September 25 – 27, Province-Wide During Alberta Culture Days, the WGA is partnering with numerous libraries and schools to bring Alberta’s acclaimed authors and artists to your community! Events will range from writing workshops to author presentations and readings. Find out what WGA Culture Days are happening in your area! Please note – all events are […]
Friday, October 16, 2015. 5—6:15 pm, Motel at Arts Commons, 205 8th Ave. SE, Calgary Presented with Wordfest, Samantha Warwick will guide a conversation with author Bradley Somer about his new novel, Fishbowl. They will discuss the writing life and process, what it means to “build a platform,” marketing, agents, publishing, and book promotion—regional, national […]
When: Wednesday, September 16 at 7:00 pm Where: Stanley Milner Library, Program Room (main floor classroom) What: You’ve spent a lot of time on your manuscript, now it’s time to sell it. In this workshop with Joan Marie Galat, tackle the mystery of the query. The query is where you make your first impression with decision […]
Wednesday, September 23, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, The Rose & Crown Pub, 1503 4 Street SW, Calgary Ah, the TRUTH. We want to tell the truth—so we write a whole book full of nothing but the TRUTH—but the book involves other people. Dang. Real people. And what if they’re offended? How do we write without […]
About the Program The Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s Mentorship Program, modeled off similar programs, matches five mentors with five apprentices for a mentorship taking place January-April 2016. The program is designed to meet the needs of emerging Alberta writers for guidance, collaboration and encouragement while senior writers receive short-term employment and an opportunity to […]
