Online registration is now OPEN! Click on the Event Name.
Two 1/2 day sessions OR a Full-Day Workshop! REGISTER NOW!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Moving Your Messages: Web Marketing with Audio and Video
Producing a podcast or using a short audio clip and promotional video can greatly enhance your credibility and online presence. By the end of either half-day workshop, you will write, record, edit, produce and publish your own audio or video segment to upload to your social media channels or webpages for maximum marketing impact.
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave.
PWAC members/students:
$69/half day; $129/full day
Non-members:
$89/half day; $169/full day
Members of associate writers’ groups:
$79/half day; $149/full day
NEW --> TELE-WEBINAR
Going Global: Finding, Getting & Keeping International Clients
This online discussion with internationally known speaker, author and consultantNathalie Kleinschmit, will help you think globally to work internationally as a freelance writer.
Here's just a few questions that will be answered:
Why work internationally?
What opportunities are there?
What forms exist?
How do we approach the opportunities?
We encourage you to submit your list of questions regarding this hot topic.
The sessions will be customized to attendees.
ACCESS afternoon or evening session via
telephone or web.
Evening Seminars
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Digital Journalism for Pay
Does digital journalism present a legitimate, financially viable alternative to traditional media or is it just a pallid copy of old-school newspaper, TV and radio news? Learn how editors and writers are making it in a digital age.
Location: St. Paul's Bloor Street, 227 Bloor St. E., Toronto
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Writing Your Way: Corporate Writing & Copywriting
Find lucrative opportunities to serve businesses starved for clean, client-winning prose. Expert copywriters tell you how to leverage your periodical work, build a portfolio, find potential clients and prepare a winning pitch.
Location: Room R318, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, 750 Spadina Ave.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Insider Tips: Getting Started in Health and Science Writing
Have you always wanted to write about health and science topics? Learn to take advantage of the growing demand in this market with insider tips and tools from three of Canada's top-ranked health and science writers.
Location: St. Paul's Bloor Street, 227 Bloor St. E., Toronto
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Make Your Narrative Non-Fiction Dazzle!
How can your non-fiction enchant and captivate readers? What are the latest tips and techniques? Experts in this genre will help you set the scene and turn real-world issues into irresistible stories that sell.
Location: Room R318, Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, 750 Spadina Ave.
Registration: 6:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion/Q&A: 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.
FREE for PWAC members and students
$20 for onsite registration at door
$10 for members of associate writers’ groups *advanced online registration
$15 for non-members *advanced online registration
(*up to midnight before event)
Cheers with Peers open networking takes place following each evening seminar, offering a great opportunity to directly connect with panelists and other professional writers.
Location:
October, November, January, March and May: Madison Avenue Pub and Restaurant, a welcoming watering hole conveniently located at 14 Madison Ave., north of Bloor Street and east of Spadina Avenue.
February and April: The Bishop and the Belcher, a British-style pub with a huge patio located at 175 Bloor St. E., just east of Church Street.
Please join us! FREE to attend (pay for your own cheers)
Watch for more information or e-mail Dawn Boshcoff, VP Professional Development, at d.boshcoff@pwactoronto.org
