Join as a Member (Published)

Member Application

CANSCAIP Members (Professional Member) are those whose writing, illustrations or performances for children have been professionally/traditionally published or produced. All Member applications are subject to approval. For information about being a Member, click here.

Writers or illustrators of self-published, print-on-demand, or other books not published by a recognized trade or educational publisher are welcome to join CANSCAIP as a Friend. CANSCAIP declines to individually assess self-published work, recognizing that becoming published by a recognized publisher is a reasonably objective benchmark of professional editorial quality.

Member Qualifications

Qualifications for CANSCAIP Member include ONE of the following:

• writing or illustration of one or more books for children published by a recognized trade or educational publisher
• writing or illustration of five or more short stories, articles, poems or songs for children published commercially
• illustration of four covers of novels or other books for children
• 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
• professional performers who are paid for performances for children

Applying to Become a Member

To apply to become a Member, complete the form at the link below.

Prefer to pay offline? Please contact the CANSCAIP office by phone 416-515-1559 or by email office@canscaip.org.

Member Application Form