Recipient Community Discipline Program Year Amount Description
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
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).
Rees, Alasdair Saskatoon Literary Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,000 Travel to Montreal to participate in a reading and a salon celebrating the 10th birthday of independent literary publisher Metatron Press from October 19th-20th.
Lorer, Danica Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $7,500 To continue work on a short story collection "Out Loud, Softly" with the intention of finishing and finding a publisher.
Ternier-Daniels, Betty Cochin Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $3,052 I propose to complete the first draft of A Clear-Cut Case and to finish a second draft.
Blackett, Tim Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $7,500 Revising and rewriting a novel, LOOK MA, IT'S ME, a novel in essays.
Hambrock, Meredith Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $8,000 To write a second draft of my literary horror novel about climate change.
Pocha, Michael Lloydminster Literary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2024-2025 $2,000 Children's book 'Junior Paranormal Investigators' about the Dene legend of the Skinwalker. Set within Cold Lake First Nation where many Dene legends are explored.
Margoshes, Dave Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $15,000 To write, revise and polish new short stories with an eye to a new collection during an 18-month period starting in January 205.
Anderson, Charles Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $6,000 I'm seeking funding to complete a short story collection entitled Naked in a Graveyard.
Nelson, Josiah Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2024-2025 $7,500 To continue to draft and revise poems for a manuscript exploring the interconnectedness of the self and the natural world.
Write Out Loud Poetry Saskatoon Literary SaskFestivals 2024-2025 $8,000 We will administrate a 4 day youth poetry festival in Saskatoon at The Remai Modern through showcases, workshops and community building events.
BTWN Magazine Saskatoon Literary Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,706 To complete an end-of-year print run and subsequent virtual launch of Issue 2, Volumes 1-3 of BTWN Magazine. Printed at Saskatoon’s Globe Printers.
Martineau, Andrea Regina Literary Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $916 I plan to participate in two virtual bookbinding/bookmaking educational opportunities to later apply that knowledge to two personal chapbook-length poetry projects.
Krause, Elena Regina Literary Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,000 I've been invited to Denver to participate in Reading Den and attend a reception at the Center for the Arts Evergreen.
Robinson, Fiji Saskatoon Literary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2024-2025 $12,000 The creation of a “documentary in a book” about gay icons Douglas Wilson and Peter McGehee, stylishly designed with memories, lyrics, photos, and media moments!
Ouedraogo, Helene Regina Literary Building Arts Equity 2024-2025 $5,000 une retraite pour corriger POEMES ET ROMAN , puis une relecture par un ecrivain de la Saskachewan enfin l'édition des deux oeuvres.
Atherton, Carla Alvena Literary Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,000 More deeply immerse myself in the study of Dreamwork through Robert Moss' training to continue the expansive development of my work.
Townsend, Annabel Regina Literary Microgrant Program 2024-2025 $1,000 I am seeking funding to travel to Toronto to launch my book at various bookstores in the city.
Hobsbawn-Smith, Denise Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $9,124 Complete and revise collection of form poetry about essayist M.F.K. Fisher – including sonnets, villanelles, pantoums, ghazals, palindromes, abecedarians– ready for submission to publishers.
Tenold, Darla Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $5,000 Research Joan Phipps' Assiniboia Downs, Marquis Downs and Exhibition Track thoroughbred racing career for a book length biography.
Tushabe, Irene Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $7,500 To research and write a novella, Voice of the Cycad, and to complete my short story collection.
Fenrich, Miguel Battleford Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $6,000 To continue work on a contemperary coming-of-age novel '273 Days' with the intention of finishing a first draft to be committed to further development.
Kirchmeier, Kurt Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $12,500 To write a young adult novel about a teen who gets caught in a time loop deep in the back-country of the Canadian Rockies.
Hambrock, Meredith Saskatoon Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $8,000 To continue working on my short story collection.
Porter, Jacob Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $1,500 I'm developing a graphic novel which I plan to present to publishers at Toronto Comic Arts Festival (this June). The grant would be for travel.
Stock, Shayna Regina Literary Independent Artists Program 2025-2026 $2,500 Research and writing retreat toward development of my first manuscript of poetry
Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples Inc. Prince Albert Literary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $15,000 For general operating and program support.
Thistledown Press Ltd. Saskatoon Literary Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $2,000 Thistledown Press's Acquisitions Editor and Editorial Director, Elizabeth Philips, has been invited to attend the Indigenous Editors' Circle as a non-Indigenous participant in May, 2025.
Gilmore, Carmen Saskatoon Literary Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $875 I'd like to attend the online Sage Hill non-fiction writing course and study under author Jenna Butler.
Anskohk Aboriginal Writers' Circle Inc. Saskatoon Literary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $20,000 For general operating and program support.
JackPine Press Inc. Saskatoon Literary Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $20,500 For general operating and programming support.
Radiant Press Regina Literary Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $46,130 For general operating and programming support.
Sage Hill Writing Experience Inc. Regina Literary Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $93,050 For general operating and programming support.
Roden, Marjorie Regina Literary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $7,500 I shall be working on the first draft of my second Western Canadian science fiction novel, tentatively titled "Winneton Web", the second in the series.
Thistledown Press Ltd. Saskatoon Literary Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $106,600 For general operating and programming support.
Lafond, Mika Saskatoon Literary Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists 2025-2026 $5,500 The creation of 5 children's books in nêhiyaw syllabics. The books will highlight Treaty 6 Territory Land, Language, Story, and Emotional Wellbeing.
The Word on the Street Saskatoon Inc. Saskatoon Literary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $15,000 For general operating and program support.
Les Éditions de la nouvelle plume Regina Literary Professional Arts Organizations Program 2025-2026 $11,000 For general operating and programming support.
Saskatchewan Festival of Words Inc. Moose Jaw Literary SaskFestivals 2025-2026 $45,000 For general operating and program support.
Brown, Sharon-Ann Regina Literary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 I would like to publish the third book in the Adventures of Alfie series. The book is called 'Alfie Goes to London'.
Eve, Sophia Saskatoon Literary Building Arts Equity 2025-2026 $5,000 Developing, researching, and drafting a literary fiction manuscript on the politics of diaspora and cultural identity.
Nelson, Josiah Saskatoon Literary Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $1,000 This microgrant would help fund my attendance at Sage Hill's Fiction Course, where I would workshop and develop my debut short story collection.
Khan, Tanisha Regina Literary Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $500 To attend the SWG Summer Retreat where I will draft and revise short stories to help further my artistic practice.
Laird, Tonia Saskatoon Literary Microgrant Program 2025-2026 $475 Participate in the SWG self-directed retreat to work on manuscript due August 31st and network with fellow writers.
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Photo Credit: Artist Evie Ruddy partnered with UR Pride Centre for Sexuality & Gender Diversity on a photography project featuring trans and non-binary people. Photo by Charity Marsh.