Due to low uptake, 52 Cues has been cancelled. We’re working with prize donators to transfer them to other events and will be reaching out to anyone who has signed up to arrange prize collection. ______________Original post: 52 Cues (#52cues) is a fun, free, virtual event that encourages writers to keep the creative juices flowing year-round. To participate, simply come […]
The organizers of the annual Northern Ontario Book Fair are excited to announce that registration is now open to authors who would like to sell their books this summer. The Northern Ontario Book Fair is an annual event where Northern Ontario authors come together to learn, network, and sell their books. The event is hosted by WritingCommunity.ca co-founders Jes Trudel […]
Canlitpit is an event where Canadian writers pitch completed, polished manuscripts via tweet for publishing professionals to browse. If an agent, editor, or publisher hearts a pitch, it means “please submit this manuscript to me.” In 2021, canlitpit ran for the first time under new management. That day, we peaked at the #2 on the list of trending topic on […]
52 Cues (#52cues) is a fun, free, virtual event that encourages writers to keep the creative juices flowing year-round. To participate, simply come up with one new writing-related idea, concept, snippet, or sketch per week. Do this, and you’ll have 52 by the end of the year! Writers can participate without registering or submitting any information to us. Sometimes the […]
Do you have “write a book” or “journal every day” on your list of New Year’s Resolutions? This workshop is for you! In Unblock Your Brain: A Workshop for Would-be Writers, Jes Trudel will show you how to go from blocked to brainstorming to scribbling furiously. This 1-hour virtual session will cover everything from why we get blocked and how to […]
On November 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm EST, Jes will be interviewing Jeremy John, author of Robert’s Hill (or The Time I Pooped My Snowsuit) and Other Christmas Stories (Dundurn Press, Nov. 2021). This is a FREE virtual event hosted by WritingCommunity.ca. Jeremy John is currently ranked as the sixty-second most famous person from Brantford, Ontario. (Look it up. There are a […]
As the new hosts of Canadian pitch party #canlitpit, WritingCommunity.ca needs the help of publishing professionals in Canada to make the next event really shine. Editors, agents, and publishers are invited to take our survey to let us know when is the best time to hold the next event, and to tell us how we can improve the event we […]
#canlitpit, the Twitter pitch party for Canadians, is happening this Thursday, August 12, from 9 am to 9 pm. The event, now hosted by WritingCommunity.ca, was founded by DigiWriting.com in 2016. #canlitpit is a Twitter pitch party just for Canadians. During the #canlitpit event, Canadian writers can pitch completed, polished manuscripts via tweet for agents, editors, and publishers to peruse. […]
WritingCommunity.ca is now accepting applications for its new author interview program. The interviews will be conducted in February, June, and November each year and will feature authors of books, articles, essays, short stories, and poetry. There is no cost to apply or be interviewed, so it’s a great opportunity to promote yourself and your work as a writer. All published […]
For those that have been following us from the beginning, you’ll know that WritingCommunity.ca began in 2015 as the Silverleaf Writers Guild. In 2020, partly in response to user feedback, and partly due to the new virtual world we were entering, the Silveralf Writers Guild was shuttered and WritingCommnity.ca emerged in its place. For the past year, we’ve had the […]
