Registration

Events & Workshops

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To register for the 2021 SWG Conference, please fill out the form below. All conference events (paid or free) require registration.

Early Bird prices are in effect until October 8, 2021.

After you register, you will receive an email from the SWG with more information about the conference, including how to pay and Zoom links for online events.

There are three ways to make payment:

Online (link will be sent via email)
By phone: call the office (306-791-7740) to pay with a credit card
By cheque: mail a cheque to Saskatchewan Writers' Guild, PO Box 3986, Regina, SK, S4P 3R9.

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Small Talks Online Pass

This pass will include live access to all Small Talk events Oct 18-22 via Zoom, an electronic workbook of writing prompts and exercises as well as extended access to the recorded videos (30 days for non-SWG members and 90 days for SWG members).

Small Talk dates and times:

- "Place-Based Non-Fiction" with Daniel Coleman, Monday, October 18, 12 pm - 1 pm
- "Strength in Words" with Charlie Petch, Tuesday, October 19, 12 pm - 1 pm
- "Manipulating Time in Prose" with SJ Sindu, Wednesday, October 20, 12 pm - 1 pm
- "Digital Poems, Digital Pictures" with Dani Spinosa, Thursday, October 21, 12 pm - 1 pm
- "The Short, Short Story: Encapsulating Perfection in Flash and Micro-Flash Formats" with Jenn Ashton, Friday, October 22, 12 pm - 1 pm

Click on "Pass Options" to see pricing.

Pass Options

Heath Memorial Lecture "Political Art is Art" by Billy-Ray Belcourt (via Zoom, Wednesday, October 20, 7 pm) - Free

Will you attend the online lecture?
No Yes

In-Person Conference Pass

In-Person Conference Events will include the following:

"Using Interstitial Text in Poetry" with Leah Horlick (interactive workshop) - Saturday, October 23, 9 am - 10:30 am
"Writing the Memoir" with Sharon Butala (interactive workshop) - Saturday, October 23, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
"An Art-ful Conversation with Guy" featuring Guy Vanderhaeghe and Arthur Slade, including a plated lunch -Saturday, October 23, 12: 30 pm - 1:45 pm
- Please choose from the three lunch options, and inform us if you have any dietary allergies or sensitivities

Workshops (Poetry with Leah Horlick & Nonfiction with Sharon Butala)

Lunch (includes plated meal and "An Art-ful Conversation with Guy")

Please notify us of any dietary restrictions or allergies

John V. Hicks Memorial Awards in Poetry - Free (in-person)

Will you attend the awards?
No Yes

2021 SWG Annual General Meeting

Are you a member in good standing of the SWG?
No Yes

How will you attend the AGM on Saturday, October 23, at 2 pm?

Launch of "apart" - readings by Saskatoon and area contributors. Includes reception with cash bar.

Will you attend the launch?
No Yes

If you have access needs

Please let us know if you have mobility issues or any accessibility requirements so we can help you have an enjoyable conference experience.

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If the registration was successful, you should receive a copy of it to your email. If that is not the case, please contact info@skwriter.com or call 306-791-7740.

SWG Thanks Our Funders

Courier, Drop-Off & In-Person Address

Saskatchewan Writers' Guild
Suite 100, 1150 8th Ave.
306-757-6310 | info@skwriter.com

Mailing Address

Saskatchewan Writers' Guild
PO Box 3986, Regina, SK, S4P 3R9

The SWG serves a membership spanning the entire province of Saskatchewan, in Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10, which encompasses the unceded territories of the Nêhiyawak, Anishinaabeg, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota, and Dené Nations and the Homeland of the Métis Nation.

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