The Word Guild
Connecting, developing & promoting Canadian writers & editors who are Christian
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MUNINN'S KEEP
Writing to engage the mind and stir the heart.
"The god who hangs the stars in the heavens; who gives wings to Mercury, who makes the moon wane and wax; the god who from an acorn births an oak tree - to that god will I pledge allegiance if ever I can find him."
Bold words for a slave, beaten and abused...
Standing in the very ashes of victims sacrificed to Woden, Theodoric declares his allegiance to a greater, though still unknown god.

In the harsh world of northern Britain at the close of the 9th century, Theodoric has suffered a beating so brutal it has distorted his memories.  Now, baffled by a past that has given him rare skills, he searches for clues to his origin, to his heritage.
A fabled ring,
    Growing conflict,
       Ancient prophecies,
           Ruthless enemies bent
               on destruction;

     All challenge Theodoric
              to the utmost.
Brian Austin's poetic prose put life into this excellent novel.  I felt myself reeling from the sting of arrows, raging at the horror of slavery, and weeping as love spanned impossible gaps.  Well done, Brian!
Ray Wiseman, Author & Speaker, winner of the 2009 Leslie K. Tarr Award
Write Canada Conference
"A special dynamic happens at every Write! Canada conference. I'm a veteran now in some senses, with publishing credits passing 110 articles and poems, but there are writers far beyond me in gifting and skill who are encouraging and challenging me, critiquing my work and showing me ways to make it better. There are writers just beginning to respond to this fascinating call. I can encourage and challenge them, showing ways to make their work better. Standing in the middle, reaching both ways, I am part of a chain lifting writing to a higher level, even as I am being lifted. I'm also having the time of my life as it happens. I go home spiritually challenged and encouraged – tired, but uplifted. I also go home committed and equipped to write with greater skill and deeper passion.Another dynamic, difficult to measure but of incalculable worth, is the behind-the-scenes work, the professionalism of the administration team, and the invisible prayer team who surround the conference in prayer."         Brian C. Austin