Events & Workshops

Book Bytes is a lunchtime, online summer reading series celebrating the work of Saskatchewan writers of diverse genres, identities, and experience levels. Events run every Wednesday lunch hour from 12-1 pm (Saskatchewan time) beginning on July 19, 2023, via Zoom.

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

Register once for the entire series here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P5Uarbg0RQO47T2vxqTJzg

This event will be recorded and uploaded as an unlisted video (meaning that only registered participants will be able to access the video or sent by request) available for 30 days on the SWG YouTube channel following the event: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAIIcrpQW0NcY6ZM0GGSzw

The Guild is fortunate to have the support of our major funders who make events like this possible: Sask Lotteries in proud partnership with SaskCulture, Canada Council for the Arts and the City of Regina. 

July 26, 2023:

Readings by

Glenda Goertzen

Kate Finegan

Michael Afenfia

Host: Amanda Marcotte

Michael Afenfia is a diversity, settlement and inclusion practitioner based in Saskatchewan, Canada. He is the author of the critically acclaimed novels, When the Moon Caught Fire, A Street Called Lonely, Don’t Die on Wednesday, The Mechanics of Yenagoa and Rain Can Never Know. His sixth novel, Leave my Bones in Saskatoon was recently released.

Kate Finegan (she/her) is a writer and editor living on Treaty 6 Territory in North Battleford, SK. She was SWG's inaugural sponsored writer-in-residence at the Wallace Stegner House in March 2022, and her work recently won the Driftwood Press short story contest. She's currently working on a novel that's supported by SK Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, and Access Copyright Foundation. Learn more at katefinegan.ink.

Glenda Goertzen is the author of the Prairie Dogs Adventure series for children and the YA fantasy novel, Lady Oak Abroad. An interest in writing and television launched her into a career in multi-media production, which evolved into a career in libraries. She loves academic and science-themed libraries, home to diverse topics that inspire her creative work. Her signature style is a blend of humour and suspense set in environments where her fondness for biology and fascinating ecosystems plays a strong role. She loves to connect with her readers at schools and libraries, either in person or virtually.

Host Amanda Marcotte is a writer and journalist who lives in White City, Saskatchewan. She started writing a school column for a small-town paper at age thirteen and has been telling stories ever since. She studied journalism at the University of Regina and began as a columnist in 1999 at CBC. She later became a radio producer and guest-host. She thrives on breaking news and quirky stories. Amanda also pops up as a lecturer at the University of Regina journalism school and is mom to a girl with special needs. She is currently working on her first novel, Hockey Girls, as well as a middle years novel called Clues in the Doctor’s House.