Freelance events in Toronto next week

November 22, 2012 Editor Event eventfreelance liferadio

Next Wednesday night's going to be a hot night for Toronto freelancers, with two events scheduled that promise valuable information and a chance to meet and talk with with like-minded freelance types.

Taking the Free out of Freelancing is a panel discussion at Ryerson University on how to become a successful freelancer. Speakers include Bert Archer, Suzanne Bowness and Keith Maskell. The panel discussion on pitching, budgeting, and negotiating will be followed by snacks and drinks at the Ram and Rye.

The Canadian Sound and Story Workshop, a group for radio freelancers, is also holding an introductory radio storytelling workshop at the CSI Annex on Wednesday night. You can preregister here for a presentation on radio storytelling techniques led by Sean Rasmussen and J.P. Davidson. There are only a couple of spots left, so register soon.

Both events are free to attend. Decisions, decisions...

Will Work For Exposure conference for freelancers

September 21, 2012 Editor Event conferenceeventfreelance lifewill work for exposure

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Event for TorStar freelancers Thursday to discuss contracts

June 26, 2012 Editor Event eventfreelance contractsthe gridtoronto star

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Event: Fundraiser for Toronto writer Derek McCormack

April 04, 2012 Editor Event event

Re-posted with permission from the fundraiser's organizersPlease join us on Tuesday, April 10, for an evening of music and merriment to raise funds for Derek McCormack. Featuring performances by:Howard Akler April Dick (feat. Tony Burgess and Chuck Baker) Matthew Barber Jason Collett Joey Comeau Claudia Dey The Cast of Haunted Hillbilly Sheila Heti…

Remembering Canadian poet Irving Layton, a century after his birth

March 08, 2012 Editor Event eventirving laytonmontrealpoetrytorontotributes

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Secrets worth sharing: Tips and tricks from three successful Canadian freelancers

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Licensing journalists: a maybe good, maybe terrible, definitely complicated proposal

November 07, 2011 Editor Event fédération professionnelle des journalistes du québecinvestigative journalisminvestigative reporters and editorsmassey collegequebecquebecor

What is a journalist? What is a journalistic act? What's the best way to protect the rights of journalists? Can we trust journalists to identify and monitor one another?This Saturday evening, about 50 journalists and people concerned about the state of journalism today packed into the Upper Library at U of T's Massey College and discussed these and…

Writers make a splash at Design Thinkers 2011

November 04, 2011 Editor Event canadian writers groupdigitaleventpublishingregistered graphic designers of ontario

The Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario are wrapping up their Design Thinkers conference today, and the Canadian Writers Group helped make it another successful industry event. As the RGD's official content sponsor, CWG contributed heavily to the conference's materials. The agency's writers had a big hand in crafting the Design Thinkers blog…

Event: Better Watchdog Workshop, November 5 & 6 at Ryerson

October 28, 2011 Editor Event better watchdog workshopcanadian association of journalistseventinvestigative journalismryerson universitytoronto star

The group Investigative Reporters & Editors, partnering with the Ryerson University School of Journalism and the Canadian Association of Journalists Educational Foundation, is bringing its Better Watchdog Workshop to Toronto. Sponsored by the Toronto Star, the two-day workshop will focus on investigative journalism skills, including tips on online…

On relationships, pie charts, and SEO: How to pitch stories to editors

October 13, 2011 Editor Event advicepitchingprofessional developmentprofessional writers association of canada

A guest post by Daniela DiStefano The Toronto Chapter of the Professional Writers Association kicked off its 2011/2012 Professional Development Series Wednesday night at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre with the season’s first seminar, “Getting Yes: How to Pitch Stories to Editors.” Chapter president Jaclyn Law hosted the panel of…