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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 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: Kimberly Souba was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Presentation: Maureen Pratt’s presentation before the Diocese of Bridgeport, Two-Fold Prayer and Journey to Peace, was recorded and is now on YouTube. Watch here.

Article: Marrie Brousseau’s article, Love & Life: The Choice of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, Heroic Mother, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Article: Laura Fredrickson was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Podcast: Lisa Livezey was a guest on the Catholic Forum podcast. Listen here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s article, The Holiness of Pope Benedict XVI: Theological Genius, was published on Catholic Exchange. Read here.

Article: Kimberly Souba was featured on North Dakota Today to talk about her latest book for Child Abuse Awareness Month. Read here.

Article: Karen Ullo was featured on the Catholic Bard. Read here.

Awards: The Association of Catholic Publishers announced the finalists for the 2026 “Excellence in Publishing” Awards. Finalists include: Colleen Pressprich, Leslea Wahl, Sr. Allison Regina Gliot, Anotony Barone Kolenc, and C.J. Sursum.

Podcast: Marie Brousseau was interviewed on WCAT Radio’s The Catholic Bookworm. You can watch here or listen here.

Podcast: Maureen Pratt was featured on the Cathedral Square podcast with Fr. Christopher Smith. Listen here.

Podcast: Maureen Pratt was featured on Bishop Frank Caggiano’s podcast, “Let Me Be Frank.” Listen here.

Article: Marie Brousseau’s “Why People Fall from Faith & the Fear of Accepting God” was published on Catholic Exchange. Read it here.

Article: Leslie Lynch had her poem, “Jesus, Lord of My Life,” published in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis’ publication, The Criterion. Read it here.

Article: Maria DiFranco was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read it here.

Article: Jim Sano was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read it here.

Article: Erin Lewis was interviewed for the Catholic Bard. Read it here.

Article: John Geiran’s article, Revenge of the Liberal Artists: How AI Increases Demand for Critical Thinking, was published on Word on Fire. Read it here.

Article: Emily Jerger’s article, Three Practices That Can Change How You Go to Confession, was published on Busted Halo. Read it here.

Article: Connor Curley was featured in an interview published on the Catholic Bard. Read it here.

Article: Devin Rose’s article Why Doesn’t God Bless Me? was published on Catholic Exchange. Read it here.

Article: Allison Brown’s article A Lenten Invitation for the Exhausted Heart was published on Catholic Mom. Read it here.

Article: Karina Fabian was interviewed for an article on Patheos, Meet Catholic Sci-Fi Author, Karina Fabian. Read here.

Article: Jim Dotzler was interviewed for an article in the Spring edition of the Marian Helper. Read it here.

Short Film: Anthea Piscarik produced a short film on two blind parents raising two sighted children – Unseen American Dream: A Family Love Story. Watch 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.

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)

Kissed by the Elements: An anthology including Jane Lebak (romance)

What We Believe: 12 Months of Grace by Linda Unugboke (children)

Do Elephants Obey Rules by Linda Unugboke (children)

The Littlest Server by Christina Mae Coveyou (children)

Finding Flannery by Karen Mahoney & Roxanne Salonen (and one other writer) (Biography)

Camino Calling: Walking the Way of Saint James by Cheryl Golden (Catholic travel)

The Light They Left: In Aeternum, Book Two by Sr. Allison Regina Gliot FSP (urban fantasy)

A Wood-Fired Christmas Audiobook by Maddie Evans (romance)

A Nest of Piranha’saurs (Book 12, unSPARKed) by Corinna Turner (pre-teen to teen fiction)

Crowned with Grace, a Collection of Marian Titles and Devotions. Frances Smit contributed to this anthology.

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