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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

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 21, 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!