Last updated Nov 9, 2026 by Doris Fiedrich. If you don’t see your event here, please email Sylvia Skene, Executive Director, MagsBC with all details.
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Professional Development
Strategies for Canadian Magazines
This webinar series is presented by the Alberta Magazines Publishers Association (AMPA)
Nov 23, 2026 – AI for Magazines Without Losing the Plot: Practical Adoption for Creative, Editorial, and Community-Led Media
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PST / 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MST / 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST
Kris Krüg joins AMPA to share how media organizations can use AI responsibly. This webinar will give publishers, editors, and creative leaders a practical, human-centered way to think about AI adoption: not as a replacement for editorial judgment or creative voice, but as a set of tools that can help small teams reclaim time, strengthen workflows, and build new forms of community and reader value.
Learn more and to register
Dec 2, 2026 – The Power of Devoted Audiences
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT / 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ABT / 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST
A one-hour webinar for editorial, audience development, marketing and publishing professionals. In this session, Megan Schertler (co-founder, In Real Life Media) looks at how publishers earn that loyalty by connecting with readers on both a personal and an intellectual level, and why it matters commercially.
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All AMPA webinars: MagsBC, AMPA, Magazines Canada, AQEM members, and students: $20 for one seat or $30 for two seats
Non-Members: $30 for one seat or $45 for two seats.
Conferences, Festivals & Other Events 2026
Please note, Paper Covers Rock, Salt Spring Island, BC is on hold for 2026.
Conferences, Festivals & Other Events 2027
Date to be announced – 50th Annual National Magazine Awards. Call for Entries opens December 1, 2026.
Feb 2027 – Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Important dates: May 1 – Call for Judges; Jul 1 – Call for Entries; Aug 17 – Early Bird Deadline; Sep 30 – Entry Deadline; Dec 14 – Finalist Announcement; Feb 2027 – COPA Awards Party, likely in Toronto, ON.
Mar 17-20, 2027 – AWP Conference & Bookfair. Association of Writers & Writing Programs. Chicago, IL.
Apr 14-16, 2027 – Niche Media Conference. Atlanta, GA. For publishers, media leaders and ad sales pros.
Apr 21-23, 2027 – BC Library Conference. Richmond, BC.
Apr 26-29, 2027 – ACES National Conference. American Copy Editors Society. Puerto Rico.
Jun 24-28, 2027 – American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition. New Orleans, LA. Check back later for more info.
Jul 2-4, 2027 – Vancouver Art Book Fair. Vancouver, BC.
Jul 5-9, 2027- Congress 2027: Confluences. Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. In-person portion hosted by Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC. Virtual Congress: May 18-21, 2027
Aug 27-29, 2027 – WWC 2027. When Words Collide, Calgary, AB.
Sep 15-17, 2027 – ACES VCON27: A virtual conference for working editors. American Copy Editors Society. Check back later for more info.
Oct 6-10, 2027 – Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse). Frankfurt, Germany.
Oct 19-21, 2027 – FIPP World Media Congress 2026. Capetown, South Africa.
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