Events & Workshops

Open Book: Marketing with Radiant Press, Suzy Krause, and Hollay Ghadery

Part of the Publishing Symposium series.

You’ve published a great book. Now what?

 

Join Debra Bell (Radiant Press), Suzy Krause, and host Hollay Ghadery as they discuss what goes into getting your published book into the hands of book lovers everywhere. From pre-publishing activities that encourage pre-sales and build excitement to post-publishing actions that drive your book towards success story status, gain insights that can help you to keep momentum and make a good impression on the right readers to turn your book into a bestseller.

 

This event is offered in partnership between SaskBooks and the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.

 

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

 

Accessibility measures in this event:

• Live auto-captions through Zoom during the live event
• (TBD) A read-along copy of the presenter's talk is available during the live event only
• Presenter self-descriptions
• This event will be recorded, captioned, and made available for 30 days (until July 20, 2025) on the SWG YouTube channel following the event: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAIIcrpQW0NcY6ZM0GGSzw
• Transcript of the event available upon request

 

To register for this online event, please visit https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vb37pUuaS1qxB1rhxgxidw

 

 

 

Presenters

 

Debra Bell is a Saskatchewan publisher and acquisitions editor with Radiant Press. She has worked in the publishing industry for 15 years. When she isn’t reading submissions, she is reading other publishers’ books. Her favourite part about publishing is sending acceptance letters to authors. Her second favourite part is opening a box of new books. She is also an unpublished poet. She lives in Regina with her partner and co-publisher, her daughter, and two ginger cats.

 

 

 

 

 

Suzy Krause is an author from the Saskatchewan prairies. Her most recent novel, I Think We've Been Here Before, has been optioned for film and shortlisted for four Saskatchewan Book Awards. Her books have been translated into Russian and Estonian, and all of them have been Amazon First Reads picks.

 

 

 

 

 

Host

 

Hollay Ghadery is an Iranian-Canadian writer living in Ontario on Anishinaabe land. Fuse, her memoir of mixed-race identity mental health, was released by Guernica Editions and won a 2023 Canadian Bookclub Award. Her poetry collection, Rebellion Box was released by Radiant Press in 2023, and her short fiction collection, Widow Fantasies, with Gordon Hill Press in fall 2024. Hollay is a host on The New Books Network and co-host on HOWL on CIUT 89.5 FM. She is a book publicist, the Regional Chair of the League of Canadian Poets as well as the Poet Laureate of Scugog Township. www.hollayghadery.com.

 

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