Writing North: Tenacity
An annual writers’ festival hosted by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and the USask MFA in Writing Program
The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and the University of Saskatchewan’s MFA in Writing Program are pleased to present Writing North 12: Tenacity. Our theme this year focuses on writers and their perseverance, against all odds.
Date: Jan. 27–29, 2022
Location: Online via Zoom
Free and open to the public
View the schedule and register online
Writing North is an annual festival for aspiring writers and anyone interested in writers and books. It features a keynote address and seminars on writing forms such as poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
This year’s featured writers include Di Brandt, Sharon Bala, Helen Humphreys and Helen Knott. Please consider supporting our writers by purchasing their books from their publishers or your favourite local book store—links available at our Virtual Book Table—or by checking them out of your local library.
Upcoming Events
Nearness: An Exhibition of Artworks from the Senior Painting Class
Dec 15-19, 2025
Created by senior painting students, these works consider how proximity to experience, environment, and material can be transformed into form, surface, and spatial arrangement
Philosophy in the Community: How Does Propaganda Work?
Jan 9, 2026
A public talk by Pierre-Francois Noppen (PhD), professor of philosophy
Book Launch: Winds of the North
Jan 9, 2026
Winds of the North: A Survey of the Canadian Wind Band Tradition and Repertoire is compiled and edited by Dr. Darrin Oehlerking (DMA)