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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: Lauren Paradi Seymour’s article, Grief Tells a Story, was published on Those Who Mourn. Read here.

Article: Lydia Perri’s article, ‘Der arme Heinrich’ and True Self-Sacrificial Love, was published on Word on Fire. Read here.

Podcast: Bernadette Griffith was interviewed on WCAT TV. Watch here.

Podcast: Lisa Hendey was interviewed on Terry Modica’s Good News Ministries podcast. Watch here.

Article: Monica Chuda had two articles published on Catholic 365. Read Thank You Letter here. And read Essential Nourishment here.

Podcast: Karina Fabian was a guest on the Taking Up Your Time podcast. Listen here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Death is Not the Final Word, was published on Those Who Mourn. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, Pushing Euthanasia to Extremes: Death by Organ Donation, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Series: Matthew Fumi’s new series has been published on Catholic 365. Saints 1.

Book Club: Anne Marie St. Clair’s, Sowing Freedom, Reaping Joy, is the first book to be featured on Catholic Owned’s new Book Club. Learn more & register here.

Podcast: Sr. Mary Catherine Blanding was interviewed on Terry Modica’s Good News Ministries podcast. Watch here.

Article: A.R. Donley’s article, The Baby Catechist’s Guide-A Crash Course to Sharing Your Faith with Confidence, was published on Amazing Catechists. Read here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, “Tu es Petrus”: The Papacy as Instituted by Christ, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Short Story: Matthew Fumi’s short story was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Article: Allison Brown’s article, Autism: No Barrier for God, was published on Catholic Mom. Read here.

Interview: Jessika Caruso was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Series: Matthew Fumi completes his series on Mary, published on Catholic 365. Part 13. Part 14.

Podcast: Stephanie Quesnelle was interviewed on the Catholic Momcast. Listen here.

Interview: Angelina Salvaggion was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Series: Matthew Fumi continues his series of articles on Mary, published on Catholic 365. Part 6. Part 7. Part 8. Part 9. Part 10. Part 11. Part 12.

Series: Matthew Fumi has had a series of articles on Mary published on Catholic 365. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, The Consequences of Abortion, was published on Catholic 365. Read here.

Podcast: Steve Walton was interviewed on the A Resounding Yes podcast. Listen here. (This link is to the Catholic podcast app, Fio; however, this podcast can be found on Apple & Spotify as well)

Interview: Ana Gomez was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Article: Kirstie Landry’s article, How to Make Your Car a Holy Space, 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.

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)

The Dark Side of the Valley by Virginia Lee Bliss (Christian Mystery)

Imitate, Contain, Obtain, Promise: Our Ultimate Rosary Destiny by Rich Agnello (prayer)

Watercolor Heart: A Tribute to a Mother’s Art in the Light of the Gospel by Thomas Fortunato (inspiration)

Jeroboam & Luther: Inventors of New Religions by Chance Morrison (Religious history)

Breastplate: A Novel of Saint Patrick by Donna Lee Davis (fiction)

42 Ways: Making Human Intelligence Work in the Age of AI by Greg Steffine (nonfiction)

The Promise of Spring: A Novel of the American Revolution by Jessika Caruso (historical fiction)

MARY: Maiden, Mother, Matriarch by Ana Brigida Gomez (Biblical fiction)

Purple Flower on My Nose: A Memoir of Love, Laughter, and Letting Go by Paula Veloso Babadi (memoir)

Lost on Black Mountain: A Flaugherty Twins Mystery (Book 3) by Paul McDonald (mystery)

Detective Thomas and the Mysteriously Perfect Plan by Caitlin Bootsma (children’s)

The Dawn We Seek (Book Three) by Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, FSP (Christian fantasy).

A Journey with Mary: Reflections on the Holy Rosary and the Sorrows of Mary by Kevin Stephenson (prayer)

Astonished by Kelsey Gietl (historical fiction)

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