On Saturday, September 8, 2011, The Writers’ Community of Durham Region (WCDR) is thrilled to kick off the fall season with a breakfast meeting featuring one of Canada’s most respected writers. Alissa York, author of the bestselling novel, Fauna, will be our featured speaker. Registrations are already pouring in for what promises to be an… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Member Services
Bio
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Reading as Writers – The WCDR Book Club
Clues NEVER LET IT BE SAID YOU DON’T HAVE A CLUE… Hello fellow members! Ever since we (so successfully!) determined what The Book Club Book isn’t, there’s been mounting anxiety over the possibility that THERE ARE NO BOOKS LEFT THAT IT MIGHT BE. Oh no!! Fear not. There is one author, one book, left unturned.… Continue Reading
Writing Circles
Writing community through shared experience in writing circles can be a tremendous boon in producing and refining work. Below we list a number of writing circles loosely associated with the WCDR. Click on the name of the writing circle (alphabetical) for more information: Bradford West Gwillimbury Writers’ Circle Bradford, ON Meets at the Bradford Public… Continue Reading
Links of Interest to Writers
Arts Associations
Awards
Blog/Forum
Booksellers
Conferences
Dictionaries and Resources
- Acronym Finder
- All Words
- American Heritage Dictionary
- ANAGRAM Server
- Biographical Dictionary
- Cambridge Dictionaries
- Cliche Finder
- CV Writing
- DICT – Sophisticated Search Engine
- Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr
- Encyclopedia dot Com
- Familiar Quotations
- Freeality
- Garbl's Writing Style and Usage Resource
- Grammar Girl
- How to Do Things
- Infoplease
- Memorable Quotations
- Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary
- National Archives of Canada
- Ref Desk – Current Reference, Facts and News
- Rhyme Zone – Rhyming Dictionary
- Rhymer – Rhyming Dictionary
- Rhyming – Writer Express
- Seldom Used Words
- Songwriting Tips and Tools
- Webopedia – Computer and Internet Definitions
- Wordsmith – The magic of Words
- Wordwrights Canada – Links for Canadian Writers (recommended)
Editing and Feedback
Events & Misc
Markets
- Aesthetica
- Canadian Children’s Book Publishers
- Day Poems
- Grain Magazine
- Hit and Run
- Magazines Canada
- On Spec – The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic
- Page Forty-Seven
- Places for Writers
- Poets and Writers (excellent source for USA writing contests)
- Prairie Fire – A Canadian Magazine of New Writing
- The Orphan Leaf Review
- Vallum Magazine – Contemporary Poetry
- Wild Sound Script Contests
- Writers Market
Publications
Southern Ontario Writers' Associations
Writer Groups
- Alberta Romance Writers' Association
- Association of Personal Historians
- Calgary Association of the Romance Writers of America
- Canadian Association of Journalists
- Canadian Authors Association
- Canadian Authors Association Toronto Branch
- Canadian eAuthors
- Canadian Farm Writers' Federation
- Canadian Journalists for Free Expression
- Canadian Poetry Association
- Canadian Science Writers' Association
- Crime Writers of Canada
- Cuisine Canada
- Editorial Freelancers Association
- Editors' Association of Canada
- Film Arts Media Entertainment of Durham
- Haliburton Highlands Writers' and Editors' Network
- InScribe Christian Writers Fellowship
- Markham Village Writers
- Pen Wag
- Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC)
- PWAC Toronto Chapter
- PWAC Toronto NetWords GTA News and Events Hub
- Romance Writers of America
- Science Fiction Writers of America
- SF Canada
- South West Writers
- Storytellers of Canada
- The Canadian Public Relations Society
- The Hong Kong Writers' Circle
- The International Women's Writing Guild
- The League of Canadian Poets
- The Mariposa Writers' Group (MWG)
- The Ontario Poetry Society
Writer Resources
- ACCESS Copyright
- All Canadian Search
- Association of Canadian Publishers
- Author Connect
- Barbara Kyle – The Writer's Life
- Canadian Writers’ Journal
- Create Your Screenplay
- DellaArte Press
- Duotrope’s Digest
- First Choice Books – Self Publishing and Selling via Bookstore (Canadian)
- Humber School for Writers
- i TOOLS – a Selection of Internet Seach Engines
- Ink Tip – Connecting Producers, Screenwriters and Agents
- Jeff Gaulin's Jobsite for Writers
- Journalism Net
- Lulu – Self Publishing and Selling via Bookstore (U.S.A.)
- Nuke Town – Gamers Writing Site
- Paul Lima – The Six-Figure Freelancer
- PEN Canada
- PoeWAR – Writers' Resource Centre
- Predators and Editors – Huge lists of Writing Sites
- Robin's Nest – Resources for Writers
- Roxanne Snider's Creative Writing Workshop
- Self Made Scholar – free onLine courses
- Self Published Authors
- Soul Asylum Poetry and Publishing
- The Fine Print of Self-Publishing
- The Next Big Writer
- The Scriptorium
- The Slot – A Spot for Copy Editors
- The Writers Guild of Canada
- The Writers Store
- The Writers' Studio Guide to Getting Published in Literary Magazines in Canada
- The Writers' Studio of Simon Fraser University
- The Writers' Union of Canada
- Toronto Writers’ Centre
- Winning Writers – Resources for poets and writers (U.K.)
- Wooden Horse
- Writer's Digest
- Writers Write
- Writing for the Web
Youth
- Amazing Kids
- Canadian Children’s Book Centre
- Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers – CANSCAIP
- Kid Pub – Books, Stories, Contests and Publishing for Kids
- SCBWI
- Stone Soup (for young writers and artists)
- The Purple Crayon
- Young Poets (sponsored by The League of Canadian Poets)
2010-2011 PWAC Toronto Chapter Professional Development Series… Continue Reading
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Ask a Writer!
Here it is! Your chance to ask all those nagging questions you have about writing, getting published, editing, pricing your work, starting and running a writing circle and more… The Writers’ Circle of Durham Region has access to a vibrant membership comprised of beginners AND experienced professional writers who would be happy to offer advice… Continue Reading
Writing Circles
Writing community through shared experience in writing circles can be a tremendous boon in producing and refining work. Below we list a number of writing circles loosely associated with the WCDR. Click on the name of the writing circle (alphabetical) for more information: Bradford West Gwillimbury Writers’ Circle Bradford, ON Meets at the Bradford Public… Continue Reading