Suite101 at Surrey International Writers’ Conference

Posted by
Lima Al-Azzeh
Oct 22, 2009

The Surrey International Writers’ Conference, now in its 17th year, is held annually in Surrey, British Columbia. The purpose of the conference is to “educate and motivate aspiring and experienced writers alike” by presenting them with an opportunity to pitch stories to agents, network with other authors, get advice from editors and publishers, and even participate in blue pencil sessions.

Suite101 is happy to be a part of an event with a real sense of tradition and community. Much like Suite101, the Surrey Writers’ Conference started out small with the intentions of connecting a community of writers with resources that might help further their careers. The first conference was held in 1993 and took place at a local high school.

In 2002 the event gained in popularity welcoming speakers from Japan and Scotland and seeing attendees fly in from South America and Europe. To recognize the impressive growth of what once was a small community event, the word “international” officially became a part of the conference title.

Founders Ed Griffin, Ursula Maxwell-Lewis, and Carol Monaghan must surely be ecstatic with the growth of this event and we’re tremendously excited to have been so warmly welcomed into this writer community.

The conference will be held at the Sheraton Vancouver Guilford Hotel from October 23-25 2009.

See you there!