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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 worthwh

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 frie

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.   ~kc kcdyer, www.kcdyer.com, sweetly tweeting @kcdyer  

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

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.theclarionfoundati

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 fo

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

Want to cut down on your carbon footprint and maybe get to know someone new in the process? This is the thread for you! Use the comments section to find ride share options for this year’s SiWC. We suggest posting whether you want to share a cab from the airport, are happy to drive people in yo

By very popular request, especially given that the hotel is completely sold out for some of our nights, we’re here with this year’s room share blog. Have a room at the hotel you’d like to share with someone to save some money? Couldn’t get a room and would love to find someon

… are you ready? The email box slams shut on Friday, September 22, at midnight. Our contest has had some mighty fine winners over the years. This picture here? In 2013, judges Jack Whyte and Diana Gabaldon decided that writer Jennifer Manuel would be the first entrant ever to TIE with HERSELF

With all the excitement over registration for #SiWC17, we’d like to share this post from our conference ambassador Hayley Lavik. It’s that time again! Registration is open and brand new writers are coming to SiWC for the very first time. With four days of workshops, master classes, and one-o

Well. Our registration opening yesterday was unprecedented. Record-breaking, even. Thank you to all the writers out there who are as excited as we are about #SiWC17! A few updates and reminders… Our Friday Only passes are now sold-out. Our Youth passes are sold-out. The conference itself is mo

Flawless start to our registration process this year — Hooray!   Jack Whyte’s class sold out in a new record time. 5 minutes!   Six minutes into registration, we are 10% sold out.   Hold on to your hats. We are in for a record year!     ~kc   Edited to add:

Watch this space. We open at 12 noon PDT. We are SO excited about this year’s conference — hope to see you there!

We at SiWC central are celebrating this fine Sunday in May by bringing to you the latest in workshop and Master Class information for #SiWC17.  Check out the menu bar at the top of the page for the latest scheduling information along with our amazing list of presenters. Class descriptions are being

  Issue 14 of Pulp Literature is now available, featuring the winning story in our 2016 writing contest, written by Claire Gregory. Congratulations again to Claire for her wonderful story, and many thanks to Pulp Literature for publishing our winner this year! Check out the edition here.