2.1 Membership shall be open to all professional writers and illustrators who satisfy the Membership Committee of their compliance with the following requirements:

1. that the writer or illustrator has had a trade book for children published by a commercial or a university press or in such a form as recognized as legitimate by the book trade; and/or has had one full length play or script or two short plays or scripts for children published or produced; and/or has had published at least four short stories, articles or poems for children; and/or has illustrated at least four book covers or chapter books,
2. that the writer or illustrator is a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant and is a resident of B.C. or has been within the last two years. E-books must be professionally edited and the author must have been paid for e-publication. Self-published authors may be admitted for membership under exceptional circumstances such as considerable peer recognition or professional status.

2.2 The Membership Committee shall:

1. accept or reject all applications for membership by a majority vote;
2. make recommendations to the Executive concerning rescission of the membership of any person; and
3. be empowered to waive any of the above criteria by unanimous vote.

2.3 Following a decision by the Membership Committee:

1. a rejected applicant may appeal the decision of the Membership Committee to the Executive, whose ruling shall be final;
2. a rejected applicant may re-apply for admission to CWILL-B.C. each or any year thereafter;
3. a member of the Membership Committee itself may request a review by the Executive of an acceptance or rejection.

3.1 Annual membership dues shall be such amount as the Executive may from time to time determine.

3.2 Membership dues are due at the beginning of the calendar year.

3.3 Members whose membership dues fall more than two years in arrears shall be in danger of having their membership rescinded.

3.4 Membership dues may be waived in cases of financial hardship upon application to the executive.

3.5 There is a separate one time due to be added to the website speaker list.

4.1 The Membership Committee is composed of at least three members in good standing who are elected or who volunteer from the general membership and are approved by the Executive.

4.2 Members of the Membership Committee shall hold office for no more than two years unless voted otherwise at a general meeting.