2025 SPEAKERS
Wednesday, March 19
– SPEAKER: Barry Finlay, author of at least 10 fiction and non-fiction books. TOPIC: How he became an author and his recent book, published in 2023, called Just Keep Climbing.
Wednesday, April 23
– SPEAKER: Duncan McCue, former CBC TV and radio journalist, current author of two books, and Carleton University professor. TOPIC: His new role at Carleton University launching an Indigenous journalism certificate program, and his book, Decolonizing Journalism: A Guide to Reporting in Indigenous Communities.
Wednesday, May 14
– SPEAKER: Allan McCarville, author and researcher. TOPIC: His career.
Saturday brunch
June 2
– SPEAKERS: Algonquin College students Nancy Abad, and Harsh, * TOPIC: A discussion about and screening of the video they helped make about the Canadian Women’s Press Club (now the Media Club of Canada) to celebrate the club’s 120th anniversary.
Program 2024-2025
September 17 – Meet and greet with other writing groups.
– SPEAKER: Alnalem Tebeje.* TOPIC: Her recent book, The Unknown Mother.
October 22
– SPEAKER: Natacha Bélair, * young adult author. TOPIC: Her desire to share, through her stories, some ways to make the world a better place.
November 19
– SPEAKER: Catina Noble, author, article writer, poet, photographer. TOPIC: Her career and books of various genres.
Saturday brunch, December 7
– SPEAKER: Novelist and short story writer, Gabriella Goliger. * TOPIC: Her writing career.
2025
March 19 – meeting cancelled due to a virus outbreak at our meeting place. See rescheduled speaker for November.
Wednesday, April 23
– SPEAKER: Kita Szpak, * author, publicist and speaker. TOPIC: Her Varied career and new role at BAICO Publishing.
Wednesday,
May 21 – SPEAKER: Jean-François Pinsonneault, author, organizational development practitioner, mediator, consultant and coach. TOPIC: His career and connection with Alberte Sénécal, president of the Canadian Women’s Press Club (now the Media Club) in 1960.
Saturday, June 14 brunch
– SPEAKER: Jagjeet Sharma, poet. TOPIC: Writing poetry.