Saskatchewan Writers Guild

07/04/2025

READER SPOTLIGHT: Carrie Biner is a neuroq***r, non-binary, trans d**e poet living and creating in oskana kâ-asastêki in Treaty 4 territory (Regina, SK) and on the Homeland of the Métis. Carrie's dramatic, confessional poetry focus on themes of identity, gender, sexuality, dysphoria, and q***r resilience. Carrie is working on her debut chapbook collection, a meditation on the paradox of visibiltity for the transgender community, the possibility space of q***r, polyamorous love, and coming out in her late thirties as a non-binary "futch" d**e. Her work is scheduled to appear in the first issues of SLIT Magazine and The Lilac Journal. She holds a BA in English (High Hons.) from the University of Regina, and a Certificate in Public Relations from the University of Regina, Centre for Continuing Education. Carrie has worked in the field of non-profit communications and public relations for the past 14 years. When she is not dictating first drafts into her phone or editing poems in her favorite coffee shops, Carrie enjoys spending time with her friends and chosen family, watching movies and TV shows, listening to her latest vinyl find, and walking around her neighborhood at night contemplating the strange mystery of being alive.

Listen to Carrie read at our July 16 Words in the Park at Victoria Park in Regina starting at noon.

Accessibility measures for this event: microphones will be used, self-descriptions will be given, read-along copies will be available, and the park has wide sidewalks and is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.

Details can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/words-in-the-park---part-2



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07/01/2025

Join us next week for Words in the Park at the northeast corner of Victoria Park in Regina starting at noon.

Accessibility measures for this event: microphones will be used, self-descriptions will be given, read-along copies will be available, and the park has wide sidewalks and is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.

Details can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/words-in-the-park-4

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06/28/2025

HOST SPOTLIGHT: Dimple Mehta hails from India and speaks four languages. She calls Canada home now and is grateful for many amazing people and experiences along the way. Writing — was an escape into a different world, for her as a shy teenager. Soon after joining law school, she stopped writing. She is beyond grateful to publish ‘Multa Rehjo’ and ‘Story of Flowers’ — following a chance enrollment to creative writing workshop organized by SWG and RODS. She enjoys furniture painting, playing with cats, dancing, tending to plants, and loves cheesecake. Though she challenges herself to pursue new interests, believes that rebirth might be needed — to learn skiing.

Dimple will be hosting our July 9 Words in the Park at Victoria Park in Regina starting at noon. See you there!

Accessibility measures for this event: microphones will be used, self-descriptions will be given, read-along copies will be available, and the park has wide sidewalks and is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.

Details can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/words-in-the-park-4

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06/28/2025

READER SPOTLIGHT: Carol Rose GoldenEagle was appointed Saskatchewan’s Poet Laureate in 2021. She was named as a Member of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2022, for her years of cross-cultural work within the Arts & Culture community. Carol has several books on the market. Her 5th novel, JOE, will be released in 2024, as well as two of her children’s titles, MOSS GUIDE & MY FAVOURITE ARTIST. She is an Author of award-winning novel BEARSKIN DIARY, which was chosen as the national Aboriginal Literature Title for 2017. The French language translation of this novel, entitled Peau D’ours won a Saskatchewan Book Award in 2019. Her latest novel, THE NARROWS OF FEAR, was the chosen winner for a 2021 Saskatchewan Book Award. Other titles, including HIRAETH, ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS, BONE BLACK and STATIONS OF THE CROSSED have each been shortlisted for a Saskatchewan Book Awards. Another collection of poetry, SINGING TO THE MOON - INDIGENOUS POETRY FOR CHILDREN, will be released by Medicine Wheel Publishing in 2025. Carol is Cree and Dene with roots in Northern Saskatchewan.

Listen to Carol read at our July 9 Words in the Park at Victoria Park in Regina starting at noon.

Accessibility measures for this event: microphones will be used, self-descriptions will be given, read-along copies will be available, and the park has wide sidewalks and is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.

Details can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/words-in-the-park-4

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06/27/2025

READER SPOTLIGHT: Elaine McArthur is a Dakota/Nakota winyan from the Ocean Man First Nation in Treaty 4 Territory. She was won awards for her writing poetry, short stories, children's book and most recently, her graphic novel, Akicita. Elaine lives a life where she practices her traditional teachings, protocol and ceremony. She dances pow wow in the summer months and has said this lifestyle drives her writing. Elaine lives in Regina, with her husband, dog Charlie and spends most of her free time writing, sewing and spending time with her granddaughter.

Listen to Elaine read at our July 9 Words in the Park at Victoria Park in Regina starting at noon.

Accessibility measures for this event: microphones will be used, self-descriptions will be given, read-along copies will be available, and the park has wide sidewalks and is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.

Details can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/words-in-the-park-4

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06/26/2025

We are seeking proposals for online professional development workshops from Canadian-based writers to offer starting in September 2025. We are looking for ideas and facilitators who are willing and comfortable using Zoom to offer workshops on the craft or business of writing. We are planning virtual workshops.

The SWG’s Professional Development workshop series focuses on the craft and business of writing. Its goal is to offer skill development for beginning, emerging, or established writers by established writers from a diversity of genres and backgrounds.

For more information, please visit our website here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/call-for-workshop-proposals-3

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06/24/2025

We are seeking a Writer-In-Residence (WIR) for the November 6-9, 2025, Facilitated Retreat at St. Peter’s Abbey in Muenster. The Facilitated Retreat is open to beginner or emerging Saskatchewan writers in any genre, and includes consultations with the Writer-in-Residence, silent writing time and group interaction. The Facilitated Retreat will take place at St. Peter’s Abbey, Muenster, with arrival on Thursday afternoon, Nov 6 and departure on Sunday morning Nov 9.

For more information, please visit our website here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/call-for-writer-in-residence-for-2025-facilitated-retreat

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06/24/2025

READER SPOTLIGHT: Iryn Tushabe is a Ugandan-Canadian writer and journalist. Most recently her nonfiction has appeared in The Walrus and in the trace press anthology river in an ocean: essays on translation. Her short fiction has been included in The Journey Prize Stories: The best of Canada’s New Writers. She was a finalist for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2021, and a 2023 winner of the Writers’ Trust McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize. Tushabe’s work won the City of Regina writing Award in 2020 and 2024. Everything is Fine Here (House of Anansi, 2025) is her debut novel.

Listen to Iryn read at our July 9 Words in the Park at Victoria Park in Regina starting at noon.

Accessibility measures for this event: microphones will be used, self-descriptions will be given, read-along copies will be available, and the park has wide sidewalks and is wheelchair and mobility aid accessible.

Details can be found here: https://skwriter.com/events-and-workshops/words-in-the-park-4

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06/20/2025

Family+ Exhibition SPOTLIGHT: “A House of Coiled Rope" by Dash Reimer!

Dash Reimer is an artist and educator based out of Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon. He works within the worlds of poetry and hip hop and has a decade of experience performing on stages across Turtle Island, North Africa, South Africa and Turkey. He is passionate about community care, grassroots neighborhood movements and baking his friends tasty treats. Dash has been an avid collaborator in playwriting, chapbook making, jazz combos, improv troupes, rap crews and everything in between. Dash is the current Youth Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan.

View the rest of Dash's poem at the Family+ exhibit!

You may view the exhibit between March 31 and June 22, 2025 in the Queen Elizabeth II Gallery at Government House, 4607 Dewdney Ave, Regina, SK.

Viewers are invited to share their reflections of the exhibit here: https://forms.gle/3pLx6WQJ36k2qpa47

Family+ is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and Government House.





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06/19/2025

Family+ Exhibition SPOTLIGHT: “And Cried, and Cried" by Nicole Mae!

Nicole Mae (they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist from Treaty Four, Canada. Their poetry, films, and art works reflect themes of nostalgia, longing, prairie q***rness, Hungarian diaspora, ill body, shame, and romantic love. Currently, Nicole has two poetry books--Youth and Screaming Sweet Nothings--and are in the works of releasing a third. Their award-winning poetry films BRUTE and What My Chest Says About Me are currently in gallery rotation.

View the rest of Nicole's poem at the Family+ exhibit!

You may view the exhibit between March 31 and June 22, 2025 in the Queen Elizabeth II Gallery at Government House, 4607 Dewdney Ave, Regina, SK.

Viewers are invited to share their reflections of the exhibit here: https://forms.gle/3pLx6WQJ36k2qpa47

Family+ is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and Government House.





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06/18/2025

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and our partners at the Global Gathering Place are pleased to announce Peter Hedley as our new facilitator for our Weaving Words workshop series.

Weaving Words is a creative writing workshop series for newcomers to Canada living in Saskatoon that encourages fresh storytelling and culminates in a reading celebration and participants’ stories published on the Global Gathering Place’s and SWG’s websites.

Peter brings enthusiasm, unique ideas, and thoughtful community experience to this role as he works to encourage emerging writers in Saskatoon.

Registration for newcomers interested in the summer series will begin soon. Save the date for August 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2025, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. to be held in-person at the Global Gathering Place (100 5th Ave. N, Saskatoon, SK.)

Peter Hedley is an educator and storyteller based in Saskatoon. Though born and raised in the UK, his journey has also taken him to Italy and Spain before making Canada his home for the past decade. Holding a Master’s in Creative Writing, his teaching experience spans English language, communication skills, fiction and drama writing in educational and community settings. His own creative work features narrative fiction, scripts, fact-based writing and audio-visual storytelling. This includes short films, podcasts, promotional campaigns, and portrait illustration. Committed to inclusive and responsive teaching, Peter supports learners of all backgrounds and stages of development to discover their voice and share their story.



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06/16/2025

Congrats Iryn, on this essay in LitHub!

In the spring of 2015, after I’d been working as a journalist for nearly two years, my post-graduation Work Permit expired. I’d been in Canada for seven years by then. I was allowed to stay in the …