Georgia Straight Listing for First Canada Screenwriters Meeting
The Georgia Straight has long helped broadcast local Vancouver and BC events of interest for the arts and a wide array of other areas.
That said, the meeting will actually be on the 3rd floor (not the 8th as they asserted for reasons unknown).
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