Join our community

Benefit from being part of an organization that actively promotes itself—and the cause of literacy—across a variety of media and through special events. Enjoy friendship, inspiration, and the support of colleagues in the field of children's writing and illustrating!

Increase the opportunity for paid bookings (school visits and library presentations) by opting to be featured on our CWILL BC speaker's list, a searchable database for teachers and librarians across British Columbia.

Market yourself and your books through your own web page on the CWILL BC site (with space for photographs, cover images, a link to your book trailer, and more), through the CWILL BC Pinterest board, and our biannual newsletter.

Have news about your events, book launches, and conference appearances cross-promoted on CWILL social media platforms.

Enjoy camaraderie and professional development at our four annual meetings.

Communicate with other members via CWILL BC's private members hub on Facebook and internal newsletter.

Access advice on contracts, publishers, and presentations from experienced children's authors and illustrators.

Participate in master classes, held for CWILL BC members only, which are free or subsidized to ensure affordability.

Take part in events that CWILL BC runs exclusively for CWILL members, including special target-marketing programs and annual events such as:

• WORD Vancouver, a Fall event at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, which draws large crowds of book buyers
• Panel on children's book writing and illustrating, a Spring event at VPL-Central, during which CWILL BC members give presentations and answer questions from individuals aspiring to be writers or illustrators

Art on this page by Mary Jane Muir.