The Comox Valley Writers Club (CVWC) began in 1964.

 

In the early years, membership was just 12 to 15 people, and they wrote largely for newspapers and magazines. The Comox District Free Press and Islander Magazine printed many of their stories of local history and events.

 

In 1985 CVWC registered as a non-profit society – the Comox Valley Writers Group (CVWG). Four years later CVWG celebrated 25 years with the publication of Clam Diggers, an anthology of local writing.

 

A second anthology, Sunrise was published in 1993. Membership grew to 45 members. Toward the end of this decade two major North Island conferences were hosted and well-attended. A shift was taking place from Journalism to Fiction writing.

 

At the turn of the new millennium attendance and membership dropped but regular monthly meetings resumed once again in 2005. The group re-registered as the Comox Valley Writers Society (CVWS).

 

In 2015 the society produced Writers & Books: Comox Valley 1865-2015, as a contribution to the City of Courtenay Centennial celebrations. Fresh activity such as workshops, poetry contests in schools, public readings at the library and continuance of the annual North Island Writers Conference. Membership grew to over 100 by the end of 2020.

 

There is great interest in writing in the Comox Valley, and the CVWS supports aspiring writers who want to learn the craft.