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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

Interview: Nikos Lambdin was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Article: Emily Jerger’s article, The God Who Is a Blazing Furnace, was published on Spiritual Direction. Read here.

Interview: Allia Zobel Nolan was interviewed for Write2Ignite. Read here.

Article: Kirstie Landry’s article, Simple Ways to Praise God When You’re Not Feeling Up to It, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Interview: Mary Jo Thayer was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Article: Terry Modica’s article, The Father Who Runs to You, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Article: Kirstie Landry’s article, What Bad Weather & a Power Outage Taught Me About God & the Person I Have Become, was published on Catholic 365. Read here. Read here.

Interview: Mark & Charlotte Foudy were interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Article: Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding, IHM’s article, Imitating Mary, Part 1: Being with Our Mother, was published on Spiritual Direction. Read here.

Interview: R.E. Chard was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Article: Jim Sano was featured in Patch.com’s Massachusetts edition for his new Fr. Tom book, The Fighter. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Marriage & Fidelity: The Cornerstone of a Pro-Life Culture, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Article: Stephanie Quesnelle’s article, The AI Conversation Your Catholic Family is Already Having, was published on Detroit Catholic. Read here.

Article: Kirstie Landry’s article, 2 Surprising Ways the Internet Can Help You Complete an Examination of Conscience, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Nurturing Without Children: Finding Fulfillment in Caretaking, was published on Those Who Mourn. Read here.

Article: Allison Brown’s article, The Chosen & My “Yes” to Healing, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Catholics & Physician-Assisted Suicide, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Interview: Sarah Greydanus was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Article: Stephanie Quesnelle’s article, Families Should Also Be Builders, was published on Catholic Digital Commons. Read here.

Article: Kirstie Landry’s article, Converting? Try These 2 Lesser-known Tips While Preparing for Your First Confession, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Podcast: Maria Gallagher was a guest on Terry Modica’s Catholic Good News Ministries podcast. Watch here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, On the Trinity: God is One, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Allison Brown’s article, From Grief to Grace: Finding Freedom Through God’s Healing Love, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Confession Liberates Our Soul, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Connor Curley’s article, The Marriage in Movie Canon: Dreaming on a Tightrope, was published on Catholic 365. 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.

Saints & Sunflowers: Saints, Sunflowers, & a Compass by Russell Smith (Poetry)

Running Out of Sand by Mary Jo Thayer (Christian Romance)

Everywhere Love: The Highway Home by Paula Veloso Babadi (Spiritual Memoir & Poetry)

Loving God, A Mass Book for Little Hands by Steve Walton (Children)

Hearts of Hickory by Robert Pechman (Memoir)

Running the Bases with Jesus by Juan Novo (Inspirational)

The Blind Boy Who Saw the Invisible King by Austin Kairnes (Middle grade fiction)

Drum by Dan Costellos (Western)

A New Knighthood Book 1: Descent into Darkness by Michael Roth (Biblical fiction)

St. John Henry Newman: A Doctor of the Church for Our Time by Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding (spiritual biography)

Anerca: Breathing Life by Dan Costello (poetry)

Light Still Stands by Kimberly Souba (young adult fiction)

Remembering Freedom by Connor Curley (philosophy)

The Rosary with the Saints (Echoes of the Rosary) by Andrew Beal (devotional)

Something to Be Saved by Melanie Rigney (fiction)

The (Dubious) Joy of Editing (Write Boost Writers Series) by Karina Fabian (nonfiction)

The Two Kings: The Second Part of “A Man with a Wing” by M.C. DiFranco (Teen/YA fantasy)

Everywhere Hope: Encouraging Moments in Prose and Poetry by Paula Veloso Babadi (devotional)

Fun With Worldbuilding (Write Boost Writers Series) by Karina Fabian (nonfiction)

The Last Will Be First: Selected Parables of Jesus Retold by Margaret Rash (devotional)

Develop Your Author Voice (Write Boost Writers Series) by Karina Fabian (nonfiction)

Persevere in Your Writing (Write Boost Writers Series) by Karina Fabian (nonfiction)

Knowing God’s Will and Doing it Well by Terry Modica (Spiritual Reflections)

Mesmerize by Darlene Corbett (romance)

Blossom as Saints: The Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary as Invitations to Awe and Wonder by Allison Ramirez (prayer)

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