• 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 *

• 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