Member Application

CANSCAIP Members (Professional Member) are those whose writings, illustrations or performances for children have been commercially/professionally/traditionally published or produced. All Member applications are subject to approval. For benefits of becoming a Member, click here.

For Friend (Associate Member) application information, click here.

Member Qualifications

Qualifications for CANSCAIP Member include ONE of the following:

• the writing or illustration of one or more books for children published by a recognized trade or educational publisher.
• the writing or illustration of five or more short stories, articles, poems or songs for children published commercially.
• the illustration of four covers of novels or other books for children.
• the writing of one or more plays, operettas, musicals or other theatrical vehicles for children published or produced commercially, or similar writing of film for children.
• performers must be professionals who are paid for performances for children.
  

* Writers or illustrators of self-published, print-on-demand or other books not published by a recognized trade or educational publisher can join CANSCAIP as a Friend, but not as a Member. CANSCAIP declines to individually assess a candidate's self-published work, as becoming professionally published by a recognized publisher is a reasonably objective benchmark of editorial quality.

Applying to Become a Member

To apply to become a Member, complete the form below and email it office@canscaip.org with "New/Returning Member Application" in the subject line.

Prefer mail? Print and complete the Membership Application Form, and send with a cheque for $85 to the CANSCAIP office at 720 Bathurst Street Suite 503, Toronto Ontario M5S 2R4.

Member Application Form