Canada’s meeting place for freelance writers and creators

Established 2010

[caption id="attachment_15545" align="alignright" width="259"] Annika Reinhardt leading the "State Your Worth" webinar.[/caption]

As a union for freelancers, one of the supports that CMG Freelance offers is professional development opportunities.

In addition to in-person training opportunities, we've also run almost two dozen webinars over the past few years on subjects ranging from social media for freelancers, to financial planning, to pitching stories, to negotiating contracts.

For the past couple of years, we've been inviting anyone who is interested to participate in our webinars live. But one of the benefits of membership in CMG Freelance is the ability to watch archived webinars in the members section of our website.

We've updated that page with a few new webinars recently.

The most recent webinar is "State Your Worth" with negotiation and compensation professional Annika Reinhardt, the founder of Talent Collective. We've also just posted a webinar with lawyer Mark Donald, who offers legal advice for journalists on defamation, privacy concerns and reporting in conflict zones.

If you’re a member, take a few minutes to browse through the list and take advantage of this training resource. If you’re not yet a CMG Freelance member, you can find more information about the cost and benefits of membership in the union right here.

Once a week, we gather stories about the media business, journalism, writing, communications, and freelancing—with a Canadian focus—and share them in Off the Wire. Who needs a water cooler?From Canada: Supreme Court ruling a ‘blow to press freedom’; media union vows to fight on [CWA Canada] Digital democracy project to examine online…
Thinking about writing a book? If so, Ann Douglas has some advice for you.Douglas, whose many published books include the “Mother of All” parenting series, gave a presentation at the recent Level Up writers' conference in Toronto. Her talk focused on the process of publishing non-fiction books through traditional publishing avenues. She…
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Happy birthday to us! Eight years ago today, CMG Freelance and the Canadian Writers Group launched this blog with the intention of sharing information and building a sense of community among Canadian freelancers.Since then, we've published nearly 1300 posts that serve as a resource for independent creators across Canada.Story Board's first post…
The deadline for the 2019 Dalton Camp Award is fast approaching. The annual essay competition is open to submissions until Friday, December 1 at 8 p.m. EST. The competition offers prizes for the best essay or essays about the link between democracy and the media in Canada.The competition is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Essays…
If you're a Toronto-area factual TV worker, you're invited to a holiday party hosted by the Canadian Media Guild's Fairness in Factual TV campaign. Join your factual TV colleagues for an evening to celebrate the class action launched by Cavalluzzo LLP, an important step towards fairness in the industry. Come and raise a glass to Anna Bourque, the…
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by Meagan GillmoreI pursued a writing career hoping it would allow me a more flexible home life, perhaps the possibility of staying home to raise any future children. Freelancing was, I believed, a buffer against the financial instabilities that seemed guaranteed for those who entered adulthood during the Great Recession of the mid-2000s.But for…
Toronto-area freelancers, media workers and students, it's getting darker and chillier out there, but CWA Canada is holding a social event that will brighten up your November. Come out to Craft Kitchen (410 Adelaide St W, just west of Spadina) on Tuesday, November 20 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm for a free media mixer with complimentary snacks and…

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