Find inspiration at the Canadian Authors Association Annual Conference - CanWrite! July 3-6 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Learn how to source new material, break into new markets, try new genres, polish your word gems and get your writing out there!

If you can’t attend the entire conference, invest in yourself with a day of professional development or take in a keynote address. Mingle and celebrate with publishers, agents, writers and readers who enjoy a good book at the National CAA Awards Presentations Gala. Listen to the National Literary Award winners at a reading at the Timms Centre.

Keynote speakers: Ralph Keyes - author and speaker; and Ian Ferguson - writer and humourist

Presenters include: Cheryl Kaye Tardif, Carolyn Swayze, Gloria Sawai, Jacqueline Baker, Richard Helm, Jay Bardyla, Susan Musgrave, Matthew Bin, Ted Bishop, Sharon Budnarchuk, Gloria Sawai, and many more.

Where will you find inspiration this summer? Don’t let your writing dreams take a vacation this summer! Grow them!

Learn more at: www.canauthorsalberta.ca/CanWrite

LIVE IN EDMONTON? WANT TO WIN HOCKEY TICKETS?

Cheryl Kaye Tardif, author of the Amazon.ca bestseller Whale Song, has been invited to hold a book signing at Indigo Books & Music in Edmonton, AB, on July 21st--more commonly referred to as 'Harry Potter release day'.

Please join the excitement down at Indigo, pick up a copy of the last Harry Potter for the kids, and a copy of Whale Song, The River and Divine Intervention for the adults and young adults in the family. Cheryl is also giving away a prize package of 5 hockey tickets. No purchase necessary to enter.

Indigo - South Edmonton Common, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Saturday, July 21st from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

FREE bookmarks!

Get Publishing Conference 2007

April 27th and 28th

Lister Conference Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada

Author Cheryl Kaye Tardif will be speaking about the different publishing options and opportunities open to potential authors in Canada. As a successful self-published author and traditionally published author, she has experienced the pros and cons of both worlds.

And as the past Edmonton area publishing associate for Trafford Publishing, and currently representing another leading publishing company, she can also tell you which self-publishing companies offer the best services and product.

For more information on the conference, please visit: http://www.getpublishing.ca