https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/2026-dave-williamson-national-short-story-contest-winner Darla Tenold's short story "The Wound" won first place in "The Dave", the Manitoba Writers' Guild short story contest. All seven shortlisted stories are published in Beyond Boundaries 2026 which is available to buy (proceeds help support the contest) from the MWG website: https://mbwriters.ca/support/shop/. https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/write-things-newsletter-on-the-importance-of-permission There's something worth marking this month. The founding members of the Write Things Community are closing out their first year — a full year of showing up, of putting words on the page, of doing the quiet, unglamorous work that writing actually requires. The change I've witnessed has been genuinely surprising. Not just more pages, but a different kind of writing. A deeper... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/writers-of-tomorrow Do you remember the first time you were published? Whether it was in your local newspaper, a writing contest, or a small press publication—the thrill and excitement of seeing your name in print filled you with such joy you couldn't help but smile, hug the piece to your chest and proclaim: "I'm a writer!"   The Saskatchewan Writers' Guild (SWG) celebrates this... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/the-wolves-are-coming THE WOLVES are coming.   The cover is here, the manuscript is progressing through its final stages, and we are only a couple of months away from release.   Did you know that May 2026 has two full moons? A rare occurrence! The Wolves will emerge in the month of the 'dual moons'!   Find out more: https://keithmleonard.com https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/the-write-things-newsletter-on-the-productive-lie Last week in our coaching call, we spent time touching base with something fundamental — why we write. What our writing allows us to say. The truths we get to explore. The permissions we give ourselves when we sit down at the page.   At the end of the session, writers wrote letters to themselves. Reminders for the hard days. And while there were striking similarities across many of... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/the-write-things-newsletter-on-the-voice-that-says-youre-not-ready I met recently with a writer I've been working with for some time. He's been receiving feedback from our writing group for months. I know his story well — it's good. He's now working with a professional editor who loves the book and has given him a clear blueprint to take his draft to a polished manuscript. When we sat down, he looked at me and said: am I going to... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/coyote-snow-wins-literary-titan-book-award Coyote Snow (a collection of poetry) has won A Literary Titan Book Award. Author: Laurie Lynn Muirhead. Publisher: Wild Skies Press https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/the-write-things-newsletter-on-getting-back-on-the-horse There's a particular feeling that every writer knows.   You sit down to write and nothing comes. Or you don't sit down at all. You find something else to do — something easier, something with a clearer outcome. The dishes. Your email. Anything but the page.   It's not laziness. It's not a lack of discipline. It's what happens when we don't quite know... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/folklore-magazine-special-edition-editor The Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society (SHFS) is seeking an Editor for a Special Edition of Folklore Magazine on post-World War II immigration to Saskatchewan. The Editor’s role includes editing, writing, and oral history. Published quarterly since 1979, Folklore Magazine is a unique venue for sharing stories of Saskatchewan. Folklore shares history through the lens... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/space-for-sublease The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, located at 1150 8th Ave. Regina, SK has two offices for sublease available early August, 2026. One office is 187.6 sq. ft. with an east window, and the other is 148.6 sq. ft. with an east window. The offices are side by side. The larger office easily holds two people, and the other would work for one person. There is a shared common space--a kitchen,...