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Refunds: Full refunds for registration(s) will be given up to 5 days before an event. 50% of your registration fee(s) will be refunded up to 3 days before an event. No refunds can be issued after that time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Minimum Registrations: All workshops require a minimum of 10 registrants. In the event that a workshop is cancelled due to insufficient registration, a full refund will be issued. VAC reserves the right to cancel any event.



SPECIAL EVENTS

All day Festival - Saturday March 15, 2008,
10am-5pm - talks, readings, panels
9am-4pm - publishers and writers exhibitor hall
GENERAL ADMISSION - $5.00, free for youth under 16 yrs.


Youth Anthology
Published by PFB Press 2008
Coming Soon!



WORKSHOP SERIES - March 13-20

* Please see the public schedule pages for descriptions and other free events

Book Marketing DeMystified with Bruce Batchelor
Thur March 13, 1-4pm COST:$40


Late Bloomers: Writing in Later Life with Naomi Wakan
Mon March 10, 10am-12pm COST: $20
Getting It Between the Covers: How to Find a Publisher for Your Book with Don Sedgwick
Mon March 17, 1-5pm COST: $45


Learn from the Experts - Island Blue Printorium Bookworks Workshop
Tues March 18, 10am-12pm FREE



The Creative Non-Fiction Umbrella: How to decide which sub-genre of creative non-fiction best suits your talents and material with Lynne Van Luven
Tues March 18, 1pm-3pm $20



The Passion Test™ Workshop with Samadhi Whitehouse
Wed March 19, 10am-12pm COST: FREE


The Story Only You Can Tell, Memoir Writing with Sid Tafler
Wed March 19, 1-3pm COST: $20


From Illuminated Manuscripts to Contemporary Calligraphy with Christiane Lenz
Thurs March 20, 10am-12pm FREE
From Process to Product - the Art of the Illustrator with Mavis Andrews
Thurs March 20, 1-3pm COST:$10

OTHER ITEMS

VAC Memberships - help support the VAC to continue bringing dynamic programming in the community! Members receive advance notice of events, special previews, discounts on special items. Click Here to download our brochure.

Individual Membership - $25

Corporate Membership - $100

Non Profit Membership - $50



Donations - we gratefully accept donations through PayPal! Victoria Arts Connection is a registered non-profit society. Click Here to download our brochure.



Gift Certificates - a great way to say thanks or congratulations! Get someone special a gift certificate for any amount today!

Festival Community News:


Congratulations to Whitlands Publishing for winnng a West Regional Category Gold IPPY (Indep. Publisher Award) for their book, Loyalty's Haven, Bk 3 in Victoria Chronicles. This is the most prestigious award for Independent Publishers. Check out the press release on their web site: www.whitlands.com/pr.html

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The Blue Pencil Editors have been confirmed! SIGN UP FOR FREE BLUE PENCIL EDITING SESSIONS! Sessions take place all day from 9:00am-5:00pm on Saturday March 15th at VAC- included with $5 general admission.


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Making sure PFB is FOUND - Thanks Yellow Pages!

The Yellow Pages

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WRITERS UNION
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
9th Annual Postcard Story Competition
$500 PRIZE!
Deadline Feb 14, 2008
Jurors: Aritha van Herk, Hal Niedzviecki and Mary Novik
www.writersunion.ca



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Association of BC Book Publishers:
BC Book & Magazine Week is April 19-26, 2008.


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Resources for Writers:

Federation of BC Writers Website


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DOWNLOAD FULL
SCHEDULE pdf


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GO TO ONLINE ORDERING


To see the schedule at a glance click here.
__________________________

The Blue Pencil Editors have been confirmed! SIGN UP FOR FREE BLUE PENCIL EDITING SESSIONS! Sessions take place all day from 9:00am-5:00pm on Saturday March 15th at VAC- included with $5 general admission.