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For more than 40 years, CANSCAIP has been dedicated to Canadian children's authors, illustrators and performers and their work.
We provide professional development, promotion, and networking opportunities to over 400 professional Members and 600 associate Friends--we're the largest organization in Canada supporting creative work for children and teens. Canada's creators for young people have achieved great success here and around the world, and CANSCAIP has been an important part of encouraging that success.
CANSCAIP is friendly, supportive, inclusive, welcoming and proudly Canadian. Please join us!
Benefits of Membership
MembersCANSCAIP Members are traditionally published* authors or illustrators, and professional performers* for children or teens. *What is traditionally published? Publication in print or e-book through a recognized Canadian publisher or international publisher is considered as eligibility to be a CANSCAIP Member. Traditional publishers cover the costs of editing, design, illustration, printing, marketing, sales and distribution—creators don't pay for their books to be published. Traditional publishers also pay creators through advances against royalties, and royalties on sales. *What is a professional performer? Performers, including storytellers, who are paid at a professional standard for their performances children or teens in classrooms, libraries and other venues. CANSCAIP Members receive:
Member fee: $90 CDN yearly Member Application - Join Now! Or contact: CANSCAIP Davisville Centre 1920 Yonge Street, Suite 241 Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2 Phone: 416-515-1559 Email: office@canscaip.org | FriendsCANSCAIP's Friend membership is open to unpublished, self-published*, and aspiring children's authors and illustrators, and amateur children's performers. CANSCAIP Friends also include teachers, librarians, publishers, journalists and many others interested in kids books. *What is self-published? Self-published authors or hybrid-published authors pay for some or all of the costs of producing their books. Requiring authors to pay for their books to be produced is a key difference between self-publishing and traditional publishing. Self-publishing includes companies that offer services to self-published authors, hybrid publishing companies, and sole-proprietorship companies. CANSCAIP Friends receive:
Friend fee: $50 CDN yearly Online Friend Application - Join Now! By mail: Please send your name, email, phone and mailing address, with a cheque for $50 to: CANSCAIP Phone: 416-515-1559 Email: office@canscaip.org |
CANSCAIP
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
Davisville Centre | 1920 Yonge Street, Suite 241 | Toronto, Ontario M4S 3E2
Email: office@canscaip.org
Phone: 1-416-515-1559