The Summer/Fall 2020 Northern Ontario Virtual Author Panel was held on September 27, 2020 and featured seven authors: Bryan Davies, Dave Wickenden, Emma L.R. Hogg, K.M. Cannon, Kay Styles, Patricia C. Lee, and Richard Whitten Barnes. We hope you enjoy this recording of the call! We had some issues with the video of the call, so we have posted it […]
Registration is now open for the much anticipated first ever Northern Ontario Virtual Author Panel hosted by WritingCommunity.ca. The event will feature eight authors from Northern Ontario who have/are publishing books between July 1st and December 31st, 2020. The featured authors hail from Kirkland Lake, Elliot Lake, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, and various small communities. They include: -Bryan Davies (Breaking […]
No matter what type of book you’re querying, it’s a TON of work to put together a query package. There are a lot of factors to consider when trying to find the right agent for your manuscript, but when it comes to picture books, there’s even more to consider. I’ve been deep in the query trenches for several of my […]
WritingCommunity.ca is excited to announce that we will be hosting a virtual author panel for Northern Ontario on September 27, 2020. The event will feature authors publishing books between July 1 – December 31, 2020. The featured authors will answered prepared questions from WritingCommunity.ca’s moderator, and field questions from a live virtual audience. More details to come! Follow the event […]
If you’re a writer, #TwitterLit is the place to be! You can connect with authors, readers, agents, editors, and publishers, get all kinds of writing, editing, and querying advice, participate in Twitter pitch parties, win books, critiques, and mentorships, and so much more. If you’re not on Twitter already, we recommend you start now. If you can’t for whatever reason, […]
A polished manuscript uses strong, direct language, and vivid imagery, to convey its message. When editing, it’s easy to ignore common words like THE, A, or ON because they just blend into the background. But here’s one common word you should never ignore: OF. OF has many valid uses. For example, it can convey relationships between people, entities, and objects: […]
Here are some open calls for submission that might interest our writers. As always, please be vigilant and research as needed to verify the authenticity of each outlet and its request for submissions. You’ll notice that a lot of these outlets announced their calls for submission on Twitter. If you’re not already on Twitter, we encourage you to join and […]
As Co-Founder of WritingCommunity.ca, I think it’s important for visitors of this website to understand why this business exists and who built it. I’m starting this blog, Disorder Inc., to share some of those stories and reasons with you. SIDE NOTE: WritingCommunity.ca was Co-Founded by myself and my dear friend, Veronique. I will, of course, only be sharing my own […]
