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May 12, 2026

Member Spotlight – Nigel Webber

Nigel Webber was born and raised in Winnipeg and is proud of it. Having written for television and documentary film, Nigel moved to combine his two loves of writing and hip-hop music in 2018 when he began writing for Stylus Magazine. It was while writing for Stylus that Nigel first began looking into Winnipeg hip-hop history and the idea for Gritty City: An Oral History of Winnipeg Hip-Hop Music 1980-2005 was hatched, back in December …

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D.G. Valdron

D.G. Valdron

D.G. Valdron is a wayward Maritimer and denizen of the Canadian prairie.  Growing up he spent his youth working at a Drive in Theatre and was raised on a steady diet of B-movies and pop culture.  Valdron has had the usual assortment of quirky writers jobs, mechanic, carpenter, bricklayer, projectionist, cook, waiter, woodcutter ditch-digger, journalist, school teacher, and for many years now a lawyer specializing in the field of aboriginal rights.  A lifelong and prolific…

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The Guild has a fixed membership year that runs from July 1 to June 30. Unless otherwise noted, all annual memberships are valid from July 1st of the current year to June 30th of the next year.   Our current membership rates are as follows:                

  • Regular (age 19+) & Affiliate (outside of Manitoba) – $65.00 CAD                
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The Guild has a fixed membership year that runs from July 1 to June 30. 

Unless otherwise noted, all annual memberships are valid from July 1st of the current year to June 30th of the following year.