The SWG is pleased to announce Michael Mirolla as our Fall 2025 Virtual Writer-in-Residence for September 2 to October 31, 2025.
Writer, editor, publisher, Michael Mirolla is the author of more than two dozen novels, plays, film scripts, short stories and poetry collections. His novella, The Last News Vendor, won the 2020 Hamilton Literary Award. A symposium on Michael’s writing was held in Toronto on May 25, 2023. His novella, How About This …?, will be published this September. From September 2024 to June 2025, Michael served as the Writer In Residence for the Regina Public Library. Michael makes his home (along with five dogs, a cat and sundry humans) on a farm outside Gananoque in the Thousand Islands area of Ontario.
My name is Michael Mirolla, and I have the great honour of having been selected as the Saskatchewan Writers Guild Virtual Writer in Residence between the months of September and October, 2025. During that period, I am excited to offer one-on-one assistance and guidance via Zoom or phone to members of the SWG. With extensive experience as a writer, editor and publisher, I am ready to provide advice—be it to the novice just starting out or the multi-published looking for specific help—in any or all of these areas. So be sure to check out the SWG website for details.
To learn more about Michael and his writing, please watch his introductory video.
The Virtual Writer-in-Residence (VWiR) program provides opportunities for SWG members writing at all levels of development and in all genres to receive guidance and advice on a specific writing project from an established writer. Eligible members must live in Saskatchewan outside of Regina and Saskatoon – members in those cities can access their Public Library’s Writer-in-Residence programs. Members can submit up to 15 pages to the VWIR and meet one-on-one through Zoom up to two times to talk about the individual’s writing.
This service will open on September 2, 2025. To register, please fill out the form here.