Past Events and Workshops

An Archive

This an archive listing of Branch events and workshops. Please see Upcoming Events and Workshops for the most recent information.

June 16, 2011 — John Calabro, President, Quattro Books
May 19, 2011 — CAA Members Reading
April 21, 2011 — Ron Brown: Writing About Ghost Towns of Ontario
March 17, 2011 — Antanas Sileika: The Novel and Attention to Detail
February 17, 2011 — The Poetry of Love
January 20, 2011 — Writer's Circle. Moderator: Sharon Crawford
December 16, 2010 — CAA Member Readings & Holiday Cheer
November 18, 2010 — Michael Mirolla, publisher and editor-in-chief, Guernica Editions
October 21, 2010 — Elizabeth Abbott, writer and historian
September 16, 2010 — Ben Mazzotta, executive producer/director/writer/editor

July 18, 2010 — AGM / author readings / anthology launch
May 20, 2010 — Beth Follett, publisher (Pedlar Press) and author (Tell It Slant, a novel)
April 15, 2010 — Poetry Panel: Inspiration, trends, and publishing tips (a discussion by four Toronto authors: Sandra Kasturi, David Livingston Clink, Myna Wallin, and Catherine Graham. Moderator: Bianca Lakoseljac)
March 18, 2010 — Writers' Circle. Moderator: Sharon Crawford, Toronto Branch Writer-in-Residence
February 18, 2010 — Shirarose Wilensky, editor, and Halli Villegas, publisher, of Tightrope Books
January 21, 2010 — Al Moritz, winner of the 2009 Griffin Poetry Prize
December 17, 2009 — Antonio D'Alfonso, a multi-award-winning author and publisher
November 19, 2009 — Literary agent Alisha Sevigny from The Rights Factory literary agency
October 15, 2009 — A writers' circle. Moderator: Bianca Lakoseljac
September 17, 2009 — Annual General Meeting & panel discussion (two CAA Toronto Branch first-time authors, Jake Hogeterp, On Cloud Nine, published by Hidden Brook Press; and Trisha Smith, Holiday in Hell, published by Asteroid Publishing, Inc.)

June 18, 2009 — Readings by Toronto Branch members
May 21, 2009 — Publisher, Mike O'Connor, Insomniac Press
April 16, 2009 — Paul Lima: How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days
March 19, 2009 — Robert Ward, author, travel lover with a penchant for pilgrimages
February 19, 2009 — Sharon Crawford: Both Sides of the Fence — the author/editor relationship
January 15, 2009 — Shane Joseph: Crafting the Short Story Workshop
December 18, 2008 — Literary reading & holiday cheer
November 20, 2008 — Ken McGoogan, best-selling author & creative writing instructor at U of T
October 18, 2008 — Novel Writing and Screenplays & Novels: Differences and Similarities — workshops with Paul Butler
October 16, 2008 — Paul Butler, novelist, editor, freelance journalist
September 28, 2008 — Word on the Street
September 18, 2008 — Richard Grove, publisher, Hidden Brook Press

June 19, 2008 — AGM
May 15, 2008 — Robert Morgan, publisher, BookLand Press, Toronto
April 17, 2008 — A writer's circle
March 20, 2008 — Paul Butler, a novelist, editor, freelance journalist
February 21, 2008 — Hilary McMahon, literary agent at Westwood Creative Artists Agency
January 17, 2008 — Anthony Dalton, author and public speaker
December 20, 2007 — Member readings
November 17, 2007 — Plotting with Spontaneity: a special workshop on crafting the novel with Leo Brent Robillard
November 15, 2007 — The Writing Life with Leo Brent Robillard
October 18, 2007 — Aboriginal Narrative with Albert Dumont, storyteller, poet, community activist
September 30, 2007 — Word on the Street
September 20, 2007 — How to Hook a Literary Agent, Get Published, and Become a Success: Not Necessarily in This Order with Larry Hoffman, literary agent, Authors' Marketing Services

June 21, 2007 — AGM and member readings
May 17, 2007 — Memories into Story: An Introduction to Memoir Writing
April 19, 2007 — Stuck in the Middle: What To Do When Your Novel Loses Steam in the Middle with Sharon Crawford
March 15, 2007 — The Nuts and Bolts of Fiction Writing with Richard Scarsbrook
February 15, 2007 — Avoiding Agent Angst: The Dos and Don'ts of Getting (and Keeping) an Agent workshop with Eve Silver, author of gothic historical novels
January 18, 2007 — Coach House Books
December 21, 2006 — Member readings
November 25, 2006 — Crafting the Short Story: workshop with Sharon Crawford
November 16, 2006 — Launch of our anthology, Stumbling Through Darkness, with Edeet Ravel, prize-winning novelist
October 19, 2006 — Michael Carroll, editorial director at The Dundurn Group in Toronto
September 24, 2006 — Word on the Street
September 21, 2006 — Contracts, Copyright, Contempt and Calumny: Legal Dos and Don'ts of the Writing Life with Jeffrey Miller, writer, translator, lawyer, and musician

June 15, 2006 — AGM and member readings
May 18, 2006 — How to Write a Good Crime Novel with crime author Rick Blechta
April 20, 2006 — Humour Writing: Tips from Ian Darling, editorial writer for the Kitchener Record, and author of Go Ask Dad: Fathers are Nice Guys
March 16, 2006 — What Makes a Crime Story Successful? with crime author, Dennis Richard Murphy
February 16, 2006 — Get writing tips from Antanas Sileika, Director of Humber School for Writers
January 19, 2006 — Experience freefall writing with Author Barbara Turner-Vesselago

June 16, 2005 — Carolyn Weaver host of the hit television program, Fine Print and AGM
May 19, 2005 — Deep Genre: Taking the Thriller Beyond Cheap Thrills with author Barbara Kyle
April 21 , 2005 — Thinking about Thinking workshop with David Hardy
March 17, 2005 — Writing Memoirs with author Edward Payne and Stephen Newman of Wingate Press
February 17, 2005 — The Editorial Process with author Wendy Thomas plus mini seminar: Self Editing presented by Ben Antao
January 20, 2005 — Breaking the Logjam (an Interactive Seminar) with author Anne Toner Fung
December 16, 2004 — Member Open Mike
November 18, 2004 — The Art of Storytelling with author David Silverberg plus mini seminar: Writing Tips: What Makes Writing Interesting? presented by Ben Antao
October 21, 2004 — Panel Discussion: Self Publishing (Who Should Self-Publish? with Richard Grove of Hidden Brook Press plus The Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing with Gilbert Khoury plus The Marketing Side of Self-Publishing with Tracy Repchuk

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