Conferences

Our annual members conference takes place May 5 to 6 in Vancouver, BC. Register today! Early bird rates (by March 31): $100 ($80 for students) Regular rates (April 1 to 21): $125 ($80 for students) Last day of registration is April 21. The conference fee includes the following: Friday, May 5: CNFC Gala Dinner and Literary Cabaret Saturday, May 6: Keynote lecture featuring Deborah Campbell An in-conversation session with Hal Wake and Joy Kogawa Three concurrent member-led workshop sessions featuring Andreas…

CNFC recognizes three “Empty Chair” writers at 2016 conference Words have power. It’s an article of faith for writers—and a reason that repressive governments may try to silence us. Currently, more than 900 writers the world over are imprisoned or in danger for expressing their views. Another 200 are murdered every year. Each year, PEN International selects individual imprisoned writers whose cases are emblematic of the dangers faced by their colleagues around the world. These writers are represented at conferences,…

This Really Happened will be holding an open mic event as part of this year’s cabaret. Alongside the 2-minute readings, storytellers will have a chance to be randomly chosen to tell a 3-minute true story. All stories should be true and must be told without notes, but the subject is up to you!  (Keep in mind it’s called This Really Happened because something should have happened.) We discourage people from writing out their stories word for word, but we do…