Sign up now for our Book Chat with Manitoban author L. T. Getty in a few days, April 8th, on Zoom!
To RSVP for this online Zoom event, email mwgevents2022@gmail.com.
#Bookchat #Manitoba #author #writer #YAfiction #Fiction
Join us April 26th for a World Building Workshop by Manitoban author D. G. Valdron at Artspace in Winnipeg.
Register here: mbwriters.ca/product/worl...
#worldbuilding #workshop for #authors #writers #Winnipeg #Manitoba
The Manitoba Writers’ Guild is pleased to announce The Dave 2026 longlist!
(in random order)
The Wound
A Closer Inspection
Mourning Rites
Clocking In
Celebrity
Your Very Own Ghost
Maritaca
Thirty Minutes
Waterton Charley
The Snare of aen Kaanookaat
The Lightness
#fictioncontest
The Writers' Union of Canada Press Release
Canadian Publishers, Authors, and Booksellers Call for Nova Scotia to Reinstate Funding for Publishers
Read more here: writersunion.ca/news/canadia...
The 2026 WIBAs ARE NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!
For full competition details and terms, and to submit your self-published book, please visit their website: www.independentbookawards.ca
Entries for the 2026 awards are open from March 1 to April 30, 2026.
The deadline for the Rabindranath Tagore Poetry Competition has been extended to March 23rd!
mbwriters.ca/programs/rab...
#Tagorepoetry #poetry #competition #Manitoba #poets
International Women’s Day – observed every year on March 8 – is a time the Manitoba Writers’ Guild takes to honour women’s historical and enduring fight for equality and liberation throughout the years.
mbwriters.ca/internationa...
#internationalwomensday #writers #authors #poets #writingcommunity
Get Involved: Join the Dream Team
The Dream Team for Resource Development and Fundraising welcomes writers who enjoy sharing ideas and solving challenges.
Contact the Resource Development and Fundraising Chair at mwgrdf1981@gmail.com.
#MWG #Manitoba #volunteer #writer #author #writingcommunity
The Manitoba Writers' Guild Rants & Ramblings is this Thursday!
Email MWGEvents@gmail.com now to get the Zoom link to join.
Rants & Ramblings is open to writers of all experience levels and genres. Membership in the Guild is not required.
#writer #author #coffeehousechat #chat #writingcommunity
David Yerex Williamson placed Runner-Up for SubTerrain's Lush Triumphant Poetry Award for 2025. His poem suite, Ghosts Your Heart Learn to Hear, will appear in SubTerrain's Spring Edition, 2026 (Vol. 103).
www.subterrain.ca/contest-lush...
#poetryaward #poetry #SubTerrain #LushLiteraryAwards
Submit now for the Rabindranath Tagore Poetry Competition. The contest it open to Manitoba residents. Guild membership is not required.
mbwriters.ca/programs/rab...
#poetrycompetition #poetry #author #Manitoba
Submissions for our book launch program are still open!
Submit by February 15th to have your launch with the Manitoba Writers' Guild.
mbwriters.ca/programs/boo...
#booklaunch #MWG #Manitoba #authors
The submission deadline for the 4th Dave Williamson Short Story Competition has been extended to Feb 22nd!
mbwriters.ca/programs/sho...
#shortstory #contest #Canada #Canadian #authors #writers
Time is running out on our 4th Dave Williamson Short Story Competition! Don't miss the chance to win cash and publication in our anthology!
mbwriters.ca/programs/sho...
#shortstory #competition open to all #Canadian #fiction #authors
The Sheldon Oberman Mentorship Program reception is Sunday, February 22nd.
RSVP by Friday, February 20 at hzaidman@gmail.com
#MWG #Manitoba #Winnipeg #author #mentorship #reception
The Manitoba Children's Museum is organizing their I Love to Read (ILTR) Month programming at the Museum catered for kids aged 3-9.
Local children's authors interested in doing a reading at the Children's Museum can reach out to:
SUPROVA HUCKABY at shuckaby@childrensmuseum.com | 204.924.4006
The Manitoba Writers' Guild Spring Book Launch series is open to submissions Jan 15th to Feb 15th!
You can find details here mbwriters.ca/programs/boo...
#booklaunch #Manitoba #author #writer #publishing #books
The 2026 Rabindranath Tagore Poetry Competition opens January 5th!
We look forward to seeing your poetry submissions.
For more details visit mbwriters.ca/programs/rab...
#poetry #contest #writingcontest #Manitoba #poets #submissioncall
Don't miss out on the chance to win The Dave!
Submissions closed February 15th. $25 per entry.
Early bird price of $20 per entry closes January 15th!
Get more details and submit here:
mbwriters.ca/programs/sho...
#TheDave #shortstory #writing #contest #Manitoba #Canada #author #fiction
Don't miss out on the chance to win The Dave!
Submissions closed February 15th. $25 per entry.
Early bird price of $20 per entry closes January 15th!
Get more details and submit here:
mbwriters.ca/programs/sho...
#TheDave #shortstory #writing #contest #Manitoba #Canada #author #fiction
Get your muse warmed up, The Dave is OPEN!
The Dave Williamson National Short Story Competition opens today! Check our our website for details.
mbwriters.ca/programs/sho...
#TheDave #Shortstory #writing #contest #Canada #Manitoba #Winnipeg #fiction #author
November became the traditional novel writing month. If you haven't seen our article on this and are looking for alternatives to the defunct NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) you can find it here:
mbwriters.ca/novel-writin...
#writers #author #NaNoWriMo #NovelWritingMonth #writingchallenges
Don't miss MWG Member Michael McMullen's upcoming events for his new book Leaving Lisa.
Indigo St. Vital on Saturday, November 4th at 2 PM.
Portage La Prairie November 5th at 6:30 pm.
To attend please email,
MWGbooklaunch@gmail.com
#booklaunch #Manitoba #Winnipeg #author
If you know any young writers ages 16-19 this looks like a great workshop for them!
Saturday, October 18th, 11 am-3pm.
Deadline to register: October 13, 2025
Find details here: www.prairiefire.ca/workshop-ale...
#youngwriters #Manitoba #Winnipeg #writingworkshop
Come join us on October 8th to listen as Cheryl Parisien reads from her new book, The Unweaving, and ask questions about her writing.
Email MWGEvents2022@gmail.com to request the Zoom invitation.
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#bookchat #Manitoba #author #bookcommunity #bookish #amreading
JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT WRITING RANTS AND RAMBLINGS THURSDAY (FREE).
Email MWGEvents2022@gmail.com to get the Zoom link.
Rants & Ramblings is a casual (virtual) coffeeshop chat for writers of all levels in all genres.
#writing #author #Manitobanauthor #authorchat #chat #coffeechat
Annick Press is now accepting applications for the 2025–26 mentorship! The deadline to submit your application is September 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM, EST. Keep reading for eligibility criteria and information on how to apply.
www.annickpress.com/Submission-G...
Don't miss tomorrow's The Land and Labour Poetry Collective Book Launch of their book: i’ll get right on it: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis!
Saturday Sep 27, 2025, 7:00 pm - Grant Park in the Atrium | Streaming on YouTube, Winnipeg
www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18794/...
Join Plume Winnipeg's Thin Air workshop this Saturday.
Jo-Ann Roberts, who is a former CBC host, is giving a workshop titled: “Book Talk: The Secret to Great Interviews about Your Book”.
Pre-registration is required, and it is PWYC.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/writer-stu...