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CWG In The News

Awards: 21 Guild members win in the 2026 Catholic Media Association Awards. Press release here.

Awards: 6 Guild members win in the 2026 ACP Publishing Awards. Press release here.

Publishing: CWG announces its first anthology, Pilgrim Tales (mixed fiction anthology). Press release here.

Awards: 10 Guild members win the CatholicReads Editors’ Choice Awards. Press release here.

Awards: 9 Guild members win the CatholicReads Readers’ Choice Awards. Press release here.

Conference: LegendHaven 2025 featured multiple Guild members.

Awards: 30 Guild members win in the 2025 Catholic Media Association Awards. Press release here.

Awards: 8 Guild members win the 2025 ACP Publishing Awards. Press release here.

Podcast: Former Guild President Carolyn Astfalk talks about the Guild on Candid Catholic Convos.

TV: Guild President Karina Fabian talks about the origins and current status of the Catholic Writers Guild on CatholicFaith Network.

Podcast: CWG President Karina Fabian talks about the Guild with The Open Door

CWG Members in The News

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Living My Catholic Faith in a Secular World, was published on Amazing Catechists. Read here.

Poetry: Jeanette Banicki’s poem, Morning Prayer, was published on the Catholic Poetry Room. Read here.

Poetry: Monica Chuda has two poems published on Catholic 365. Souls in Need and Don’t Leave Me, Lord.

Article: Rachel Naylor’s article, 5 Resources for Parents with Curious Kids, was published on Amazing Catechists. Read here.

Article: Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding, IHM’s article, John Henry Newman on the Marriage Ring, was published on Vocation Blog. Read here.

Article: S.R. Crickard was featured on Voyage Ohio. Read here.

Poetry: Monica Chuda’s poem, Adoration, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, A True Democracy Respects God-Given Rights, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Poetry: Monica Chuda has two poems published on Catholic 365. What is it Like to Live in the Heart of Jesus? and Word Made Flesh

Article: Lauren Giordano’s article, The Sin of Complaining, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, The God-Given Right to Freedom of Religion and the Modern-Day Persecution of Christians, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Article: Monica Chuda’s article, Let Me, Lord, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Alexandra Resch’s article, Hallowtide Resources for Families and Catechists, was published on Amazing Catechists. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Discerning Between Truth and Subjectivity, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Monica Chuda’s article, When You Lose Children to the World, was published on Those Who Mourn. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Living with the Grief of Miscarriage, was published on Those Who Mourn. Read here.

Interview: Mark Wilson was a guest on Terry Modica’s Good News Ministries podcast. Watch here.

Article: Matthew Fumi’s article, What’s Missing from Apologetics Content Today?, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Stephanie Quesnelle’s article, Ditching Screens Isn’t the Answer: How St. Carlo is our Model for Using Technology, was published on CatholicLink. Read here.

Interview: Paula Veloso Babdi was a guest on Terry Modica’s Good News Ministries podcast. Watch here.

Article: Monica Chuda’s article, St. Francis’ Transitus, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Allison Brown’s article, A Letter to Saint Terese of Lisieux, was published on Catholic Mom. Read here.

Interview: Monica Chuda was a guest on Terry Modica’s Good News Ministries podcast. Watch here.

Interview: Karina Fabian was a guest on Lifelines Radio. Listen here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Pushing Euthanasia to Extremes: Death by Organ Donation. Read here.

New Books by CWG Members 

*Not all books have been evaluated by CWG for full adherence to the Magisterium. For vetted titles, please see the Seal of Approval page.

Field Station Delta by Thomas Salerno (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)

The Winter Wedding War by Maddie Evans (romance)

We Who Live by the Death of Stars and Other Stories by Matthew P. Schmidt (sci-fi short stories)

Joy Has Come to You by Natalie Hanemann (Advent devotional)

When You Walk Through the Waters by Kaite Rimbeck (prayer)

A Most Extraordinary Christmas at the Angelic Vermont Farmhouse by Paul T. Mascia (children’s)

The Golden Templar by Chryselle Brown (fiction)

Life in the Holy Spirit Video Books ~ Book 1: How to Hear the Holy Spirit, Book 2: Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit, Book 3: How to Pray in the Power of the Holy Spirit (religion)

Love Becomes Covenant by Andrew Beal (relationships & marriage)

The Three Works of Reparation: God’s Divine Mercy for Our Times by Belinda Terro Mooney (prayer)

The Stephenson Principle by Kevin Stephenson (nonfiction)

Seeing the Crooked Lines (Modern Miracles series) by Timothy Sullivan (Catholic fiction)

The Men of Lapanto by Cie Hosmer (historical fiction)

OSV Discover: Mary by Colleen Pressprich (children’s)

Chasing Noah by Debra Abrams (fiction)

Dad Poems: A Mediocre Sonnet Cycle About an Ordinary Life by Ryan Kraeger (poetry)

Stowaway to Saturn (Zach Augustine #1) by Karina Fabian (middle grade sci-fi)

Little Pilgrim of Hope by Laurea Fredrickson (memoir)

Whispering Hope Through Hearing Loss: A Woman’s Surrender to the Still, Small Voice by Bernadette Griffith (memoir)

Beyond Burnout: Learning Balance from the Rule of St. Benedict by Pamela Patnode (spirituality)

Fulton Sheen’s Guide to Joyful Living by Maria Gallagher (nonfiction)

Sing the Night (Opera Magique, Book 1) by Megan Jauregui Eccles (fantasy)

Pursuing Happiness, Catching Joy: Rest for the Restless at Heart by Michael A. LaMorte (self-help)

The Essential Guide to Catholic Homeschooling by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur (homeschooling)

Why I Became a Catholic Priest by Lynn Prepejchal (Catholic biography)

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