Events & Workshops

Ready to start sending your work out, but not sure where to begin? This practical webinar will help emerging writers navigate the world of literary magazines with clarity and confidence.

We’ll discuss:

• Before: How to research suitable magazines for your work and set realistic submission goals
• During: How to use Submittable, what to include in a cover letter and tips for tracking submissions
• After: How to deal with rejection (and success!), stay motivated and maintain your submission momentum over time

Whether you’ve never submitted or have a few bylines, you’ll leave with tools and a better understanding of how to share your work with the literary world.

Important registration notes:

Members pay less for workshops! Are you trying to register and you’re being charged the full workshop fee when you’re a current SWG member? To access the reduced member rate for this workshop, please make sure you are logged into this website with your member profile to access the member rate for the session. (The member login link is on the top right of this page (computer) or at the top centre (mobile/tablet).)

If this workshop is sold out, please email swgevents@skwriter.com to be placed on the waitlist.

Please note all times listed are Saskatchewan time. Find your time zone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

This event will not be live-streamed or recorded.

Accessibility Measures in this workshop

• Live auto-captions through Zoom
• Presenter self-descriptions
• Limited Zoom technical support is provided by SWG staff to assist participants while they’re in the Zoom meeting.

To help you prepare, here are the expectations for participants in this workshop:

• Camera optional but greatly appreciated.
• Participant discussion is appreciated from everyone throughout the workshop. (Either through the chat box or by speaking out loud at appropriate times.)
• If there is any writing created during the workshop, it will be kept private as there will be no sharing opportunity.
• Participants are expected to participate in activities/prompts/exercises throughout the workshop. (In session only, no homework required.)
• During the workshop, the participants will be split into smaller groups using Breakout Rooms.

Workshop registration refund policy:

Please be certain you will be able to attend before you register. Registered participants must promptly email the SWG staff person responsible for the event (Cat Abenstein, Program Manager, swgevents@skwriter.com) to cancel their registration. Otherwise, no refunds will be issued.

• A full refund is available if you cancel your registration one week prior to the start of the workshop (by 11:59 p.m. on September 3, 2025)
• A 50% refund is available if you cancel your registration less than one week and more than 48 hours before the workshop. (For cancellations between September 4 and 9 at 11:59 p.m. SK time)
• There is no refund for registrations cancelled within 48 hours of the workshop or no-shows. (Beginning at 12:00 a.m. on September 10)
• If you would like to donate your registration fee to the SWG’s accessibility fund so others can attend events like this in the future, please let us know in your email.

Workshop Facilitator

Rachel Laverdiere is a writer and potter based in Saskatoon. Her work has earned recognition in Wigleaf's Top 50 and the Longridge Review’s Barnhill Prize, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best Microfiction. Her stories appear in North American anthologies and literary journals such as Grain, The New Quarterly, Anti-Heroin Chic, Pithead Chapel, and Sundog Literary. Rachel’s writing explores themes of safety, healing from childhood trauma, and the intricacies of human relationships. For more, visit rachellaverdiere.com or connect with her on X @r_laverdiere or Bluesky @rachellaverdiere.bsky.social.

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