Registration ready to roll

Great news! After burning lots of midnight oil, we've met our goal. All the pieces of the puzzle are in place and registration is open for the 2010 edition of Write! Canada. You can now see full information about the Schedule, the Faculty, the Workshops and the Continuing Classes. Register Now!

You'll see that in the midst of major changes affecting the media and publishing landscape, we're deliberately focusing on two areas:

1. Excellence in writing and editing. We're providing concrete help for writers and editors at all levels of experience to sharpen their skills. Even as delivery vehicles change, the need to produce high quality work when we tell our stories is more critical than ever.

2. Entrepreneurial skills. In addition to our amazingly versatile keynote speaker's insights, you'll find a variety of classes that will help you develop the skills you need to take control of your own career, create additional markets, add complementary skills such as speaking or editing, understand digital publishing innovations such as eBooks, and take advantage of opportunities created by new technology and industry shifts.

We're excited about this lineup, and about how Write! Canada can help you in your career. We'd love to see some comments about what you think about the conference offerings, what classes you're going to sign up for, what faculty members you're looking forward to meeting, etc. Just click on "Leave a comment" at the bottom of each post.

New! Don't forget to check out How to Register, a step-by-step guide especially useful for first-time registrants and beginner writers.

New! For people who think visually, we've posted a PDF of our planning chart so you can see all the continuing class and workshop choices on one page.

The entire Web site has been updated. If you notice any missing information or links that don't work, please let us know by posting a comment below.

We'll probably be adding more faculty members to take appointments with registrants, so keep watching this site for announcements. You'll get the specifics about our manuscript critique service and faculty appointments plan after you register.

We need your help to publicize Write! Canada. Please start telling your friends about the conference. Go to the Publicize page to download one of our badges (see an example at left) to link to this site through your own Web site or blog. Add posts on your social networking sites such as FaceBook or Twitter, to drive traffic to this site.

We're looking forward to seeing you. Let the countdown begin to June 17th!