SINGLE ONION #180 IMPORTANT: You will need to register for the event. WHAT: The Single Onion kicks off the new year with four excellent poets: Weyman Chan, Josephine LoRe, Tim Murphy, and Sabrina Samuel. WHEN: Thursday, January 20, 7:00 pm (MDT) WHERE: register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvdemrpzIjEtfQFBJB5BkRH6MR9GIqcXRg About the readers: Finalist for the 2008 Governor General’s Award […]
The WGA will be closed for the holidays from December 18 to January 3. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. We wish you the best over the holidays and a wonderful 2022!
January 14th – 16th, 2022 Meet the new Virtual Writer-in-Residence, Gail Anderson-Dargatz, as well as fellow retreat participants at a virtual fireside conversation on Friday evening on Friday evening with host Barbori Garnet. 7:00 – 8:30 PM (MST). Enjoy Saturday’s fireside visit with a focus on your writing; conversation guided by our host and partner from the Write-In, Savanna Harvey […]
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are happy to announce the launch of the 5th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write! Author Jeananne Kirwin is back again this year to share the vision of effecting positive changes in our community through stories. Because of the generosity of our sponsors, we will […]
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Time: 6:00 PM MST In an increasingly interconnected literary world, literary translation is a most pertinent topic for authors who either would like to consider their works to be translated into other languages (English to French or vice-versa, Italian, Chinese, etc.) or are thinking of becoming literary translators. Join us in […]
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is thrilled to announce the new Mary Bell Scholarship, which honours a writer, sister, and dear friend who passed away from COVID in December 2020. In alignment with the way in which writing became a significant part of Mary’s life, this scholarship is offered to support one professional one-to-one mentorship […]
Writers’ Guild of Alberta Executive Director-Job Description and Employment Terms Deadline: January 7, 2022Location: Edmonton, Alberta Job Description The Executive Director is responsible for the successful management of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta according to the mission of the organization and the strategic direction set by the members of the organization through the Board of […]
On Monday November 22, we held our AGM and elected the new board. Unfortunately, we had no nominees for President and Treasurer. We are at a critical juncture for the WGA as we recruit and transition to a new Executive Director; position ourselves through the remainder of the pandemic; and manage future funding uncertainties. We need the participation […]
