Some pics from the Saskatchewan Festival of Words, which ran from July 16 – 19 in Moose Jaw. (Photos by Iden Ford/Courtesy of Dundurn Press.)

Authors Maureen Jennings and Elizabeth Hay. (Note that Hay, possibly anticipating a lull in the festival, appears to be carrying a book of word searches.)

Globe and Mail book editor Martin Levin leads a panel consisting of (l-r) Donna Morrissey, Frances Itani, and Jennings. The first question under consideration was: How come Levin gets his own headset, while we have to share one lousy mike?