Events & Workshops

Blue Pencil Sessions with Jillian Bell from SaskBooks
 

Part of the Publishing Symposium series.

 

These sessions are offered in partnership between SaskBooks and the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.

In these one-on-one sessions, Jillian Bell, Executive Director of SaskBooks, addresses questions about the Canadian indie press book scene and different aspects of the changing book industry.  From pitching to agents to the editorial process to book production and accessibility standards, Jill will answer your nerdy book questions and will offer advice on what publishing model may be best for you.

IMPORTANT NOTE: SaskBooks, as the creative industry association for publishing in Saskatchewan, does not publish books; the members of SaskBooks do.  Jill cannot acquire your manuscript or broker distribution at your favourite indie bookshop, but she may be able to give you suggestions of how to do those things. 

 

Come to ask questions and leave with knowledge in your brain!

 

Please register for your preferred session time below and note these important points: 

• Sessions are a maximum of 20 minutes long and will be run through Zoom meetings. A free Zoom account is required.
• Sessions are booked on a first-come, first-served basis.
• One session per person please; only book one time slot.
• If you’re unable to register for a specific session, it is because someone has already registered for that spot and it’s no longer available.
• Please include a publishing question(s) you’d like to ask Jillian at the time of registration. (But you’re welcome to ask other questions if they come up during your session up to your maximum consultation time of 20 minutes.)
• If you’ve registered and you can no longer attend the session, please email swgevents@skwriter.com immediately.

 

All sessions occur on Thursday, June 19, 2025. 

Please be mindful of your time zone as all times listed are Saskatchewan time. Find your time zone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

 

Sold Out. To be placed on the waitlist, please email swgevents@skwriter.com

 

Session 1: 4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. - Booked
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Rolk2xYuQNilJ5Bk9GiTpQ

 

Session 2: 4:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. - Booked
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uMQV6O9_TkOX_lfgWve7rQ

 

Session 3: 5:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. - Booked
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LViZ0BjFQ2OVznO_1OIT6g

 

Session 4: 5:30 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. - Booked
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8bcZ2MBoTSaR6snO3fzn8Q

 

Session 5: 7:00 p.m. – 7:20 p.m. - Booked
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/S4wjI54RRkqVUf_eS6dzUw

 

Session 6: 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. - Booked
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/z5w2OmSlTSepilSjclWhgA

 

Presenter

 

Jillian Bell is a writer and freelance editor who has been working with the provincial creative industry association for book publishers, SaskBooks, for more than 25 years. Her writing has been published in anthologies, newspapers, magazines, and in syndicated online formats. She has edited gaming books and adventures, as well as manuscripts in many genres (fiction (general fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, romance), non-fiction, poetry, and children’s picture books). She is also an active musician, an avid gamer, a fibre artist, a painter of teensy things, a learning gardener, an actor, and a voracious reader. Although she does not have a prehensile tail, she still likes to climb things sometimes.

 

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