For more than 40 years, CANSCAIP has been dedicated to Canadian children's authors, illustrators and performers and their work. We provide professional development, promotion, and networking opportunities to over 400 professional Members and 600 associate Friends--we're 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 or illustrators, and professional performers* for children or teens.

*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. 

Traditional publishers cover the costs of editing, design, illustration, printing, marketing, sales and distribution—creators don't pay for their books to be published.  Traditional publishers also pay creators through advances against royalties, and royalties on sales.

*What is a professional performer?  Performers, including storytellers, who are paid at a professional standard for their performances children or teens in classrooms, libraries and other venues.   

 CANSCAIP Members receive:

  • monthly membership meetings featuring expert speakers, held via Zoom on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (except Jul and Aug)
  • CANSCAIP News quarterly newsletter,  with opportunities to include your news in upcoming issues 
  • discounted registration fees on our conferences and other paid events
  • announcements, book industry news, book launch invitations 
  • a vote at our Annual Meeting of Members and opportunities for voting positions on CANSCAIP's board of directors
  • your bio and photo in CANSCAIP Members Directory on our website
  • peer listserv to ask questions and discuss professional issues with other Members
  • your book launch info and announcements distributed to our membership 

Member fee: $85 CDN yearly

Member Application - Join Now!

Or contact:

CANSCAIP
720 Bathurst St., Suite 412
Toronto, ON M5S 2R4
CANADA

Phone: 416-515-1559  

Email: office@canscaip.org

Friends 

CANSCAIP's Friend membership is open to unpublished, self-published*, and aspiring children's authors and illustrators, and amateur children's performers. CANSCAIP Friends also include teachers, librarians, publishers, journalists and many others interested in kids books.

*What is self-published?  Self-published authors or hybrid-published authors pay for some or all of the costs of producing their books.  Requiring authors to pay for their books to be produced is a key difference between self-publishing and traditional publishing.  Self-publishing includes companies that offer services to self-published authors, hybrid publishing companies,  and sole-proprietorship companies. 

CANSCAIP Friends receive:

  • monthly membership meetings featuring expert speakers; held via Zoom on the 2nd Wednesday of each month (except Jul and Aug)
  • CANSCAIP News quarterly newsletter
  • discounted registration fees on our conferences, Writing for Children Competition, and other paid events
  • announcements, book industry news,  book launch invitations 
  • a vote at our Annual Meeting of Members and opportunities for voting Friend at Large positions on CANSCAIP's board of directors

    Friend fee: $45 CDN yearly 

    Online Friend Application - Join Now!

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

    CANSCAIP
    720 Bathurst St., Suite 412
    Toronto, ON M5S 2R4
    CANADA

    Phone: 416-515-1559

    Email: office@canscaip.org