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SiWC19 has come and gone, and man, did we ever have fun. Thank you to everyone who attended, presented, volunteered, and showed up for our book signing and in-store event at Indigo. What a year! Thanks to all of you, it was a huge success, and we’re looking forward to doing it all again for 20

Our amazing ambassador, Hayley Lavik, has written a guest post for us about getting ready for your blue pencil session. Check it out, and read through to the end for info on connecting with her and other writers at SiWC this year. Here’s Hayley! How to Prepare for Your Blue Pencil Session The

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

If you entered the writing contest this year, please check your email. All shortlisted authors have now been notified. Congratulations to ALL who entered — you are all winners, to us, for getting your work out there, and at the same time, helping to support SiWC. 100% of entry fees go to suppo

You’ve still got a little time left to take your chance at our $1000 [+publication!] first prize — contest closes Friday, September 20th at midnight. If you are submitting by email, you will receive an acknowledgement by return email. If you have submitted and not received a note back, p

Have a room at the hotel that you’d like to share with someone to save some money? Couldn’t get a room and would love to find someone who’s willing to share? This post is for you! Please use the comments section to connect with potential roommates. We suggest posting whether you ha

…because it’s a mere TWO weeks until opening day for the annual #SiWC Writing Contest, and we want to read your words! All the contest deets can be found HERE, along with our PayPal link for paying for your entry on-line.PLEASE take a moment and read through the information on this page

Apologies for the delay. I literally left #SiWC18 this year to fly to Scotland, where my daughter has just been married. Celebrations all ’round! Contest results are here, too, delayed but celebratory! Our winner receives $1000, and honourable mentions $150 each. Winner: Robin Malcolm for THE

Here’s our conference ambassador, Hayley, here to fill you in on the great night owl events happening for SiWC registrants this year: It’s almost time. The suitcases are packed. The flights are boarding. The hotel is waiting. It’s time for SiWC 2018! With workshops, blue pencil app

Well, writers, you have Blown. Us. Away! The #SiWC18 writing contest has exceeded all others in scope, breadth and quality. More than 170 entries from six provinces, fifteen states, eight countries [and five islands, too]! Winnowing down this amazing collection of stories [the equivalent of NINE ful

It’s time once again for our annual ride share blog. This is a chance for you to arrange carpools to and from the conference or connect with people who are flying in or out around the same time as you are to share a cab. Use the comments section to find ride share options for this year’s

Yes, indeed — it’s that time of year again! Our venerable SiWC writing is about to close. Deadline is Friday, September 21, 2018, midnight. Here’s a little reminder, since so many of you are submitting electronically. Write your story in whatever software you please — Word, P

Have a room at the completely sold out hotel that you’d like to share with someone to save some money? Couldn’t get a room and would love to find someone who’s willing to share? This post is for you! Please use the comments section to connect with potential roommates. We suggest po

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