You might notice this site looks a little different. That's because we've been doing a massive makeover.

We've created four different sites to make information faster and easier to find:

1. This site, which is the main source for information about The Word Guild, its mandate, its programs and membership.

2. The Word Guild Awards, which is about our five writing awards programs and our Awards Gala.

3. Where Two Paths Converge, which is our site for connecting readers with writers.

4. The Write! Canada site, which we launched last year to give lots of details about our flagship annual conference.

The Write! Canada site and this site are pretty well done. Just some behind the scenes things to work on.

So if you notice links that still go to the old site or anything that doesn't open in a new window or that doesn't work, please let us know. We want everything working.

Or if you're looking for something you think ought to be here, let us know. The link to Member Pages is down at the bottom of the sidebar.

Are we finished starting new sites? Well, I'm not sure. We may decide we need something else.:)

But first we have to finish up the work in progress. "Where Two Paths Converge" still has a lot of info to come, as does "The Word Guild Awards" site.

We also have several blogs you can check out:

1. Canadian Authors Who Are Christian, where a variety of authors from within TWG's ranks record their reflections on writing, life and faith.

2. Future Tense, which discusses the changing writing, publishing and book retailing industry.

3. Just A Word…, where The Word Guild's managing director Denise Rumble comments on issues related to TWG's activities.

In addition, you can read interviews with Canadian authors who are members of The Word Guild at the Hot Apple Cider site. Hot Apple Cider is a Canadian bestseller, an inspirational anthology which features the work of 30 Canadian authors who are Christian, all members of The Word Guild.

We have challenged our members to use their talents to write about the devastation in Haiti and Canadian Christians’ response to it in their blogs, in newspapers and magazines, and whatever other media they normally write for. Links to what they write will be posted on a new  site called Where Two Paths Converge… Connecting Readers with Writers that we have recently created. Other information about our members (publications, book launches, readings, speaking engagements, awards, etc.) will also be posted on this new site. Where Two Paths Converge

Ever wanted to stock your shelves with books by Canadian authors who are Christian? 

With The Word Guild Authors' Books in Print, The Word Guild helps you connect with authors who are Canadian and Christian.

In this catalogue, you will find a comprehensive list of books by our members, including a description of each book, distribution information, price, reviews, and awards won.

Use this document to build up your collection of books by Canadians, to locate unique books, to find an author for a book signing, or to find an author who can speak at an event you are organizing.

Read or print the pages from a PDF file.

Stock the inspirational shelf of your library, augment your collection of books by Canadian Christian authors, browse for gift ideas, or find a speaker for your next church event or radio interview.

See the 2009/2010 Readers' Guide To Books and Publications by Canadian Christians.

To obtain printed copies of this full colour, glossy publication for your bookstore, church library or book club, contact us.

The Word Guild's professional writers and editors have a variety of skills and expertise – dealing in a wide variety of topics. Some are experts at substantive editing, some are PR specialists, and others can help you polish your manuscript to diamond quality. All have been published and/or make their living as writers and editors. 

With this Professional Directory, you can find the individuals with the experience and skills most suited to your needs. Over 70 professionals from across Canada are listed.  Professional_Directory

The Word Guild is busy all year round, working to connect, develop and promote Canadian writers and editors who are Christian. Come meet us at an event near you! Keep checking our Coming Events page to see more information and the latest listings.

June 16, 2010: Mississauga, ON.

The Awards Gala will take place, celebrating the best in Canadian Christian writing. At World Vision Canada headquarters, 1 World Drive, Mississauga, ON.

Keep watching our new Awards website.

June 17-19, 2010: Guelph, ON.

Write! Canada 2010 with Dr. Joel Freeman. Topic: "Ignite the Creative Side of Your Brain, On-the-Edge Dribblings of an Author/Entrepreneur."

For more information see www.writecanada.org.

You can help!

The Word Guild has not been immune to the recession. Your donation will help support Christian writers and editors in Canada, through promotion, bursaries for skills development, and other programs.

Click on the CanadaHelps button to give now.

The winner of the One Book/One Conference for the Church Library Association of Ontario's 2009 Fall Conference was Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul, edited by N. J. Lindquist and Wendy Elaine Nelles.

Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul is a unique 296-page inspirational anthology by 30 Canadian authors who are Christian, all of whom are members of The Word Guild. The thought-provoking and honest accounts in this book will surprise you, make you laugh, and inspire you to have a deeper relationship with God. Available at bookstores across Canada, including Chapters/Indigo..

"A cup of hot apple cider can do more than warm one up after being out in the cold – it can be very soothing, which is the aim of Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stir the Heart and Warm the Soul. A collection of short stories, poetry, and wisdom seeking to heal and mend the soul of the reader after difficult and stressful situations, Hot Apple Cider offers nearly 300 pages of enlightenment… highly recommended." The Midwest Book Review

Please partner with us to get more good books into people’s hands

Give a terrific gift to those you love, or raise money for your group/church/organization/mission while helping us get Hot Apple Cider into every home in Canada.

Find out how you can get copies to use as a fundraiser or give-away for your ministry or church.

All profits from the sale of this book go to The Word Guild!

http://hotapplecider.ca/

A new $5,000 award has been established to honour the late author Grace Irwin. It will celebrate the best book published in 2009 by a Canadian author who writes from a Christian worldview. The Grace Irwin Award is Canada’s largest literary prize for writers who are Christian.

All shortlisted finalists in fiction and nonfiction book categories in The Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards will contend for the Grace Irwin Award. A separate round of independent judging will determine the inaugural prizewinner, who will be announced on June 16, 2010 at a black-tie Awards Gala. Download news release here.