that my work is ready […]
2017 Poet’s Pause Competition Opens
Call for Submissions Poetry lovers are invited to submit unpublished, original poems for the annual Poet’s Pause poetry competition. Winning poems will be displayed at the large metal chimes and giant Adirondack chairs in Alta Lake Park. Winning poets will receive a $200 prize. The winning poems will also be read during the April 11, […]
The 4th Great BC NOVEL CONTEST
Mother Tongue Publishing is pleased to announce the 4th Great BC Novel Contest for the best unpublished manuscript of fiction. The judges for the 4th contest are well-known BC novelists Audrey Thomas and John Lent. The contest is open to all writers living in British Columbia, and the deadline for submitting an unpublished manuscript (a […]
Whistler Independent Book Awards add manuscript prize
Quill & Quire reports: The Whistler Independent Book Awards, which debuted at last year’s Whistler Writers Festival as the first awards recognizing self-published authors in Canada, have announced the addition of a new category for 2017. WIBA will now offer professional editing and design services, as well as publication and a book launch at the […]
2017 CBC Nonfiction Prize is Open for Submissions
The deadline is Feb. 28th at 11:59 p.m. ET. WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished works of nonfiction between 1200 and 1800 words. WHEN: Competition runs from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 2017. WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada can submit. HOW: While the competition is active, submit online by clicking the “submit” […]