MEETING Wed. Dec. 13 at 7:00; SPEAKERS: Vikki Van Sickle, Naseem Hrab, Liz MacLeod, Mary Beth Leatherdale and Hadley Dyer

Our special December holiday meeting features a panel of editors and other publishing people who are also authors:  Vikki Van Sickle, Naseem Hrab, Liz MacLeod, Mary Beth Leatherdale and Hadley Dyer. This panel will be fun and fascinating--don't miss it!

DESSERT POTLUCK: Our December dessert potluck is a CANSCAIP tradition, so bake or buy something yummy to bring! (And if you don't bring anything, come anyway. There's always plenty!) Coffee, plates and forks supplied.    

BOOK SALES: Feel free to bring copies of your newest book to sell (3 to 5 is usually enough). Everyone looks after their own sales, so bring loonies and toonies to make change. We suggest rounding prices (e.g., $10.00 instead of $10.95) to make sales easier to tally.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MEMBERS: Got a new book? Award? Book launch? Get yourself on the agenda to make your announcement at the meeting! Send the following information to office@canscaip.org.

• Your name
  
• Book title 
  
• Publisher, genre and/or age range 
  
• Summary of book and/or launch, award, tour, or other news 
  
• Will you make your announcement at the meeting in person? 
• Put Member Announcement and your name in the email subject line 

DINNER WITH THE SPEAKER: Everyone is welcome to the pre-meeting dinner with the speakers at 5:00 at The Pickle Barrel (Yonge-Eglinton Centre, 2nd floor). RSVP to Cathy Rondina. 

LOCATION: Toronto Public Library Northern District Branch, 40 Orchard View Blvd. (1 block N of Eglinton, W off Yonge), Room 200 (2nd floor).

TRANSIT & PARKING: From Eglinton station on the Yonge subway line, walk 1 block N on Yonge to Orchard View. The closest parking is Yonge-Eglinton Centre's (expensive) underground lot with an entrance on Orchard View, and there are several Green P parking lots in the area.