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The Canadian Writer's Guide

Author : Canadian Authors Association

Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 38,17 MB

Release : 2002-12-14

Category : Authorship

ISBN : 9781550417401

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The Canadian Writer's Guide is the most comprehensive tool available to Canadian writers today. Completely revised and updated, it draws on the expertise of a wide variety of professionals including CBC Radio broadcaster Marjorie Doyle; arts and entertainment lawyer Marian Dingman Hebb; novelist and speech-writer Matt Hughes; songwriter Bruce Madole; and Nebula and CAA award-winning science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. It also includes valuable insight and advice from a further 85 professional writers from the United States, Europe, Australia and across Canada. This edition contains over 130 new and updated "how-to" articles on diverse areas of international publishing, including: - ideas and inspiration - character development - overcoming writer's block - book contracts - copywriting - editing - fiction - biographies - periodicals - children's books - personal essays - poetry - speechwriting - radio commentaries - songwriting - stage and film - the Internet New to this edition is a valuable listing of writing schools, workshops and retreats. The Writer's Reference section also includes a thorough listing of writer's organizations, awards and fellowships, literary agents, and granting agencies. It also contains the most comprehensive compilation of Canadian contests for writers available anywhere. This edition of The Canadian Writer's Guide continues a fifty-year tradition for the Canadian Authors Association, resulting in the most comprehensive reference published, especially for Canadian writers of all genres and all skill levels.



The Canadian Writer's Guide

Author : Jonathan-James Associates

Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 15,47 MB

Release : 1976

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780889020009

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A Canadian Writer's Guide

Author : Jack Finnbogason

Publisher : Nelson Thomson Learning

Page : 388 pages

File Size : 43,30 MB

Release : 2002

Category : English language

ISBN : 9780176169459

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The Canadian Writer's Handbook

Author : William E. Messenger

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 16,84 MB

Release : 2022-09-15

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ISBN : 9780190164003

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The Canadian Writer's Handbook, Third Essentials Edition is a streamlined version of the successful Concise Canadian Writer's Handbook. The Essentials Edition uses the accessible, well-organized, and classroom-tested structure of the full volume, and continues to feature descriptions and examples of the entire writing process, from basic grammar, to constructing sentences and paragraphs, to pre-writing, composing, proofreading, and editing. This new edition includes more coverage of how to quote and paraphrase to avoid plagiarism, and has updated coverage of MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE, and IEEE styles, and a new MLA student research paper.



The Canadian Style

Author : Public Works and Government Services Canada Translation Bureau

Publisher : Dundurn

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 32,79 MB

Release : 1997-09-01

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1554883172

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The revised edition of The Canadian Style is an indispensable language guide for editors, copywriters, students, teachers, lawyers, journalists, secretaries and business people – in fact, anyone writing in the English language in Canada today. It provides concise, up-to-date answers to a host of questions on abbreviations, hyphenation, spelling, the use of capital letters, punctuation and frequently misused or confused words. It deals with letter, memo and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and geographical names. It also gives techniques for writing clearly and concisely, editing documents and avoiding stereotyping in communications. There is even an appendix on how to present French words in an English text.





The Canadian Writer's Market, 19th Edition

Author : Heidi Waechtler

Publisher : McClelland & Stewart

Page : 482 pages

File Size : 18,4 MB

Release : 2013-01-29

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0771046235

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The essential guide for freelance writers, now completely updated and revised. The Canadian Writer's Market is the authority on who publishes what and how best to bring your work to their attention. It offers practical advice on everything from manuscript preparation to copyright law, from information on pay rates to writers' workshops. This useful guide also includes comprehensive and up-to-date listings for: consumer magazines; literary and scholarly journals; trade, business, and professional publications; daily newspapers; book publishers; literary agents; awards, competitions, and grants; writers' organizations and support agencies; writers' workshops, courses, and retreats.



The Scientist’s Guide to Writing, 2nd Edition

Author : Stephen B. Heard

Publisher : Princeton University Press

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 47,20 MB

Release : 2022-02-08

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0691219184

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"This is a new edition of The Scientists Guide to Writing, published in 2016. As a reminder the book provided practical advice on writing, covering topics including how to generate and maintain writing momentum, tips on structuring a scientific paper, revising a first draft, handling citations, responding to peer reviews, and managing coauthorships, among other topics. For the 2nd edtition, Heard has made several changes, specifically: - expanding the chapter on writing in English for non-native speakers - adding two chapters: one on efficient and effective reading and one on selecting the right journal and how to use preprint sites. - doubled the number of exercises - various other add-ons to existing chapters, including information on reporting statistical results, handling disagreement among peer reviewers, and managing co-authorships"--



A Canadian Writer's Reference

Author : Diana Hacker

Publisher : Scarborough, Ont. : Nelson Canada

Page : 412 pages

File Size : 42,15 MB

Release : 1996

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9780176042110

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A Canadian Writer's Reference, adapted from the most widely used college handbook ever published — and with the help of several Canadian instructors — has advice that's easy to find and easy to understand. It provides the comprehensive coverage, concrete examples, and trusted models students need for writing in almost every postsecondary course and beyond. A new tabbed section, Writing about Literature, offers advice on interpreting and writing about works of literature and includes two annotated student essays. Grounded in Canadian texts, culture, and current events, examples throughout the book provide relevant context and advice for Canadian writers. And a new instructor's edition offers classroom activities and teaching tips for Canadian instructors — making it easier than ever to integrate the handbook into the course.