Upcoming events

The Events committee has brought us another exciting and stimulating program of professional development. If you have comments or suggestions for the Events committee contact them at meaworkshops@gmail.com.

NOTICE: you can now register/pay for events online using TelPay and get a discount!

The lighter side of punctuation

With Bev Phillips (see poster)

Date:	Tuesday, March 23rd.
Time:	6:30–9:00 pm; registration starts at 6:00 pm.
Location:	Aqua Books: 274 Garry St., 943-7555 (see map).
Cost:	Members: $25 (TelPay: $15); students: $15 (TelPay: $10) Non-members: $35 (TelPay: $25); students: $25 (TelPay: $15)
Register:	E-mail us at meaworkshops@gmail.com so we know how many to expect.

Inspired by Lynne Truss’s best-selling Eats, Shoots & Leaves, this workshop will look at the tiny helpers that guide us through what we read. Winnipeg editor Bev Phillips will investigate the multi-tasking comma, the just-the-facts hyphen, those deceptive lookalikes the colon and semicolon, and other punctuation marks. If you’ve ever yearned to paint over a misused apostrophe — or you’d like a refresher on the proper use of the dash — don’t miss The Lighter Side of Punctuation.

Limited time offer: if you pre-register with TelPay you get a discount on the price! Follow the registration instructions very carefully, and be sure to start from our TelPay page, not from their Web site. It takes 4-5 business days to register. (Non-members can pay with TelPay too.)

Whine & Dine lunch

Open to freelance and in-house editors alike. (MEA members only.)

Date:	April 13th (the 2nd Tuesday of every month).
Time:	11:45 am.
Location:	The Nook: 43 Sherbrook Street at Wolseley, 774-0818.
Register:	E-mail us at meaworkshops@gmail.com so we know how many to expect.

In response to popular demand for "More networking! Now!" the Events committee is hosting monthly Whine & Dine lunches for MEA members.

Please respond if you're coming so we know how many spots to reserve. If you forget to reply, come anyway and we'll fit you in.

Panel discussion: From manuscript to publication

A behind-the-scenes peek at getting published

Date:	Tuesday, April 13th.
Time:	7:00–9:00 pm; registration starts at 6:30 pm.
Location:	Aqua Books: 274 Garry St., 943-7555 (see map).
Cost:	Members: $25 (TelPay: $15); students: $!5 (TelPay: $10) Non-members: $35 (TelPay: $25); students: $25 (TelPay: $15)
Register:	E-mail us at meaworkshops@gmail.com so we know how many to expect.

Limited time offer: if you pre-register with TelPay you get a discount on the price! Follow the registration instructions very carefully. It takes 4-5 business days to register.

Schedule of events for 2009–2010

Dates, topics, and order of events to be announced

Use Freelance sites to get work (October)

The author-editor relationship (November)

Tour of the provincial archives (November)

"Whine & Dine" lunch (December)

"Whine & Dine" lunch (January)

History of English part II (January)

"Whine & Dine" lunch (February)

Writing and editing for the Web (February)

"Whine & Dine" lunch (March)

"The lighter side of punctuation" (March)

Panel: "From manuscript to publication" (April)

"Whine & Dine" lunch (April)

Grammar workshop (tentative) (May)

Wind-up (June)

Do you have an idea for an event? We want to hear it! Please drop us a line at meaworkshops@gmail.com.