Congratulations to Marcello Di Cintio, winner of the 2018 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize! The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recognizes literary achievement by a Calgary author for an outstanding book of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, children's literature or drama published in the preceding year. Marcello Di Cintio, Goose Lane Editions: Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense In 1994, The City of Calgary established the Calgary Awards to c… Read More
The staff at the Writers’ Guild of Alberta offices are extremely grateful to our volunteers who have helped get us through one of the busiest months of the year. You stepped up to take casino shifts, sell books, register conference attendees, and everything in between. We could not do what we do at the WGA without the help of our volunteers and we are so thankful to them for donating their time to help our staff and fellow members. Photo by Tracy Kolenchuk Thank you to our 2019 conference… Read More
We are happy to announce that WordsWorth 2019: Legends of Note is now open for registration. Visit the registration form to secure your spot today. Here are this year's dates and prices:
Week 1 (ages 11 - 14): July 14 – 19, 2019, $550
Week 2 (ages 15 - 19):July 21 – 26, 2019, $550
Week 3 (ages 14 - 19): July 28 – August 2, 2019, $550
Two-Week Option (ages 14 - 19):July 21 – August 2, 2019, $1035
T-shirt: $20
Anthology: $10 (Please note if you are signing… Read More
2019 Alberta Literary Award and Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize Winners
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. More than 110 guests attended the 2019 Alberta Literary Awards Gala on June 8. The gala was part of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s 2019 annual conference, Writing Across Worlds, held in Edmonton.This celebration marks the 37th anniversary of the Alberta Literary Awards and brought together writers from across Alberta.The Alberta Literary Awar… Read More
We are thrilled to partner with Edmonton Public Library and Capital City Press for a series of upcoming Monday Write Nights.
Drop-in and join us Monday nights at a different EPL branch.
Join us this summer as we continue our free drop-in writing nights. Meet and chat with other writers, learn about WGA and EPL programs, or just get some work done. Write Nights are here to provide support and a space to write. Our summer schedule is: June 17 – Strathcona - with Giorgia Severini
June 24 – J… Read More
Legends of Note
We are thrilled to announce the instructors for Wordsworth 2019.
More names and course descriptions will be added as they are confirmed!
WordsWorth 2019 Instructors WordsWorth 2019 Courses WordsWorth 2019 Creative Team… Read More
Prairie Indigenous E-Book and IBBY Indigenous Picture Book Collections
Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection Launched in January 2019, this significant addition to the Alberta eBooks repository brings together over 200 titles from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The first of its kind in Canada, the Prairie Indigenous collection increases access to stories by Indigenous authors, and writings about Indigenous culture. Along with the 1,500 other titles in the Alberta eBooks Collection (launched in 2017), these new additions are available for… Read More
Episode 7: Titilope Sonuga
Rayanne Haines and Matthew Stepanic talk with Titilope Sonuga, author of THIS IS HOW WE DISAPPEAR (Write Bloody North, 2019). As we sip Lambrusco by Monte delle Vigne (a sparkling red as charming as our feature poet) paired with Titilope's poetry, we discuss new motherhood, musical collaborations, and the power of forgiveness in processing personal and political grief. Episode 6: Iman Mersal
Rayanne Haines and Matthew Stepanic talk with Iman Mersal, author of HOW TO… Read More
The Writers' Guild of Alberta is a provincial arts service organization that represents both professional and emerging writers in Alberta. We envision an Alberta where past, present, and future contributions of writers are supported, acknowledged, and valued.
Our mission is to inspire, connect, support, encourage and promote writers and writing, to safeguard the freedom to write and to read, and to advocate for the well-being of writers.
