2010 / 2011 AnnuAl RepoRt - Saskatchewan Writers' Guild

Some of the founding and first members of
the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and a fresh
crop of teen writers at the Windscript Launch
2010 / 2011 AnnuAl RepoRt
The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is a non-profit,
membership-driven organization that believes that
the art of writing is important to society and individuals
and works to create an environment where
writers and all forms of writing flourish.

SASkAtchewAn wRiteRS’ Guild
AnnuAl RepoRt 2010/2011
Board of direcTorS
Cathy Fenwick, President, Regina
Lisa Wilson,Vice-President, Saskatoon
Jerry Haigh, Past-President, Saskatoon
George Khng, Treasurer, Saskatoon
Danica Lorer, Maidstone
Rod MacIntyre, La Ronge
Scott Miller, Estevan
Martine Noël-Maw, Regina
Marilyn Poitras, Saskatoon
Kelly-Anne Riess, Moose Jaw
Judith Silverthorne, Ex-Officio, Regina
STaff
Executive Director: Judith Silverthorne
Program Manager: Tracy Hamon (Regina)
Saskatoon Program Coordinator:
Pam Bustin (August, 2010 to April, 2011);
Christina Shah (May to July, 2011)
Education & Publications Officer:
Beth McLean (to April, 2011);
Communications Coordinator:
Jan Morier (May, 2011 to present)
Financial Officer: Sharon Johnson (to October,
2010); Interim Amanda Iles (November, 2010 to
January, 2011);
Accountant: Lois Salter (January, 2011 to present)
Administrative Assistant: Milena Dzordeski
Retreats Coordinator: Anne Pennylegion
Grain Editor: Sylvia Legris
Grain Business Administrator: Michael Thompson
MiSSion
• We advocate on behalf of writers and to improve their economic status
• We foster a sense of community among writers
• We foster excellence in writing
• We make writers and their work accessible to the public
• We make writing and literature accessible at all levels of education
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conTenTS
3 President’s Report
6 Executive Director’s Report
9 Program Reports
10 Provincial
13 Regina
15 Saskatoon
17 Publications
12 Committees, Volunteers
13 Supporters
20 Treasurer’s Report
21 Auditor’s Report
23 Financial Statements
33 Committees and Volunteers
34 SWG Donors
SWG Foundation Donors
35 Funding Agencies
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pReSident’S RepoRt
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As a community which rightly prides itself on adaptability,
collaboration and inventiveness, Saskatchewan could lead
the country in accepting the complex challenges of the creative
economy.
- Jeremy Morgan, Pride of Saskatchewan
this has been a
year of change and
growth for the Saskatchewan
Writers’ Guild. The
SWG is by its nature a
dynamic organization.
We provide programs and
services to and advocate
for all writers, which in
turn benefits the citizens
of Saskatchewan, canada
and the world. Your
SWG board of directors
and staff have carefully
considered the issues
discussed in the 2010
cultural policy document,
Pride of Saskatchewan: a Policy Where
culture, community and commerce
Meet, published by the Ministry of Tourism,
Parks, culture and Sport. Therefore,
this year we have focussed on long-term
planning and on completing necessary
updates to Policies and Handbooks for
our programs, in ways that meet the
requirements of our bylaws, our members
and our funders, while maintaining a full
complement of programs and services.
i thank Jerry Haigh for his masterful guidance
as Past President in this my first
year at the helm. This year we wished
a fond farewell to board members Gloria
Boerma and Sharon adam with much
appreciation for their excellent service,
extended a heartfelt welcome back to
danica Lorer, Lisa Wilson, Scott Miller,
Kelly-anne riess and Martine noël-Maw,
and an equally warm welcome
to new board members
rod Macintyre, George Khng
and Marilyn Poitras. We are
a diverse and talented team
and i appreciate their dedication
and cooperative spirit in
the ongoing management of
the SWG.
Last year the SWG Membership
committee developed
an excellent plan to recruit
new members. Their plan
succeeded in attracting 135
new members to the Guild.
Most of these new members
are young writers and aboriginal writers,
as well as a few who are new immigrants
to canada. as a diverse and inclusive
organization we consider the strengths
and needs of all our members and strive
to provide services and programs that will
keep all members engaged.
our team of dedicated staff, visionary
board members, committed volunteers,
generous donors and enthusiastic members
all contribute to creating an environment
where writers and writing flourish
in Saskatchewan. This year we saw once
again several SWG members receive
national and international recognition
for their work. We have a well-deserved
national reputation for being a cooperative
and supportive organization. We are
indeed writers helping other writers.
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our Guild has a history of attracting
excellent staff and this tradition continues
today. Judith Silverthorne, executive
director, remains a stalwart and committed
manger of operations. Tracy Hamon’s
terrific organizational skills are put to
good use as she continues in her role as
Programs Manager and Milena dzordeski
provides excellent administrative support.
This past year has seen a few
staff changes, Sharon Johnson and Beth
McLean have moved on to other endeavours,
Lois Salter is expertly managing our
accounting, Jan Morier is doing outstanding
work as our new communications
coordinator. christina Shah took over as
Program coordinator in our Saskatoon
office after Pam Bustin moved to ontario.
Sylvia Legris completed her 3-year term
as editor of Grain magazine. during her
tenure, Sylvia continued the excellent
tradition of winning many awards for
our literary magazine. Her dedication and
enthusiastic work with Grain is greatly
appreciated. Mike Thompson continues to
provide excellent service as our Grain office
administrator.
a thank you goes out to amanda iles and
Jennifer fry, who did some contract work
for us this past year. This summer saw
three summer employees Kelsey Gottfried,
aaron Tootoosis, and Kendra Walker, who
added an extra ambience of youthful energy,
creativity and productivity. our staff
members provide a warm and welcoming
reception to all who visit the office. a
heartfelt thank you to current and former
employees for helping to make the SWG
an organization that continually strives for
excellence.
a great team effort went into the challenges
of planning the move to our new
office space in regina at the end of august.
Staff met several times during the
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planning stages to help design the space.
i sat in on one of those meetings and was
impressed by the atmosphere of cooperation
exhibited by members of the staff, as
well as the fortitude Judith exhibited in
working with the building owner and the
architect. our new location at 1150 – 8th
avenue will offer more space, including
room to deliver workshops, easy accessibility
and lots of available parking.
The SWG administers several competitions
and awards, the most generous of
which is the cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg
award for Literary excellence, established
in 2010. at $10,000, it is the
most substantial provincial literary award
in canada. outstanding Saskatchewan
artist dorothy Knowles most generously
donated one of her magical watercolours
of Waskesiu, The Beach #1, to mark the
establishment of this award. The original
painting has become the property of the
Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild. on July 19
the unveiling of The Beach #1, took place
in the ViP room at Saskatoon’s Persephone
Theatre, where it will be seen and
enjoyed by thousands. a framed limited
edition print is presented to the award
winner. Guy Vanderhaeghe was the first
to take home this prestigious prize in the
fall of 2010.
We continue to sponsor events at the
Saskatchewan festival of Words in Moose
Jaw. The friday afternoon Panel discussion
followed by the SWG reception, were
well attended. i was delighted to see a
larger than usual number of young people
attend the festival this year.
five years ago the board made a decision
to hold the September meeting in a town
or city in rural Saskatchewan; a local
writing group hosts a dinner and reading
on the Saturday evening, before the board
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meeting on Sunday. So far, we’ve met in
Laronge, Swift current, Tisdale and estevan,
with the next meeting to be held in
Lloydminster.
The Guild relies on the generosity of our
members, not just in dollars but in time
spent by volunteers, who continue to provide
us with much needed support. The
majority of funding for arts organizations
comes from government grants, for which
we compete with a myriad of worthy
groups, such as charitable foundations,
humanitarian efforts, schools, hospitals,
churches, sports groups and other arts
groups. Two years ago we received our
operational 3-year global funding grant
from the Saskatchewan arts Board – a
new grant application will be prepared in
2012. We have been allotted a 10% increase
in our annual Global funding allotment
for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, with
the suggestion that the money be used to
build organizational capacity by ensuring
that staff salaries, operational issues and
governance are adequately supported.
Board Strategic Planning facilitated retreat
with flo frank, Saskatoon, May, 2011
photo: Martine noël-Maw
in order to continue providing the expected
level of service to our members,
SWG board members have been working
to prepare a Strategic Plan, with action
Plans for the next three to five years, a
annual report 2010-2011
summary of which is being presented
to the membership for discussion at the
aGM. Strategic planning is a primary
responsibility of a board of directors and
is done regularly in order to effectively
lead the organization. it is a management
plan that looks toward the future and
provides long-term direction by examining
the mandate, vision and values of the organization.
in the process the board sets
goals and outlines detailed plans that help
us to achieve those goals.
Strategic planning helps to provide a
clearer focus for our organization so that
we may function to our full potential. it
was noted at our planning session that
the SWG does not have an official Mandate
Statement, which is standard for
organizations and is required for most of
our grant applications. The board is working
on crafting a Mandate Statement to
be brought forward at the aGM for approval
by the members. during the planning
session we reviewed the purpose
of the SWG and established goals and
objectives. We considered Priorities, action
Plans and discussed ways in which
we can most effectively make use of our
resources. our plan outlines eight key
priorities: Grow the Guild; assure financial
security; recognition and awareness
of the Guild and the value we bring to
society; diversity – maintain an open and
inclusive organization; Prepare for and
adapt to change; Good governance and
management; Build and maintain effective
relationships and partnerships; and advocate
for writers. The completed Strategic
Plan will be posted on the SWG website.
Thank you to fellow board members,
staff, volunteers, SWG membership,
funders and all those who make the Guild
work. it has been a pleasure working with
you.
cathy fenwick
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executive diRectoR’S RepoRt
the Saskatchewan
Writers’ Guild is inevitably
an exciting organization
with the dedicated
board, enthusiastic staff
and many passionate
members involved. This
past year, the Guild has
made great strides in
moving forward in many
areas. not only have
we seen a great deal of
change and development
in staffing, operations and
programming, we have
also established some
new foundations and partnerships.
a major thrust has been in the technology
and communication area. Through the
generous support of a Saskculture capacity
Building Grant, the Guild has been
able to accomplish a myriad of improvements
to interact with our members and
provide state-of-the-art access to services
on the web site, as well as maintain established
internet-related links with those
with less advanced availabilities.
Through the improvements to our print
materials, the use of online technology, as
well as upgrading and enhancing our web
site capabilities, we have strived to be
more responsive to our members, stakeholders,
and partners, and better able to
bring greater awareness of our organization’s
value to the general public. The
implementation of these changes required
us to update our web site software,
which also poises us for future developments.
our member magazine, Freelance, is
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available in colour on our
website in both Pdf and
flash flip (page-turning
e-Book software) versions
to accommodate varying
levels of accessibility.
Past issues are archived
on our web site in our
“Members area” section,
along with current and
archived copies of our
weekly electronic newsletter,
Ebriefs. although
the name change is still
being decided, Ebriefs has
improved with interactive
connections and more direct
links embedded into the information
for easier access. Thanks to one of our
summer employees, we have a searchable
bibliography of the past twenty years of
Freelance articles.
during this past year, we have added an
array of social media to connect with
members and the general public to provide
up-to-date information on our programs
and services and upcoming events.
This includes facebook (344 followers
so far): Twitter (322 people who like us
and 229 followers), rSS feeds and Quick
response (Qr) codes, as well as a calendar
of events and a photo slide show of
our activities. We are experimenting with
YouTube and have laid the framework on
our web site for two interactive Member
forums; one for all members and one
specifically for aboriginal members. We
explored online possibilities for delivering
programs, such as through Skype and
elluminate and we offered workshops
on Wordpress, a popular blog application
for members to create their own web
pages. We have two flashy new banners
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to advertise the Guild at events and activities—only
the beginning of our new
advertising and promotions campaign.
another great stride forward has been
in the area of Professional development
in which we are developing a series of
workshops that provide information on
all aspects of writing from the business
angles to the basics of the process of
writing and publishing. The material from
the much-appreciated Literary Arts Handbook,
which was once available in printed
format for members has been revised and
rejuvenated and is now mostly available
in the Professional development section
of our web site with more to come.
our programs have enjoyed some new
additions and revisions of regular ones.
our writing retreats program is going
strong even though the emma Lake one
had to be postponed this year due to the
rising costs and low enrolment. However,
we are searching for new locations
and adding more retreats in the coming
year, including further aboriginal Writer
retreats, and the potential of more facilitated
retreats.
a fundraising effort this year was an
adventure into something new with a
Spring fling dance in regina, featuring
a well-known dance band, the canadian
drifters. We are grateful to information
Services corporation (iSc) for sponsoring
this event, which was well-attended and
a great deal of fun, as well as an opportunity
to promote the Guild to the general
public.
Policies and programs continue to be reviewed
and updated, incorporating previous
directives ratified and implementing
new elements to make them congruent
with the requirements of our funders,
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needs of our members and to be proactive
in thinking ahead to encourage our
young people and emerging writers as
well as provide opportunities for our
established writers. The Saskatchewan
Writers/artists retreats and Grain magazine,
two long-standing institutions of the
Guild, were de-commissioned as arms
length committees some years ago due to
legal and funding requirements, and became
programs of the Guild. However, the
actual changes in the documentation and
the resulting implementation were not
made and the Board, Policy committee,
and myself have been working on these
necessary elements, gathering information
from staff and previous committee
and Guild members for the past couple
of years. We are nearing the final stages
of reviewing and revisions and will be
sharing these with members in the near
future.
We helped launch The Word on The
Street in a preview last fall, and are
pleased that this initiative is now its own
entity and moving ahead to a full-fledged
annual event. We also provided support
and partnered with the Saskatchewan
festival of Words, University of regina
Playwrights reading Series and participated
in freedom to read Week and culture
days. The launch of Writing north proved
successful and will hopefully become an
annual event in Saskatoon as a counterpart
to our ten-year Talking fresh series in
regina.
Thank you to Sharon Johnson, christina
Shah and Beth McLean for sharing their
knowledge with the Guild during their
varied tenures here. our contract people
amanda iles and Jennifer fry were much
appreciated for their dedicated efforts to
move us forward in their special areas of
accounting and fundraising respectively.
Special thanks to Pam Bustin for success-
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fully inaugurating the Saskatoon Branch
office in her vibrant way. and another
special thanks to Sylvia Legris for her
passion and dedication as the Grain editor
during her three-year contract. We are
grateful to our hard working and delightful
summer employees Kelsey Gottfried,
aaron Tootoosis and Kendra Walker and
wish them every success in their life careers.
We are especially grateful for the funding
we received from Service canada’s canada
Summer Jobs program to hire aaron
Tootoosis as our aboriginal Programmer
this summer. This provided a wonderful
opportunity to make a start towards
communicating with this important sector
of our membership and creating a foundation
of contacts, programming ideas,
and the initiation of the first aboriginal
facilitated Writing retreat. Kendra came
to us through a SiaST Wascana campus
job placement program. Part of Kelsey’s
wages were covered by the capacity
Building Grant from Saskculture.
although it’s always regretful to see staff
members leave our employ, we are fortunate
in having a great team in the Guild
offices, including several new people, who
have brought fresh ideas and energy to
the Guild offices. Tracy Hamon, always
with ready wit and plans of action for
implementing new programs and improving
our mainstay programs, continues
to bring many skills to her position as
Program Manager. Milena dzoderski, our
administrative assistant is the backbone
of our organization that keeps us all on
track with her great organizational attributes,
patience and eager willingness
to be of assistance in all aspects of her
job. Lois Salter’s expertise as accountant
has proven to be of the greatest value in
achieving a financial review of our operations
and streamlining us with aplomb,
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humour and diligent work. Jan Morier’s
easy-going style and proficiency as the
Guild’s communications coordinator is a
bonus as we move forward in developing
stronger communications strategies. Mike
Thompson continues to be a driving force
behind the scenes as the Business administrator
for Grain magazine. anne Pennylegion
brings a cheerful, caring dependability
as retreat coordinator that guides
participants to a rewarding stay.
This year we’ve lost some much-loved
and respected Saskatchewan writers
– and those who have influenced Saskatchewan
writers: Gary Hyland, Mossie
Hancock, and robert Kroetch. They will
be missed, but how fortunate we’ve been
to have them in our presence and receive
their expertise and inspiration during their
lifetimes.
Much of the year was spent in negotiating
a move into a space that will be
conducive to holding board meetings,
workshops and readings and other events,
as well as provide free parking and easy
accessibility. Success was achieved and
the regina Guild office will be occupying
the newly renovated space at 1150-8th
avenue for the next seven to ten years.
it has been a pleasure this past year to
work with a Board that has vision and
brings so many vital skills to the table.
embarking on a Board Strategic Planning
session was a valuable enterprise that
will direct us into an even more productive
and sustainable future. i continue
to be honoured to be part of the guiding
light of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild
and look forward to assisting in making it
an even stronger presence and resource
for writers of all skills and diversities.
respectfully submitted,
Judith Silverthorne
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pRoGRAmS
ProVinciaL ProGraMS
Saskatchewan Writers/
artists retreats
facilitated retreat
The 2010 facilitated retreat was held
from november 11-14 at St. Peter’s abbey.
Writer-in-residence Lynda Monahan
was selected from amongst ten very qualified
candidates.
nine participants
reported
an extremely
successful and
enjoyable retreat.
as in the
previous year,
the retreat was
somewhat challenging
to fill,
but changes in
the earlier timing
of the hiring
of the Writerin-residence
should allow
for better promotion
of the
retreat in 2011.
as well, after
discussions
with both Lynda
and fr. demetrius,
the retreat
coordinator will be on site for the entire
retreat from now on to facilitate smooth
operations.
Winter retreat 2011
The 2011 SWG Winter retreat was held
at St. Peter’s abbey from february 4-25,
with 20 participants from five provinces.
in addition to sixteen writers, four artists
were in attendance, and the traditional
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L-r Jane Munro, Mary di Michele, annette
LeBox, Liz Philips, Lorna crozier, erika ritter
(standing)
Thursday night readings were complimented
by artist studio visits the night
prior to the end of the retreat.
as well as much needed time to focus
on their work, participants at the winter
retreat enjoyed quinzhee building, hiking,
indoor games, and socializing with one
another. of special note was the Trivial
Pursuit showdown
between Team
Kever and Team
demetrius (the
winner).
By all accounts
the winter 2011
retreat was quiet,
but productive and
fun for all who attended.
Summer
retreats 2011
The emma Lake
retreat in early
June was cancelled,
as only
4 writers and 1
artist applied and
this didn’t prove
feasible. costs at
emma Lake have
been steadily on the rise, and as a result,
i am currently searching for a more affordable
venue for the northern retreat.
St. Peter’s retreat began July 1, and
ended august 5th. Twenty-three writers
attended as well as 2 artists. of the
twenty five participants, 15 were from
outside the province of Saskatchewan.
We are fortunate to have the use of Scholastica
residence in the summer, as we
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are self contained, and enjoy a private
back yard during our stay. Much of the
food we consume comes from the abbey’s
organic garden, and fresh produce was
readily available.
as usual, the participants enjoyed walking
and biking on the abbey grounds and the
new fitness centre is extremely popular
amongst the writers and artists. abbot
Peter very kindly took a group to the village
of engelfield to visit an inventor, and
other groups attended a piano concert in
a restored church in Marysburg, as well
as a day trip to Meacham to visit two of
the galleries there.
We were also able to view the new guest
wing, which will be housed on the third
floor of the abbey. it is still under construction,
but will be ready for occupancy
at the beginning of September and will
be our residence for next winter’s retreat.
With the numbers of monks dwindling,
the decision was made to move the remaining
monks down one floor, and to
renovate the floor that they were using
as their residence. There will be approxiamately
17 rooms - three with ensuite
bathrooms - as well as a large kitchen
and lounge area. access for guests will
be quite a bit easier, as there is parking
right outside the entrance, as well as an
elevator. The old guestwing in Severin
Hall will become student residences. i
think that it will be a very suitable site for
our winter retreats, with a large lounge
overlooking the trees at the back of the
abbey, and larger rooms for the writers
and artists who attend.
anne Pennylegion
retreat coordinator
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John V. Hicks
Long Manuscript awards
This year the 2010-2011 John V. Hicks
Long Manuscript awards recognized
works of drama. first place went to Mansel
robinson (Saskatoon), second place
to rodney McLean (regina) and third
place to B.d. Miller (regina). The judges
were Yvette Moore and catherine Banks.
The winners read at the Hicks dinner held
during the aGM/conference in regina.
The award and dinner are sponsored by
the Guild.
rural Writers Workshops
The canada council provided funding
that allowed us to offer ten readings/
workshop throughout Saskatchewan. This
year the communities were able to offer
two workshops in each community. The
communities taking part were eastend,
Manor, Shaunavon, north Battleford, and
rosetown.
The Guild sponsored a Science fiction
workshop at the festival of Words by
robert Sawyer and the panel discussion
running the Writer’s Gauntlet at the Mae
Wilson Theatre. our annual reception was
held downstairs in the lobby of the Mae
Wilson Theatre with many festival goers
and readers munching on trays of munchies
gratefully donated by Moose Jaw
Superstore.
fall conference
The 40th anniversary fall conference/aGM
began “Under the influence” with a winetasting
fundraiser at the Park Town in
Saskatoon, october 15-17, 2010. The
anniversary was celebrated with the
theme of “Jet Streams: The Winds of
change.” friday night saw an inspiring
Heath Lecture given by poet don McKay,
and the much loved open Mic, hosted by
Gerald Hill. Saturday started with the ever
popular Hot issues Sessions also hosted
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y Gerald Hill and culminated in the
founders session and readings by don
McKay and Myrna Kostash. after the
Hicks awards dinner, people attended
a dance featuring Suzanne Paschall and
the Jump Me Martha band. Perhaps
the best way to introduce members to
one another turned out to be the swing
dance lesson offered by Lily chin and
her partner. What a hoot! Sunday morning
consisted of everyone’s eye-opening
round of motions and seconds at the
aGM.
This year’s professional development sessions
included:
• Creative Process: Myrna Kostash,
Louise Halfe, Ken Williams
• YA in a Changing World: Art Slade,
alison Lohans
• Revolutions in Non-Fiction: Myrna
Kostash, dave carpenter
• Poetry Currents: Don McKay, Louise
Halfe
• The Perfect Pitch James Romanow,
amy Jo ehman
• Writers Groups Session and the first
aboriginal focus Group
• Changes in Publishing: Geoffrey Ursell,
Wes funk, Karen Schmon
• Creative Freefall: Creating Characters
Who drive Plot: Ken Williams
• Writing and the Internet Book: Peter
Stoicheff, art Slade
• The Sensual Scene Mini Workshop:
Mary Balogh
• Readings: Don McKay, Myrna
Kostash
• Founders Celebration/Reception: Ken
Mitchell, Jean freeman, Bob currie
Minister rob norris brought greetings at
the luncheon featuring readings by the
winners of the Short MS awards competition:
fiction category - first Place:
Lisa Wilson
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Poet Laureate don Kerr with His
Honour the Honourable dr. Gordon
Barnhart and Mrs. Mildred Kerr
children’s/Ya- first Place:
andréa Ledding
Poetry category - first Place:
andréa Ledding
(not attending was the winner of the
non-fiction, Keith foster)
Poet Laureate
a special thank you to robert currie, who
ended his term as Poet Laureate at the
end of december. currie spent his last
year speaking about and promoting the
laureate program as well as reading from
his poetry. a new Poet Laureate don Kerr
was introduced to Saskatchewan in January.
The announcement occurred at an
evening event hosted by the Lieutenant
Governor of Saskatchewan, the Honourable
Gordon Barnhardt at Government
House.
Kerr began his term with a poem and
continued to poem his way through various
events from Bruno to regina for the
Poetry Month readings. in Moose Jaw in
July during the Saskatchewan festival of
Words, the Poet Laureate Program was
promoted at the luncheon.
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eadings
readings sponsored by canada council,
the city of regina, the Playwrights Union
of canada, Saskatchewan arts Board,
SaskLotteries, and Saskculture included:
Lee Maracle, Lorri nielsen Glenn, Marjorie
chan, clem Martini, Patrick Lane, Louise
Halfe, Ken Brown, dave carpenter, Brenda
Schmidt, daniel Scott Tysdal, Karen Solie,
Michael Trussler, Judith Krause, caitlin
Ward, Gary chappell, dee Hobsbawn-
Smith, Moira McKinnon, Jess Boyachek,
Labiba aboguddah, Kelsey esterby, carter
Yont, Kenton de Jong, Lexi Busse, Melissa
Bereti, robyn Tocker, nikki Poncsak,
ringo Gelsinger, chase caldwell, Sofia
Salsi, alyssa Prudat, Jessy Saas, Marie
Powell, carol Morin, anne Mcdonald,
dave Sealy, Steve Miller deana driver,
Judith Silverthorne, Bob friedrich, Lori
Saigeon, Larry Warwaruk, Jillian Bell,
Brenda niskala, annette Bower, Tara
dawn Solheim, anne campbell, Marion
Mutala and Wes funk.
Manuscript evaluation Service
funded by the Saskatchewan arts Board,
this program provides valuable evaluations
of the manuscripts in process. over
twenty people from all over the province
utilized the services of Saskatchewan
writers to evaluate their work.
Mentorship Program
Partnerships in the 2011 Mentorship Program
were dave Margoshes/ caitlin Ward,
don Kerr/Gary chappell, elizabeth Philips/
dee Hobsbawn-Smith, Harriet richards/
Moira McKinnon, and Ted dyck/Jess
Boyachek. at the end of their four-month
program, the apprentices read from their
work at the refinery in Saskatoon. The
final reading was hosted by former apprentice
Bronwen Mccrae.
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Writers Groups
Members groups continue to be an essential
part of the Guild. This year the SWG
provided funding for 20 writers groups for
ongoing professional development of their
members.
readings and School Visits
The program enjoyed continued success
as we were able to provide funding for
over 160 readings in schools, libraries and
communities across the province. over
$37,910 in fees was paid to the participating
SWG members and $14,521 in
travel costs.
Kloppenburg award
for Literary
excellence
This prestigious award
was established in May
2010 by cheryl and
Henry Kloppenburg,
lawyers by profession,
but philanthropists
at heart. it honours a
Saskatchewan writer
who has written a substantial body of
acclaimed literary work with a prize of
$10,000 and a painting by Saskatchewan
artist dorothy Knowles. The three Honorary
Patrons of the award are: the Lieutenant
Governor of Saskatchewan, the Mayor
of the city of Saskatoon, and the President
of the University of Saskatchewan.
cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg presented
the most lucrative provincial award in
canada for the first time on September 8,
2010 to its first recipient, Guy Vanderhaeghe.
SWG President Jerry Haigh emceed
the event.
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Kloppenburg award-Knowles
Painting Unveiling
The SWG officially unveiled the dorothy
Knowles painting “The Beach #1” at its
new home in the Persephone Theatre on
July 19th. dorothy Knowles, the celebrated
Saskatchewan landscape artist
generously donated an original landscape
painting of Waskesiu to the Guild. a print
of this painting goes to the recipient of
the cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg award
for Literary excellence.
Guy Vanderhaeghe - first recipient of the
Kloppenburg award for Literary excellence
reGina ProGraMS
city of regina Writing award
The winner of the 2011 award was
ryshia Kennie. This year’s judges were
carla Hartsfield from Toronto, on, and
Jordan Wheeler from Winnipeg, MB. The
award is sponsored annually by the city
of regina. runners up were Bruce rice
and B. d. Miller. The reception was held
on June 8 at the artesian.
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community Programs
Thanks to the generous funding by the
city of regina, we co-sponsored Talking
Fresh 9: The Saskatchewan Poetry Summit
with Luther college. This year’s event
reached a high point with Karen Solie,
Brenda Schmidt, daniel Scott Tysdal and
Michael Trussler presented readings, a
panel discussion and talks on aspects
of Saskatchewan poetry. More than 75
people turned out for two days of this
spectacular writing event.
The Guild sponsored four readings in the
tent at the Cathedral Village Arts Festival
in May and we also sponsored host Jarrett
rusnak at the Vertigo reading Series
open Mic. in keeping with Victoria day,
the theme of Vertigo’s open mic was
Victorian costumes. also featured at the
event was a special performance by Tara
dawn Solheim.
on June 22, the Guild once again collaborated
with the regina Public Library
and the regina Plains Museum for Tracking
the Trekkers, an interpretive walk
that culminated in a film at the rPL June
22. Garnet dishaw and Keith Knox put
together a walking tour and documentary
on the regina riot, the culmination of
the on-to ottawa trek of 1935. The walk
ended at the rPL with the viewing of
“Trek.”
Words in the Park was held over the noon
hour in Victoria Park, regina. in its second
year in the southeast corner of Victoria
Park, this event continued to be a popular
lunchtime venue for readings. Great
weather and lush surroundings provided
a great setting for writers from all over
the province. along with regular sponsors
Saskatchewan Publishers Group, regina
downtown and city of regina, the regina
Public Library joined as a rain venue,
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Lori Saigeon reads her Words in
Victoria Park July 27/11
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providing
alternative
reading
space in
inclement
weather.
readers
this year
included
anne
Mcdonald,
david
Sealy,
Steve Miller,
deana
driver,
Judith Silverthorne,
Bob fried-
rich, Lori Saigeon, Paul Wilson, Larry
Warwaruk, Jillian Bell, Brenda niskala,
annette Bower, Tara dawn Solheim, anne
campbell, Marion Mutala, and Wes funk.
Workshops
funding from the city of regina helped
to provide workshops by Leeann Minogue,
Lorri nielsen Glenn and Sharon Hamilton.
Minogue helped budding playwrights
get their plays off the ground with Start
Writing Your Play, and Hamilton offered a
Wordpress Workshop to help regina writers
create their own web page. nielsen
Glenn offered a memorable session once
Upon a Life: a Memoir Workshop.
SWG partnered with the Blasting Thru
Stereotypes program in regina, receiving
funding through the generosity of the
city of regina 2010/2011 Saskatchewan
Lotteries community Grant Program. This
project was delivered in two parts: the
main portion entailed school classes in
regina pairing with other classes from
schools in diverse locations with different
ethnic backgrounds outside the city to experience
and notate cultural differences.
SWG’s co-sponsored portion was held
outside of school hours with additional
youth joining from the surrounding school
communities to learn creative writing, all
with the guidance of three gifted writers
and storytellers, Joseph naytowhow, Simon
Moccasin and Tara Solheim. The after
hour’s part of the program that SWG
sponsored, although formally finished,
resulted in the youth organizing ongoing
gatherings with those who were inspired
to continue in their writing activities. The
outreach to the community through this
program was an inspiration for many. Several
young people were highly engaged
by the process and look forward to progressing
in this art form, and it has been
an amazing process to see them blossom
from reticent teens to those who are
openly telling their stories.
Tracy Hamon
Program Manager
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SaSKaToon ProGraMS
community Programs
The Word on the Street festival
Saskatoon had a taste of The Word on
The Street festival during the afternoon of
September 26, 2010. Part of the national
book and magazine festival initiative,
the preview event was held outdoors at
the farmer’s market. it featured readings
and performances by Guy Vanderhaeghe,
Louise Halfe, arthur Slade, eekwol (Lindsay
Knight), Jennifer Wynne Weber, and
charles Hamilton, along with deborah
ellis, a Good reads author from Toronto.
over 250 people attended. This preview
event was spear-headed by a steering
committee including members of the
SWG, The Saskatoon Public Library (SPL),
Saskatoon aboriginal Literacy network
(SaLn), Saskatchewan Playwrights’ centre
(SPc) and read Saskatoon. The Word
on The Street left the nest as a Guild
program last fall and was launched as its
own entity able to secure operational and
program funding.
along with the readings and performances,
there were greetings and good
wishes provided by don atchison, Mayor
of Saskatoon, richard florizone, VP of
finance and resources at the University
of Saskatchewan, the event’s lead regional
sponsor, and Jerry Haigh, the Guild’s
then President. Britainy robinson from
cBc emceed the program. There were
family events provided by the Saskatoon
& region family Literacy advisory Group.
The event had two exhibitors – the University
of Saskatchewan Bookstore (as
the official bookseller), and the Saskatchewan
Publishers Group. ross Grandel,
committee member and Project coordinator
for SaLn, along with Bob calder,
chair of The Word on The Street com-
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Saskatoon’s inaugural The Word on the Street
festival, September 26, 2010
mittee, were on hand to provide information
on the preview activities, and share
plans about the full-fledged event scheduled
for September 25th, 2011.
culture days
SWG celebrated culture days, the collaborative,
pan-canadian program, with
two sets of readings and a reception in
Saskatoon. a lunchtime event was held at
caffe Sola with readings by Brenda Baker
and dave Margoshes. This was followed
by an afternoon session which featured
open mic readings by Gary chappell,
George Khng, Marion Mutala and christina
Shah. an evening open house with
dance performances, an art exhibit, and
a wine and cheese reception was held in
the dance Saskatchewan building.
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Writing north: a festival of
Writers & Writing
in January, Saskatoon and the University
of Saskatchewan hosted the inaugural
Writing north event. Patrick Lane, Louise
Halfe, Ken Brown and david carpenter
took part in the readings, sessions and
panel. The event enjoyed a good turnout
of students, faculty, the public, and numerous
writers! More than 100 people
came to hear and learn more through the
discussion of what it means to be writing
north. The SWG partnered with the University
of Saskatchewan’s college of arts
and Science. Sponsors for the festival
included the department of drama, the
department of english, and the interdisciplinary
centre for culture and creativity,
with funding from the canada council of
the arts.
freedom To read event
This year’s freedom to read event, Shhhhhh!
(presented in partnership with the
Saskatoon Public Library), was struck
by bad weather, which sorely affected
the count—but the hardy Saskatoon
media made it out and we had excellent
coverage on cTV, cfcr and in the Star
Phoenix. Kudos to our presenters George
Khng, Mari-Lou rowley and ann foster,
who put the time in to create excellent
presentations that led us into a lively
discussion. The event was hosted by Pam
Bustin
Workshops
fiction freefall – Bernice friesen
This intensive half-day workshop, which
took place on april 16th, focused on the
elements of basic fiction: protagonist,
antagonist, conflict, plot, rising action,
and climax. Bernice friesen also shared
innovative relaxation techniques and approaches
to the practice of fiction writing.
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Weaving Words
once again we were able to offer the
Weaving Words: Stories of the World
workshops through the generosity of the
SK Lotteries community Grant (administered
by the city of Saskatoon). one
session was held in June of the previous
fiscal year for women newly arrived
in canada and currently living in Saskatoon
and area. in the fall a mixed-gender
workshop, also taught by Jennifer Wynne
Webber was held from Sept. 14 - oct. 5,
2010. There was an average of 12 students
for all four sessions. The workshop
concluded with a reading/celebration at
the Global Gathering Place.
Weaving Words: Stories of the World workshops
held at the Global Gathering Place
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Grain Magazine
Synopsis of the Magazine
Grain Magazine is a literary quarterly that
publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging
writing and art by canadian and
international writers and artists. Published
by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild, Grain
has earned national and international
recognition for its distinctive content and
design. Grain publishes work by emerging,
mid-career, and senior writers; the
magazine has no bias in terms of form,
style, genre, or region, and looks for work
that is diverse, idiosyncratic, intelligent,
even idea- or concept-driven, and surprising.
The State of the cultural Magazine
cultural magazines are being forced to
reexamine themselves. challenges faced
by smaller-circulation cultural magazines
are numerous: dwindling public revenue
sources; a print industry struggling to
retain legitimacy in an increasingly digital
world; a market that is small, if not
“niche”; attracting high quality employees
with a below standard pay scale; the
ever-constant pressure of retaining current
subscribers while seeking out new
ones. all models of all magazines publishing
are being tested across the country,
and those magazines unable to adapt risk
downsizing or worse.
despite this uncertainty, Grain is growing
in meaningful ways. By listening to advice
from magazine industry experts, Magazines
canada, and from the program officers
at the Writing and Publishing section
of the canada council, and by listening
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to the greater literary community of this
country, indeed, our international literary
community (e.g., our subscribers), we’ve
made significant changes that provide
stability in our ever-changing universe. in
fact, we have become a source of inspiration
for other magazines, some of whom
have contacted us this past year looking
for advice on how those of us at Grain
approach a variety of issues. Grain will always
face challenges, and more change is
inevitable if not imminent. We are confident,
however, that we have placed Grain
in a good position to deal effectively and
with both artistic and administrative integrity
with whatever may come.
raising the Bar
artistically and editorially, Grain continues
to reach new heights—and people have
noticed! We continue to receive praise
from the canada council. This year’s
comments echoed the praise we received
from the previous year’s jury: our stated
commitment to the production of a print
object as intrinsic to our mandate was
roundly applauded, as was the overall
elegance of our design and deployment
of theme. While submission levels hover
around the same levels as previous years,
the overall quality of submissions has
risen sharply. Subscribers are also weighing
in—renewals continue to grow.
Betsy rosenwald continues to leave her
elegant and sophisticated touch, both
inside and out, on each new issue she designs.
a key area where print publications
have the edge on e-books and journals
is design, and we’ve been encouraged
by Magazines canada and the canada
council to pay more attention to design
elements. our redesigned cover, which
features a skybar boasting the names of
some of the writers inside, has garnered
interest from people in both the literary
and visual art worlds. chapters/indigo has
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also taken notice—we received a request
from our distributor, Magazines canada,
to increase our draw number from 215 to
325, to put more copies in
chapters/indigo stores.
Highlights of the many accolades
we’ve received this
past year are: poetry featured
in Grain was reprinted
in Geist, and a work of
non-fiction was selected
as a finalist in the features
category of PWac’s 2nd
annual Writing awards;
we received an Honourable
Mention for fiction
in the national Magazine
awards; Grain was a finalist
for Magazine of the Year
(SK) in this year’s Western
Magazine awards for the second year in
a row; and most notably chuqiao (Teresa)
Yang’s non-fiction piece Beijing Notes,
featured in Grain Summer 2010 issue, All
Over the Place, took first Prize in two
categories, the Student Writing category
and the Gold awards Best article–Saskatchewan
in the Western Magazine
awards.
circulation, circulation, circulation…
Mike Thompson, Grain’s Business administrator,
was given approval by the Board
to begin working full-time in october.
This has brought a level of stability to
the magazine that had previously been
unattainable. Mike dedicated the majority
of his time to improving Grain’s circulation,
the cornerstone of every magazine.
He developed a three-phase circulation
Strategy that would address our short
and long-term priorities while standardizing
Grain’s circulation protocol and procedures.
The initial phase concentrated
on reestablishing communication with
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Grain’s subscribers—subscription cards
blow-in to each copy of Grain sold (subscription
and newsstand), a holiday gift
subscription offer included
with our fall issue, and
a four-part renewal letter
series mailed separately
to current subscribers. We
also continued to participate
in direct marketing and
newsstand marketing initiatives
offered annually by
Magazines canada. Phase
two saw Mike completely
overhaul Grain’s website.
consumer trends show that
even if consumers want
to purchase a print publication,
increasingly they
want to purchase it online.
Launched in february,
Grain’s new site is visually appealing
while being organized and easy to navigate.
it remains our main communication
tool for disseminating information about
the magazine, but it is now our center for
the sale of subscriptions and back issues.
We’ve equipped our Subscriptions
and archive pages with PayPal links and
a downloadable subscription form. it has
become the pillar of our marketing initiatives—all
efforts now focus on increasing
traffic to our website. With the first two
phases or our circulation Strategy complete
and returning results, we are now
ready to embark on the third phase of our
strategy, a targeted direct mail campaign.
in order to increase revenues we raised
our single issue price, starting with Vol
38 no 1, from $9.95 to $11.95, and our
subscription prices from $30 for a 1-year
subscription and $47 for a 2-year subscription
and single issue prices to $35
and $55 respectively. We also increased
the entry fee of the Short Grain contest
to match our 1-year subscription amount.
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as a result of increased Short Grain contest
entries (the most we’ve seen since
2007), higher renewals from our renewal
letters initiative, better access to subscriptions
on our website, and heightened
interest in the magazine from chapters/
indigo, Grain’s paid subscriptions are up
24% compared to when we started in
2008. While this is largely due to a very
good contest year, we continue to see
an increase in both non-contest subscriptions
and renewals.
as always, thank you to everyone at the
SWG for their support, and to all our colleagues,
clients, and contributors.
Sylvia Legris, editor
Michael Thompson,
Business administrator
Freelance
Freelance is the SWG’s member magazine,
published six times per year. it includes
articles on the craft of writing and
coverage of conferences, readings, book
launches and other events of interest to
Saskatchewan writers. Freelance also offers
information on opportunites for writers
such as workshops, markets, retreats
and other avenues for professional development.
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Windscript
High school students from around the
province sent in their poetry and prose
for consideration by the editor for Volume
27 of Windscript, the SWG’s magazine of
high school writing.
2011 saw the return to print magazine,
in addition to the on-line e-zine version.
it was launched on May 25 at the connaught
Library in conjunction with the
cathedral Village arts festival in regina,
where many of the contributors read
from their work. SWG is grateful to editor
Lynda Monahan for her dedication and
skill. Hats off to the students who sent in
their work, and to Saskatchewan’s teachers
and librarians who encourage student
writing.
Windscript is available in the member area
of the SWG website.
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tReASuReR’S
RepoRt
Taking over from Sharon adam as
Treasurer is really trying to fill big
shoes. Her work and depth of knowledge
of what is happening in the Guild is exemplary.
also our part-time accountant,
Lois Salter did a great job in straightening
and clarifying the accounts and financial
operations, which educated and helped us
all in the audit committee, especially myself.
Lois started at the end of January in
this fiscal year, following the resignation
of Sharon Johnston at the end of october
2010, who was replaced in the interim by
amanda iles.
Judith Silverthorne, our energetic executive
director helped a great deal in the
smooth transition for the accounts to be
updated and more easily reformatted for
various funding report requirements. The
audit committee met a few times and all
the members are diligent, very engaged
and enthusiastic and thus making my job
as chairman relatively easy-going.
as per the motion at last year’s aGM,
we changed our auditors from Meyers
Penny norris to Mintz & Wallace chartered
accountants. We had a very fruitful
meeting with ian Wallace where all the
various issues of the audit were made
more systematically apparent. We hope
the additional details in the statements
will be easier to follow. You will probably
note some larger variances from the
previous year. one of the changes is on
page 3 of the financial statements with
regards to the short term investments.
The difference here (2010 in $430,030 to
$136,163 to 2011) is simply that the first
half of our annual funding from Saskatchewan
Lotteries was sent to us in august,
instead of July, as usually occurs. in the
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liabilities and net assets farther down
on the page you will also note that this
amount is included in the total deferred
revenue of $359,956 last year. another
reference reflecting this variance will be
found on page 8 in the deferred revenue
for 2010 for $279,719 is under Grants –
operating. (These amounts also show up
on page 8 note #3).
Most other variances are self-explanatory,
though i do draw your attention to the
“Member communications” line item on
page 4, where the extra expenses are
due to us receiving a capacity Building
Grant which was spent on upgrading our
web-site, enhancing freelance online and
numerous other communications initiatives.
in Schedule of retreat operations
(Schedule 2), the reduction in expenses
for the line item “Programs for the arts
community” is due to the emma Lake retreat
not proceeding this year. The higher
expenses for Meetings and Travel includes
the extra costs for the Board’s facilitated
Strategic Planning Meeting, which occur
every three to five years.
We are pleased to report that we have
$18,944 in revenues over expenses this
year and look forward to a healthy coming
year.
i would like to thank the audit committee
members, iionka Halsband, Sharon
adam, James romanow, Heather dillon,
Lesley odsen for their outstanding work
in helping this committee. Special thanks
to Lois and Judith for helping to put our
accounts in a clearer path.
George Khng
Treasurer
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committeeS And volunteeRS
our sincerest thanks to all of the members who generously donated their
time and efforts on behalf of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild.
SWG Board
cathy fenwick (President)
Lisa Wilson
(Vice President)
Jerry Haigh
(Past President)
George Khng (Treasurer)
danica Lorer
rod Macintyre
Scott Miller
Martine noël-Maw
Marilyn Poitras
Kelly-anne riess
Judith Silverthorne (Staff)
Board coMMiTTeeS
audit:
George Khng (chair)
Sharon adam
Heather dillon
ilonka Halsband
Lesley odsen
James romanow
Policy review:
cathy fenwick
Lisa Wilson
Judith Silverthorne (Staff)
Personnel:
cathy fenwick
Jerry Haigh
rod Macintyre
Judith Silverthorne (Staff)
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nominations:
danica Lorer
Kelly-anne riess
Membership:
Marilyn Poitras (chair)
danica Lorer
Kelly-anne riess
Judith Silverthorne (Staff)
ProGraM
coMMiTTeeS
2010 fall conference:
danica Lorer
Judy Mccrosky
Jeanette Montgomery
Brenda Schmidt
Pam Bustin (Staff)
Tracy Hamon (Staff)
amy nelson-Mile (Staff)
2010-2011 Writers/
artists retreats:
Shelley Banks (co-chair)
carla Braidek (co-chair)
annette Bower
Larry Gasper
clint Hunker
nancy Lowry
anne Macdonald
SWG foundation Board
Sharon adam (chair)
Jo Bannatyne-cugnet
rod dickinson
Heather dillon
freelance advisory:
r. P. Macintyre
dave Margoshes
dianne Young
Beth MacLean (Staff)
Jan Morier (Staff)
VoLUnTeerS
city of regina
Writing award
Kelly Jo Burke (Host)
five new Voices
apprentice reading
Bronwen Mccrae
fall conference:
Sharon adam
Zoe doucette
Bernice friesen
Gerald Hill
Jennifer Holmes
Marion Mutala
Wenda Mcarthur
Mansel robinson
James romanow
Michele Yeager
Bonnie Zink
office:
Linda Biasotto
rangi G. Jeerakathil
Hazel Kellner
Scott Miller (SWG representative)
Judith Silverthorne (Staff)
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SwG donoRS
PATRON
(over $500)
Lorne erickson
estate
BENEFACTORS
($200-$499)
currie, robert
Goldman, Lyn
Lorer, danica
Schmidt, Brenda
SUPPORTERS
($100-$199)
Bidulka, anthony
Birnie, Howard
clarke, Helen
conacher, Myrtle
durant, Margaret
edwards, Karen
Haigh, Jerry
Halsband, ilonka
Hertes, david
Monahan, Lynda
Moore, Jacqueline
Mulholland, Valerie
nilson, John
& Linda
robertson, William
Sharon adam
anthony Bidulka
Gloria Boerma
elizabeth Brewster
nola Buhr
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Schmon, Karen
Sorestad, Glen
Stoicheff, Peter
Terschuur, Betty
Tuharsky, Terry
Warwaruk, Larry
Young, dianne
FRIENDS ($50-$99)
alsomitis, Linda
aubrey, Kim
Birdsell, Sandra
Bouvier, rita
Bowen, Gail
campbell, Sandra
charrett, doug
epp, Joanne
fenwick, cathy
fisher, chris
funk, Wes
Gibson, Karlene
Guymer, Myrna
Hillis, doris
Khng, George
Kostash, Myrna
Miller, dianne
Monahan, Lynda
Patton, anne
rice, Bruce
CONTRIBUTORS
(up to $50)
armstrong, William
Baker, Brenda
Biasotto, Linda
dean, Jeanette
edlund, Merill
ehman, amy Jo
fahlman, Jean
Givner, Joan
Goertzen, Glenda
Gossner, carol
Grandel, Loaine
Guymer, Myrna
Hamilton, Sharon
Heagy, Sharon
Henders, Jean
Husband, carol
& John
Knapp, eleanor
Lonsdale, Margaret
Martin, Miriam
Popp, Muriel
rae, annie
Schwier, Karin
St-George, Marie
elyse
Tesar, erica
Traquair, Morgan
Trussler, Michael
Wardill, William
Zacharias, Marlace
WRITERS
ASSISTANCE FUND
Ursell, Geoffrey
RETREATS
Galbraith, William
Krause, Judith
Lawrence, Katherine
Lorer, danica
Semotuk, Verna
Smith, Tammy
GRAIN
Kloppenburg, cheryl
SwG FoundAtion donoRS:
robert calder
david carpenter
Myrtle conacher
Monica dutt
david Hertes
don Kerr
dr. david Malcolm
Yann Martel
Wenda Mcarthur
Martine noël-Maw
FACILITATED
RETREAT
Hogarth, Susan
JUDY MCCROSKY
BURSARY
Mccrosky, Judy
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The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is grateful to our generous funders,
the Saskatchewan arts Board, Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust fund and
Saskculture.
additional funding is received from
The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is proud to enjoy project partnerships
with many Saskatchewan institutions and organizations.
Business Centre
Centre for Continuing Education
U of R
FINE
ARTS
Saskatoon community radio
Canadian Patrimoine
Heritage canadien
Interdisciplinary Centre
for Culture and Creativity
Department of English
Foundation
SASKATOON
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION
saskatchewan festival of words

P.o. Box 3986
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email: info@skwriter.com Website: www.skwriter.com
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