Policies

Governance Manual

Approved 2009

Revised 2014

Edited 2017

Revised 2025

Land Acknowledgement

As a provincial non-profit, the Manitoba Writers’ Guild acknowledges that Manitoba is on Treaty 1,23, 4, 5, 6 and 10 Territories and Agreements, and the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe, Anishininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Denésuline, Ininiwak and Nehethowuk Peoples. We acknowledge that Manitoba is located in the homeland of the Red River Métis. We acknowledge that northern Manitoba includes the ancestral lands of the Inuit.

The Guild’s office is on Treaty 1 Territory, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and Nehiyaw (Cree) First Nations. Our drinking water and electricity are sourced from lands covered by Treaty Territories and Agreements.

The Guild remains committed to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in the spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration. This acknowledgement will change as it reflects our mutual journey of understanding.

June 2025

Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity

The Manitoba Writers’ Guild (MWG) endeavours to create a space, and by extension a world, where writers can work, play, and create to further develop the expression of their art where their unique voices are respected and supported. We encourage writers from diverse backgrounds to join the MWG family, particularly our Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, Queer, Transgender, and Two-Spirited peers. We are further committed to providing an environment wherein the discourse on inequality can take place and where silenced voices can be honoured and amplified.

Accessibility

MWG is dedicated to extending a high level of customer service to all of its Members, associates, and visitors. In order to facilitate fulfilling experiences for our differently abled members and guests, we are working to identify, remove and prevent barriers in our various venues.

We take accessibility seriously and are in the process of adopting strategies that encompass the unique needs of our diverse community.