The WGA is currently experiencing technical difficulties with the payment page on our website and we will not be able to process online payments for the time-being. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to have the problem resolved as quickly as possible. All current registration forms remain open - for memberships, workshops, webinars and the Online Retreat - and we will process payments when our system is able to again in the order that the registrations were made. Thank… Read More
Poetry as Listening: A generative poetry workshop with Shazia Hafiz Ramji
January 22-29Format: Google Classroom (must have Gmail account)*There are no specific start times, as this is a self-guided workshop. Writers are free to work at their own pace over the course of the week* Join Shazia Hafiz Ramji for a week-long self-guided writing workshop on using listening and soundwalking to write poetry. With readings and prompts inspired by R. Murray Schafer, Kaveh Akbar, and Monica Kidd, we will generate poems inspired by sound, media, and walking. This wo… Read More
WGA Webinar: It’s About Time! 10 E-Z steps to writing that novel in 2021*, with Susie Moloney
*or memoir, true crime, non-fiction…* Saturday, January 9. 10am over ZoomMembers: $25Non-members: $35Students: $10 Writing a book is never easy, but veteran, award-winning fiction writer, Susie Moloney, author of Bastion Falls, A Dry Spell, The Dwelling, The Thirteen, and Things Withered, stories, has some easy to handle steps to excite and motivate you. Steps to get your butt in the chair, plan the project, the week, the day’s work, and to get back in the chair the next… Read More
The Gardener and the Architect: Working from impulse to structure in playwriting with Meg Braem
Two-part workshop:January 13 & 20 @ 7pmMembers $55Non-members $75*Attendance is capped. Only 10 spots available* REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY FULL. If you would like to put your name on the waiting list in case a spot open, please email us at [email protected] Writers are often asked, “are you a gardener or an architect?” The gardener being an artist who plants a handful of seeds and waits to see what germinates while the architect starts from a set of plans and outlines.… Read More
Members get 4 webinars for the price of 3. Special early bird price to get your new year started off right. Purchase the 4 Pack today and you will get sent the link for each webinar prior to its start date, as well as the recording of the webinar afterwards. All webinars occur on the second Saturday of the month at 10 am local time, unless otherwise posted. Jan 9 - IT'S ABOUT TIME! 10 E-Z Steps to Writing that Novel in 2021 w/ Susie MoloneyWriting a book is never easy, but veteran,… Read More
The CLC's 2021 program kicks off with a Brown Bag Lunch Podcast Reading on 13 January followed by an online Masterclass on 22 January by the U of A’s Writer in Residence, J.R. Carpenter (thanks to support from the WiR Program). Please register for the Masterclass by emailing [email protected]… Read More
We are getting close to the start of a new year and we would love to know what our members are publishing in 2021. If you have a book slated for publication in 2021 and would like to tell us about it, please do so via this form. All books by WGA members that are commercially available in 2021 are welcome, including self-published and ebook or audiobook exclusives. At the moment we are collecting upcoming releases for informational purposes, but we may pursue initiatives in the future to let rea… Read More
The Writers' Guild of Alberta (WGA) is proud to introduce the WestWord Anti-Racism Interview Series, where we will be speaking with local Edmonton writers about some of the important work they are doing in the fight against racism. Earlier in 2020, the WGA made a commitment to stand with writers, artists - and Canadians - in that ongoing fight. That commitment is the springboard for this series. To begin the series, we spoke with Lisa Dublin and Nisha Patel. Stay tuned for more inte… 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 with a thriving writing community that is diverse, valued, and celebrated. Our mission is to support and advocate for all writers and provide opportunities to grow and connect while enriching Alberta's culture and economy.
