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
WGA Edmonton November Member Night - Verse of the Universe
Verse of the Universe
Open Mic Poetry with the Raving Poets Band
Wednesday November 7, 2018
The Almanac
10351 - 82 Ave Edmonton
Doors 7 Event 7:30, FREE event
“We have heard the rationales offered by the super powers. We know who speaks for the nations. But who speaks for the human species, who speaks for Earth?” – Carl Sagan
Celebrate Carl Sagan's birthday with The Writers' Guild of Alberta and The Raving Poets Band. Bring your verses of science, your poems of soaring huma… 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
We are pleased to announce our Banff Retreat will take place February 15 - 24, 2019, and registrations are now open. Our annual Banff Retreat is a self-guided retreat and a great opportunity to connect with fellow writers and enjoy uninterrupted writing time among amazing scenery at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
The retreat provides accommodation in a private room (with a desk), a meal plan, use of Banff Centre amenities including complimentary access to the Sally Borden recreation cent… Read More
The WGA and The People's Poetry Festival Present Sudden Light: Metaphors and Poetry with Rosemary Griebel
The WGA and The People's Poetry Festival Present
Sudden Light: Metaphors and Poetry with Rosemary Griebel Saturday, October 20 | 1:00—2:30pm
Rosso Coffee Roasters | Inside the National Music Centre at 850 4 St SE
Registration required | Please contact [email protected];
Register HERE WGA $5 | Non-members/public $10
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart” wrote Wordsworth, using a metaphor. This powerful literary device structures our dreams, writing and tho… Read More
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
The WGA, Freehand and Shelf Life Books Present the 2018 Giller Light Bash in Support of Frontier College
The WGA, Freehand and Shelf Life Books Present the 2018 Giller Light Bash in Support of Frontier College
Monday, November 19 | 5:00—9:00pm
Wurst Restaurant | 2437 4th Street SW Calgary, AB
General public $20 | @ the Door $25
WGA members receive 50% discount on tickets purchased by Oct 31 [$10]
WGA PROMO CODE is wgagillerbash2018
Please ensure your WGA membership is current before applying this PROMO CODE.
Also, please note that each individual ticket must be purchased separately.
Tic… Read More
Call for Applications: 2019 Banff Retreat Writer in Residence
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s 2019 Banff Retreat will be open to 20 participants in each half of the retreat. We will be hiring two Writers in Residence for the duration of the retreat, one Alberta-based hired through an open call, and the other invited from out of province.
The retreat takes place February 15 – 24, 2019, at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
The Writers in Residence will provide individual manuscript consultations for retreat participants and foster community among the g… 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.
