Upcoming Events and Professional Development as of July 24, 2024

Last updated July 24, 2024 by Doris Fiedrich. If you don’t see your event here, please email Sylvia Skene, Executive Director, MagsBC with all details.

MagsBC reserves the right to post only those events of interest to its members and others in the magazine industry. Events are in-person unless otherwise indicated.

Conferences, Festivals & Other Events 2024

July 26/27 & 28 – Vancouver Art Book Fair & VABF Symposium. Vancouver, BC.

Aug 6-7 & Aug 14-15 – Niche Media Ad Sales Summit – Virtual Ad Sales Training Event

Sept 20 – Oct 13 Culture Days. Hybrid event with in-person events throughout Vancouver, BC. Event Organizer guide here.

Sept 26 – 2024 Alberta Magazines Conference, Calgary, AB. AMPA. Registration is now open.

Sept 28 – WORD Vancouver Book Fair: Art, Zines, and In-betweens. Vancouver, BC.

Sep 28-29 – The Word on the Street (WOTS) Toronto Book & Magazine Festival, Toronto, ON

Oct 16-20 – Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse). Registration open.

Oct 17-20 – Whistler Writers Festival. Whistler, BC.

Oct 21-27 – Vancouver Writers Fest. Vancouver, BC. Hybrid event.

Oct 25-27 (master classes Oct 23 & 24) – Surrey International Writers’ Conference. Surrey, BC. Hybrid event. Registration opens June 5, 12 p.m. PST.

Nov 3-9 – Paper Covers Rock: Away. Cilento Coast, Italy

Nov 13-15 – Niche Media, Leadership Summit. Alexandria, VA/Washington, DC

Nov 22 – MagsWest Conference. Vancouver, BC. Registration will be up in the fall.

Dec 2024-Jan 2025 – Vancouver Writers Fest Digital Festival (TBA)

Mar 26-29, 2025 – Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference & Bookfair. Los Angeles, CA

I Heart Magazines

I Heart Magazines is a podcast by the Magazines Association of BC, hosted by Asna Shaikh and Sylvia Skene, featuring conversations with magazine makers, artists, journalists and content creators on topics relevant to magazine publishing. We also cover important news and updates in each episode. Available on all major podcast apps and on our website.

• Episode 1: Anti-Oppressive Editorial with andrea bennett and Jesse Winter
• Episode 2: Exporting Canadian Magazines with Regina Erak and Lisa Kadane
• Episode 3: All About Awards with Leah Edwards and Carleigh Baker
• Episode 4: Emerging Talent & Mentorship with Lue Palmer and Adhel Arop
• Episode 5: Magazine Podcasts (& Other Non-Traditional Content) with Dr. Dave Musgrove, Linda Solomon Wood, and Lenore Newman
• Episode 6: BONUS: Rapid-Fire Round-Up with Adhel Arop, Carleigh Baker, andrea bennet, Leah Edwards, Regina Erak, Lisa Kadane, Dr. Dave Musgrove, Jesse Winter, and Linda Solomon Wood

Audiomag

AudioMag was a podcast by Magazines Canada featuring industry experts on various topics. Past episodes are available on iTunes and other RSS aggregators.

• Episode 179: A Retail Circulation Update with Craig Sweetman (published May 3/22) *Last episode.
• Episode 178: A History of Podcasts in a Podcast About Podcasts (published Apr. 14/22)

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