Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Authors Association (CAA). Our Branch is one of several Branches established across Canada. Locally, we have lectures, workshops, and social events. We hope that you will join us at our meetings to find out more about what we can offer you in your writing career.
Branch Information & Meetings
We meet monthly on the second Wednesday, September through June, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.). Our meetings are open to the general public for a nominal fee and are held at the
- Alliance for Arts & Cultural Events
- Suite 100, 938 Howe Street
- Vancouver, BC
In addition to our regular meetings, we offer one or two workshops each year, for which a fee is charged. These workshops are offered at a discount to our members. For details, see our Meetings & Workshops.
For help with your writing, see Writer-in-Residence.
For More Information
For more information, please send an email to or phone 604-806-0471.
89th Annual Conference
Canwrite! 2010 Conference will be hosted by Vancouver Branch in Victoria.
June 24–27, 2010
Harbour Towers Hotel
Victoria, BC
Learn more about the Canwrite! 2010 Conference.
Each year the CAA hosts their national CanWrite! Conference in a different location across Canada. There is always a wonderful program for writers, including an Awards Banquet which includes our annual CAA Literary Awards, "honouring writing that achieves excellence without sacrificing popular appeal."
Obtaining More Information
Learn more about CanWrite! Conferences on the CAA National site.
2009 Branch Executive
The Branch Executive and members provide all the planning and administration for the Branch. All are volunteers and provide the needed expertise in the spirit of "writers helping writers." The executive are elected annually in November, but volunteers are welcome at any time.
- President: 604-806-0471
- Past-President: 604-948-2654
- Vice-President: 604-943-9247
- Program Chair: 604-534-3456
- Recording Secretary: Ben Nuttall-Smith 604-535-2977
- Treasurer: 604-816-1083
- CanWrite! 2010 Conference Coordinator: 604-943-9247
- Member at Large: 604-541-9098
- Membership Chair: 604-929-6143
- Newsletter (West Coast Writers): 604-520-1487
- Publicity Chair: 604-535-2977
- Webmaster:
- Writer-in-Residence:
- Writing Circles Coordinator:
Photo of M. A. Hume by Bert MacLean.
Canadian Authors Association
These links are offered to help you with your writing. We make no guarantees of accuracy of the information contained within the pages linked:
- CAA National where you can learn more about our organization, including information about other CAA branches.
- Writing Links on the CAA National site.
- CAA Literary Awards are prestigious national writing awards given to writers by writers.
- CAA Membership forms and information.
www.canauthorsvancouver.org/index.html
Updated: January 4, 2010