Grant Writing for Writers Online Seminar

Are you a writer interested in applying for grants? Join us for a free online seminar on grant writing for writers (including the recent Canada Council for the Arts funding portal update) with acclaimed author, grant writer, and educator Lindsay Zier-Vogel.

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Lindsay Zier-Vogel is an accomplished author, grant writer, and educator, with over 20 years of experience writing grants for charities, non-profits and artists. Lindsay is one of Canada’s most well-respected grant writers and has raised millions of dollars for her clients, including: Furniture Bank, YMCA Canada, Friday Things, Word on the Street, Art Spin, VIBE Arts, Jayli Wolf, Pulga Muchochoma, Dani Kind, among many others. She also leads grant writing workshops through organizations including The FOLD, Nia Centre for the Arts, Bruce County Public Library, The Writer's Union of Canada, and the City of Barrie.

Beyond grant writing, Lindsay works as an author, educator, and is the founder of the internationally acclaimed Love Lettering Project. She is the author of the acclaimed debut novel Letters to Amelia, and her first picture book, Dear Street was a 2023 Junior Library Guild pick, a Canadian Children’s Book Centre book of the year, and was nominated for a Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award (Canada) and a Magnolia Award (Mississippi), and a Mountain Laurel Award (Pennsylvania). Her second novel, The Fun Times Brigade came out in 2025, and she is co-editing The Deep End: Reflections on Swimming with Andrea Bennett which will be out in 2027.

Dear Humber Community,

We’re excited to invite staff, faculty, and students to the official launch of Future Frame, a bold new career campaign from Humber’s Advising & Career Services! Rooted in established career development theories, from self-discovery to goal setting and action. Future Frame helps students navigate their career journey with clarity and confidence. 

This launch also marks the start of National Career Month, making it the perfect time to celebrate growth, exploration, and future possibilities!  

Future Frame is designed to help learners visualize their career journey, explore possibilities, and take action toward their goals. Whether they’re just starting out or planning their next move, this event will offer a look into our coming events, filled with inspiration, resources, and connections to help learners shape their future. 

What to Expect: 

• Interactive career activity stations 
• Free professional headshots 
• Giveaways and refreshments 
• A chance to connect with peers and colleagues 

Come frame your future with us, we encourage faculty to bring their classes to check out our launch, participate in a few activities and learn more about all of the services provided for learners’ career success.  

Students can register ahead of time on Career Connect.

Registration tables will be set up at the event, and there will be raffles for prizes every half hour.

Humber Advising & Career Services
Student Success & Engagement
Email: advising@humber.ca
Website: careers.humber.ca  |  wegotyou.humber.ca
Phone: 416.675.5028

Please come and discuss Supreme Court of Canada cases with us! Coffee and Cases with the Runnymede Society Humber Student Chapter. 

This week, we will discuss Carter v. Canada (Attorney General_, 2015, S.C.C. 5) on Wednesday, November 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. in B-113

After the case discussion, there will be a networking event. 

Humber Music is presenting a new Music and Masterclass Series throughout this Fall 2025 – Winter 2026 year. While geared for Humber music students, all are welcome to join us for these informative musical explorations involving performance, discussion, and question-and-answer dialogue. The series allows audiences to meet a range of professional musicians from Canada to India, from songwriting to immersive sound design. Offering attendees a window into the art of music performance, composition and production, master musicians unpack the complexity of their craft and offer insight into the artistic process.

On Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., Humber Music presents Songwriting with Tara Kannangara & Chris Pruden. JUNO-nominated singer/songwriter and trumpet-player Tara Kannangara will treat audiences to a preview of her latest, unreleased music currently in development. Along with jazz keyboardist Chris Pruden, the duo will breakdown the songwriting process, and offer their experience of the Canadian music industry. This masterclass will provide an opportunity for attendees to receive behind-the-scenes insight and guidance on navigating both the creative and the business side of a career as a professional musician.

More About the Artists

Tara Kannangara is a second-generation, Sri Lankan-Canadian force of nature, writing music that is deeply personal, genre-bending and culture blending. Her songs, encompassed by wild trumpet melodies, searing guitar lines, lush synths, and piercing lyricism will make you turn your head and listen. She moved to Toronto after studying classical music at the University of Victoria to study jazz at the U of T. After years of conventional music education, Tara broke away from the confines of institutional art to return to songwriting, bringing together her voice and trumpet to forge her own unique sound. 

Tara has been featured on CBC’s The Signal, Sirius XM, The Toronto Star, The Sunday Edition and NPR Tiny Desk with Lido Pimienta. She also performed on Lido’s Grammy nominated record, “Miss Colombia.” She has had the privilege to work with extraordinary homegrown artists such as Jeremy Dutcher, Charlotte Cornfield, and Witch Prophet. Her own work has been presented at major festivals across North America including The Montreal Jazz Festival, The Washington DC Jazz Festival and The Smithsonian. Tara is a member of the music faculty at the Humber Polytechnic.

A frequent musical collaborator of Tara’s, Chris Pruden is a pianist/keyboardist based in Toronto. He earned a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance from the University of Toronto. Heavily influenced by jazz, contemporary classical, folk, rock and electronic music, Chris has performed across North America, China, and Europe. In addition to his work with Tara, Chris is a frequent sideman with Sammy Jackson, Zinnia, Language Arts, Future Machines, and Ronley Teper’s Lipliners. 

You can follow Tara on instagram.com/tara.kannangara.

Admission is free. Seating is limited. No ticket registration required.

Photo Credit: Calm Elliott-Armstrong