• Legal Issues All Writers Must Consider

    Virtual Event Online

    Join us with speaker Natalie Shammas for an informative and engaging talk on the legal challenges writers face in their creative and professional journeys. This session will cover essential topics such as copyright basics, contracts, intellectual property, and defamation laws. Learn how to protect your work, navigate contracts, and avoid common legal pitfalls that can […]

  • Artist-Poet Gathering

    Aurora Town Square 50 Victoria Street, Aurora, Ontario, Canada

    This is a  quarterly meetup between artists and poets in the Aurora Cultural Centre’s galleries in Aurora Town Square. Participants are invited to create spontaneous written and visual responses to […]

  • 7 Stories: A Writing Competition

    The 2025 version of the hugely popular 7 Stories writing competition! This exhibition will feature 7 selected pieces of artwork from the GCAC Permanent Collection. Writing contestants are to select one of […]

  • Seniors 55+ Literary Competition

    Competition

    DISTRICT ‘E’ – 7th ANNUAL SENIORS 55+ LITERARY COMPETITION ALL ONTARIO RESIDENTS WELCOME TO ENTER Submit your original, unpublished entry for – POEMS, ESSAYS, MEMOIRS, SHORT STORIES. Note that all work […]

  • AI for Authors: From Inspiration to Beyond the Final Edit

    Taylor’s Funeral Home 524 Davis Drive, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

    Description A lot has changed in the AI space since generative AI tools such as MidJourney, Dalle, and ChatGPT went mainstream in 2022. The Writers’ Guild of America strike, anti-AI […]

  • The Link Spring Market

    The Link Marketplace 20849 Dalton Rd, Sutton West, Ontario, Canada

    Join our authors at The Link Spring Market. The event will take place at Georgina’s unique Link Market on Sunday, 23 March 2025 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come […]

  • Timeless Tales V: The Letters Writing Contest

    Arts Society King 2920 King Road, King City, Ontario, Canada

    Arts Society King (with King Heritage & Culture) is presenting our annual all-ages writing contest, this year Timeless Tales V – The Letters. Five excerpts taken from diaries and letters […]

  • Writing Memoirs at Fleming College with Carol Teal

    Fleming College Haliburton School of Art and Design 297 College Drive, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

    We all have stories to tell about interesting slices of our lives. Join me at Haliburton School for the Arts for a week of Memoir Writing. May 26-30 in beautiful […]

  • Inkwell Literary Festival Short Story Contest

    The Inkwell Literary Festival Short Story Contest is FREE and open to all aspiring writers aged 14+ in Ontario. You can download a list of contest rules, awards, and specifics […]