The Mentorship program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. The program will take place from January through April 2018. We will accept up to five apprentices to work with mentors this year.The program is intended to meet the needs of emerging Alberta writers for guidance, collaboration and encouragement. This is not an introductory creative writing course; it is a one-on-one pair… Read More
The Almanac, 10351 Whyte Avenue
Thursday, September 7
Gather at 7:00 pm, program at 7:30 pm
Free for WGA members, $5.00 for non-membersJoin us at our annual Fall Kick-off! Meet old friends and make some new ones while we talk about the upcoming literary season in Edmonton. The WGA will be joined by representatives of various literary organizations, festivals, residency programs, and reading series as they present their much-anticipated annual programming. Bring your calendars (electronic… Read More
Writing Home Workshop with Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Edmonton)
WRITING HOMEWith Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Saturday, September 16, 2017
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Almanac on Whyte (10351 – Whyte Avenue)
$5 for members, $10 for non-membersWe’ve all heard the phrase “write what you know” but writing from real life isn’t easy. We worry about what mom will think. We worry if we have the right to tell the story, or write about a given location. We get stuck in reality — what “really happened” — and our fiction flounders because of it. In this workshop, we’ll… Read More
WGA Fall Kick-off YYC (Workshop) ~ Write Every Day with Author Lisa Pasold, Saturday September 23
WGA Fall Kick-off YYC: Write Every Day (Workshop)
Saturday, September 23rd 10:15—1:15pm
Please note that doors open at 10:00am sharp!
WGA members $10 | $45 non-members
Memorial Park Library Main Floor Salon | 1221 2 St SW, Calgary, AB
Registration opens Friday, August 18Join the WGA and author Lisa Pasold for a discussion about the evolution of a daily writing practice, be it journaling or fiction, poetry or quickly-jotted observation. We will discuss how a daily practice is an anchor,… Read More
WGA PRESENTS: OPEN MIC NIGHT - READ LIKE THE PROS(E)
Thursday, October 5
7:00 pm
The Almanac, 10351 Whyte Avenue
Free for WGA members, $5 for non-membersNot all open mic nights are poetry readings! Prose writers, this is your chance to share your work in a fun, supportive environment at our monthly pub night. Sign up to read when you arrive. Keep your reading to 3 - 4 minutes. Our favourite host, Michael Gravel, will welcome us all and keep the evening moving along. Cheer for everyone! Have a beer! … Read More
2018 Banff Retreat: Save the DateWe are happy to announce that our 2018 Banff Retreat at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity will be held February 2 – 11, 2018. The Banff Retreat is an excellent opportunity to have personal self-directed writing time, receive feedback on writing from a writer in residence, and meet other WGA members. Participants have the option to attend for the full ten days, or to choose the first or second half of the retreat.We are currently working out registratio… Read More
WGA Podcast: Exploring the Relationship Between Canadian Literature and Canadian Identity
Sutina Chou traveled across Canada to collect ways that Canadian identity has impacted Canadian literature, and vice versa. Through interviews with authors, she hoped to contribute more first-hand data to the existing academic literature surrounding the link between literature and identity in a Canadian context. Discover what WGA members had to say in August 2016. This podcast was produced by Michael Macguire and Julie Robinson for the Writers' Guild of Alberta. Part 1.The contributors:… 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.
