If you're a Canadian author and you want to join the conversation, take note of these upcoming conferences and workshops (pencil in or Google Calendar):
- Feb. 18 to 21, 2010: The Banff Centre's In(ter)ventions: Literary Practice At The Edge. An innovative conference open to writers, new media artists, students, critics, educators and others. Recent GG-winner Kate Pullinger, Daphne Marlatt and J.R. Carpenter will be among the presenters.
- February & March 2010: The Writers Union of Canada's Secure Footing in a Changing Literary Landscape. A full-day event held at various locations across Canada to help writers navigate the print-based and digital literary landscapes from a creative and financial point of view. Open to the general public and reasonably priced at $45.
- June 4, 2010: Likewise, the Writer's Union 37th AGM and annual conference will also feature two forward-looking workshops. "The Future of the Word" will be a conversation with publishers, book sellers and authors on how the word will appear and how it will be sold, and I'll be moderating the other, "An Author's Guide to Navigating the E-World", a practical session on the power of social media and collaborative tools that authors can use to create, promote and communicate. These workshops will be open to the public for a fee and free to Union members.
