https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/weaving-words-facilitator-announcement The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and our partners at the Global Gathering Place are pleased to announce Peter Hedley as our new facilitator for our Weaving Words workshop series. Weaving Words is a creative writing workshop series for newcomers to Canada living in Saskatoon that encourages fresh storytelling and culminates in a reading celebration and participants’ stories published on... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/announcing-the-summer-2025-retreat-scholarship-and-bursary-recipients The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2025 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.    Emily Garland is a wannabe hermit and aspiring Regina-based author. By... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/support-literary-excellence-donate-to-grain Join us in sustaining Grain's legacy of supporting literary excellence in Canada and beyond by donating to Grain between June 2 and 16.    For over 50 years, and almost 200 issues, Grain has been publishing engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists. A made-in-Canada literary publication, Grain is published in Saskatchewan... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/announcement-of-2025-city-of-regina-writing-award   The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 City of Regina Writing Award is Courtney Bates-Hardy for her poetry collection “We Want to Live Like Trees”.   This year’s runners-up are Suzy Krause for her novel “You Won’t Believe Your Eyes” and Gordon Portman for his play “Table in the... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/2024-guild-prize-winners-michael-mirolla-and-raquel-fletcher   Hearty congratulations to Michael Mirolla for winning the Guild Prize in Flash Fiction for his piece, “Recognition,” and to Raquel Fletcher for winning the Guild Prize in Poetry for her poem, “Tiny Gold Frames (or The Gallery Wall)."   On winning the contest, Michael Mirolla tells us, “It's always wonderful and a bit of a surprise to be recognized... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/home-fires-burn Publication of Home Fires Burn by Anthony Bidulka, June 1, 2025   In the conclusion of the award-winning trilogy, a celebrated Saskatchewan philanthropist is found slumped against his car, frozen to death. PI Merry Bell is hired by his son, country music star Evan Whatley, to find out the truth behind what really happened on that desolate stretch of road. As Merry’s investigation... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/submissions-open-for-the-2025-rbc-pen-canada-new-voices-award PEN Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the 2025 RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award.  About the New Voices Award  The annual award aims to encourage new writing and provide a space where unpublished writers can submit short stories, creative nonfiction, journalism, and poetry. A jury of distinguished Canadian writers will judge the shortlisted submissions.... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/my-first-childrens-book My first two children's books, One More Story for Ava and A Home for Bonnie, are available now; contact me for details at bngalalmbos@sasktel.net.   https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/family+-group-exhibition-artist-announcement Family+ is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and Government House.   You may view the exhibit between March 29 and June 22, 2025 in the Queen Elizabeth II Gallery at Government House, 4607 Dewdney Ave, Regina, SK. Please note, Government House is closed on Mondays until Victoria Day, May 19, 2025.   Viewers are invited to share their reflections of the... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/oral-storytelling-with-danica-lorer To register, please visit https://www.livearts.ca/oral-storytelling-with-danica-lorer/   Broadcast length: 45 minutes, with a pre and post workshop activity included in the teacher guide   Sessions March 19, 9:30AM – Grade 1/2 March 19, 1:00PM – Grade 3/4 March 20, 9:30AM – Grade 5/6 March 20, 1:00PM – Grade 7/8   Teacher...