https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/book-release-via-poetica-ars-dolorosa Via Poetica, Ars Dolorosa (VP/AD) serves both as a lyrical companion and as an epic progymnasmata that bridges pre-modern to modern traditions of versification. For those who approach poetry as pilgrimage and prayer, Darcy Blahut navigates a path through the dregs of the twentieth century, seeking to restore the craft of poetry to its rightful (spiritual) domain among the arts and... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/cbc-sasks-future-40 These local champions under the age of 40 are working hard to make a positive impact.   CBC Saskatchewan's Future 40 is back! Every 18 months, CBC Saskatchewan recognizes an outstanding group of Saskatchewanians under the age of 40 who are making a difference in their communities.    From a list of dozens of worthy nominees, we’ve chosen 10 young people who’ve... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/introducing-winter-2026-virtual-writer-in-residence-lisa-richter The SWG is pleased to announce Lisa Richter as our Winter 2026 Virtual Writer-in-Residence for February 2 to March 31, 2026.   Lisa Richter is an award-winning poet, writer, editor, and educator. She is the author of two books of poetry, Closer to Where We Began and Nautilus and Bone, winner of the Robert Kroetsch Award, among other honours. Her work has been published widely in literary... https://skwriter.com/about-swg/news/lyn-goldman-1932---2026 The SWG is saddened to learn of the passing of lifetime member Lyn Goldman. In addition to her years with the Guild, Lyn was a founding member of Regina Women's Network in the 1980s, board member of the Saskatchewan Arts Board and Saskatchewan Foundation for the Arts, a lifetime member of the Canadian Public Relations Society, ACTRA, the U of R Lifelong Learning Centre, and Regina Little... 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.