Year in Review
2008 Meetings & Workshops - 2007 Meetings & Workshops
2008 Meetings & Workshops
June 14 - A social and pot luck supper for members and their guests was hosted by Margaret Hume.
May 24 - Workshop - Lois Peterson helped to get our writing muscle in shape, offered insight into the power and perils of writer's block, and provided tools and strategies for moving our projects (real and imagined) from idea to publication.
May 7 - A panel consisting of kc dyer, James McCann and Meg Tilly discussed writing for children and teens.
March 12 - Michael Duncan spoke about writing for a cause. Using books to promote varous causes, he has sold more than $1 million worth of books to help various causes.
February - Our annual open mic night, with readings from members and others.
February 2 - Workshop - Jan Drabek discussed various approaches to writing memoirs.
January - Jan Drabek talked about his experiences as the Czech ambassador to Kenya and Albania. He has 16 published books, including several novels and memoirs.
2008 Photos
Our May discussion panel on writing for children and teens
Lois Peterson led our May workshop
2007 Meetings & Workshops
December - Annual dinner for members & guests only, plus another successful silent auction.
November - Branch AGM, followed by Spider Robinson reading from his latest book.
October - Miranda Pearson talked about poetry and read from her award-winning book.
September - Lisa Manfield spoke about the role of literary journals in building a writing career.
June - A barbeque for members and their guests was hosted by Anthony & Penny Dalton.
During the year, CAA also had tables at various events to promote CAA, handing out flyers and displaying (and selling) books by our members. Events included the World Poetry Gala at VPL in February and the annual Summer Dream Festival in July, Vancouver's Word on the Street in September, and the Surrey International Writers Conference in October. Several CAA authors also read at events hosted by the Cornerstone Cafe in October.
2007 Photos
Word on the Street Summer 2007 BBQ AfrikaDey
Awards from World Poetry
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Updated: June 2, 2009