Events & Workshops

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild (SWG) is delighted to present the digital launch of Vol. 41 of Windscript Magazine, featuring some of the best writing by high school students in Saskatchewan.

 

The SWG has published Windscript and the fresh, original work of student writers annually since 1983. Join editors Brandon Fick and Kelby Cottenie, and some of the students from this year's Windscript magazine as they read from their recently published work. Awards will be presented for the best writing in each category.

 

Please note all times listed are Saskatchewan time. Find your time zone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

 

This event will be recorded. If you are unable to attend live, we ask you to still register so you may receive a recording of this event. The recording will be an unlisted YouTube video. If you are unable to register prior to the Launch, but would still like to see the recording, please email swgevents@skwriter.com. 

 

To register for this online event, please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oJGbYKHsRhave1Pj7e3cOA

 

Accessibility measures in this event:

• Live auto-captions through Zoom during the live event
• (TBD) A read-along copy of the presented work will be available during the live event
• Presenter self-descriptions
• This event will be recorded, captioned, and made available for 30 days (until July 6, 2025) on the SWG YouTube channel following the event: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRAIIcrpQW0NcY6ZM0GGSzw
• Transcript of the event available upon request

 

How to enjoy Windscript Magazine:

We can’t wait for you to enjoy this issue! All SWG members will receive an emailed version and we will post a digital version in the days following the launch for you to read here: https://skwriter.com/programs-and-services/publications/Windscript     

 

In the fall, every high school and library in Saskatchewan will be mailed a copy of the magazine for their collections.

 

Printed copies of Windscript are available for purchase for $12.00/issue (shipping included.) Magazines will be mailed after the launch event.

• Please call 306-791-7740 to place your order.
• Accepted payment methods:
  • We can accept your payment by credit card over the phone when you place your order by calling 306-791-7740.
  • A cheque (written to Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild) may be mailed to PO Box 3986, Regina, SK, S4P 3R9. Please include your mailing address, the reason that it’s for Windscript, and how many issues you’re purchasing.
  • An e-transfer to director@skwriter.com or accountant@skwriter.com, in your memo write that it’s for Windscript and how many issues of Windscript you’re purchasing.
  • Cash is accepted in the office. Visit us at 100-1150 8^th Ave, Regina, SK. Please call ahead.

 

Event hosted by Windscript Vol. 41 editors:

 

Managing + Poetry Editor

Brandon Fick is a writer and editor from Lanigan, Saskatchewan. He received his MFA in Writing from the University of Saskatchewan in 2022. His fiction and poetry has been published in Polar Expressions, in medias res, and The Society, and he has published reviews in Prairie Fire and Prism International. Previously, Brandon was Fiction Editor for Quagmire and Associate Prose Editor for spring magazine, and he is currently a reviewer for SaskBooks. After a few years of trepidation, Brandon has plunged into writing a long piece of fiction that may become a novel.

 

 

 

 

 

Associate Prose Editor

Kelby Cottenie (they/them) is a queer, non-binary freelance editor living and working on Treaty 4 territory. They especially like editing fantasy fiction, memoir, social justice non-fiction, graphic novels, and academic works, but they enjoy the process of helping authors tell their stories in any genre. Kelby is also a published comic artist in zines such as issues #9 and #10 of I Don’t Do Comics, issue #22 of Coffee People, and a forthcoming publication for Planned Parenthood. Outside of work, they love birdwatching and slow mornings reading with their partner and their cat, Grayble.

 

 

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