Maria Scala is a former Ottawa resident and editor of Bywords, who now lives in Scarborough, Ontario, where she works as a freelance writer, poet, and editor.

Scarborough,  Ontario,  Canada
http://mariascala.blogspot.com/

“Manuscript evaluation is the heart of Black Swan’s business. Our readers work in the publishing industry—as writers, editors and book reviewers—and know what makes a good book great.”

Black Swan also offers the services of editing, writing, book design, and independent publishing.

British Columbia,  Canada
http://www.blackswanservices.com/

“Booming Ground, the non-credit option offered by the University of British Columbia’s renowned Creative Writing Program, offers an innovative series of writing mentorships in poetry, fiction, non-fiction and writing for children, led by some of the best writers in the country.”

Booming Ground is now also offering Manuscript Evaluation.

University of British Columbia, Vancouver,  British Columbia,  Canada
http://www2.arts.ubc.ca/bg/

"Event is a literary magazine in its 35th year of publication which focuses on fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, notes on writing and reviews. Our contributors include both established and unknown writers. We deliberately seek the writer who is writing well but possibly not yet well-known, and look for writing that inspires access to the reader's imagination. We have no particular theory to grind, so we aim for diversity, excellence in expression and intensity of experience." Offers a "Reading Service":http://event.douglas.bc.ca/community/event-magazine/readingservice.html.

Douglas College, New Westminster,  British Columbia,  Canada
http://event.douglas.bc.ca/

“The Manitoba Writers’ Guild was inaugurated in August 1981 at Aubigny, Manitoba, as a grassroots organization created for and by Manitoba writers. From the 20 members who joined after that first meeting, the Guild has grown to over 550. We continue to expand our services and programming to find, develop and promote literary talent all over the province.”

Check out the guild’s Show Me the Poetry project, bringing “the fun back into reading poetry.”

Manitoba,  Canada
http://www.mbwriter.mb.ca/

“Founded in 1969, the Saskatchewan Writers Guild is a province-wide organization representing writers in all disciplines and at all levels of development. It is one of the largest writers organizations in Canada with a membership of over 500. The Guild’s mission is to improve the status of the writer in Saskatchewan.”

Saskatchewan,  Canada
http://www.skwriter.com/

“For two decades, Wordwrights Canada has helped those who strive for a high professional standard in their writing, be it fiction, literary nonfiction, or poetry.” Founded by Susan Ioannou in 1985, Wordwrights Canada offers an online poetry writing course, a companion handbook for poets A Magical Clockwork, Canadian student writing resources, and Canadian links of interest to writers.

Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada
http://www3.sympatico.ca/susanio/WWC.html

“The Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick is a community of writers, both amateur and professional, who strive to develop the craft of writing and who work to promote and encourage the literary arts in New Brunswick.”

The Federation also has a blog.

New Brunswick,  Canada
http://www.umce.ca/wfnb/

“Melic (Gr.) ‘to be sung’.” An online literary magazine that also offers an “intensive one-on-one tutorial in poetry as well as proofreading and editing services.”

California,  United States
http://www.melicreview.com/