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PWAC Chapter Events
PWAC has 21 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.
September 2011
Date: Tuesday, September 13th
Chapter: Toronto
Event: Networking
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Admission is free; pay for your own food and drinks
Description: Cheers with Peers is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with fellow freelancers. Join us on the patio in front of Irish pub Pogue Mahone to enjoy the warm weather and scintillating conversation! Non-members are welcome.
Location: Pogue Mahone, 777 Bay St. (just south of College St., close to College subway station)
Contact: Jaclyn Law
Date: Tuesday, September 20th
Chapter: South West New Brunswick
Event: Monthly Lunch Meeting
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: 12:00 p.m. (noon)
Cost: Free - please bring bag lunch, coffee and tea provided
Description: Our Chapter's regular monthly meeting - open to PWAC members and anyone interested in joining PWAC.
Location: Inn on the Cove, 1371 Sand Cove Road, Saint John, New Brunswick
Contact: Carmel Vivier or Trudy Kelly-Forsythe
Date: Tuesday, September 20th
Chapter: Waterloo Region
Event: "Getting Your Non-Fiction into Print: Navigating the World of Mainstream Publishing" Workshop
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: 7:00 - 8:45 p.m.
Cost: PWAC members $20; non-members $30; students with card $10. Cash admission is payable at the door. Please confirm attendance via email to waterlooregionpwac@gmail.com.
Description: Experienced editor Nicole Langlois presents a practical workshop to help you take your non-fiction idea to publication with a mainstream publisher. Hear her insider?s tips on the following topics:
- Agents: When and why you need one. How to get one.
- Editors: What they want. How they work.
- The Proposal: Why you need one. How to write one.
- Your Profile: Why it's important. How to build one
Nicole knows mainstream publishing from the inside. In 1995 she began as Assistant Editor at HarperCollins Publishers (Canada) and progressed to Managing Editor. At HarperCollins, and now as a freelance editor, Nicole has worked on a range of genres, including biography, memoir and inspirational, and a range of topics, such as parenting, religion, personal finance, home improvement, and sports. Two of the books she edited were nominated for Governor General?s Awards for Non-fiction. Nicole is passionate about books (both non-fiction and fiction) and about working with authors to find the publishing solution that suits them best.
Location: Forest Heights Branch of the Kitchener Public Library, 251 Fischer-Hallman Road, Kitchener
Contact: Heather Wright
Date: Sunday, September 25th
Chapter: Toronto
Event: The Word on the Street: National Book and Magazine Festival
Open: everyone
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
Description: Be sure to check out the PWAC booth at The Word on the Street literary festival. Toronto Chapter volunteers will be there throughout the day to answer questions and provide giveaways, along with promoting all things PWAC! For more information on the largest literary festival of its kind, visit Toronto Word on the Street.
Location: Queen?s Park, Toronto
Contact: Nate Hendley
October 2011
Date: Wednesday, October 12th
Chapter: Toronto
Event: Professional Development & Cheers with Peers
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for PWAC members & students; $15 for non-members registering in advance; $20 for non-members registering at the door. Pay for your own Cheers. Click here to register.
Description: Getting to Yes: How to Pitch Stories to Editors. Boost your publishing success rate, see your name in print and improve your bottom line. Our panel of editors will provide valuable tips on pitching stories, building relationships and becoming a go-to freelancer.
Location: Seminar - Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Room R318, 750 Spadina Avenue, Toronto. Cheers with Peers following seminar - Madison Avenue Pub, 14 Madison Avenue, Toronto.
Contact: Dawn Boshcoff
Date: Wednesday, October 26th
Chapter: Toronto
Event: Special Networking Event
Open: PWAC members only
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free for PWAC members. Click here to register.
Description: Tea and Tune-ups. Enjoy a cup of tea and nibble on a scone while learning how to extend the lifetime of your car. A trio of auto industry experts will strip your car worries away with tried-and-true advice on keeping up with basic preventive maintenance, boosting your fuel economy, and getting the real deal from car care specialists.
Location: Auto Showplace, 4279 Steeles Avenue West, North York.
Contact: Nate Hendley
March 2012
Date: Saturday, March 24th
Chapter: Toronto
Event: Professional Development - Freelancers Forum
Open: PWAC members & non-members
Time: Two half-day workshops: Morning Audio session 8:30 am ? 12:30 pm. Afternoon Video session 1:00 pm -5:00 pm.
Cost:
PWAC members & students: $69 for half day, $129 for full day,
non-members: $89 for half day, $169 for full day; members of associate
writers' groups: $79 for half day, $149 for full day. Bonus: register
for the full-day session before September 15th and receive a free
registration for you and a friend for any one of our 2012 online
seminars.Advance registration only. Click here to register.
Description: Moving Your Messages: Web Marketing with Audio and Video.
A top-notch tech-savvy team will help you bring your web marketing to a
new level of interactivity with audio and video production. Producing a
podcast or using a short audio clip or promotional video can greatly
enhance your credibility and online presence. By the end of either
half-day workshop, you will write, record, edit, produce and publish
your own audio or video segment to upload to your webpages for maximum
marketing impact.
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120, Toronto.
Contact: Dawn Boshcoff
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