Friday, February 28, 2014

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Reading Town chooses Moose Jaw as pilot project

National Reading Campaign, Saskatchewan Festival of Words partner

Reading books is only one part of the Reading Town
event set to take place in Moose Jaw from May 3 to 10.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy
By Lisa Goudy


For a week in May, Moose Jaw will become the first Reading Town in Canada.

“First and foremost is the national profile that Moose Jaw has earned as a terrific host for the Saskatchewan Festival of Words,” said Joe Ralko, publicist and public co-ordinator for Reading Town. “Authors, poets, creators of the spoken word rave about the way that they’re treated in Moose Jaw by the organizers, by the community and the community itself is just the perfect size to have an event like this.”

The National Reading Campaign and the Saskatchewan Festival of Words have partnered to present the weeklong event from May 3 to 10.

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