
Pitch Fest 2026 at PNW Creatives Summit
Have the perfect idea for a magazine, and need 10 minutes of one-on-one time to pitch it? Here’s your chance: Connect with editors & magazine professionals.

Have the perfect idea for a magazine, and need 10 minutes of one-on-one time to pitch it? Here’s your chance: Connect with editors & magazine professionals.

The PNW Creatives Summit program: designed to spark ideas, deepen conversations & build meaningful connections across the Pacific Northwest creative community.

2-day virtual conference, the theme: Caretaking. Engagement journalism & community, learning & skills; plus a pitchapalooza event for freelancers & editors
March 22, in person in Toronto by Issues Magazine Shop, live stream, a one–day conference that celebrates the people, ideas, and stories shaping magazines today

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: “Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.” — Samuel Butler (1835-1902)

“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

Sunday, November 30 has been declared BC Magazine Day 2025! Celebrate and help spread the word on your social media channels and newsletters.

Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Sep 17, 2025

Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated July 25, 2025

Join online June 26 with Shelby Blackley and Jessie Willms: Learn how to SEO like a pro, and start growing your audience right away. 11 a.m. PST

Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Mar 26, 2025

Magazines Canada tariff resources and survey results, impact on the Canadian magazine industry. BC government’s tariff response measures to US tariffs.

Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Jan 7, 2025

Sunday, December 1 has been declared BC Magazine Day 2024! What will you do to recognize your contribution to our industry for BC Magazine Day 2024?

Deadline for funding application for 2025-2026 program is Nov 28, 2023. Links to application guidelines and more, and CPF contact information.

MagsWest conference 2024, Nov 22, in person in Vancouver for magazine professionals, with keynotes, a workshop, consultations and networking

Conferences and professional development of interest to the magazine industry, journalists and writers in Canada, the U.S. and beyond, updated Oct 23, 2024

Book a 30-minute one-on-one Magazine Doctor session at MagsWest 2024 conference with a magazine consultant, Nov 22, in person in Vancouver

MagsWest conference 2024, Nov 22, in person in Vancouver for magazine professionals, with keynotes, a workshop, consultations and networking

“Back yourself. You never know until you commit to something.”

CPF’s Special Measures for Journalism (SMJ) Program guidelines and forms for 2024-2025 are online, deadline July 12, 2024 23:59 p.m. local time

Permanent, full-time (34 hours/week), primarily work-from-home position starting July 8. $22.37/hour + health benefits + flexible work hours, vacation policy

What will you do to recognize your contribution to our industry on Sunday for BC Magazine Day 2023?