| Lazurko, Anne |
Weyburn |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$18,000 |
This project is for 5.5 months writing time, with one month of travel to Italy and Germany embedded, to complete my novel, One Woman. |
| Eden Care Communities Foundation Inc. |
Regina |
Literary |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$984 |
In collaboration with artist Kevin Wesaquate we will participate in 3 poetry workshops to enhance our understanding of Truth and Reconciliation. |
| Popoff, Alexandra |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$6,398 |
To produce a first draft of a biography of a prominent investigative journalist and daughter of a Ukrainian UN diplomat, Anna Politkovskaya. |
| Virgo, Sean |
Eastend |
Literary |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,456 |
My laptop has worn out, so I’ve fallen back on an old desktop, itself pretty geriatric: portability is important to the way I write |
| Legris, Sylvia |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$12,000 |
I will expand the concluding long poem, then complete the final revisions/edits prior to publication of my poetry collection The Principle of Rapid Peering. |
| Hendrickson, Raye |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
To conduct research for, receive consultation about, and complete a poetry manuscript chronicling my great-grandmother's life story in her voice. |
| Slade, Arthur |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,000 |
To write a graphic novel based on my award-winning novel DUST. |
| Hagel, Mandie |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,750 |
Writing and creating a poetry collection about all we've lost during the pandemic and the lasting effects of it. |
| Reimer, Joel Dash |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$990 |
To kickstart a monthly poetry slam in Saskatoon utilizing the 'underground' slam format that highlights the 'underground' gems of Saskatoon through both location and poets |
| Lorer, Danica |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,000 |
Continue work on Ghosts and Other Grandfathers, a poetry and storytelling project that was supported by a Canada Council grant in its first phase. |
| Baudemont, David |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$9,000 |
Writing of "Fenêtre sur cour", a collection of poems and poetic aphorisms inspired by ink drawings |
| Hobsbawn-Smith, Denise |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Attend Awards Ceremony for Taste Canada Book Awards in Toronto. My book, Bread & Water, is a finalist in Culinary Narratives category. |
| Vryenhoek, Leslie |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$12,000 |
I require support to draft a novel, tentatively called Separate and Apart, that follows the journey of a woman whose husband is being held overseas. |
| Daniels, Carol |
Regina Beach |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2022-2023 |
$11,360 |
I am an established and award-winning author and poet in Canada. The project I wish to produce is a new collection of short stories. |
| The Vertigo Series |
Regina |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$6,000 |
Hosting a series of diverse emerging and established writers and musicians from across Canada. Paying artists to extend their tour to include Saskatchewan's small audiences. |
| Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
SAWCI will host Word Splash, an evening of Indigenous literature with emerging and established Indigenous writers live in Saskatoon, virtually Canada-Wide in a hybrid event. |
| Manitou Beach Literary Festival |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$4,550 |
Multi genre contemporary literary festival celebrating excellence in local, provincial, national and international literature through presentation of book launches, author readings, workshops, panels and performance. |
| Enzo, Aspen |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$600 |
Support my expansion from poetry into creative nonfiction by attending Saskatchewan Writers Guild's Facilitated Retreat and learning from poet & nonfiction author Mark Abley. |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Mary Bishop |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$7,899 |
Students will observe and learn about the importance and impact of recording their knowledge in writing, by working closely with an author. |
Chief Whitecap School
Mary Bishop |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$7,899 |
Students will be part of a creative community as they experience researching, writing and illustrating to create a book on our school virtues. |
| Martineau, Andrea |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$562 |
I intend to take Karen Solie's "I Can't Tell You What I Mean: Writing Poetry Through Uncertainty" Workshop Class at Flying Books. |
| Gobeil, Beth |
Prince Albert |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$565 |
I am applying for funding to cover the cost of poet Ronna Bloom’s online course, “Community Engagement through Poetry, a Primer and Practicum” |
| Luhning, Holly |
Lumsden |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Write a sequence of poems about a farm auction sale and to investigate the physical and sonic processes and emotional themes of removal and dismantlement. |
| Melberg Schwier, Karin |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
Develop an in-progress literary prairie fiction manuscript, Inheriting Violet, a sequel to my award-winning debut novel, and produce a finished draft ready for substantive editing. |
| Brenna, Beverley |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$4,500 |
--A YA novel following eighteen-year-old Kay as she navigates FASD and grade twelve in a new school, discovering her bio mom, and a twin brother. |
| Powell, Marie |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,070 |
I will spend five months focused on my writing to complete a clean submission draft of my newest medieval fantasy novel, Chronicles of Meirionnydd: Excalibur. |
| Pottle, Adam |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
Complete the first draft, then revise and rewrite into a second draft my young adult horror novel FULL MOON CHRISTMAS. |
| McFadzean, Credence |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,153 |
To write the first draft of a fiction manuscript exploring the intricate mythology of an invented slasher movie villain or 'supernatural killer.' |
| Kirchmeier, Kurt |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$9,000 |
To write a short speculative fiction novel about a man returning to his childhood home to face unresolved trauma and unanswered questions about his past. |
| Pewapsconias, Janelle |
Paynton |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To host and perform at "Restorying Justice", a reserve-based spoken word and storytelling showcase on the topic of restorative justice, women, and cultural intervention. |
| Bird-Wilson, Lisa |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To attend three writing residency/retreat locations as I research, write, edit, and revise my book-length memoir, Magpie Dreams. |
| Anderson, Charles |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
I plan to finish writing a novel-in-stories entitled Penny Fictions which is presently one-sixth complete. |
| Cross, Roberta |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Complete writing a memoir essay, ready for publication, with the support of a SWG Writing Retreat and ten days of dedicated professional creative literary practice. |
| Favel, Floyd |
Paynton |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
To create an artistic book- 60 word lexicon of Plains Indian Sign Language in black and white photos, accompanied by the Cree word or phrase. |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School - Bateman
Mary Bishop |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
The artist will work with classroom teachers to produce small books in Cree and English, modeling from familiar stories, helping students learn their Cree language. |
| Abo Al Shamat, Abdul Salam |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I want to compete in the national poetry slam competition, and hopefully, win it! |
| JackPine Press Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Les Éditions de la nouvelle plume |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$15,380 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Radiant Press |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$46,130 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Sage Hill Writing Experience Inc. |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$93,050 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Book Awards Inc. |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,250 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Thistledown Press Ltd. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2023-2024 |
$106,600 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Jarrett, Alexandra |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
I will be conceptualizing 50 poems dedicated to the land and nehiyaw language. I will be incorporating political, matriarchal and MMIW elements. |
| Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples Inc. |
La Ronge |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$15,650 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc. |
Moose Jaw |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$45,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| The Word on the Street Saskatoon Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Zarubin, Alicia (Ali) |
Moose Jaw |
Literary |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2023-2024 |
$1,500 |
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| Philips, Elizabeth |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I want to attend the Sage Hill Spring poetry colloquium led by poet Jane Munro to work on finishing revisions to a poetry manuscript. |
| Tushabe, Irene |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To attend the two-week Summer Writers Residency 2023 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. |
| Giesbrecht, Jessica |
Swift Current |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
Attend the CANSCAIP Packaging Your Imagination 2023 Conference in person by traveling to Toronto. |
| Blackett, Tim |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
Writing the second half of my novel, "We Were Meant to be Grownups," currently about 35k words in length. |
| Morken, Jaclyn |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To finish outlining and drafting my short story collection, "Inter(n)ment," and to revise the manuscripts for publication. |
| Nelson, Josiah |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To continue drafting poems for a poetry manuscript exploring the interconnectedness of the self and the natural world. |
| Afenfia, Michael |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
The "Head of the Baptist" is a collection of short stories and poetry exploring Nigerian-Canadian identity and relationships within the context of Canadian multiculturalism. |
| Legris, Sylvia |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$6,000 |
I will work on developing the first draft of "Wake/Subwake," a new poetry collection. |
| Pottle, Adam |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I will travel to Toronto to present my new novel APPARITIONS at two events, and do a panel at the Unify Deaf Film Festival. |
| Martineau, Andrea |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$2,988 |
To participate in the Surrey International Writers Conference (virtual), the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild Annual Conference & AGM (in-person), and writing residencies/retreats. |
| Hansen, Naomi |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
My first book, Only in Saskatchewan, is shortlisted for the 2023 Taste Canada Awards and I would like to attend the awards ceremony in Toronto. |
| Harris, Carla |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
To work with a dramaturg to refine a play about the experience of having a hidden disability. |
| Portman, Gordon |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$7,500 |
The creation of a collection of prose materials exploring the various experiences of mature / aging / elder gay men. |
| Dill, Khodi |
Vanscoy |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$12,000 |
I am applying for this grant in order to revise and complete a novel, for which I have completed a first draft. |
| Hagel, Mandie |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$3,611 |
I will be continuing the work of my poetry manuscript that examines how my relationships we affected throughout or by the pandemic. |
| Write Out Loud Poetry |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$8,000 |
We will administrate a 4 day youth poetry festival in Saskatoon through showcases, workshops and community building events. |
| Daniels, Carol |
Regina Beach |
Literary |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2023-2024 |
$15,000 |
Finding courage, embracing Indigenous culture, my new novel. JOE is a vampire but the real killer is alcohol. Mythology and folklore are dominant. |
| The Vertigo Series |
Regina |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$7,000 |
Hosting a series of diverse emerging and established writers and musicians from across Canada. Paying artists to extend their tour to include Saskatchewan's small audiences. |
| Körner, Miriam |
Air Ronge |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
This project is to attend the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild winter retreat to work on my current writing project. |
| Les Éditions de la nouvelle plume |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$11,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Brown, Sharon-Ann |
Regina |
Literary |
Building Arts Equity |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
I would like to publish the second book in the Adventure of Baby Alfie series. The book is called 'Gameday for Baby Alfie'. |
| Utman (Koops), Victoria |
Macoun |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I hope to successfully launch my debut novel, WHO WE ARE IN REAL LIFE published by Groundwood Books, which releases February 6, 2024. |
| Tegenkamp, Diana Hope |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
I want to work with manuscript editor, Anne Simpson, to complete the final stage of my poetry manuscript about my father, Metis activist Don Nielson. |
| Write Out Loud Poetry |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,950 |
We will bring a mini-tour of spoken word poetry workshops and performances for youth to smaller SK urban centers. |
| Worrell, Peggy |
Swift Current |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$13,000 |
I will work on the final three stories for a collection of short fiction titled Shame, doing some of the research and writing in Newfoundland. |
| O'Gorman, Kate |
Sasktatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$2,095 |
The artist will attend Sage Hill’s 2024 Fiction Course with a focus on revising part one of a three-part novel-in-progress currently titled The Light Chasers. |
| Bates-Hardy, Courtney |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$1,000 |
To read from my second book, Anatomical Venus, in Vancouver, BC for the Real Vancouver Writers' Series and make connections with the writing community there. |
| Hansen, Yolanda |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,500 |
A mentorship with an established Saskatchewan poet to learn more about the craft of poetry and work on a full-length collection. |
| Shadowpaw Press |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2023-2024 |
$726 |
Introduce Shadowpaw Press to a wider audience by attending a book launch at the Calgary Public Library for two titles I'm publishing. |
| Daniels, Carol |
Regina Beach |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$8,053 |
Weather or not, a personal memoir through poetry (working title). To develop a manuscript of poems which chronicle my experiences under a living sky |
| Klassen, Hilary |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,500 |
Professional development in the form of mentorship for creative nonfiction book manuscript about a Saskatchewan land conflict, subsequent reconciliation and shared continuing quest for justice. |
| Savage, Candace |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$18,000 |
I will collaborate with members of the Young Adult Buffalo Lifeways Society to create a nonfiction book about the restoration of buffalo to Indigenous lands. |
| Abo Al Shamat, Abdul Salam |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I've been invited to be the feature poet at the Vancouver Poetry Slam CIPS Qualifiers on April 8th. I will perform a set of poems. |
| McFadzean, Credence |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$5,769 |
To continue drafting a manuscript of connected stories inspired by American slasher films from the seventies, eighties, and onward. |
| Speed, Jaime |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$400 |
I will be providing three poetry readings for an interdisciplinary art exhibition alongside three visual artists focussing on multiple representations of the prairies. |
| JackPine Press Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$20,500 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Radiant Press |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$46,130 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Sage Hill Writing Experience Inc. |
Regina |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$93,050 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Thistledown Press Ltd. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2024-2025 |
$106,600 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$10,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$15,650 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| The Word on the Street Saskatoon Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$15,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc. |
Moose Jaw |
Literary |
SaskFestivals |
2024-2025 |
$45,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Friesen, Rilla |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$745 |
Attend Sage Hill Writing, Summer Nonfiction Course, online with Michelle Good. |
| Brander, Leone |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I will be attending the Sage Hill summer fiction program to develop a novel. |
| Bethany Manor |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Artists in Communities |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
Project Title - Writing our Stories: Writing Workshops for Seniors |
| Eve, Sophia |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Building Arts Equity |
2024-2025 |
$5,000 |
To complete a literary fiction manuscript, ALL THIS TO SAY. Themes include socioeconomic and racial identities in motherhood, art vs artist, and ethics vs desire. |
| Ellert, RaeAnne |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To work with author Pam Bustin to edit and refine my memoir, RaeAmblings—A Memoir About Disability & Other Stuff, for release in spring 2025. |
| Powell, Marie |
Regina |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
I will attend a six-day writing retreat in Amorgos, Greece to gain opportunities to improve my skill and increase my success as a historical novelist. |
| Lenko, Timothy |
Moose Jaw |
Literary |
Microgrant Program |
2024-2025 |
$1,000 |
To work with author Michael Leali to edit and refine my novel, Houses Don't Have Ears, a middle-grade novel about mental health and imagination. |
| Johnson, Benjamin |
Saskatoon |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,000 |
I intend to create a short story collection centered around queer experience using camp and fabulist modes. |
| Haines, Cat |
Regina |
Literary |
Independent Artists Program |
2024-2025 |
$4,000 |
To Engage in the CARFAC Sask Art Writing Mentorship with Nic Wilson to develop Trans Feminist Self Help Zine: Volume 1 (November 2024-May 2025). |
