The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2021 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, 2020. Submissions are evaluated on originality, creativity, and quality of writing, as well as appropriate fit within a category.&nb… Read More
4th Annual Kemosa Scholarship Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is happy to announce the launch of the 4th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write!Author Jeananne Kirwin is back again this year 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: 1st place $3000, 2nd place $2000, 3rd place $1000… Read More
Reimagining Alberta’s Literary Community – A Survey by Writers’ Guild of Alberta
The WGA is releasing a survey that will help us look into the future as programs and services for writers will increasingly be delivered online, and as the livelihoods of writers are rapidly evolving in the midst of a great upheaval across all sectors. As such, this survey is for anyone that is currently or aspires to be a writer in Alberta. If you are wondering if we want to hear from you, we probably do. The findings from this survey will be used to help us design accessible programs and s… Read More
Saturday, October 1710:00am-11:00am $25 for WGA Members, $35 for non-members,Students $10Registration is now closed. If you registered for this event, the webinar link should be contained in your receipt email. How do we write from outside our experience? Specifically: how do we create characters whose skin colour, ethnicity, sexuality, and/or gender are not our own? How do we ensure the characters ring true? In this workshop we will cover dangerous tropes and how to avoid them, the impo… Read More
Thanks to the generosity of the Rozsa Foundation, we have received funding to host a series of online readings and author interviews. So, we're thrilled to launch the WGA Online Reading series for WGA members who had their events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or any has a 2020 book release looking for an opportunity to present their work. All events will stream through our YouTube channel. Subscribe to receive notifications! Upcoming Events Alison Clarke: PhillisThursday, Oc… Read More
The Writers' Guild of Alberta is looking for an individual with strong organizational and writing skills for the position of Operations and Grants Officer. Location: Edmonton or Calgary WGA office, at home during times of COVID restrictions This is a 21 hour per week maternity leave position with an expected term length running until August 2021. Reports To: Executive Director of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. General Responsibilities Oversee financial and administra… Read More
Are you a WGA member looking for a new critique group? The WGA is helping writers to set up new writing groups that will meet and interact online. We are using Google Classroom to set the groups up, so having a Gmail account or G Suite will be needed. Seven categories have been created: BIPOC Writers, General Fiction, Genre Fiction, Short Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Creative Non-fiction/memoir. Registration is first come, first served and the total number for each group will be capped… Read More
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is calling all avid readers, writers, teachers, students, or people who just straight up love literature to join our awards jury this season. This is an opportunity to be “in the room” when the 2021 finalists and winners are chosen. Every year the WGA presents awards in eight categories, plus the Calgary and Edmonton book prizes, and we could not do this without the hard work and deliberation of our juries. You would make a great juror if you: A… 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.
