2:00 pm, ET
11:00 am, PT
Navigating Traditional Publishing
Thursday, January 29, 2026
11:00 am PST / 12:00 pm MST / 1:00 pm CST / 2:00 pm EST / 3:00 pm AST / 3:30 pm NST
60 minutes
Hosted on Zoom
Live captions available
Registration: $20 / Free for TWUC Members
Join author Sal Sawler as they provide an overview of the traditional publishing process, including the differences between traditional, hybrid, and self-publishing. Sal will also cover the steps of researching publishers and agents, submitting your work, and handling acceptance and rejection. Hosted by author Ann Y.K. Choi, this webinar runs approximately 60 minutes, including a Q&A period. TWUC members will have access to a recording of the webinar for a limited time. Non-members will only have access to the live event.
Suggested Reading: Navigating Traditional Publishing (2025) by Sal Sawler as part of the Writers’ How-to Series. Purchase your digital copy here. Members have free access to the series through the TWUC Member Portal (login required).
Sal Sawler is a children’s author living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Their early books were shortlisted for the Forest of Reading and Hackmatack and earned a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award. Their debut picture book, When the Ocean Came to Town, was featured on CBC Canada Kids Reads. Their next book, Ellis on Guard, will be published by Second Story Press in February 2026, and the 10th Anniversary Edition of their first book, 100 Things You Don't Know About Nova Scotia will be released by Nimbus Publishing in April 2026.
Ann Y.K. Choi is a Toronto-based author and educator. Her debut novel, Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award. Ann serves on the program advisory committee for gritLIT, Hamilton’s literary festival, mentors emerging writers in a group she founded called Writers in Trees, and teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies. Her new novel, All Things Under the Moon, was released in September 2025.
