Salt Spring Island’s not-so-secret society for readers and writers
Paper Covers Rock has been bringing writers and readers together on Salt Spring Island since 2021. We've hosted 30+ authors in workshops, readings, and conversations — and we're just getting started. Here’s how you can take part in our 2026/27 season:
Writer-in-Residence Program
A self-led writing residency, open to writers of any genre. Includes free private guest-house accommodation. Learn more.Our next application deadline is November 15, 2026.
Not a writer? Come to a resident's public event instead — we'll be sharing their talks, readings, and workshops throughout the season.
Reading Retreats
A weekend read-aloud party, where twelve of us read one novel out loud, together, start to finish.
You get your own copy of the book, we take turns reading out loud, and by the end of the weekend, we've all finished it together.
Small groups, capped at 12
One book, read aloud over one weekend, on Salt Spring
No assigned book, no discussion required. Just show up with whatever you're reading and enjoy an hour of quiet company with fellow readers. Always free.
Last Sunday of every month, with rotating venues dependent on weather.We’re an official chapter with Silent Book Club, which has thousands of chapters worldwide.
Silent Book Club
Meet our next
Writer-in-Residence
We're delighted to welcome Vancouver-based cartoonist, poet, and editor Sierra Louie to Salt Spring Island as our next Paper Covers Rock Writer-in-Residence.
Sierra's creative practice moves between words and images, exploring the possibilities of visual storytelling through comics and poetry. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia in 2025, where she began work on her debut graphic novel, Turn Blue, under the guidance of acclaimed cartoonist and author Sarah Leavitt.
Beyond her own creative work, Sierra is the Acquisitions and Poetry Editor at Pulp Literature and previously served as Prose Editor at PRISM international. Her comics have been shared at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, and her mini comic Playing House was featured in the exhibition Settle Down, Not There at Vancouver's Gallery Gachet.
Lost in Thought: Drawing a Character’s Inner World
Nov 6, 3–5pm
Baker Hall, Salt Spring Island
Thank you to our 2026 program partners
