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CWG In The News

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 features multiple Guild members. See agenda here.

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 abut 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

Short Fiction: S. L. Linton’s “Second Chances for Christmas” has been published on Substack. Read it here.

YouTube: Fr. Edward Looney & Wendy Forest discuss their books “How They Love Mary” (his) & “Currents of Water” (hers). Watch here.

Short Fiction: R.C. Mulhare’s “The Tentacled Things in the Corral” appeared in Weird Westerns. Read it here.

Short Fiction: Mark Paalman’s “Yuletide Homily” and three Christmas flash fiction pieces appear in Heart of Flesh Literary Journal. Read them here.

Interview: Sarah Crickard interviewed on Bold Journey. Read it here.

Article: Catherine Rider writes about the thief of grief. Read it here.

Podcast: Belinda Terro Mooney about praying with the saints. Listen here.

Podcast: Drew Eldridge talks about his new children’s series on Lifelines Radio. Listen here.

Award: Nazar’s Journey by Paul T. Mascia, won the Angel Book Award Contest. Learn more here.

Article: Sister Mary Catherine Blanding writes about St. John Henry, the newest Doctor of the Church. Read it here.

Article: Erinn Dimond reviews the docudrama Triumph Over Evil: Battle of the Exorcists. Read it here.

Article: Colin May writes about using discernment in the day-to-day. Read it here.

Article: Jeannine Szumigala’s movie review of Soul on Fire. Read it here.

Podcast: Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur was a guest on CatholicTV to discuss St. Zelie. Watch it here.

Article: J.C. Miller published Making Big Families Normal Again on Catholic 365. Read it here.

Article: Anthea Piscarik published The Mission Field on Catholic 365. Read it here.

Podcast: Christopher Rziha was a guest on Lifelines radio. Listen here.

Award: JC Prims’ The Secret Princess awarded NCY Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite for 2025. Learn more.

Zine: Patrick O’Neill released a sampler of his latest work on Book Funnel. Get your copy here.

Article: Carmela Martino discusses her book, Playing by Heart, on Catholic Teen Books. Read it here.

Podcast: Allison Brown talks about her worth in Christ on the Warrior Words podcast.

Article: Linda Hopkins’ blog post on her work with Catholic Charities: September is the Month of…? Read it here.

Article: Aleteia reviews The Way of Lucherium by Christopher Rziha. Read it here.

Article: J.C. Miller’s article, “The Impact of Interfaith Marriage on Catholic Families,” was published in Crisis Magazine. Read it here.

Podcast: Christopher Rziha talks about Spanish mysticism, Eucharistic drama, and Catholic literature on Cath-lit Live.

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.

Translations of Wonder: The Mysteries of the Rosary & Stations of the Cross in Verse by Tim Bete (poetry)

The Christmas Quilt by Anne Faye (fiction)

No Greater Gift: A Prayer Guide for Catholics by Greg Steffine (devotional)

Man or Beast: A Short Story by Corinna Turner (fantasy)

The Lost Art of Catholic Dream Interpretation by Tim Bartel (nonfiction)

Shadowtrain by Colleen Drippe (science fiction horror)

Finding Flannery by Roxane Salonen and others (travel memoir)

Hope in the Rosary: Rosary Reflections for Catholic Moms by Margaret Rash (devotional)

Teach Me Your Way: A Year in the Catholic Church by William Bullis (nonfiction, inspirational)

Calling on a Bad Day: A Rescue Sisters Story by Karina Fabian (science fiction)

A Very Jurassic Hallowtide by Corinna Turner (dino dystopia)

Vermillion’s War (The Fiefdom Chronicles) by Devin Rose (military thriller)

The Vampires Artemesia and Lonnigan by R.C. Mulhare (horror)

Matter of Memory by Lisa Sita (contemporary fiction)

Fall Through Time by Jessika Caruso and others (historical fiction)

En Défense de la Dignité Humaine by Marie Brousseau (nonfiction, French translation of Defending Human Dignity)

Thanks for the Mummyries by Karina Fabian (fantasy, short story)

Tales of the Nikogerem by Colleen Drippé (sci-fi, fables)

Dreams Times Ten Vol 4 by Colleen Drippé (sci-fi/fantasy short story collection)

The Sword of the Dragon King, Bk 3 of the Adventures of Philip & Sophie by Drew Eldridge (pre-teen fiction)

The Adventures of Philip and Sophie (Books 1 & 2) by Drew Eldridge (pre-teen fiction)

Think Hope by E. Ron Watson (memoir)

A Second Chance for Charlie by Nancy Tucci (children’s)

Palette of the Soul by Maddie Evans (romance)

Cultivate Faith: The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary as Invitations to Humility by Allison Ramirez (devotional)

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