2019 SWG Fall Conference & AGM

When: Friday, October 18 to Sunday, October 20, 2019 

Where: Regina Travelodge Hotel, 4177 Albert St, Regina

Join us for The Gilded Guild: 50 Years and Counting, the SWG’s Annual Fall Conference, as we celebrate our 50th anniversary! This year’s conference will feature two full days of programming, celebratory events, the 2019 John V. Hicks Award (link) luncheon and Caroline Heath Lecture (link).

Some highlights will include:

Friday October 18, 2019

  • Indigenous Lunch & Lecture with author Wayne Arthurson 
  • Launch of special edition SWG 50th Anniversary beer “The Unreliable Narrator” at Bushwakker Brewpub
  • 50th Anniversary Celebration event 

Saturday October 19, 2019

  • 2019 John V Hicks Long Manuscript Award in Fiction presentation & luncheon
  • Caroline Heath Memorial Lecture featuring author Mark Abley

Sunday October 20, 2019

  • Presidents’ Breakfast, featuring a panel of past SWG Board Presidents and a hot breakfast
  • SWG AGM

Our program will also include a number of interactive workshops, informative sessions and panels and our Saturday open mic and social.

Full program details and registration will be available in late July.


For more information, please contact:

Yolanda Hansen, Program Manager
T: 306.791.7744 | E: programs@skwriter.com