Membership
- Annual dues for 2021 / 2022 are $25.00 ($26.25 if paying online) and are payable on September 1st
- Membership is from September 1st to August 31
- General Meetings are on the third Thursday of each month from September to June and will be held virtually via Zoom until further notice
- Annual General Meetings are held on the third Thursday in June
- Membership Form – online payment
- Mail-in Membership Form
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 *
NB: Until further notice, all scheduled meetings are Zoom accessible only
- Monthly General Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7-9 pm, September to June
- Small Writing Groups: 6-8 writers, similar genres/interests, group-determined schedules
- Prose & Poetry at Courtenay Library: last Friday of the month, 12-2 pm (on hold for now); come to listen and/or read
- Annual North Island Writers Conference: NIWC in January – Attend and/or volunteer
- Special Zoom Presentations on topics of interest to writers
- Assistance with Book Launches: $50 contribution available; planning and on-site help
- Mini Interest Sessions: arranged in response to member requests
- Member Writing / Editorial Support: Reciprocal Reading; Beta Readers
- 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
April 2021
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CV Writers Society
PO Box 3566
Courtenay, BC
V9N 6Z8