Wednesday, December 12 | 7:00—10:00 pm (or later!)
Rose & Crown Pub & Restaurant | Private room upstairs
1503 4th St SW, Calgary | FREE for WGA members
Non-members $5 at the door (cash only)
Seating is first-come, first served.
Kick back and relax with your literary friends over a pint of cheer and some complimentary comfort food. Cozy up to the crackling wood burning fireplace to enjoy three delicious readings by local authors Tyler Hellard, Shaun Hunter and Emily Ursuliak… Read More
WGA Webinar – How to Edit Your Work with Kimmy Beach
How to Edit Your Work with Kimmy Beach
Saturday, January 19 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Online
Members: $25, Nonmembers: $35
Students:$10
In this webinar, you’ll discover quick ways to tighten your prose before sending it on for further editing. You’re the first editor of anything you write, and while you won’t be the last, it’s best to be able to produce the cleanest copy possible for the next person who will see it (a substantive editor, copy editor, agent, publisher, writing group, your mom, a li… Read More
Member Night: Blue Monday
*Special date and location*
Monday, January 21, 2019. 7pm
The Aviary (9314 111ave) Edmonton
The third Monday in January is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Part pseudoscience, part marketing stunt, the validity of these claims are difficult to prove but writers in Alberta are certainly not immune to mental health issues. Despite the dubious title we writers could use a day in January to talk about mental health in our writing and in our lives.
Join u… Read More
2nd Annual Kemosa Scholarship Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is happy to announce the launch of the 2nd Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write!
This year, Author Jeananne Kirwin and the Rotary Club of Spruce Grove have enthusiastically joined in the effort to help give voice to Indigenous mothers. Together, we share the vision of effecting positive changes in our community through stories.
Because of the generosity of our sponsors, we will award three scholarships this year: 1s… Read More
In January 2019, twelve Alberta writers will begin their participation in the WGA’s annual mentorship program. 2019 marks the eighth year for the program, which pairs emerging writers with established Alberta authors to develop the emerging writer’s literary work, and also to provide support and encouragement. This program has seen many of its participants grow and succeed as published authors.
This year's participants are: Jeremy Bibaud will work with mentor Myrl Coulter
Kim Mannix will… Read More
Episode 2: Jenna Butler
The second Let's Get Lit Poetry Podcast is now out! In the second episode, Rayanne Haines and Matthew Stepanic talk with Jenna Butler, author of the prose-poetry travelogue, MAGNETIC NORTH (University of Alberta Press, 2018). As we enjoy a Pinot Noir (and a Rosé!) paired with her book, we discuss sea voyages to Svalbard, the character of darkness, and the looming threat of climate change.
Episode 1: Lisa Martin
The Writers' Guild of Alberta is happy t… Read More
2019 Alberta Literary Awards - Deadline: December 31
THE 2019 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2019 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta and their publishers are invited to check out and submit to this year’s award categories. The deadline for submissions to the Alberta Literary Awards is December 31, 2018.
Submissions are evaluated on originality, creativity, and quality of writing, as well as appropriate fit within… Read More
Announcing the 2019 Banff Retreat Writers in Residence
We are happy to announce the Writers in Residence for our annual Banff Retreat, February 15 – 24, 2019 at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Alison Pick and Wayne Arthurson will be joining us at Banff Centre to provide manuscript consultations, advice about the writing life, and group activities.
Alison Pick is the author of the novels Strangers with the Same Dream and Far to Go, which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Her memoir Between Gods won the Canadian Jewish Book Award and was… 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.
