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Monthly Meetings

Monthly Membership Meetings via Zoom

  • CANSCAIP's monthly membership meetings via Zoom are attended by our Members and Friends across Canada.  The meetings are a key benefit of membership, providing regular opportunities to learn from and connect with Canada's kidlit community.  
  • The meetings include announcements by Members and Friends, speakers or panels, and breakout rooms to chat in smaller groups. Meetings are typically about two hours long.  
  • Our meeting speakers and panels include authors, illustrators, performers, editors, art directors, and other industry professionals.  See our upcoming meeting speakers below.
  • Not yet a CANSCAIP Member or Friend? We may extend an invitation to attend a meeting to people considering membership, as a one-time courtesy.  Please contact office@canscaip.org.

DATES & TIMES:  CANSCAIP's membership meetings are via Zoom on the second Wednesday of each month  (no meetings in July or August).  
Start times across Canada:  BC 4:00pm | AB 5:00pm | SK 5:00pm | MB 6:00pm | ON 7:00pm | QC 7:00pm | NB 8:00pm | NS 8:00pm | PE 8:00pm | NL 8:30pm.  

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENTS: New book? Nominated for an award? Book launch ahead? News about the kidlit community? Announce your news at the meeting! Please aim to make your announcement about 2 minutes due to time constraints. 

MEETING RECORDINGS: The monthly meetings are recorded.  CANSCAIP Members and Friends can access the meeting recordings via the Members and Friends Only Section of our website. 

MEETING SPEAKERS & TOPICS: September 2024 to June 2025

WED SEPT 11   Editor Talk | Barry Jowett (DCB Books for Young Readers)

WED OCT 9      Lyrical Picture Books | Jennifer McGrath, Jean Pendziwol

WED NOV 13     Illustrator Talk | Kari Rust 

WED DEC 11   Meet Nova Scotia | Vicki Grant, other speakers TBA 

WED JAN 8    New Year, New Creators | Darcie Naslund, Terry Pearson, Paola Santos, Jillian Dobson (moderator)

WED FEB 12    Illustrator Talk | Salini Perera

WED MAR 12   Speakers and topic TBA

WED APR 9    Book Reviewers and Book Stores | Helen Kubiew, Edy Graziani, other speakers TBA 

WED MAY 13   Writing Craft | Caroline Adderson

WED JUN 11   Editor Talk | Anne Shone, Tundra Books/Penguin-Random House


Speakers and topics may change without notice. 


CANSCAIP
720 Bathurst St., Suite 412, Toronto, ON M5S 2R4

Email: office@canscaip.org
Phone: 1-416-515-1559

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