I wasn’t able to pop over for the live announcement like I usually do (and with current Covid stats in Sakatchewan, maybe that’s okay too?) But nice to have an archived livestream of this year’s SBA shortlist announcement… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilAhyjfkLao
Tonight was the 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards and I also recently found the 2021 Alberta Book Awards on social media. I spent nearly a decade in the literary non-profit sector and both served on the board of the SBA for a few years (as well as a frequent volunteer doing everything from taking tickets to […]
Sorry this photo is a bit blurry but it’s a shot of the prize table before the Sask Book Awards Gala last night. I attended as a volunteer and had a blast as always. My main duty was sitting at the nominee registration table so it felt like “old home week” as I got to […]
Went to the Sask Book Awards tonight and if I'm counting right, it was my 10th anniversary attending the event. (I've gone every year since 1997 except for 2006 when a little side trip to Ontario got in the way. And even that year, as I was wrapping up my time at FIMS, I was […]
The Riders aren't the only ones in Saskatchewan hoping to win a big prize this weekend – it's also time for the annual Saskatchewan Book Awards. Except for last year when I was in Ontario for school, I've attended every Gala since 1997. I served on their board for three years… (one of these people […]
This year was the first year since 1997 that I had to miss the Saskatchewan Book Awards which was a bit sad for me. I attended my first Gala when I started working at the Saskatchewan Publishers Group that same year. That led to me serving on the SBA board from 1998-2001. After we moved […]
Tonight was the 25th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Book Awards so, as someone who first attended in 1997, has been at probably 15-20 of those ceremonies and has also served SBA in a variety of capacities from board member to gala volunteer to web site designer to A/V switcher, I thought it’d be fun to […]
More thoughts tomorrow (maybe even 25 of them?)
So, I once again attended the Sask Book Awards tonight. Here are a few random thoughts… Was flying solo tonight as Shea decided to take advantage of the great weather and her parents (her mom works shift work) being off to take the kids and go to Weyburn for the weekend. Yes, I wore an olive […]
So I’ve been thinking about the “Long Game” quite a bit lately. Essentially, “Playing the Long Game” refers to the idea of not just focusing on an immediate goal but also laying the groundwork for something important further in the future, even if it seems like something unattainable initially. (A similar idea is often expressed […]
