Member Announcements
I'm really happy to see my new collection of short stories coming out even if it is in the middle of the plague and even if it is only the ebook launch, with the 3-D book-type book launch scheduled for August 4th, Coronavirus willing. It was great fun to return to the short story format after so... More
Buson's Bell, a spoken word/music CD, has been released by Patrick Friesen. Text and vocal by Friesen, with Eve Joseph doing text and vocal on one track. Music composed by Niko Friesen, with several tracks of improvised music. Available for download on iTunes and bandcamp or actual CD through... More
I am happy to report that my cross-genre history, 'The Name Unspoken: Wandering Spirit Survival School' won a Bronze medal for Best Book in the Regional Awards (Canada: East). This book tells the story of Elder Pauline Shirt's realization that she needed to found a 'Native Way' school for her own... More
I have completed my third memoir, which is somewhat styled like the book "Girl, Interrupted." My book is also about a hospital admission, but for schizoaffective disorder (a rare combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder). I have included statements from family, essays, poems I wrote in and... More
My debut novel A Secret to Forgive is available on Amazon in ebook form. During the Smashwords Authors Give Back Campaign, it is free until May 30. The print version will be available June 1, 2020 on Amazon. www.smashwords.com www.amazon.ca www.tricia-saxby.com More
Hello dear fellow Writers' Union members, I am writing to share the stage reading video of my newest play, Wine and Halva, which is released through the #ArtApart funds of National Theatre School of Canada. It is a play about institutional racism and solidarity. Link to the video: https://ent-nts.... More
My debut novel The Transaction, forthcoming from Guernica Editions, will be virtually launched on May 1, 2020. More
Last week, as a way to bring together writers from many communities who've had their events cancelled, The Creative Academy for Writers hosted a virtual writers cruise with almost two dozen live events. Those workshop replays are live and free to access. You simply have to join the Creative Academy... More
Taking Flight is an online writing course by Jaclyn Desforges designed to help you create the writing life of your dreams, step by step. Prompts, stories, motivation, inspiration -- from wherever you are in the world. You'll work through six different modules at your own pace which include essays... More
Saskatchewan Poet Laureate, Bruce Rice is pleased to annouce his sixth collection, The Vivian Poems: Vivian Maier Street Photographer, from Radiant Press. These poems peel back the layers of suburban life and the American Dream. Vivian Maier was a self-taught street photographer who worked as a... More
