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Hey SiWC peeps! We're thrilled to announce that our #SiWC18 presenter roster is now up on our presenter page. We're SO excited. We've got writers of all different genres, screenwriters, poets, and an amazing group of editors and agents. On the list, you'll find returning friends and lots of brand new faces. Registration will open Wednesday, June 6 at noon Pacific. Mark your calendars and come join us to learn from all these wonderful people!

Here's an update of all that's going on at SiWC Central, put together for you by the wonderful Jen Browne, SiWC's administrative coordinator: Writers, it's almost March. MARCH. Here's what we're currently working on here at SiWC: SiWC at Sea!: we cruise in six and a half weeks. If you want to attend, email registration@siwc.ca as soon as possible. Writing Contest: we'll begin accepting submissions for the annual SiWC writers' contest on April 1....

The workshops are over; blue pencils are done. The pitches are pitched; the panels have run. And just like that, SiWC is behind us for another year. Here at SiWC Central, we'll be taking a little bit of recovery time before we dive back in to planning SiWC18 for next October AND SiWC at Sea for this coming April. We hope you'll join us for both. In the meantime, we want to thank all of you who were part of this year's conference, whether as an attendee, presenter, volunteer, board...

Coming to SiWC? Our conference ambassador, Hayley, has written this post for you. Going to a writer’s conference can be a bit like walking into the high school cafeteria. It’s loud. Chaotic. You have no idea where to sit. Just approaching people can feel like a monumental task. At SiWC, we hope we can make it a little bit easier to connect. If the cold open gives you cold sweats, try reaching out on our meet-up hashtag, #SiWCmeet. Use it to filter through the...