Upcoming Events and Professional Development as of Aug 14, 2026
Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Aug 16, 2026
Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Aug 16, 2026
MagsBC and Word Vancouver present Pitch Perfect on Sep 19, UBC Robson Square, moderator Jessica Key; panelists andrea bennett, Carleigh Baker, Harrison Mooney
Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated May 29, 2026
Seekers Media, paid internship for digital media summer intern, flexible 30 hrs/wk, $21/hr, remote, full-time May 4-Aug 5, 2026, apply by April 22, 1 p.m. PDT
Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Mar 10, 2026
Favourite quote: “If you can see yourself doing anything else, do that instead.” — Scott Steedman
“We just really try and give each other the support and the space we need.”
Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Jan 7, 2026
MagsBC and Word Vancouver present Perfect Pitch on Sep 20, UBC Robson Square, moderator Jessica Key; readers Shashi Bhat, Michelle Cyca, Stephen Smysnuik
Seekers Media offering paid internship for digital creative, flexible 30 hours/week, $21/hour, remote, full-time May 15 – August 8, 2025, apply by May 2, 10 a.m. PDT
Paid internship at Roam Media, Comox Valley Collective and Strathcona Collective, temporary p/t digital intern, 20 hours/week, deadline Feb 17, 9 a.m.
MagsBC and Word Vancouver present Pitching the Pitch at 30th anniversary, Sep 28, moderator Jessica Key and panelists
Seekers Media offering paid internship for digital creative, flexible 30 hours/week, $20/hour, remote, full-time Oct 21, 2024 – Jan 24, 2025, apply by Oct 4
This show poses necessary and timely questions, while holding space for the beauty, diversity, and complexity of Blackness. By Ashley Marshall for Rungh, Vol. 9 No. 1
Educator and district principal Beth Applewhite draws on her personal and professional experiences to share why anti-racism work is essential and needs to be brought about intentionally and thoughtfully, with the voices of those who have experienced racism at the centre. For Principl(ed) Magazine March 2021.
By Zoe Desborough for Digits & Threads, Sept. 1, 2021.
A hands-on workshop for magazine professionals on copyediting with a focus on anti-oppression and equity, diversity and inclusion.
A hands-on workshop for magazine professionals on copyediting with a focus on anti-oppression and equity, diversity and inclusion.
By Zenev and Associates based on 2021 Jan-Mar feedback from publishers, staff, freelancers and others in the Canadian magazine industry. AMPA/MagsBC initiative.
In Vancouver and Victoria, May 23 and 24. Workshops feature Cicely Blain, Chelene Knight, Melanie Samuels and Jónina Kirton. Sessions include respectful work environment (employer’s obligations, HR best practices), unpacking diversity (cultural appropriation, indigenization, etc.), the front lines (role plays on how to deal with discrimination and harassment), and supporting change.
Ten transit shelter ads will be up between April 15 and May 6, 2019.
Publishing Unbound is a public reading and reception on inclusivity and accountability in Canadian magazine and book publishing.
A report on the session on Lez Spread the Word (LSTW) magazine by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A report on this session, which looks at trends and issues over the last year, by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.
A report on the panel by Natasha Sanders-Kay, MagsBC Board Member.