The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and the University of Saskatchewan’s MFA in Writing Program are pleased to present Writing North 16: Things Are Not As They Seem.

This year’s festival will be held January 23-24, 2026. All events are open to the public, free of charge, and all are welcome. We encourage attendees to wear a mask while at the festival (except while eating and drinking). Please visit our accessibility at Writing North webpage for more information about our location, parking and accessibility measures.

Our 2026 festival will be held in-person at St Andrew’s College (1121 College Dr) in Saskatoon, with some events livestreamed and recorded. All events will be held in the Main Lounge at St Andrew’s College in Saskatoon, with live-streamed events via Zoom and on our YouTube channel for 30 days post-festival.

RSVP here for the in-person festival

Register free for our livestreamed events via Zoom here:

• Feature Talk: “Anishinaabe History and Writing the Future” with Waubgeshig Rice: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tHpg1qMqRYqNqWDn_Z_t6Q
• “Things Are Not As They Seem panel discussion” with Emily Riddle, Waubgeshig Rice, Tonia Laird and host Elena Bentley: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p9MHCUviQxezwbi0hu88wA

Book Table:

We will be operating a book table during the festival to sell the presenter's books. Open during festival hours on Friday evening and Saturday (cash and credit).

Schedule

Thank you to our festival sponsors: