The next monthly meeting of the Comox Valley Writers Society is on Thursday, January 17, 2019 in the library at Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School, 1551 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay.

Guest Speaker: Jean Sarrazin, NIC Elder College instructor. Jean will give a presentation on Audio books vs Podcasting: Which is the better medium for practicality and posterity?

Everyone is welcome. Meeting begins at 7 p.m.

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Have you registered for a workshop or two at our 2019 North Island Writers Conference yet? No? Well hurry up!! The workshops are filling up and you do not want to miss out.

Check out the Program and Presenters at https://cvwriterssociety.ca/conference then click on the registration page to fill out the form. Don’t forget to hit the “submit” at the bottom of the page which will take you to the payment page. You can pay either by credit card or through PayPal, if you have an account.

All the fun and festivities start on Friday evening, Jan. 25 at 6:30 in the Stan Hagen Theatre. Terry Jordan, our guest speaker from December (and the Haig-Brown writer-in-residence) will be presenting and giving a reading. Also, the winner of the NIC 3-hour writing contest held on Nov. 18, Alyssa Le Fort, will be reading her winning entry.

Everyone is welcome! Admission is free and refreshments will be served afterwards.
See you there!

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WORDS ON THE WATER, Campbell River Writers Festival, March 15 & 16, 2019. CVWS Members – If you wish to submit your name for a chance to win a free weekend pass, please email [email protected] with the words ‘WORDS ON THE WATER’ on the subject line, or inform Janet at the January 17th General meeting.