Word Vancouver Exhibitors Day
It is Exhibitors day, let’s celebrate the wonderful Exhibitors that are taking part in the 2021 festival!
You still have time to check out some of the events at Word that are in partnership with a few of the exhibitors below. Get to know our Exhibitors and what they offer the literary world!
Click here for the full festival schedule
Word Vancouver and Orca Author Event:
Friday, September 24 at 12:00–1:00 PM
Presented by: Word Vancouver, Read Local
Host: Heidi Waechtler (Executive Director, Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia)
Panelists: Cynara Geissler (marketing director, Arsenal Pulp Press),: Andrew Wooldridge (publisher, Orca Book Publishers), John Elizabeth Stinzi (author), Eric Walters (author)
The pandemic forced publishers and authors to get creative about promoting their books and find new ways to reach their audiences. As we emerge into the “new normal,” what can we carry forward to build a more resilient and sustainable publishing industry, and better support authors who are launching new titles?
To register for the 50 Years of EVENT Magazine click HERE
A home for writers. A destination for readers. EVENT is an award-winning, internationally recognized literary magazine that inspires and nurtures writers, showcasing the best contemporary writing from Canada and abroad three times a year.
Every issue presents a compelling selection of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and reviews that inspires, delights and challenges with a diversity of voices and literary styles.
Over the decades EVENT has published many distinguished writers, including George Bowering, Esi Edugyan, Jack Hodgins, Annabel Lyon, Pablo Neruda, Alden Nowlan, Diane Schoemperlen, Carol Shields and Timothy Taylor, both before and after they gained national or international recognition, and continues to support gifted emerging writers.
This year, EVENT magazine celebrates its 50th anniversary by releasing 50 Years of EVENT Magazine: Collected Notes on Writing, an anthology of more than 70 personal essays with insights into the joys and struggles of the writer’s life and process, written by a mix of notable writers from across Canada, including Jane Urquhart, Nino Ricci, David Bergen, André Alexis, Madeleine Thien, Camilla Gibb, Eden Robinson, Jen Sookfong Lee, Gail Anderson-Dargatz, Joy Kogawa, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Joshua Whitehead. The launch at WORD Vancouver on Sunday, September 26 from 10:30-11:30 a.m., hosted by J.J. Lee, will feature readings and a dynamic conversation between Doretta Lau, Maria Reva and Kevin Spenst.
EVENT invites writers from all backgrounds and experience levels to submit to its Non-Fiction Contest. We welcome creative non-fiction in all its forms, including personal essay, memoir, autobiography and travel writing. We’re seeking real-life experiences told as artful, riveting narratives with distinct voices. $3,000 in cash prizes, plus publication. October 15 deadline. 5,000 word limit.
EVENT also runs a popular Reading Service for Writers, providing writers with in-depth commentary and recommendations, and editing of prose and poetry manuscripts.
Visit eventmagazine.ca for more information and exclusive online content.
All Lit Up is Canada’s independent online-only bookstore and discovery space for readers of emerging, quirky, and unabashedly Canadian literature. Featuring and selling 10,000+ books, All Lit Up serves as a community bookstore for readers with no local option, ensuring every Canadian has access to literature produced by Canadian indie publishers. As a program of the non-profit Literary Press Group, All Lit Up offers an alternative to web giants. Curious readers can also browse exclusive behind-the-scenes content about books, authors, and publishers whose work is available on the site.
In 2018, All Lit Up proudly launched Indigenous Litspace, a dedicated landing page that showcases colourful artwork from four Indigenous visual artists including Lauren Crazybull, Kaya Joan, Dawn Oman, and Alan Syliboy, as well as interviews with Indigenous authors, booklists, videos, and more.
Head on over to All Lit Up to find your next indie book from Canadian literary publishers.
Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to discover new Canadian books and authors all year long.
As British Columbia’s oldest book publisher, the Royal BC Museum has a 130-year legacy of authoritative and informative books on the natural and cultural history of the province, with relevance to all the West Coast and beyond. Discover our field handbooks, illustrated historical works, in-depth books on museum studies and repatriation, and more.
NEW THIS FALL: A 500-page photographic handbook on the mushrooms of British Columbia, and a richly illustrated book showcasing the last major unpublished manuscript by Emily Carr.
For retail shopping in Canada, go to rbcm.ca/books. Use the coupon code WORD2021 for 20% off your entire order plus free shipping through October 3.
For retail shopping in the USA, visit us at bookshop.org/shop/RBCMpub.
The write kind of crime
Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) was founded in 1982 and is celebrating its fortieth anniversary in the coming year. It is a professional association designed to raise the profile of Canadian crime writers, both fiction and nonfiction, from coast to coast.
Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, presented annually in nine categories, is open to members and non-members who are either Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
Please visit our WORD VANCOUVER virtual “table” featuring BC/YT/NWT CWC members and their latest books:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=Crime.Writers.Canada&set=a.10157679304314010
Check out our website for:
· Our authors’ books, old and new, linked to their bio page or website.
· The latest releases featured on our home page.
· Events Calendar with our authors’ and CWC events
Check out our Awards pages for:
· Submission rules for the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence
www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards
Subscribe to Crime Beat, our free public newsletter for:
· New and upcoming releases from our authors
· Event and Award highlights
· Links to Cool Canadian Crime, our annual publication of the year’s new releases (updated quarterly), our Author Events calendar, and Member Books
http://gem.godaddy.com/signups/190284/join
Find out about joining CWC by contacting info@crimewriterscanada.com
Caitlin Press
Caitlin Press is a Vancouver Island-based publisher established in 1977 that publishes bold works and unique stories, with a focus on books by and about BC women. Genres include fiction, non-fiction (both historical and creative), poetry, and the occasional children’s or young adult’s title for a local and national readership. In 2016, Caitlin Press launched Dagger Editions, publishing literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry by and about queer women (those who identify as queer women, including trans women or trans men, or anyone who includes this in their personal history). Recent titles include Chantal Gibson’s with/holding (available September 2021) and How She Read (finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and winner of the Pat Lowther Memorial Award), The Burden of Gravity by Shannon McConnell (winner of the Saskatchewan Book Awards’ First Book Award), Music from a Strange Planet by Barbara Black (longlisted for The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best” Book Awards), and BIG: Stories about Life in Plus-Sized Bodies edited by Christina Myers (tied for the silver medal in the 2021 Independent Publisher Awards) as well as books by Arleen Paré, Willie Sellars, Andrew Scott, Rita Moir, Phyllis Dyson, Norah Bowman, Ken Belford, Pat Henman, Geoff Mynett, Grace Eiko Thomson, Beth Kope, MP Boisvert, Monica Meneghetti, Ash Winters, Kate Braid, Fiona Lam, Francine Cunningham, Betsy Warland, Vera Maloff, Claire Finlayson, Barbara Nickel, and Catriona Sandilands. Caitlin Press won the Jim Douglas Publisher of the Year Award from the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia in 2015.
To register for the Word Vancouver event with Caitlin Press authors click HERE
Submit to The Fiddlehead: Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal 2021 Poetry Contest! Submissions are now open. The deadline is Wednesday, December 1, 2021 (postmarked for mailed entries and 11:59 pm Atlantic Standard Time for Submittable entries). The judges are Matthew Gwathmey, Susan Musgrave, and Selina Boan!
The winner will be awarded $2000 CDN and the winning entry will be published in the Spring 2022 issue of The Fiddlehead and on their website. There is a publication payment in addition to the contest prize. The current publication payment rate is $60/page.
All entries must be submitted by mail or via Submittable. Entries must be original and unpublished. No simultaneous submissions previously published (or accepted for publication) submissions. Judging for the contest is anonymous. Do not put your name or contact information or other identifying information (e.g., publishing pseudonyms) anywhere on your actual entry.
One poetry entry is up to 3 poems; no more than 100 lines per poem. If a poem is longer than one page, please make sure that each page is numbered and has the poem’s title in the header. Each poem should start on a new page and be single spaced. For mailed entries the title and the number of lines for each poem should be noted on the cover page. For Submittable entries the title and the number of lines for each poem should be noted in the Submittable form.
The Canadian fee for first entry is $35 CAD. Additional entries are $10 CAD. If you do not live in Canada, then the fee for your first entry is $40 USD and additional entries are $10 USD.
You will receive a one-year subscription to The Fiddlehead with your first entry. New subscriptions will start with the next issue published after the contest closes. Already a subscriber? — you'll receive a one-year extension to your current subscription.
Submittable Form! https://thefiddlehead.submittable.com/.../2021-poetry...
Announcement of the Winner of the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award on September 25, 2021 - 7.00-8.00pm
To register for this event click HERE
Join us for the announcement of the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award followed by a program featuring Asian Canadian writers who represent the diversity of Canadian literature. Created in 1999 in honour of Asian Canadian writing pioneer and mentor Jim Wong-Chu after his passing, the Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award continues Jim’s lifelong passion to discover and encourage writers to develop quality manuscripts, and promote their work to established publishing houses and is considered the most prestigious award among Asian Canadian literature. Previous award winners Madeleine Thien, Rita Wong, Philip Huynh, Catherine Hernandez, and Jamie Liew who have gone on to publish their books and continue to be strong voices in Canadian literature. The Jury is composed of members from the literary and academic community and this year included Marlene Enns, Dr. Trevor Carolan and Edwin Lee. The winning submission will be awarded a cash prize and manuscript to publishers.
“After the End, Came the Beginning” with Madeleine Thien, Ann Shin, and Jamie Liew
This evening will celebrate the occasion with a fabulous lineup of speakers who represent the present and future of Asian Canadian writing, featuring featuring Madeleine Thien, Ann Shin, and Jamie Liew.