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30/06/2024

30/06/2024

Offering premier development opportunities to creative writers since 1989, Sage Hill is the place to work on your next project. Do you have a story to tell? Writing Retreats Youth Programs Latest News Thank you to all the writers who attended Sage Hill Writing in 2022! We’re grateful for the commu...

20/06/2024

Saskatchewan Youth Poetry Festival Hosted by Write Out Loud.

20/06/2024

Tell your friends! YouthWrite has just opened 20 full scholarships to youth in financial need who wish to attend our inaugural Write 2 Film camp this summer! This camp is open to youth aged 14-19, and you'll have the opportunity to work with professional filmmakers and artists as you and a group of peers write, plan, film, and screen a short film in just one week!

Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!
Apply here: https://www.youthwrite.com/write-2-film-scholarships
Register for camp here: https://www.youthwrite.com/write-2-film-2024

03/04/2024

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Needed more time to submit? Weren’t sure about submitting and were looking for a sign? Now’s your chance! Submit your work by April 15, 2024.

Full contest guidelines, link in bio, or here: https://grainmagazine.ca/contests/short-grain

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09/03/2024

The 2024 Short Grain Contest is OPEN! Judges (poetry) and (fiction) are excited to read your poems and stories! What could be better than cash prizes plus publication for your writing? Submit today! What are you waiting for??

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29/02/2024

The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is excited to present our 2021 Talking Fresh festival from March 2-7, 2021. This year’s virtual festival…

11/01/2024

New resource alert! At the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, we want to make sure our word choices are as uplifting and inclusive as possible because words are powerful. We have compiled an Inclusive Language Resource to help educate and assist writers and editors in being aware of words, phrases, descriptions, etc. that could be harmful to readers and to assist in suggesting alternatives to writers so that the writing is not harmful. Please note that we do not have any partnerships with the organizations or people whose guides and information we link to in this resource, nor is this document an exhaustive list. There is always more learning we can all do and continue to do; therefore, this guide will be a living document.

Find the document here: https://skwriter.com/resources/resources-for-inclusive-language

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11/01/2024

31/10/2023

The 2023 Anskohk Indigenous Literature Festival, being held in Saskatoon from November 2-4th is coming up quickly! We are so lucky to have so many talented Indigenous authors joining us in Saskatoon and virtually!

Joining us for the festival are Rita Bouvier, Marjorie Beaucage, Norma Dunning, Michelle Good, Danis Goulet, Louise Bernice Halfe Sky Dancer, Waubgeshig Rice, Richard Van Camp, Katherena Vermette, and more!

Full schedule for the festival is up at: https://sawci.ca/anskohk/upcoming/

We will be livestreaming most of the festival too with the details here: https://sawci.ca/anskohk/2023-livestream-info/

27/10/2023

Get ready for NaNoWriMo tomorrow at 5 pm at the library! Meet other would-be authors and get some groundwork on your novel.

23/09/2023

McNally Robinson Booksellers Poetry Award, Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Contests Prairie Fire Press and McNally Robinson Booksellers present the 2023 Annual Writing Contests with $3,750 in prizes! Although our deadline is November 30 (postmarked, if mailed), you may submit anytime. By ente...

23/09/2023

TO OUR WRITERS:  At Quagmire, as a writer-first magazine, we’re going to be doing things a little bit different. Our goal, first and foremost, will always be to make our writers the most money and receive the most eyes on their work as possible.  We want YOU getting published in print AND online...

31/08/2023

SAWCI's PD series continues with a Zine Writing workshop with Jade McDougall, in-person in Saskatoon from 2-4pm on Saturday, September 9th. Join us at the Gabriel Dumont Institute Gallery at 917 22nd Street, Saskatoon for this interactive workshop!

This will be a hands-on workshop, so folks can feel free to bring any special papers, stickers, stamps, old magazines etc. you may want to use. Jade will have some basic supplies on hand as well, so anyone should be able to participate even if they don’t bring anything.

Message with your email address to be added to the registration list! Capacity is limited!

30/08/2023

Reposting from my writing account for friends that only follow me here. Excited to be a guest reader alongside Courtney Bates-Hardy at Spenser Smith’s book launch for A BRIEF RELIEF FROM HUNGER on Saturday September 23 at 7 pm at . Join us!

Masks required. 💛 free ones will be provided at the door if you don’t have one!

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05/08/2023

New Short Story Contest open for submissions! Head over to Quagmire for details:
https://quagmiremagazine.submittable.com/submit

28/07/2023

This week for Webcomic Club we'll be reading "On a Sunbeam", a gorgeous Sci-Fi coming of age story! Come hang out, read, and chat about it with us.

28/07/2023

Create Your Own Graphic Novel starts tomorrow! Don't forget to register at https://bit.ly/GraphicNovelRegistration .

27/07/2023

North Battleford's Miguel Fenrich is helping young aspiring writers get the start they need. Fenrich, who hims...

14/07/2023

Calling all poetry lovers! You will not want to miss our Spoken Word Showcase that is guaranteed to leave you breathless. Don't forget to make you donation and get swept away in the words!

12/07/2023

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25/06/2023

Meet Your Favourite Writers

31/05/2023

Amazing author

28/05/2023

“Be a good steward of your gifts.”

25/05/2023

This summer, Carcanet is offering a Poetry Short Course in collaboration with the Centre for New Writing!

Tutors include Michael Schmidt and John McAuliffe. The course will introduce participants to some of the most important techniques of reading and writing poetry and deepen your understanding of the craft of writing.

The online, 4-week course runs from 27 June - 18 July - find out more here: https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/study/short-courses/poetry-short-course/

15/05/2023

Tumblr user faustandfurious:

Basic rules for analysing fiction, an incomprehensive list jotted down in a hurry:

The protagonist isn’t always right
The protagonist isn’t always good
The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable
The narrator isn’t always right
The narrator isn’t always good
The narrator isn’t always telling the truth
The narrator isn’t always the author
The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap
Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say
Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say
A lot of the time the curtains are blue for a reason. If they aren’t, you should read better books

24/04/2023

23/04/2023

Tonight's the night! We'll be getting together TONIGHT at 6:30 P.M. CST to watch this month's litfilm: Bride and Prejudice!The Bollywood film stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Lila (Lizzie), Martin Henderson as Darcy, and Naveen Andrews as Balraj (Bingley).This is another great adaptation that shows how creative you can get while still being faithful to the original text.

You don't need to have read or know the text to join. It's a fun way to spend some time together and we spend time talking about the movie at the end.

If you'd like to join in, please send us an email to: [email protected] or a DM and we'll make sure you get a link.

22/04/2023

The writing prompts read:

1. Google the Art Gallery of Ontario's Malcolmson Collection (or follow the link in our bio) and choose one of the photographs that makes you stop. Sit with it for a while and write about whatever speaks to you about it. You can also read about the work you chose (or multiple), or Google the piece to view it from different angles.

2. Try writing a poem about a common object in your house. It can be something with symbolic meaning, or simply about the practicality of the item. Try to give it some quality that makes it interesting, or more than just an object. Examples of object poems include "Tear Cup" by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and "Candles" by Constantine P. Cavafy.

If the writing prompt strikes you, let us know! We'd love to read whatever you come up with.