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SiWC18 Registration Update
Wow. What a day we've had. Some of you may remember how incredibly excited we were by last year's unprecedented registration numbers. And we were. They were amazing. And then you people went and blew them out of the water this year. AMAZING! Thank you for making all the hard work worthwhile. Some numbers, as of 7:30 this morning, not even 20 hours into registration being open: 90% sold out of Full Conference Packages
87% sold out of Friday Onlys
75% sold out of the entire...
Presenter roster is UP!
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 we GO!!!!
The 2018 Surrey International Writers' Contest is now OPEN! Over $1000 in prizes! Details are HERE. THIS DAY WE WRITE! Questions? Email contest coordinator kc dyer at contest@siwc.ca. ~kckcdyer, www.kcdyer.com, sweetly tweeting...
We've survived February -- hurray! There still might be snow outside, but hope of spring is definitely in the air. And spring brings -- the 26th annual Surrey International Writers' Conference Contest! Details can be found 
SiWC Update!
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....
Clarion’s Lisa Alba Memorial Scholarship
All of us at SiWC Central send our sincere condolences to SiWC presenter alum Terry Brooks on the death of his daughter Lisa Alba in May. We've just heard, and we're so sorry. A Clarion scholarship has been created in Lisa's name. You can donate here: http://www.theclarionfoundation.org/donatenamed.htm#alba
#SiWC17 Thank You
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...
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