September 21 – Thursday at 7 p.m. – Bayside Café, #5 – 2760 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay

We are excited to announce that our guest speaker for the evening is Vici Johnstone from Caitlin Press. Vici will speak about “The changing landscape in publishing. Where do we go from here?” Bring your curiosity and your questions. Writer friends who are non-members are welcome to join us for this event.

Membership fees for the 2023 / 2024 year are due now. Cost is $25.00 and Membership forms will be available at the meeting, or you can pay online through the CVWS website.

As always, our thanks to Ben and Gerri, owners of the Bayside.

The Comox Valley Writers Society’s 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held on June 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Stan Hagen Theatre, North Island College campus.

At 7 p.m., following the AGM, BC author Bill Arnott will read and show slides from his best-selling book, A Season on Vancouver Island. His book will be available for purchase and signing before and after the presentation, thanks to Laughing Oyster Books.

It promises to be a fabulous evening! See you there!

May 18 – Thursday at 7 pm – Bayside Café, #5 – 2760 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay

We are excited to announce our guest speaker for the evening is Joy Gugeler, PhD, from Vancouver Island University. Joy will speak to us about “The pros and cons of traditional versus self-publishing—which one is right for you.” Please bring your questions to this informative presentation.

The evening will wrap up with an Open Mic. Bring your poetry or prose and sign up at the door to read for about five minutes.

See you there!

(Our thanks to Ben and Gerri, owners of the Bayside, for providing this lovely venue.)

April 20 – Thursday at 7 pm – Bayside Café, #5 – 2760 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay

Guest speaker is Sarah Corsie from Caitlin Press.

Sarah will speak about “The changing landscape in publishing. Where do we go from here?” Bring your curiosity and your questions.

Sarah Corsie is the production manager at Caitlin Press and Dagger Editions. Prior to joining the Caitlin Press team in 2018, she worked as the marketing coordinator at Harbour Publishing and Douglas & McIntyre.

Originally from Nanaimo, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Vancouver Island University and a Master of Publishing Degree from SFU. She lives in the qathet district, (formerly Powell River Regional District), on the Sunshine Coast.

The evening will wrap up with an Open Mic. Bring your poetry or prose and sign up at the door to read for about five minutes.

See you there!

(As always, our thanks to Ben and Gerri, owners of the Bayside, for providing this lovely venue at no cost to us!)

This meeting is an in-person “Welcome Back Social” under the shelter at Kin Beach from 4 – 8 p.m.

Members are to bring a chair, a blanket (if weather is cool), a picnic for yourself and something you have written. Five-minute readings will run from 4:30 – 6.

Due to the current COVID situation, the Board respectfully asks everyone to wear a mask for this event. Thank you.

Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 7 p.m.
This is our last General meeting before our Summer Break!

Join us via Zoom to meet your new and returning Board members for 2021 /2022, as well as hear about the latest Member accomplishments and any other CVWS news of note.

See you there!

(Zoom invitation will be sent to all CVWS Members.)

Notice to all CVWS Members!

Annual General Meeting is tonight…May 20, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Election of new Officers for 2021 / 2022 and Annual Reports from your current Board Members.

This is a very worthwhile organization. Please consider volunteering some of your time towards the continued growth and value of the Comox Valley Writers Society.