When Issac Hears the Rain

Julie Thompson
POSTED: Jan 2, 2024

New Publication

Celebrate the unexpected joy of a rainy day with this quietly exuberant book about a young boy who delights in the rejuvenating power of rain. When the rain starts to fall, others may dash, yelp,… More

North Shore Writers Association 28th Annual Writing Contest

| POSTED: Dec 21, 2023

Contest or Award

The 28th Annual Writing Contest will be open for submissions January 15-March 15 2024. Winners will be announced during the North Shore Writers’ Festival April 12-13 2024 and winning entries will… More

BOOK LAUNCH (Winnipeg In Person AND online via Youtube) TWUC members Sarah Klassen and Sally Ito, along with League of Canadian Poets member Joanne Epp, are the poet-translators of a new book by… More

BOOK LAUNCH TWUC members Sarah Klassen and Sally Ito, along with League of Canadian Poets member Joanne Epp, are the poet-translators of a new book by CMU Press in Winnipeg: Wonder-Work:… More

Halls Island Artist Residency Applications Open

| POSTED: Dec 19, 2023

Call for Applications

Halls Island Artist Residency is accepting applications for 2024. Writers and artists of all kinds are invited to apply for this unique, off-grid residency. Immerse in the natural world in one of the… More

The Orphan

Sylvia Maultash Warsh | POSTED: Dec 18, 2023

New Publication

Sylvia Maultash Warsh is thrilled to announce that her historical novel, The Orphan, will be published by Auctus Publishers (Philadelphia) in Spring 2024. In 1844 when his mother drowns,… More

Debbie Bateman & Elizabeth Haynes: Fiction Celebrating Women at Mid-life

Debbie Bateman
POSTED: Dec 18, 2023

Literary Reading or Event

Join fiction writers Debbie Bateman (Your Body Was Made for This) and Elizabeth Haynes (The Errant Husband) for a lively reading and discussion about women at mid-life. Body image, intimacy, the… More

Bev Brenna to edit anthology of YA short stories

Beverley Brenna | POSTED: Dec 12, 2023

Call For Submissions

Bev Brenna, Saskatoon freelance editor and author, has been invited to edit a short story collection for young adults, published by Red Deer Press. Red Deer Press is committed to publishing… More

I’m pleased to announce that brilliant fiction writer Kate Heartfield and I are going to be doing a workshop together. Poetry and Prose: crossing genre boundaries to strengthen your… More

New book launched in Canadian Historical Mysteries series

donalee Moulton | POSTED: Dec 11, 2023

New Publication

donalee Moulton's new book, Conflagration, a historical mystery, has been published by BWL Publishing. Her poem "Price of Admission" has been accepted for publication in Canadian Literature, and her… More