Victoria & Islands Branch Meetings
Meeting Schedule - Upcoming 2007-2008 Meeting Dates and Topics - Past Meetings
Besides our regular monthly meetings, Victoria & Islands Branch offers Writers' Circles, workshops and other writing events.
About Our Meetings
Monthly Meetings
The Victoria & Islands Branch will hold a regular meeting on the second Tuesday of each month (September through May) 7:00-9:00 p.m. The index to meetings will help you to quickly locate the upcoming meeting dates to plan your calendar.
Open to All Writers
All writers are invited to attend our meetings. Meetings are free to members; $5 for non-members.
Meeting Location
Meetings will be held at various locations until somewhere that works for the majority is established. See each meeting date for details until a permanent location is established.
Upcoming 2007-2008 Meeting Dates and Topics
Events: Sorted by Date
Upcoming events are sorted chronologically by date. Archived events are sorted by reverse date order (oldest at the bottom).
May 13, 2008—Writers' Circles
Writers' Circle critique groups help writers improve their writing with feedback from other writers.
In this session we'll look at the advantages of writers' circles and how they can help improve your writing.
If you've been looking for a place to get feedback on your writing, here's your chance to join an effective group. By meeting together, we have a better chance of setting a schedule workable for all members in a circle.
More about our Writers' circles.
This event will be open to our members and to the public.
The meeting will be held in the Downtown Serious Coffee (Yates & Broad) in the upstairs lounge.
Please contact us if you would like more information.
June-August—Summer Hiatus
The Victorias & Islands Branch does not meeting during the summer, except for our Summer Tea. Please look for us again in September, 2008.
September 9, 2008—A New Season 
Our monthly meetings are held from September through May, except December each year. Look for a new series of events beginning in September, including at least one workshop designed to hone your writing skills.
We're currently working on finding an inexpensive central location where we can meet regularly. If you have suggestions, please contact us.
This event will be open to our members and to the public.
Please contact us if you would like more information.
Past Meetings
Archived events are sorted by reverse date order (oldest at the bottom).
April 8, 2008—CAA: Only 87 Years Old and Getting Better!
The location for this meeting has been added.
The Canadian Authors Association is in the process of a three-year plan that makes for a stronger national presence with more services and information available to CAA writers than ever before.
Come hear Anthony Dalton, CAA National's Co-Vice-President, speak about what changes are being planned and how those will make the CAA a better vehicle for Canadian writers than ever before. Tony brings the perspective of a successful writer as well as his experience as part of the CAA leadership team.
Presenter Bio
Anthony Dalton, author of Alone Against the Arctic (Heritage House, 2007), is a British-born Canadian adventurer, writer and photographer. His expeditions have taken him across the Sahara, through the deserts of the Middle East, into the mountains of Afghanistan, down wilderness rivers in northern Canada, into the Australian outback, through the Sundarbans jungle of Bangladesh, and into the Arctic. His previous books are Wayward Sailor: In Search of the Real Tristan Jones, J/Boats: Sailing to Success and Baychimo: Arctic Ghost Ship. He is also co-author of The Best of Nautical Quarterly, Vol 1, The Lure of Sail. Visit: www.anthonydalton.com
Anthony, CAA National's Co-Vice-President and Past-President of CAA Vancouver Branch, leads non-fiction workshops and has spoken professionally in both Canada and the United States.
Meeting Location
This meeting will be held in the Downtown Serious Coffee (Yates & Broad) in the upstairs lounge.
Please check back for updates or contact us if you would like more information.
March 27, 2008—Mini-Workshop: Know Which Rules to Break
The details for this event have been moved to our Workshops page.
March 11, 2008—Blue Pencil
Note: Meeting Topic & Location Changed
Because of a family emergency, Anthony Dalton will be unable to attend the meeting on March 11th. We have rescheduled Anthony and his CAA: Only 87 Years Old and Getting Better! for our April 8th meeting.
Blue Pencil Meeting
Bring out your best current writing. We'll work with each other's writing, noting what is working and making positive suggestions for improvements.
If you're interested in our Writers' Circles, be sure to come prepared with your calendar so we can work out a mutually-acceptable meeting time and location. All writers are welcome to attend. More about our Writers' Circles.
Meeting Location
We've reserved the upstairs room at the Serious Coffee in Esquimalt Plaza (#27-1153 Esquimalt Road) for 7:00-8:00 p.m. (they close at 8:00 p.m.).
Please check back for updates or contact us if you would like more information.
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Updated: May 1, 2008
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