https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/write-things-newsletter-on-coming-back I want to tell you about a writer I've known for some time. She's talented. Thoughtful. The kind of writer whose work stays with you. And for a stretch, life pulled her away from the page. Not dramatically — just the way life does sometimes. Other things needed her attention. The writing became sporadic. Then less than that. I stayed in touch. Checked in. And what I watched her do... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/the-write-things-newsletter-on-growth-and-resistance When writers first join The Write Things Community, they arrive with all the things you'd expect. Uncertainty about their writing. Nervousness about sharing it. A quiet fear that what they've created isn't good enough — or that they aren't good enough. They come in carefully, testing the water. Within three months, something shifts. They're not just comfortable sharing... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/gail-bowen-1952---2026 The SWG mourns the passing of friend and long-time member, Gail Bowen.   A novelist, playwright, educator and mentor, Bowen created one of the country’s most enduring fictional detectives in Joanne Kilbourn Shreve—a widowed mother, political analyst and university professor whose encounters with crime unfolded against the political, cultural and domestic life of... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/announcing-the-summer-2026-retreat-scholarship-and-bursary-recipients The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2026 Summer Writers Retreat scholarship and bursary.   The Judy McCrosky Bursary provides an emerging Saskatchewan writer with program fees for one week’s retreat and is awarded at both the Winter and Summer Retreats.      Andreas Lohstraeter is an emerging writer currently based in... 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...