https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/2026-mentorship-program-and-bipoc-mentorship-program-announcement The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is pleased to announce the participants of the 2026 Mentorship Program and BIPOC Mentorship Programs. These programs nurture emerging Saskatchewan writers by pairing them with established writing mentors for a 4-month program (Jan 1 – April 30).   Mentorship Program   Marilyn Frey (Saskatoon) mentored by J. Jill Robinson (Galiano Island)... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/new-romance-release--one-winter-in-blue-sky My seventh romance book was released November 3, 2025. It's a cozy, wintery read set around the skating rink in a fictional SK town.    Krista is a professional figure skater who performs on cruise ships, a world away from the prairie town of Blue Sky where she is maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding. The handsome best man, Tate, is a small-town guy, former hockey... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/windscript-vol-42-editor-announcement The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is pleased to welcome Eunice-Grace Domingo and Tomilola Ojo as our editing team for Windscript Volume 42, the SWG magazine for high-school writing. Eunice-Grace will work in the Managing + Poetry editor role and Tomi will support the magazine as the Associate Prose editor. Both editors bring enthusiasm for good writing, professionalism, and talent as they work... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/torchlight-testimonies-stories-of-gods-faithfulness This anthology is a collection of autobiographical stories that illustrate God's faithfulness. All proceeds go to 'Voice of the Martyrs', an organization that requests prayer for Christians in other countries experiencing persecution such as the kidnapping that took place in Nigeria.  Three vignettes from my life are in here along with several others from a writing cohort I... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/contemporary-christian-fiction-award 'Rainbow Baby: Unravelled by Loss' won the category for contemporary fiction. You might ask what the Word Awards are. Here is the definition from their website.   "The Word Awards were established to encourage the pursuit of excellence in the art, craft, practice and ministry of writing and help to raise the profile of Canadian writers who are Christian."   During... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/ai-is-making-publishing-scams Over the past weeks and months, more AI scams have been directed towards writers. The Writers' Guild of Canada has published an article with information, Please visit https://writersunion.ca/news/ai-is-making-publishing-scams-more-sophisticated to stay informed. https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/backhand-slice-in-memoriam-for-scott-gregory-miller In our primes (i.e. before the age of 60) Scott and I played countless games of tennis at which he beat me 95% of the time. We began playing in Saskatoon where we both lived at the time. I can’t remember how or why we started our tennis session because I had no idea of how the game was played. But how hard could it be? You knocked a ball over a net with a racket trying to get the other guy... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/support-the-heartbeat-of-saskatchewans-literary-scene The Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate are Ambassadors for writing in general and poetry in particular.  Your gift helps the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild nurture creativity, enabling workshops and offering resources for poets across our province. Each donation allows voices to be heard and the spirit of our literary arts to grow. We warmly appreciate your commitment to ensuring our... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/announcement-of-david-ly-virtual-writer-in-residence-for-the-virtual-facilitated-retreat   The SWG is pleased to announce David Ly as our Virtual Writer-in-Residence for our Virtual Facilitated Retreat, happening on February 5-8, 2026   David Ly is the author of Mythical Man (Anstruther Books, 2020) and Dream of Me as Water (Anstruther Books, 2022), both short-listed for ReLit Poetry Awards, and the fantasy novel Not All Dragons (Poplar... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/gold-and-bronze-winner-in-the-global-book-awards-2025 Exciting news! Silisia Dances Toward Her Dream has won two honours at the Global Book Awards 2025.   Gold – Teen & Young Adult: Body, Mind & Spirit Bronze – Children’s Inspirational Books   This story encourages young readers to never give up on their dreams — even when mistakes, challenges, and doubts arise. With family support, perseverance, and a...