On March 9th, 2019 the Kamloops Society for the Written Arts (KSWA) hosted its first annual Write-a-Thon at Kamloops United Church. From 8:00am to 8:00pm, writers of all ages, experience levels, and purposes came together to work on their writing projects.
We planned the Write-a-Thon with four objectives in mind:
• To raise money to help the KSWA continue to hold events for writers and readers
• To raise public awareness of the KSWA and of writing
• To build a sense of community among writers
• To have fun
We are happy to report that we not only met these objectives, we surpassed our own expectations.
We hope to see you again next year!
We planned the Write-a-Thon with four objectives in mind:
• To raise money to help the KSWA continue to hold events for writers and readers
• To raise public awareness of the KSWA and of writing
• To build a sense of community among writers
• To have fun
We are happy to report that we not only met these objectives, we surpassed our own expectations.
We hope to see you again next year!
Money Raised: $4,121
Number of Participating Writers: 75
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who participated, sponsored a participating writer, and all the individuals, businesses and organizations that made this event possible, with donations in terms of time, energy, money, door prizes, food, coffee, printing, and space:
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TRU Student Union
Starbucks at Kamloops Chapters The Art We Are Kamloops United Church Chapters Writerly Kits Words Alive Kamloops Kamloops Office Systems Interior Authors Group Save-on-Foods Sylvia Olson Wendy Weseen |
Zacks Coffee
Volegacy Clothing United Way Lindsay Curry Janet Whitehead Courtney Charlton Yanni Giftakis Chimera Theatre Desert Rain Giftware The Kamloops Art Gallery TD Canada Trust Kristy Janota |
Ben Matthews
Moira Laidlaw Katie Welch Tania McCartney Chris Bose Van Horne Susan Buis George Johnson Catherine Schmidt Susan Daykin Todd Sullivan JP Baker |
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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