Next Seminar January 29: Selling Your Manuscript: A Literary Agent Talks Contracts & Publishers

Register now for our upcoming seminar!

Toronto Literary Agent and Rights & Contracts legal expert Marilyn Biderman will discuss what it takes to get a book contract and how to ensure you get a fair deal with a publisher. Q & A to follow.

After 12 years with McClelland & Stewart, Marilyn Biderman recently left her position as Vice President, Rights & Contracts, to found her own literary agency, Marilyn Biderman Literary Management. She has taught at the publishing programs at Ryerson University, Simon Fraser University, Humber College, and Centennial College. Marilyn is also a lawyer, and the author of several papers on copyright law.

Presented by the Ottawa Chapter of the
Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)

Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:30-12:30pm
Ottawa Public Library Main Branch Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe

$25 general public, $5 discount for students/members of other writers’ organizations, $5 discount for early registration (to register, email pwacottawa@gmail.com by January 26)

November 20 Seminar: The Art of the Pitch

Are you looking to master the Art of the Pitch? Sell your stories to more local magazines?

Attend our seminar where you’ll learn what magazine editors look for in a story pitch

Peggy Berkowitz
Editor at University Affairs

Dan Black
Editor at Legion Magazine

Presented by the Ottawa Chapter of the
Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)

Saturday, November 20, 2010 1-3pm
Ottawa Public Library Main Branch Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe
Cost: $25 general public
or $20 for students/members of writers’ organizations
Early-bird discount: Register online and save an extra $5.
Send your name and contact information to pwacottawa@gmail.com
by November 17th. Discount will be applied at the door.

Do you want to get more Linked-In? Twitter-y?

In the spirit of social networking, the Editors’ Association of Canada-National Capital Region (EAC-NCR) and the Ottawa Chapter - Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) are pleased to bring you a PANEL of 3 SOCIAL MEDIA LIVEWIRES:

IAN CAPSTICK – Owner @ www.mediastyle.ca
SUSAN MURPHY – Algonquin Instructor & Partner @ www.jestercreative.com
KATHRYN SCHWAB – Director of Social Media @ www.cyansolutions.com

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
7:30-9:30 pm

Travelodge Hotel – Rotary Room
1376 Carling Ave – Ottawa

Link into the power of social media!

Network your writing and editing career – in 140 characters or less!

$10 general public

Save the date: Our next PWAC seminar is April 24, 2010 12-2pm

Have you ever wanted to be a technical writer? A proposal writer? A ghost writer?

Attend our spring seminar where guest panellists Kerry Surman, Heidi Lasi and Karen Opas-Lanouette will show you how!

Kerry Surman teaches editing, usability, and document planning and management in the Technical Writer graduate certificate program at Algonquin College. She has worked in technical writing, training, communications, and human resources for a variety of employers and is co-author of the first Canadian edition of Technical Communication: A Reader-Centred Approach. Kerry will be presenting an overview of technical writing.

Heidi Lasi is an award-winning producer, director and writer with more than 20 years of experience in communications. She has worked with the private, public and non-profit sectors on a variety of projects and has written and co-written successful proposals to foundations, corporations and government agencies. Heidi will be discussing everything you need to know about writing an effective proposal.

Karen Opas-Lanouette is an experienced writer and editor-in-chief at Partner Publishing. She is also a seasoned ghostwriter who, over the past three years, has ghostwritten five non-fiction books and is currently ghostwriting two more. Karen will be discussing the ins and outs of the ghostwriting profession, including how to earn a living as an invisible writer.

Presented by the Ottawa Chapter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)

Saturday, April 24th, 2010, 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Ottawa Public Library Main Branch Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe
Cost: $25 general public or $20 for students/members of writers’ organizations
Early-bird discount: Register online and save an extra $5. Send your name and contact information to pwacottawa@gmail.com by April 22nd. Discount will be applied at the door.

Next PWAC Ottawa Seminar February 27, 1-3

Want to start a freelance writing business?

PWAC Ottawa is hosting a seminar, open to members and non-members, on how to start your freelance writing business. The two-hour seminar features guest panellists Christine LeBlanc, an experienced communications consultant, and Suzanne Bowness, an established freelance writer and editor who has designed websites for many writers and editors.

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time: 1-3pm
Location: Ottawa Public Library Main Branch Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe St.
Cost: $25 for the general public or $20 for students/members of writers' organizations. An early-bird discount is available for participants who register online by sending their name and contact information to pwacottawa@gmail.com by February 25th. Discount will be applied at the door.

Door prize: Draw for a one-year PWAC student membership.