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Professional Development Resources

Book Publishing Overviews

Indie verses Traditional: Which should you choose?
(by Steve Vernon)

Criteria & standards for professional hybrid publishing
(proposed by the Independent Book Publishers Association)

So You’ve Written a Book—Now What? NEW!
(by Sal Sawler)

Compensation

Letter Template for Offers of Unpaid Work [or uncompensated publication]
(by Nicole Burisch)

The Remuneration of Canadian Writers for Literary Works – A Benchmarking Study.pdf
(commissioned by The Writer’s Union of Canada and Union des écrivain(e)s québécois)

Copyright & Legal Info

Nova Scotia Artists’ Legal Information Society

Access Copyright

Editing

10 Things to Know about Working with a Freelance Editor.pdf
(by Tanya Egan Gibson)

Editing Checklist [Determine the type of editing you need].pdf
(by Stacy Innis)

Fiction Editing Checklist.pdf (adapted by Marianne Ward)

Professional Editing Standards (2016).pdf
(by Editors Canada)

Pitching

The Elements of a Good Fiction Pitch.pdf NEW!
(by Keanan Byggdin)

The Nonfiction Query / Pitch Letter.pdf
(by Whitney Moran)

Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal.pdf
(by Stephen Kimber)

Promoting

Promoting Your Book with a Small Press.pdf NEW!
(by Keanan Byggdin)

Tips for Organizing a Book Launch.pdf
(by WFNS staff)

Tips for Virtual Workshops & Events.pdf
(by WFNS staff)

Quick Guide to Social Media Platforms for Writers.pdf NEW!
(by Keanan Byggdin)

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Recommended Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) recommends that each workshop’s participants share a level or range of writing / publication experience. This is to ensure each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their current writing priorities.

To this end, the “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the following definitions developed by WFNS:

  • New writers: those who have been writing creatively for less than two years and/or have not yet been published in any form.
  • Emerging writers: those who have been writing creatively for less than five years and/or have some short publications (poems, stories, or essays) in literary magazines, journals, or anthologies.
  • Established writers/authors: those with numerous publications in magazines, journals, or anthologies and/or a full-length book publication.
  • Professional authors: those with two or more full-length book publications.

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer (that is, participant-to-participant) feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

If you’re uncertain of your experience level with regard to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca