Join CANSCAIP

CANSCAIP is dedicated to Canadian children's authors, illustrators and performers and their work. We provide promotional and networking opportunities to over 400 professional Members and 600 Friends, making us the largest organization in Canada supporting creative work for children and teens. Canada's creators for young people have achieved great success here and around the world, and CANSCAIP has been an important part of encouraging that success. Please join us!

Benefits of Membership

Members

CANSCAIP Members are traditionally* published authors, illustrators and professional performers.

*What is traditionally published? Publication in print or e-book through a recognized Canadian publisher or international publisher is considered as eligibility to be a CANSCAIP Member. 

A CANSCAIP Member receives:

• CANSCAIP News quarterly newsletter
• discounted price on our conferences, webinars, and other registration events
• bio page and photo on CANSCAIP Members Directory on our website
• monthly membership meetings with others who care about children’s literature 
• opportunities to become a paid Blue Pencil Mentor to evaluate other writers' work
  
• opportunities to promote your work at CANSCAIP's group book launches at Ontario Library Association's annual SuperConference  
• announcements, book industry news, meeting notices, book launch invitations 
• your book launch info and announcements can be distributed to CANSCAIP's membership  
• a vote at our Annual Meeting of Members

Member fee: $85 CDN yearly

For Member application information, click here.  

Or contact:

CANSCAIP
720 Bathurst St., Suite 503
Toronto, ON M5S 2R4
CANADA

416-515-1559  

office@canscaip.org

Friends 

Friend (Associate) membership is open to unpublished or aspiring children's authors, illustrators and performers. Self-published authors or illustrators, in print, print on demand or e-book, including through sole-proprietorship companies are welcome to be a CANSCAIP Friend. Librarians, teachers, designers, parents, editors and publishers, can also join CANSCAIP as a Friend.

Each CANSCAIP Friend receives:

• CANSCAIP News e-quarterly and CANSCAIP meeting notes monthly.
• regular meetings with others who care about children’s literature.
• Friends section on the website with helpful articles 
• Blue Pencil program for your work to be evalated by a CANSCAIP Mentor (for an additional fee).
  
• access to the CANSCAIP blog to post info about events, awards and new books.
  
• announcements, invitations and book industry news via email 
  
• vote at our Annual Meeting of Members

Friend fee: $45 CDN yearly 

To become a Friend, go to our online application. 

By mail: Please send your name, email, phone and mailing address, with a cheque for $45 to:

CANSCAIP
720 Bathurst St., Suite 503
Toronto, ON M5S 2R4
CANADA

416-515-1559  

office@canscaip.org