Congratulations to Emily-Jane Hills Orford, whose recent book,  F-Stop: A Life in Pictures, Baico 2011 has been named a finalist in the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Biography section.  Contact: tel: 613-489-1768 email: ejhomusic@gmail.com web: http://www3.sympatico.ca/mistymo

“Getting the Dream Deal--a Writer's Journey”

Penguin Books has just released Ottawa writer Peggy Blair’s debut novel, The Beggar's Opera to favourable reviews in The National Post, The Ottawa Citizen, Quill & Quire, and more.

Peggy shares the story of a journey to publication that took five years, 150 agent rejections, several manuscript drafts, and a fortunate encounter in a bar!

PWAC Ottawa hosts an author's perspective on what it takes to find an agent and publisher in 2012.

Thursday, April 5th

6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe Street. 

Register* online at pwacottawa@gmail.com 

This event is free to PWAC Ottawa members. 

Cost for non-members: $25 general public or $20 for students & members of writers & editors' organizations. Early Birds--Register by April 1st and receive a $5 discount on the entry fee.

*Only registered attendees will be eligible for a draw to win one of two copies of The Beggar's Opera.

February Seminar

PWAC Ottawa is hosting a two-hour seminar on February 25th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium, 120 Metcalfe Street. Entitled "Getting a grip on your finances," this event features Ottawa money-minders Sandy Tunwell and Dylan Rose who will show you how to keep more of the money you earn and how to make it grow. Tunwell - owner, founder and managing consultant at accountrain - will present tax-time tips and discuss bookkeeping basics. Dylan Rose - financial advisor with the Independent Planning Group investment firm - will speak on planning for the future as an independent business operator.

This event is free to PWAC Ottawa members. Cost for non-members: $25 general public or $20 for students/members of writers' organizations. Non-members who register online at pwacottawa@gmail.com by February 22nd will receive a $5 discount on the entry fee.

Website Updates

If your information on the Ottawa PWAC site is out of date, please contact edit@partnerpublishing.com and send in the correct information. Updating will take place between January 15th and February 15th.