Join us for a Writers' Social on Tuesday, June 10th from 7:00 - 8:15 PM Pacific by registering here (bcwriters.ca/events-for-writers) and a Zoom link for the event will be sent to you. When it’s time for the event you can click on the Zoom link to join the event.
Many of us strive for a connection with our fellow writers. This members-only monthly event is designed to bring us together for casual chats with breakout rooms. Join us to talk craft, career, and connection for about 75 minutes over Zoom. Meet new people and get the most out of being a part of a provincial organization! Below are the proposed discussion groups for April's meeting (subject to change). Please consider which discussion group you would like to join before you arrive, and email meaghan@bcwriters.ca if you would like to suggest a discussion topic. See you soon!
Discussion Groups:
Digital Doors Open at 6:55 pm, Event Starts at 7:00 PM Pacific
Join us for a Writers' Social on Tuesday, July 8th from 7:00 - 8:15 PM Pacific by registering here (bcwriters.ca/events-for-writers) and a Zoom link for the event will be sent to you. When it’s time for the event you can click on the Zoom link to join the event.
Member Price: Free (with donation options)
Non-Member Price: $10
**Digital doors open at 6:55 pm; event starts at 7:00 pm Pacific Time
**Portions of this event will be recorded and made available to registrants to view for 30 days. Breakout room discussions will not be recorded.
The Federation of BC Writers invites you to participate in our newest programming initiative: Book Club for Writers! This online book club for writers offers an opportunity to read and discuss books related to the craft of writing. Book Club events are 75 minutes long and feature a combination of small group discussion using breakout rooms, large group discussion in the main room, as well as an opportunity to hear the author, contributor, editor, or special guest’s insights and ask questions.
Our July 2025 pick is In | Appropriate: Interviews with Canadian authors on the writing of difference. We are thrilled that Kim Davids Mandar (editor) and Chelene Knight (interviewed in the collection) will join us to share their insights. Register here (bcwriters.ca/events-for-writers) to receive the event link, discussion questions, and reminders. Purchase the book, review the discussion questions, and when it's time for the event, click on the link to join the live Zoom event. We look forward to seeing you there!
BOOK BLURB:
In | Appropriate is a collection of interviews with Canadian authors, exploring how they work through questions of difference, identity, and appropriation in their writing.
Edited by Kim Davids Mandar, and introduced by Daniel Heath Justice, the collection features interviews with Ian Williams, Ayelet Tsabari, Sanchari Sur, Eden Robinson, Jael Richardson, Waubgeshig Rice, Amanda Leduc, Chelene Knight, Mahak Jain, Wayne Grady, Alicia Elliott, Farzana Doctor, Michael Crummey, Arif Anwar, and Angie Abdou. The interviews address questions of appropriation that go beyond race and culture, extending also to gender, sexuality, ability, age, and other categories of difference. They ask how writers work to represent an increasingly diverse and complex culture in ways that avoid falling into appropriation.
PRESENTER BIOS:
Kim Davids Mandar: In | Appropriate was published by Gordon Hill Press in 2020 (pandemic release) concurrent with completion of an MSc in Capacity Development (topic: Intercultural Competence) at the University of Guelph. Kim works full-time at Wilfrid Laurier University in Accessible Learning while completing her PhD at the University of Toronto (Leadership in Higher Education). Kim primary learning continues in transformative community development through the Association for Baha'i Studies and with the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition in her home town of Guelph, Ontario alongside furry four-leggeds, friends, family and neighbours. Published creative writing includes: a flash CNF piece in Sustenance, Anvil Press; A CNF essay entitled My First Non-White Christmas, Prairie Fire.
Chelene Knight is the author of five books including Safekeeping: A Writer’s Guided Journal For Launching a Book With Love (Anansi 2025), and Let It Go: Free Yourself From Old Beliefs and Find a New Path To Joy (HarperCollins Canada 2024). She is founder of her own creative studio, Breathing Space Creative through which she’s launched the BSC Writing Mentorships which are thoughtfully designed to help writers elevate their craft, shape and develop their manuscripts, and deepen their connection to who they are as creatives. www.breathingspacecreative.com
STEPS:
1. Register here to receive the discussion questions and event link
2. Purchase your print or electronic version of the book
3. Read the book and consider the discussion questions (emailed two weeks before meeting)
4. Join the Book Club meeting using the Zoom link to discuss your responses and hear from the authors!
Please email Meaghan@bcwriters.ca if you have any questions, or would like to suggest a book.
Join us for 5 days of digital learning from July 14 to 18, 2025 Online.
ABOUT
In this multi-session, recorded event, learn from top editors how to both revise your own work and address external feedback and suggestions. Cut the clutter, befriend the red pen, and take your draft from rough to refined. Workshops, presentations, and editing sprints will help you survive – and thrive! – in your very own revision quest.
EVENT SCHEDULE
9:30 am Introduction and Tech Help (July 14 only)
9:00 am Guided Editing Sprints (4 sessions starting on day 2)
11:00 am Main Sessions (5 Sessions starting on day 1)
2:00 pm Bonus Sessions (2+ Sessions as presenters are available)
All times are in Pacific (Vancouver) time.
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REFUND POLICY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LIABILITY
PARTICIPANT EXPECTATIONS
ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY
Join us for 5 days of digital learning from Nov 17 to 21, 2025 Online.
Artificial Intelligence is a heated topic in writing communities around the world. It has led partly to the downfall of NaNoWriMo, created changes to publishing contracts, and added new levels of complexity to contests, submissions, and much more.
The one thing we can say about AI with certainty is that it is here, and it is permeating our lives whether we like it or not.
We’ll be honest, at the Federation of BC Writers, we have shied away from the topic as we did not want to invite controversy to our community, but the questions are many and the need for knowledge is ever growing. We are excited to host an entire week of discussions, workshops, and panels on the role AI is playing in the writing community.
Join us for the Writing Intensive: 2AI Or Not to AI. We will discuss what AI and AI related terms mean, unpack the ways that AI threatens and complicates the careers of writers, and look to ethical uses for AI in enhancing and strengthening our creative and professional endeavours.
9:30 am Introduction and Tech Help (Nov 21 only)
Additional activities will be added over the summer as they are confirmed.
All times are in Pacific (Vancouver) time
Email us at hello@bcwriters.ca
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