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Join the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild as we celebrate the apprentices in the 2026 Mentorship and BIPOC Mentorship Programs on Friday May 8 at 7:30 pm at the Parktown Hotel in Saskatoon. The Apprentice Reading will showcase all 5 apprentices reading from their work completed during the four-month mentorship program.
Readings by:
This is a free event open to the public; all are welcome. Social reception to follow the program. Please note that this is event is in-person only (no livestreaming option).
The Parktown Hotel is a fully wheelchair accessible venue. The event will be in the Oak Room in the lower level, accessible by stairs or elevator. Gendered washrooms nearby. Limited free parking is available in their parking lot. Accessibility measures for our program include:
Hosted by Rowan F. Neufeld.
Please RSVP by emailing programs@skwriter.com or by filling out this RSVP form:
Apprentices in the 2026 Mentorship and Indigenous Mentorship Programs:
Sophia Eve mentored by Tara Gereaux
Sophia Eve is a Chinese-European writer currently based in Canada. An MLitt English Literature graduate from the University of St Andrews, her creative and nonfiction work focuses on expressions of feminine rage and mixed-race, mixed-cultural identities. Her writing draws heavily from her life overseas and her biracial heritage and experiences. Sophia has previously lived in 4 countries outside of Canada and is always searching for the next adventure.
Tara Gereaux is the author of three books, including the recently released Wild People Quiet. Tara holds an MFA in creative writing from UBC and has worked as a writer and story editor for film and television. She is a citizen of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and lives in Regina on Treaty 4 territory and the homeland of the Métis.
Marilyn Frey mentored by J. Jill Robinson
Marilyn Frey is an author, workshop facilitator, and retired banker who takes pride in having lived her entire life in Saskatchewan. Deeply inspired by her family, Marilyn’s debut novel, Reflections in a Farmhouse Window: A Prairie Memoir, was published in 2024. Additionally, some of her short stories have appeared in various anthologies and magazines, including Chicken Soup for the Soul, Fun on the Farm 3, Our Canada, and Folklore. Marilyn loves to meet with friends over coffee and talk about, you guessed it, writing.
J. Jill Robinson writes creative nonfiction and fiction on Galiano Island, B.C. She is the author of The Land of Not Knowing, a memoir in stories.
Norma Galambos mentored by Alison Lohans
Norma Galambos is a multi-genre author, blogger, and podcast host from Leask, Saskatchewan. A selection of her Saskatchewan history short stories has appeared in various Canadian magazines, including More of Our Canada, Saskatchewan Folklore, and Prairies North. These stories and others in her collection earned a Heritage Saskatchewan Award in 2023. Norma also has a keen interest in writing for young people. Her two children’s books, A Home for Bonnie and One More Story for Ava, were published in 2024. Norma Galambos strives to continue learning and growing as a writer through classes and conferences. For this mentorship, she is working on her middle-grade novel Twelve.
Alison Lohans’ 31 books range from picture books to works for adults. Many have been finalists or winners of awards provincially, nationally, and internationally. Her short fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry has also won awards. Alison has done over 1000 school and library visits across Canada, as well as teaching writing for numerous organizations. Alison has mentored several now-successful writers and was Writer-in-Residence at Regina Public Library in 2002-2003. She also does professional editing. Alison received the 2012 Regina YWCA Jacqui Schumiatcher Woman of Distinction Award and was a finalist for Regina’s 2013 “Living the Arts” Award.
Amber Goodwyn mentored by Michael Trussler
Amber Goodwyn is an interdisciplinary artist with active poetry, music, performance art, and film practices. Amber's poems have recently appeared in Arc Poetry Magazine, Pinhole Poetry Journal, Peach Fuzz Magazine and BAD DOG Mag, among other places.
For her music project, Natural Sympathies, Amber works in concept album cycles with expansions into performance art and other disciplines. Natural Sympathies has won several awards, including the 2021 Golden Sheaf Award for Performing Arts & Entertainment from The Yorkton Film Festival, the 2020 Best Web Series award at Saskatchewan Independent Film Awards, the 2018 Electronic Music Artist of the Year at the Saskatchewan Music Awards, as well as two SK Arts Independent Artist grants, and various other accolades.
Amber’s films and videos have screened at several festivals, including Images Festival of Independent Film & Video, Antimatter [Media Art], Montreal Festival de Nouveau Cinema, and The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, among others.
Amber has lived in different places, including Montreal and Nassau, and resides in oskana ka-asastēki (Regina, Saskatchewan), Treaty 4 territory. She is currently working on a chapbook manuscript as well as a new album with her band Natural Sympathies.
Michael Trussler is a neurodivergent writer who works primarily in poetry and creative non-fiction. His writing has been anthologized both domestically and internationally. He has received Saskatchewan Book Awards for poetry, non-fiction and short stories. His memoir concerning mental illness, The Sunday Book, was published by Palimpsest Press in 2022. His most recent poetry collections are Realia (Radiant Press, 2024) and 10:10 (Goose Lane Press, 2024). 10:10 was a finalist in the 2025 Governor General Awards for poetry. He teaches English at the University of Regina.
Monica Johnson mentored by Tanya Reimer
Monica Johnson is an accountant, sociologist, and debut novelist. She always wanted to write, but never thought it was a real job. After career and family, she returned to her childhood passion and writes the stories she loves to read: women having adventures and falling in love. She has long believed that science fiction is a place you can reflect our world from new angles as well as imagine better worlds.
She has been published in several anthologies and journals and is a member of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, Saskatoon Writers’ Club Inc., and Women’s Fiction Writers Association.
Born and raised on the Saskatchewan prairies, Tanya Reimer draws inspiration from the tranquil setting to craft her not-so-peaceful speculative fiction. Her literary journey began at fifteen with her first column, and she has since published six novels spanning alternate history, sci-fi, and supernatural fantasy. Under a pen name, she explores forbidden romance with six additional novels. Beyond fiction, Tanya’s passion for storytelling extends to articles, newsletters, short stories, yearbooks, historical magazines, grant writing, and her blog, Life’s Like That. She is currently dreaming up her next magical adventures.
Host
Rowan F. Neufeld (he/him) is a queer poet from Saskatoon, Treaty 6. Rowan’s work has been published in CV2, Silence Zine and Poetry All Over the Floor: Volume One. He is the Executive Director of JackPine Press and apprenticed with Bruce Rice as part of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild 2025 mentorship program. When not writing, find him bookbinding, messing with film, or distracted by birds. IG: @waxwing.rowan
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