Saskatchewan Festival of Words

Saskatchewan Festival of Words Saskatchewan's biggest literary festival! Join us online or in-person this summer for the 29th annual Saskatchewan Festival of Words from July 16-19, 2026!

The festival features a variety of events and workshops for both readers and writers!

Feature Friday 3/3 Starring Patty Krawec!Patty Krawec writes about how Anishinaabe thought informs faith and social just...
06/05/2026

Feature Friday 3/3 Starring Patty Krawec!

Patty Krawec writes about how Anishinaabe thought informs faith and social justice practices. Krawec actively supports Palestinian liberation, viewing it through an Indigenous lens of anti-colonialism, advocating for collective liberation and connecting Palestinian struggles with Indigenous sovereignty around the globe. She is the author of Becoming Kin and Bad Indians Book Club. She lives in Niagara and reflects on traditional Anishinaabe stories on her blog thousandworlds.ca

Make sure to catch Patty this July 16-19 at the Festival of Words!



[Image Description: A close up of Patty's headshot with the cover of Bad Indians Book Club and a festival graphic on top. The graphic features the Saskatchewan Festival of Words logo and the text: July 16-19, Patty Krawec] [Photo Credit: Haley Bateman]

Feature Friday 2/3 Starring Suzy Krause!Suzy Krause is a bestselling author from the Saskatchewan prairies. Her most rec...
06/05/2026

Feature Friday 2/3 Starring Suzy Krause!

Suzy Krause is a bestselling author from the Saskatchewan prairies. Her most recent novel, I Think We've Been Here Before, was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, an Amazon First Reads pick, and winner of the 2025 Glengarry Book Award and the 2025 City of Regina Book Award. Suzy lives in Regina, where she is currently working on her fourth novel.

Make sure to catch Suzy this July 16-19 at the Festival of Words!



[Image Description: A close up of Suzy's headshot with the cover of I Think We've Been Here Before and a festival graphic on top. The graphic features the Saskatchewan Festival of Words logo and the text: July 16-19, Suzy Krause] [Photo Credit: Rachel Buhr]

Feature Friday 1/3 Starring Conor Kerr!Conor Kerr is a national award losing Métis/Ukrainian writer. Conor is the author...
06/05/2026

Feature Friday 1/3 Starring Conor Kerr!

Conor Kerr is a national award losing Métis/Ukrainian writer. Conor is the author of the novels Avenue of Champions (2021), Prairie Edge (2024), as well as the poetry collections An Explosion of Feathers (2021), Old Gods (2023). His latest book is the poetic novella, Beaver Hills Forever (2025). He has a forthcoming novel, Duck Blind, coming out in 2027.

Make sure to catch Conor this July 16-19 at the Festival of Words!



[Image Description: A close up of Conor's headshot with the cover of Beaver Hills Forever and a festival graphic on top. The graphic features the Saskatchewan Festival of Words logo and the text: July 16-19, Conor Kerr] [Photo Credit: Jay Walker]

Join us for an exciting interview with internationally recognized author Michael Crummey.📅July 18🕐4:00 PM📍Mae Wilson The...
06/04/2026

Join us for an exciting interview with internationally recognized author Michael Crummey.

📅July 18
🕐4:00 PM
📍Mae Wilson Theatre, Moose Jaw Centre for Arts and Culture
🔗https://purchase.moosejawculture.ca/EventAvailability?EventId=11801



[Image Description: Festival graphic featuring the headshots of Michael Crummey and Angie Abdou in a horizontal strip. Above them is the SKFOW logo and the following text: Interview with Michael Crummey. July 18 4:00PM, Mae Wilson Theatre, MJCAC, $17- Included in Passes. Below is a collection of festival sponsor logos.] [author photo credit: Kevan Wilkie (Angie)]

Next week is our Q***r Book Share! Join us and get ready to open up our reading horizons! Hosted with PRISM as a part of...
06/03/2026

Next week is our Q***r Book Share! Join us and get ready to open up our reading horizons! Hosted with PRISM as a part of Moose Jaw Pride 2026.

📅June 10th
🕐5-7PM
📍Festival of Words Office

Grim Reaper the good Doctor simply assumes that Mortimer is under the delusion that he is death. Although Mortimer says ...
06/02/2026

Grim Reaper the good Doctor simply assumes that Mortimer is under the delusion that he is death. Although Mortimer says he is there to es**rt Dr. Thompson to the other side, Dr. Thompson convinces Mortimer that he should go into therapy in order to help him deal with his loneliness and emotional issues. With the Doctor’s help Mortimer confronts his emotional issues and Doctor Thompson, with Mortimer’s help, reevaluates her life priorities.

Performed by The Moose Jaw Community Players

📆July 18th
🕐9:00 AM & 10:10 AM
📍Art Museum Theatre, Moose Jaw Public Library
Tickets are $10 at the door and this event is included in our passes.



[Image Description: Festival graphic featuring a black and white illustration of the grim reaper on the left side with the Moose Jaw Community Players logo. On the right is the SKFOW logo and the following text: Death and the Psychiatrist feat. the Moose Jaw Community Players. July 18 9:00AM, 10:10 AM, Art Museum Theatre, MJPL, $10 at the door, included in passes. Below is a collection of festival sponsor logos.]

We are so grateful to have Discover Moose Jaw and 800CHAB as sponsors for our Readception on July 16th 2026 as part of t...
06/01/2026

We are so grateful to have Discover Moose Jaw and 800CHAB as sponsors for our Readception on July 16th 2026 as part of the Saskatchewan Festival of Words.

Feature Friday 3/3 Starring f***y kearse!f***y kearse is a Black, Q***r, Jewish, Disabled human whose multidisciplinary ...
05/29/2026

Feature Friday 3/3 Starring f***y kearse!

f***y kearse is a Black, Q***r, Jewish, Disabled human whose multidisciplinary practice spans performance, writing, and curation. A recovering people pleaser, late bloomer, dreamer, and community tender, their art traces pathways of self-reclamation; where grief becomes a guide, pain opens portals to the divine, and room is made for the joy of unbecoming. They won the Harold Green Theatre Monologue Competition in 2021, published their first book of poetry & prose, umi's prayer in 2023 and co-produced the Telus Storyhive docuseries, Glimmers in 2025. f***y is an artist-in-residence at Maquinna elementary school, a board member with Curtain Razors Art Collective, All Bodies Dance Project, and Black & Rural Arts and is an organizer of transcendental community gatherings. she is living out the wildest of her dreams with her co-creator at life & art, Que, on the unceded, unsurrendered territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations.

Make sure to catch f***y this July 16-19 at the Festival of Words!



[Image Description: A close up of f***y's headshot with a festival graphic on top. The graphic features the Saskatchewan Festival of Words logo and the text: July 16-19, f***y kearse]

Feature Friday 2/3 Starring Uzma Jalaluddin!Uzma Jalaluddin is the critically acclaimed and internationally best selling...
05/29/2026

Feature Friday 2/3 Starring Uzma Jalaluddin!

Uzma Jalaluddin is the critically acclaimed and internationally best selling author of seven novels, including MOONLIGHT MURDER and AYESHA AT LAST. She writes swoony romance novels and twisty mysteries. Her books have appeared on 'Best of' lists in the Washington Post, the Globe and Mail, and Kirkus, and have also been optioned for film and television. She lives near Toronto with her family, where she also teaches high school and is a popular public speaker.

Make sure to catch Uzma this July 16-19 at the Festival of Words!



[Image Description: A close up of Uzma's headshot with the cover of Moonlight Murder and a festival graphic on top. The graphic features the Saskatchewan Festival of Words logo and the text: July 16-19, Uzma Jalaluddin] [Photo Credit: Andrea Stenson]

Feature Friday 1/3 Starring Sue Hincenbergs!Sue Hincenbergs is a former television producer who began writing the summer...
05/29/2026

Feature Friday 1/3 Starring Sue Hincenbergs!

Sue Hincenbergs is a former television producer who began writing the summer she turned 60. Three years later she signed major deals with big-five publishers in Canada, the US and the UK, and sold the film rights for her novel THE RETIREMENT PLAN. In May 2025, it debuted as the #1 Canadian Bestseller and stayed on the lists for 16 weeks. It is set to be translated into at least 20 languages.

Make sure to catch Sue this July 16-19 at the Festival of Words!



[Image Description: A close up of Sue's headshot with the cover of The Retirement Plan and a festival graphic on top. The graphic features the Saskatchewan Festival of Words logo and the text: July 16-19, Sue Hincenbergs] [Photo Credit: Phillipa Croft]

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