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UPCOMING EVENTS

• REGINA, SK - Sat. Nov. 9/19 (10am to 4pm), Cathedral Holiday Indoor Craft Market, Westminster United Church, 3025 - 13 Ave. Author-editor-publisher Deana Driver will be selling books written by Saskatchewan authors (including Deana Driver) and published by DriverWorks Ink.
• WHITE CITY, SK - Sat. Nov. 16/19 (11:30am to 4:30pm), Winter Wonderland Extravaganza, White City Community Centre, 12 Ramm Ave. Author-editor-publisher Deana Driver will be selling books written by Saskatchewan authors (including Deana Driver) and published by DriverWorks Ink.
• REGINA, SK - Fri. Nov. 22/19 (4pm to 8pm) & Sat. Nov. 23 (10am-4pm), St. James United Church Craft/Trade Sale, 4506 Sherwood Drive. Author-editor-publisher Deana Driver will be selling books written by Saskatchewan authors (including Deana Driver) and published by DriverWorks Ink.
• REGINA, SK - Sun. Dec. 8/19 (11:30am to 4:30pm), Twinkle Star Christmas Market, Canadian Italian Club, 2148 Connaught St. Author-editor-publisher Deana Driver will be selling books written by Saskatchewan authors (including Deana Driver) and published by DriverWorks Ink.

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​Links to recent news stories on our books:

• Saskatoon You Rock TV interview about Murphy Mondays: The First St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog in a Canadian Emergency Room
• Saskatoon Global TV interview about Murphy Mondays: The First St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog in a Canadian Emergency Room
• Read My Book newspaper article about children's fiction book Lena's Story: The D-Day Landings
• Saskatoon Star-Phoenix article about My Soul Still Dances: Living with Parkinson's
• Saskatoon CTV News interview about Lena's Story: The D-Day Landings  
• Regina Leader-Post article on Ron Petrie's thankful column, one of 70 we included in his book Running of the Buffalo
• CBC Radio interview on the creation of the Fun On The Farm book

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THE LATEST NEWS

Congratulations to Bryce Burnett, author of Horses, Dogs and Wives, on his Fourth Place win in the Cowboy Poetry category of the prestigious 2019 Will Rogers Medallion Awards in Fort Worth, Texas! This is Bryce's second win in that competition. His first win was a Third Place in 2015 in Cowboy Poetry and Publishing for his first book, Homegrown and Other Poems.

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Oct. 2/19 - DriverWorks Ink is pleased to introduce you to
Flight: Stories of Canadian Aviation, Vol. 1
 by Deana J. Driver and Contributors
In their own words or with the help of author Deana Driver or other Prairie writers, Western Canadian pilots and aviation enthusiasts share stories of adventure, assistance, humour, tragedy, and success in this salute to the Canadian aviation industry and its people.

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Congratulations to Jim Hopson, author of Running the Riders: My Decade as CEO of Canada's Team, on being inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame! The formal induction ceremony took place in Hamilton, Ontario on August 9, 2019.

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​ARCHIVED NEWS

2018

• New Releases in 2018:  Lena's Story: The D-Day Landings by Patricia Sinclair; Murphy Mondays: The first St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog in a Canadian Emergency Room by Jane Smith; Horses, Dogs and Wives by Bryce Burnett; Dear Me: The Widow Letters, compiled by Dianne Young; and Possessions: Their role in anger, greed, envy, jealousy and death by Boris Kishchuk
• ​Skye Bird and the Eagle Feather by Mary Harelkin Bishop, and illustrated by Heaven Starr, was awarded Silver, Preteen Fiction - Historical / Cultural in the 2018 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. It was also honoured by the Canadian Children's Book Centre's as one of the 2018 Best Books for Kids and Teens, in Junior and Intermediate Fiction. Congratulations to Mary and all who helped this book to be published!

2017​

• New Releases in 2017:  Football in Focus: Five Decades of Filming Pro Games; Muskrat Ramble; My Soul Still Dances: Living with Parkinson's; Fun on the Farm Too: True Tales of Farm Life!; Skye Bird and the Eagle Feather; Boundaries and Bucket-filling: How to Say No to Others and Yes to You
• Mary Harelkin Bishop's book Mistasinîy: Buffalo Rubbing Stone (companion to Seeds of Hope: A Prairie Story) received Honorable Mention in the Young Adult category of the 2017 Hollywood Book Festival and Honorable Mention in Young Adult Fiction in the 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, based in Arizona, which recognizes excellence in children’s literature. Congratulations to Mary and to illustrator Heaven Starr!
• Lisa Driver's new book Leap! How To Overcome Doubt, Fear, And Grief & Choose the Path of Joy was awarded Runner-Up in the Spiritual category of the 2017 Great Northwest Book Festival in Seattle.
• Saskatoon author Janice Howden's creative non-fiction children's book Rescued won three awards in 2017: Honorable Mention in Animals/Pets in the 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Award contest, Runner-Up in the Wild Card category of the 2017 Great Northwest Book Festival in Seattle, and a Five-Star rating in the Readers' Favorite Book Review and Awards Contest! Congratulations to Janice and to illustrator Erika Folnovic!

2016​

• New Releases in Fall 2016: Forever Changed by Cheri Helstrom; Rescued by Janice Howden; Leap! How To Overcome Doubt, Fear, And Grief & Choose the Path of Joy by Lisa Driver; Fun on the Farm: True Tales of Farm Life compiled and edited by Deana J. Driver; Mistasinîy: Buffalo Rubbing Stone (companion novel to Seeds of Hope: A Prairie Story) by Mary Harelkin Bishop
• We are sad to announce the death of publisher Al Driver. Al passed away on January 4, 2016, from colon cancer. His passion for living every moment of every day with laughter, love, and concern for others will never be forgotten. There are more details on Deana Driver's blog and the DriverWorks Ink Facebook page.
• Two DriverWorks Ink books received awards at the Hollywood Book Festival in Hollywood, CA. And It Was Very Good: Everyday Moments of Awe by Ed Olfert of Laird, Saskatchewan received Honorable Mention in the Spiritual category. Forever Changed by Cheri Helstrom received Honorable Mention in the General Non-fiction category.
• Two DriverWorks Ink books received awards at the Great Midwest Book Festival in Chicago. And It Was Very Good by Ed Olfert was awarded Runner-Up in the Spiritual category and Forever Changed by Cheri Helstrom was awarded Runner-Up in the Biography/ Autobiography category.