WGA September Kick-off Event & Social: Reflections of a Reluctant Memoir Writer: Angie Abdou and Samantha Warwick in Conversation about the Pleasures and Pitfalls of Writing Creative Nonfiction
Wednesday, September 19 | 7:00 – 10:00
Rose & Crown Pub | Private room - top floor | 1503 4 St SW
WGA Social: You are invited to arrive as early as 6pm to enjoy dinner and drinks with friends in advance of the main program
Please RSVP via Facebook
Join author Angie Abdou and WGA's Samantha Warwick for a conversation about writing creative nonfiction, how to approach writing family life (marriage, parenthood), and how to generate an open and honest narrative without exploiting family memb… Read More
Webinar: Build a Writers’ Platform and Find Your Audience
Build a Writers’ Platform and Find Your Audience
Saturday, September 22 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Online
Members: $25, Nonmembers: $35
Students:$10
Feeling completely overwhelmed when it comes to figuring out what needs to get done (and when!) in order to build your online presence and market your book? What if you could attract droves of engaged fans, increase your author income, AND still have the independence to pursue your writing goals?
If you're struggling to build your platform AND sti… Read More
This September, the WGA is proud to host two events with Chris Turner in Medicine Hat. Chris Turner, author of The Patch: The People, Pipelines, and Politics of the Oil Sands, shortlisted for the Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction, will read from the book and speak about his work.
Chris Turner at Medicine Hat Public Library
Wednesday September 26, Medicine Hat Public Library 7-8:30pm
Chris Turner at Medicine Hat College Library
Thursday September 27, Medicine Hat College… Read More
WGA October Edmonton Monthly Member Night – Storytelling: Art Form, Powertool
Wednesday, October 3 | 7:00 PM
The Almanac on Whyte Ave | 10351 – 82 Ave.
Free for WGA members; Non-members $5
WGA EDMONTON OCTOBER MEMBER NIGHT: STORYTELLING: ART FORM, POWERTOOL… a rare evening with two award-winning authors: master storyteller Tololwa Mollel and one extraordinary story herself, author Nhung Tran-Davies
Tololwa Mollol shares his process as a creator, shares techniques, and performs his stories in a “show & tell” for fellow writers and Nhung Tran-Davies talks about the… Read More
Tuesday, October 16
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Nook Café, 10153 97 St.
How do multilingual speakers negotiate the space between two or more cultures in an increasingly multicultural and multilingual environment? How can multilingual writers expand the horizon for literature in our city, province, and country? With a strong passion for English and/or their heritage languages, six Canadian writers offer their inspiration and stories; raise questions about community, nation, and belonging; and explor… Read More
Author Joan Marie Galat and publisher Ruth Linka of Orca Book Publishers
Fees: $100 (to take this workshop for FREE, select "coupon" in the fee options)
Location: Maskwacis Cultural College
Sunday, September 23, 10 am to noon: Step by step process involved in publishing children's books, morning only
Joan Marie Galat, author of several books for children, will speak about her publishing experiences. Ruth Linka, a publisher with Orca Book Publishers, will talk about the process of publishing… Read More
The Scotiabank Giller Prize Presents its 2018 Longlist
September 17, 2018 (St. John’s, NL) – The Scotiabank Giller Prize is pleased to announce its longlist for this year’s award. The 2017 Prize winner, Michael Redhill, announced the list during a ceremony at The Rooms in St. John’s, NL. The 12 titles were chosen from a field of 104 books submitted by publishers all across Canada. This year the Prize celebrates its 25th anniversary. The longlist for the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize is: Paige Cooper for her story collection Zolitude, publis… Read More
The WGA and The People's Poetry Festival Present Sudden Light: Metaphors and Poetry with Rosemary Griebel
**SAVE THE DATE**
The WGA and The People's Poetry Festival Present
Sudden Light: Metaphors and Poetry with Rosemary Griebel
Saturday, October 20 | 1:00—2:30pm
Workshop will be held at a coffee shop in East Village (TBA)
Please stay tuned to Write Click for venue announcement and for registration info! "Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart” wrote Wordsworth, using a metaphor. This powerful literary device structures our dreams, writing and thoughts, and is one of the most es… 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.
