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NS Litmag Co-op roundtable (virtual)

If you’re curious about the new Nova Scotia Litmag Co-op, join us for an introduction to current co-op resources; a discussion of resources that could be developed; and a moderated roundtable where editors & publishers can share their litmag struggles, successes, and resources! Presentation and moderation provided by Litmag Co-op program lead Andy Verboom.

The roundtable will follow a loose agenda, with 10 minutes set aside for each topic:

  1. Your greatest litmag challenge in 2 and 20 words
  2. Geographical barriers
  3. Challenges in sustaining a regular publishing schedule
  4. Interest in shared standards, best practices, or administrative resources
  5. Who should make decisions about the Litmag Co-op

Location: Zoom (meeting)

Date: Thursday, Nov 12, 2026 (7:00pm to 8:30pm Atlantic)

All are welcome, but registration is required.

Please note that it is WFNS practice not to record virtual events. In lieu of a recording, informal minutes of the roundtable will be shared with all who register to attend.

Register to attend
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Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:

  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
  • Early-career authors: those with 1 or 2 book-length publications or the equivalent in book-length and short-form publications.
  • Established authors: those with 3 or 4 book-length publications.
  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children, writing for young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

Occasionally, WFNS uses the phrase “emerging and established writers/authors” to mean ‘writers and authors of all experience levels.’

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with info, strategies, and skills that suit their experience. 

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

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 uncertain about your experience level with respect to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca