CFPs: SWG Professional Development Workshop (Canada)

They are looking for ideas and facilitators who are willing and comfortable using Zoom to offer workshops on the craft or business of writing. They are planning for virtual workshops; however, some in-person workshops might be a possibility in the next year.

The SWG’s Professional Development workshop series focuses on the craft and business of writing. Its goal is to offer skill development for beginning, emerging, or established writers by established writers from a diversity of genres and backgrounds.

Their interactive online workshops will range in length from 2 hours to a series of up to four 2-hour workshops (max 8 hours of instructions). They are interested in offering predominantly single workshops, although they do offer a limited number of workshop series. Proposals for both single workshops and series are welcome.

Numbers of participants may range from 8-16 people.

Webinar presentations are less interactive – a facilitator and host will be on screen, but you will not see participants’ cameras/mics. This is a great format for a presentation on a topic followed by a moderated Q+A.

Focus Areas

• They invite proposals for online presentations and/or workshops that address:
  • craft of writing fiction (any genres), poetry, spoken word, nonfiction, script writing (plays and/or screenplays), graphic novels, or other forms
  • business of writing and publishing, accounting and income tax, contracts and lawyers, copyright, permissions, royalties, grant writing, freelancing, self-employment and incorporation, editing, marketing and promotion, or other topics not listed
  • other, writing related, topics like podcasts, stand-up comedy, cooking/cookbooks, a combination of visual art and writing

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications are open for Canadian-based writers.
• Preference will be given to proposals that fit the goals of the professional development workshops and are offered by writers residing in Saskatchewan who are representative of a diversity of ideas and identities.
• Out-of-province applicants must explain their connections to the Saskatchewan writing community in their application.
• The SWG reserves the right to reject any proposal.

For more information, visit Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.