The Andrew Suknaski Writers' Assistance Fund provides one-time, short-term relief funds to struggling writers (ie: bill payments, living expenses,...) up to a maximum of $1000 every five years.
The SWG Writers' Fund, was renamed to The Andrew Suknaski Writers' Assistance Fund in 2012 after the passing of Suknaski - a Canadian poet from the Prairies. Friends of Andrew, including Glen Sorestad, Anne Szumigalski, Pat Lane and Elizabeth Brewster, started this fund as a way to cover the expenses of a Memorial Celebration for Suknaski. The remaining funds continue to grow and honour Andrew Suknaski today.
Guidelines
- Applicants must be members in good standing of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.
- Applicants must demonstrate an urgent and immediate need (a need not connected to writing) through a letter to the SWG Executive Director.
- The maximum amount that will be awarded in any award to an applicant is $500 per application.
- Applicants are eligible to apply for no more than two awards in a five-year period.
- The Executive Director will make a verbal report to the board following each disbursement that preserves the anonymity of the recipient.
Application
Please complete this form and attach your letter to the Executive Director.
