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PWAC Chapter Events
PWAC has 23 Chapters across Canada. Chapters plan and host locally-based professional development activities, networking and industry information sessions, and social-events.
Forthcoming Chapter events are listed monthly.
To learn more about PWAC's Chapters, click here.
March 2010
Date: Tuesday, March 9
Chapter: Guelph
Event: Meeting
Open: PWAC members only (prospective members welcome to attend one trial meeting)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Description: Join us for a business meeting, followed by a go-around -- your chance to share triumphs, discuss issues, and ask for input from other freelance writers.
Location: Guelph (contact Melody for details)
Contact: Melody Wren
Date: Saturday, March 20
Chapter: Quebec
Event: Workshop
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for PWAC members; $20 for non-members
Description: Forget those rules you learned in English class. To make a living at writing, you need to understand your clients and their target audiences. During his presentation, long-time Montreal freelancer Peter Diekmeyer will talk about how to tailor your content to different target groups. You'll often find that using good English isn't always the easiest way to accomplish that.
Location: Marianopolis College, 4873 Westmount Avenue
Contact: pwacquebec@gmail.com
Date: Saturday, March 20
Chapter: Saskatchewan
Event: Professional development seminar and meeting
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for PWAC members who attend brief meeting after the workshop; $10 for non-members; $5 for University of Regina students and EAC members
Description: Learn the basics of time management for running a freelance writing business. Guest speaker Kelly-Anne Riess is a freelance journalist, copywriter, filmmaker and poet.
Location: Room 178, Riddell Centre, University of Regina
Contact: Please send your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, and affiliated organization if any, to pwacprairies@gmail.com. Please use "Registration for March 20" in the subject line. Fees will be collected at the door, and receipts issued. Please note: if you email registration information and do not attend the event, without notifying PWAC Saskatchewan at the above gmail address, you will be billed for the cost after the seminar. Special thanks to our sponsors: PWAC and the Centre for the Study of Script Development, University of Regina. For more information about the event, please email pwacprairies@gmail.com. To learn more about the Professional Writers' Association of Canada, visit www.pwac.ca.
Date: Tuesday, March 23
Chapter: Toronto
Event: Monthly Professional Development Seminar: "The Shifting Freelance Market: New Markets, New Media, New Opportunities"
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: Registration 7:00 p.m.; Seminar and Q&A 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for PWAC members and students; $15 for non-members; $10 for associate writing group members
Description: The Shifting Freelance Market: New Markets, New Media, New Opportunities with panel guests Rhonda Abrams, Pete Savage, D.B. Scott and Stuart Woods (Presented in partnership with Ryerson University's G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education). What markets today hold the most promise for freelancers? Is the Internet the new land of opportunity? How do writers break into online writing, and which markets are most lucrative? Is corporate writing a recipe for wealth? What industries provide the best compensation? Are books, magazines and newspapers really dead? Our panel of experts will answer these questions and more.
Location: Room 106, Health Sciences Building, U of T, 155 College Street, Toronto. Post-seminar Cheers with Peers Networking at Molly Bloom's Irish Pub, 191 College Street.
Contact: Register online at www.pwactoronto.org or contact s.aschaiek@pwactoronto.org.
Date: Tuesday, March 23
Chapter: Waterloo Region
Event: Panel Discussion
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Description: Freelance Q & A with members of Waterloo Region PWAC. Bring your questions about freelance writing to our panel of professional writers. Learn more about where to find markets, how to build a client base through networking, manage tight deadlines and more. See why freelancing can be a rewarding - and flexible - career choice.
Location: Forest Heights Branch of the Kitchener Public Library, 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener
Contact: Forest Heights Library at (519) 743-0644 or Heather Wright
Date: Wednesday, March 31
Chapter: London & Southwestern Ontario
Event: Pub nite/gathering
Open: PWAC members only (prospective members welcome to attend three trial meetings)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free entry, drinks at your own expense
Description: PWAC London pub nights are generally held the last Wednesday of the month and give local members and writers a chance to connect.
Location: Morrissey House, 359 Dundas Street, London, Ontario
Contact: Suzanne Boles
April 2010
Date: Wednesday, April 28
Chapter: London & Southwestern Ontario
Event: Pub nite/gathering
Open: PWAC members only (prospective members welcome to attend three trial meetings)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free entry, drinks at your own expense
Description: PWAC London pub nights are generally held the last Wednesday of the month and give local members and writers a chance to connect.
Location: Morrissey House, 359 Dundas Street, London, Ontario
Contact: Suzanne Boles.
May 2010
Date: Wednesday, May 26
Chapter: London & Southwestern Ontario
Event: Pub nite/gathering
Open: PWAC members only (prospective members welcome to attend three trial meetings)
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free entry, drinks at your own expense
Description: PWAC London pub nights are generally held the last Wednesday of the month and give local members and writers a chance to connect.
Location: Morrissey House, 359 Dundas Street, London, Ontario
Contact: Suzanne Boles
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