Manitoba Writers' Guild
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The Manitoba Writers’ Guild (MWG) is a not-for-profit provincial arts service organization that represents professional and emerging writers in Manitoba.
We are a growing community of writers from all backgrounds writing in all genres.
We are a growing community of writers from all backgrounds writing in all genres.
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
mbwriters.ca/novel-writin...
#writers #author #NaNoWriMo #NovelWritingMonth #writingchallenges
November 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
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.
Indigo St. Vital on Saturday, November 4th at 2 PM.
Portage La Prairie November 5th at 6:30 pm.
November 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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.
Indigo St. Vital on Saturday, November 4th at 2 PM.
Portage La Prairie November 5th at 6:30 pm.
October 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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
Saturday, October 18th, 11 am-3pm.
Deadline to register: October 13, 2025
Find details here: www.prairiefire.ca/workshop-ale...
#youngwriters #Manitoba #Winnipeg #writingworkshop
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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
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.
www.facebook.com/events/11514...
#bookchat #Manitoba #author #bookcommunity #bookish #amreading
Email MWGEvents2022@gmail.com to request the Zoom invitation.
www.facebook.com/events/11514...
#bookchat #Manitoba #author #bookcommunity #bookish #amreading
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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.
www.facebook.com/events/11514...
#bookchat #Manitoba #author #bookcommunity #bookish #amreading
Email MWGEvents2022@gmail.com to request the Zoom invitation.
www.facebook.com/events/11514...
#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
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
September 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
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...
www.annickpress.com/Submission-G...
September 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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...
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/...
Saturday Sep 27, 2025, 7:00 pm - Grant Park in the Atrium | Streaming on YouTube, Winnipeg
www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18794/...
www.mcnallyrobinson.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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/...
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...
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...
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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...
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...
If you know any young writers ages 16-19 this looks like a great workshop for them!
Writers ages 16-19! We have a workshop for you!
Learn how to go deeper in your writing! Facilitated by Carrie Hatland with Ben Paulic.
www.prairiefire.ca/w...
Learn how to go deeper in your writing! Facilitated by Carrie Hatland with Ben Paulic.
www.prairiefire.ca/w...
September 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
If you know any young writers ages 16-19 this looks like a great workshop for them!
Don't miss our MWG Members' Fall 2025 Book Launches.
#author #writer #booklaunch #Winnipeg #Manitoba #authorevent
#author #writer #booklaunch #Winnipeg #Manitoba #authorevent
September 19, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Don't miss our MWG Members' Fall 2025 Book Launches.
#author #writer #booklaunch #Winnipeg #Manitoba #authorevent
#author #writer #booklaunch #Winnipeg #Manitoba #authorevent
Don't miss Plume Winnipeg's Thin Air festival event this weekend: Writer Studio with Daniel Maluka!
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#author #writer #writingstudio #thinair #event #Winnipeg #Manitoba
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#author #writer #writingstudio #thinair #event #Winnipeg #Manitoba
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Don't miss Plume Winnipeg's Thin Air festival event this weekend: Writer Studio with Daniel Maluka!
www.facebook.com/events/66511...
#author #writer #writingstudio #thinair #event #Winnipeg #Manitoba
www.facebook.com/events/66511...
#author #writer #writingstudio #thinair #event #Winnipeg #Manitoba
Be sure to join or renew your membership before Aug 19 to vote at the AGM. (60 days before AGM.)
Join or renew at:
mbwriters.ca/membership/b...
If you need to reset your password, check your spam folder if you don't receive the password reset email.
#Membership #MWG #Manitoba #writer #author
Join or renew at:
mbwriters.ca/membership/b...
If you need to reset your password, check your spam folder if you don't receive the password reset email.
#Membership #MWG #Manitoba #writer #author
August 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Be sure to join or renew your membership before Aug 19 to vote at the AGM. (60 days before AGM.)
Join or renew at:
mbwriters.ca/membership/b...
If you need to reset your password, check your spam folder if you don't receive the password reset email.
#Membership #MWG #Manitoba #writer #author
Join or renew at:
mbwriters.ca/membership/b...
If you need to reset your password, check your spam folder if you don't receive the password reset email.
#Membership #MWG #Manitoba #writer #author
It's time to renew your MWG membership!
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
July 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's time to renew your MWG membership!
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
Twice a year, the Manitoba Writers' Guild hosts book launches for our members' books.
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year to take advantage of our next book launch season.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #booklaunch
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year to take advantage of our next book launch season.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #booklaunch
June 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Twice a year, the Manitoba Writers' Guild hosts book launches for our members' books.
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year to take advantage of our next book launch season.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #booklaunch
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year to take advantage of our next book launch season.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #booklaunch
New Perk for Members! Promote your work on our Publications page: mbwriters.ca/membership/p...
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
Membership runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #publications
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
Membership runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #publications
June 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
New Perk for Members! Promote your work on our Publications page: mbwriters.ca/membership/p...
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
Membership runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #publications
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
Membership runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #publications
Did you know MWG members can have their author profile on our website? This is free author promotion for members.
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #authorprofile
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #authorprofile
June 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Did you know MWG members can have their author profile on our website? This is free author promotion for members.
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #authorprofile
Join or renew now for the 2025-26 membership year.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership #authorprofile
New this year!
We now have digital membership cards!
Renew or join now for the 2025-2026 membership year. Our membership year runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #writer #author #membership
We now have digital membership cards!
Renew or join now for the 2025-2026 membership year. Our membership year runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #writer #author #membership
June 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New this year!
We now have digital membership cards!
Renew or join now for the 2025-2026 membership year. Our membership year runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #writer #author #membership
We now have digital membership cards!
Renew or join now for the 2025-2026 membership year. Our membership year runs July to June.
mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #writer #author #membership
It's time to renew your MWG membership!
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
June 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It's time to renew your MWG membership!
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
Our membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
Renew here: mbwriters.ca/join
#MWG #Manitoba #author #writer #membership
The 3rd Annual Dave Williamson Short Story Competition
Shortlist Has Been Announced!
mbwriters.ca/announcing-t...
#MWG #shortstory #competition #shortlist #Canada
Shortlist Has Been Announced!
mbwriters.ca/announcing-t...
#MWG #shortstory #competition #shortlist #Canada
May 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The 3rd Annual Dave Williamson Short Story Competition
Shortlist Has Been Announced!
mbwriters.ca/announcing-t...
#MWG #shortstory #competition #shortlist #Canada
Shortlist Has Been Announced!
mbwriters.ca/announcing-t...
#MWG #shortstory #competition #shortlist #Canada
The 3rd Annual Dave Williamson Short Story Competition Longlist Has Been Announced!
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for this year's David Williamson short story competition (aka "The Dave").
See details at mbwriters.ca/the-dave-lon...
#Shortstory #competition #Manitoba #Canada #authors
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for this year's David Williamson short story competition (aka "The Dave").
See details at mbwriters.ca/the-dave-lon...
#Shortstory #competition #Manitoba #Canada #authors
April 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The 3rd Annual Dave Williamson Short Story Competition Longlist Has Been Announced!
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for this year's David Williamson short story competition (aka "The Dave").
See details at mbwriters.ca/the-dave-lon...
#Shortstory #competition #Manitoba #Canada #authors
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for this year's David Williamson short story competition (aka "The Dave").
See details at mbwriters.ca/the-dave-lon...
#Shortstory #competition #Manitoba #Canada #authors
Don't miss out on the Tagore!
The deadline for submissions to the Rabindranath Tagore poetry competition has been extended to April 14th.
The Tagore is open to all #Manitoba #poets
mbwriters.ca/poetry
#MWG #Tagore #poetry #Canada #writingcontest #writer #author
The deadline for submissions to the Rabindranath Tagore poetry competition has been extended to April 14th.
The Tagore is open to all #Manitoba #poets
mbwriters.ca/poetry
#MWG #Tagore #poetry #Canada #writingcontest #writer #author
April 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Don't miss out on the Tagore!
The deadline for submissions to the Rabindranath Tagore poetry competition has been extended to April 14th.
The Tagore is open to all #Manitoba #poets
mbwriters.ca/poetry
#MWG #Tagore #poetry #Canada #writingcontest #writer #author
The deadline for submissions to the Rabindranath Tagore poetry competition has been extended to April 14th.
The Tagore is open to all #Manitoba #poets
mbwriters.ca/poetry
#MWG #Tagore #poetry #Canada #writingcontest #writer #author