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Windscript is the annual magazine of high school writing published by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild since 1983. The Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild is proud to support the fresh, original work of student writers. We thank, in advance, the teachers and librarians who encourage their students to submit their creations for the upcoming issue.

Windscript Volume 28

Windscript Volume 28

Windscript Vol. 28 Launch

(standing, left to right): Sheena Koops - Vol. 28 editor, Paige Mitchell, Kayla Ingold, Andrea Bosch, Toni Sim, Brady Metz, Andrew Abraham;
(front row): Amy Baldwin, Elliece Ramsay and Emery Alberts

As part of the Cathedral Village Arts Festival 2012, Windscript Vol. 28 launch took place in front of a full auditorium at the Unitarian Centre in Regina on May 23. There were twenty young writers who contributed to Windscript Vol. 28, six of whom got awarded for their creative pieces of writing. Nine students including two award recipients, Elliece Ramsay and Amy Baldwyn, shared their work with the audience at the launch.

Many thanks to Sheena Koops for editing this volume. Thanks to each and every student who sent in their work, and to Saskatchewan's teachers and librarians who encourage student writing.

Windscript Vol. 28 is published in printed form and is available for purchase from the SWG office at $10/copy. We hope you enjoy reading the remarkable poetry and stories from the high school students whose works were selected!

Congratulations to the Award Winners!

Jerrett Enns Award for Poetry: Elliece Ramsey

Honourable Mention for Poetry: Amy Baldwin

Jerrett Enns Award for Prose: Paige Mitchell

Honourable Mention for Prose: Kayla Ingold

Currie Hyland Prize: Sarah J Houghtaling

Currie Hyland Prize Honourable Mention: Tessa L’Hoir

SWG thanks Coteau Books for the donations of book prizes.

Jerrett Enns Awards

The Jerrett Enns Awards are two awards of excellence for high school student writing in poetry and prose named in honour of Victor Jerrett Enns, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild from 1982 to 1988. A third award for art was discontinued in 1996. Today, the poetry and prose awards continue to be presented, as well as an Honourable Mention in each category.

Currie-Hyland Prize

The Currie-Hyland Prize is awarded for excellence in poetry to a high school writer living outside Regina or Saskatoon. This award was established in 1992 by the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild and the literary community of Moose Jaw as a tribute to Robert Currie and Gary Hyland in recognition of the literary excellence they achieved in their many published works and to acknowledge their commitment and generosity to their students and fellow writers.

History

Windscript has been publishing the best of Saskatchewan high school students' literature since 1983. Windscript was created by Victor Jerrett Enns, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild from 1982 to 1988. His enthusiasm and determination kept the magazine alive in its first two years until permanent funding could be found. For twenty-one years the magazine was distributed free to all high schools and libraries in the province. By 2004 funding sources were no longer available and the print publishing of the magazine was replaced by electronic versions through the Guild’s website. In 2011, due to popular demand from students and teachers, as well as offering it online, the Guild managed to publish this magazine for promising young writers in print form once again.

Windscript Volume 26, 2009-2010

Windscript Volume 25, 2008-2009

Windscript Volume 24, 2007-2008

Windscript Volume 23, 2006

Windscript Volume 22, 2005

Windscript Awards

The Jerrett Enns Awards are awards of excellence named in honour of Victor Jerrett Enns, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild from 1982 to 1988. It was Victor who first presented the idea of Windscript to the Board of the Guild in 1983. His enthusiasm and determination kept the magazine alive in its first two years until permanent funding could be found.

The Currie-Hyland Prize was established as a tribute to Robert Currie and Gary Hyland in recognition of their literary excellence, commitment, and generosity to students and fellow writers. The prize is awarded for excellence in poetry to a high school writer living outside Regina or Saskatoon.

Call for Submissions

We welcome students to submit creative writing in any and all forms - poetry, prose, and creative non-fiction - for Volume 29 of Windscript.

Please note that as in all writing competitions, these guidelines are very important and must be followed in order for submissions to be accepted.

Submission Guidelines

Type or print neatly on 8 1/2 by 11 single-sided, unlined white paper.
Number each page.
Put the title on each submission. Do not put your name on the poems or stories themselves as submissions are selected anonymously.
Proofread your manuscript.
In a covering letter, provide the following information:
- your name, your home phone number, mailing address and email
- the genre of writing you are submitting (fiction, poetry, non-fiction)
- the title(s) of your poems or stories
- the name, address and phone number of your school and teacher
- a fifty-word biography (if we publish your work, we will use this information, so be creative
Always keep a copy of your submitted work. Submissions will not be returned.
Submit a maximum of six poems. Do not put more than one poem on a page. Prose works must not exceed 1500 words.
All work must be original from start to finish. Writers submitting plagiarized work will be banned from Windscript.
To fasten submissions, use paper clips (including fold-back clips)—avoid staples.
NEW Deadline for submissions: March 22, 2013.
Send submissions to by mail to Windscript, Box 3986, Regina SK S4P 3R9; or by email to swgevents@skwriter.com

For more information, please contact:

Milena Dzordeski
Program Asssistant
Tel: (306) 791-7746
Email: swgevents@skwriter.com