Membership
- Annual dues for 2023 / 2024 are $25.00 ($26.25 if paying online) and are payable on September 1st
- Membership is from September 1st to August 31st
- General Meetings are in-person from 7 to 9 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month from September to June at the Bayside Café, 5 – 2760 Cliffe Ave.
- The Annual General Meeting is held on the third Thursday in June
- Membership form – online payment – select “Join Now” tab
- Membership form – Mail-in
The Comox Valley Writers Society avows not to publish, share, or sell any personal information collected from members and non-members.
Member Benefits
* Member Benefits *
- Monthly General Meetings with Guest Speaker and/or Open Mic on the 3rd Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m., September to June
- Small Writing Groups: 6-8 writers, similar genres/interests, group-determined schedules
- Prose & Poetry at Courtenay Public Library: third Monday of the month, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Come to listen and/or read
- Reading Night at the Courtenay Public Library: last Thursday of the month, 6 to 8 p.m.
- Annual North Island Writers Conference in January – Attend and/or volunteer
- Special presentations on topics of interest to writers
- Assistance with Member book launches: $50 contribution available; planning and on-site help
- Beta Reader Program
- Monthly newsletters: CVWS, community and Vancouver Island news of interest to writers
- Website: general information, current activities and other news / FaceBook page
- Writer-in-Residence Programs: access to McLoughlin Gardens, Haig-Brown programs
- Group membership in the Comox Valley Arts Society and McLoughlin Gardens Society
- Member draws: Words on the Water, Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival
- BC BookWorld: free copies to all attending monthly General Meetings and at designated points in the community
Updated August 2023
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CV Writers Society
PO Box 3566
Courtenay, BC
V9N 6Z8