Saturday March 9th, 2019
8:00am - 8:00pm + Open Mic
Kamloops United Church
A Write-a-Thon?
Yes! A Write-a-Thon! In 2019 we are hosting our first ever KSWA fundraising event to help us continue to bring workshops, speakers, book launches and our annual festival to the readers and writers of Kamloops.
Who should participate?
Anyone and everyone who deals in words! We're looking for creative writers (emerging, established, or just curious), songwriters, essayists, comic-bookers, storytellers, screenwriters, spoken-wordists, journalists, students, professionals, politicians, menu scribes, compulsive note-takers, sporadic
diarists, letter-writers, texters, list-makers, comedians, playwrights, bloggers…
Term paper due?
Book deal deadline?
Preparing for the CBC Poetry Prize or the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction?
diarists, letter-writers, texters, list-makers, comedians, playwrights, bloggers…
Term paper due?
Book deal deadline?
Preparing for the CBC Poetry Prize or the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction?
How does it work?
Before the Event:
Participants seek pledges from credulous friends, neighbours, and family members. Flat rate or so much per hour.
During the Event:
Participants may take part for anywhere from 1 to 12 hours. Participants sit and write in the Open Zone, or venture into the Happening Zones for discovery, feedback, relaxation, or fun. Every hour there’s an activity, like music, writing exercises, guest speakers, yoga, and more. We also feed you!
At 8:00pm everyone stops what they’re doing for the Open Mic (open to the public and to the participants), where people are free to read or perform their masterpieces, if they want to, of course.
After the Event:
Everyone sets their clocks forward one hour, and if you want we’ll post your work on our website, along with an author photo.
Participants seek pledges from credulous friends, neighbours, and family members. Flat rate or so much per hour.
During the Event:
Participants may take part for anywhere from 1 to 12 hours. Participants sit and write in the Open Zone, or venture into the Happening Zones for discovery, feedback, relaxation, or fun. Every hour there’s an activity, like music, writing exercises, guest speakers, yoga, and more. We also feed you!
At 8:00pm everyone stops what they’re doing for the Open Mic (open to the public and to the participants), where people are free to read or perform their masterpieces, if they want to, of course.
After the Event:
Everyone sets their clocks forward one hour, and if you want we’ll post your work on our website, along with an author photo.
How do I register?
Email info@kswa.ca with your name, address, phone number and one sentence about why you want to join the absurdity. We’ll send you a pledge package and pre-event updates.
How else can I be involved?
We’re looking for sponsorship, in the form of door prizes, cold hard cash and food! We’ll sing your praises before, during, and after the event, and you’ll get a VIP seat to the Open Mic!
Email us at info@kswa.ca.
Email us at info@kswa.ca.
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