Monthly Meetings
Monthly Membership Meetings via Zoom
- CANSCAIP's monthly membership meetings via Zoom are attended by our Members and Friends across Canada. The meetings are a key benefit of membership, providing regular opportunities to learn from and connect with Canada's kidlit community.
- The meetings include announcements by Members and Friends, speakers or panels, and breakout rooms to chat in smaller groups. Meetings are typically about two hours long.
- Our meeting speakers and panels include authors, illustrators, performers, editors, art directors, and other industry professionals. See our upcoming meeting speakers below.
- Not yet a CANSCAIP Member or Friend? We may extend an invitation to attend a meeting to people considering membership, as a one-time courtesy. Please contact office@canscaip.org.
DATES & TIMES ACROSS CANADA: CANSCAIP's membership meetings are via Zoom on the second Wednesday of each month (not in July or August). Start times across Canada:
BC 4:00pm | AB 5:00pm | SK 5:00pm | MB 6:00pm | ON 7:00pm | QC 7:00pm | NB 8:00pm | NS 8:00pm | PE 8:00pm | NL 8:30pm.
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENTS: New book? Nominated for an award? Tour or book launch ahead? News about the kidlit community? Announce your news at the meeting! Please aim to make your announcement a maximum of 2 minutes due to time constraints.
MEETING RECORDINGS: The monthly meetings are recorded. CANSCAIP Members and Friends can access the meeting recordings via the Members and Friends Only Section of our website.
MEETING SPEAKERS & TOPICS: September 2022 to June 2023
WED SEPT 14 Editors Panel | Bev Brenna (Red Deer Press), Hadley Dyer (moderator), Doeun Rivendell (Orca Book Publishers)
WED OCT 12 Books That Go Bump in the Night | Marty Chan (moderator), Melanie Florence, Joel Sutherland
WED NOV 9 Illustrator Night | Kim Smith
WED DEC 14 Yes, I Can: Writing Well-Rounded Characters with Disabilities | Karen Autio, Darren Groth, Heather O'Connor
WED JAN 11 Meet the Province: Saskatchewan's Kidlit Community | Arthur Slade (moderator), Miriam Körner, Judith Silverthorne, Maureen Ulrich
WED FEB 8 Edit Your Own Work: The Write Stuff | Wanda Taylor (moderator), Erin Alladin, Bev Katz Rosenbaum
WED MAR 8 Nonfiction: Research, Pitches, Pulling it Together | Heather Camlot (moderator), Lindsay Carmichael, Joyce Grant, Natalie Hyde
WED APR 12 Illustrator Night | Carmen Mok
WED MAY 10 Writing Graphic Novels | Ted Staunton (moderator), Cale Atkinson, Naseem Hrab, Deborah Kerbel
WED JUN 14 Editorial Development | Yasemin Uçar, Kids Can Press
Speakers may change without notice due to unforeseen circumstances.