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AFA Film and Video Grant Webinars in 2026

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Nick will be providing tips and other useful information to apply for all project types, helping you develop your funding application and increase your chances of success.

DEADLINE: February 26, 2026 - 3:40 pm

LitFest: Memoir Hour—What an amazing story!

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This year’s memoir hour panel features three stories of incredible journeys.

DEADLINE: October 19, 2025 - 8:25 pm

LitFest: My Weird Life with Amber Dawn: a workshop of weird approaches to personal narrative writing

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This writing workshop is designed for memoir, narrative poetry and autofiction writers, though it can be adapted to any form of personally-rooted writing.

DEADLINE: October 19, 2025 - 11:36 pm

LitFest: Brunch & Learn Panel: On Wholeness, Wellness and Healing

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This year’s Brunch and Learn features a panel of books each focusing on ideas and themes related to wellness, well-being, recovery and healing.

DEADLINE: October 19, 2025 - 8:45 pm

LitFest: Graphic Memoir, with Teresa Wong and Sarah Leavitt

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Join us for this very special reading and conversation with graphic memoirists Teresa Wong and Sarah Leavitt.

DEADLINE: October 18, 2025 - 11:30 pm

LitFest: Workshop: Intergenerational Imaginations, with Justine Abigail Yu

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In this writing workshop, we write to honour our ancestors and imagine the path we lay for generations to come.

DEADLINE: October 19, 2025 - 12:36 am

LitFest: Workshop: Crafting Perfect Sentences

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Sentences are the foundation of all writing, and mastering the sentence is essential to developing a strong writing voice.

DEADLINE: October 18, 2025 - 11:45 pm

LitFest: Publishing Multilingual, Multicultural & Hyphenated Authors

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This panel discussion brings together the founders of Laberinto Press, Hungry Zine and Living Hyphen.

DEADLINE: October 19, 2025 - 12:50 am

LitFest: On Language and Meaning (a.k.a. The Smartypants Panel)

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This event brings together language scientists and poets to talk all things related to language.

DEADLINE: October 18, 2025 - 12:11 pm

Workshop: Intro to Stone Lithography

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This is the first time we have listed this workshop in almost 2 years and it is back! Learn Stone Lithography! No experience required.

DEADLINE: October 13, 2025 - 2:04 pm