Events & Workshops

Book Bytes is a lunchtime, online reading series that showcases and celebrates the work of Saskatchewan authors of diverse genres, identities, and experience levels through 15-minute bite-sized readings.

Two events are offered. Events run from 12:00-1:00 p.m.-SK time and include three readers per event. Work does not need to be published to be presented. Event dates this year are:

• September 18
• September 25

Please note: events will be broadcast and recorded via Zoom webinar and will be uploaded to YouTube through a private, unlisted link following the event for 30 days. These videos will not be posted publicly or live-streamed to any platform, but registered participants and presenters will receive the video link. 

Application process

Writers who work within any genre and are available to attend live (via Zoom) are encouraged to apply by June 10 at 11:59 p.m. by sharing a paragraph indicating:

• Your full name, mailing address, phone number

• if you are an author/performer who is a beginner (unpublished, unpaid performance(s)), emerging (some publications with up to one book, some paid performances), or established (extensive publications with at least two books, several paid performances.) The SWG will be looking for readers of all stages;
• the genre you would like to present at Book Bytes and any context you’d like to provide in regards to your work within that genre
• if you are a Saskatchewan resident, and
• the date(s) you are applying for. Please indicate your first and second choice on dates that you are available to read.

To help the SWG support writers of diverse communities and identities, we encourage applicants to self-declare if they identify as a writer who is a member of group(s) experiencing marginalization and underrepresentation. (i.e. Black, Indigenous, or Person of Colour, 2SLGBTQ+, or Disability).

Please send applications to Tea Gerbeza, Program Coordinator, at swgpr@skwriter.com

Selection process

Book Bytes will showcase the diverse talents of Saskatchewan writers. The SWG will select readers based on the diversity of experience, identity and genre. Selected readers will be paid $100 per reading.

Funding provided by:

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