2022 Mentorship Program
Deadline: November 5, 12 pm MT
The Mentorship Program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. The program will take place from January through April 2022.
We will accept up to eight apprentices to work with mentors this year, including one pairing for the Mary Bell Mentorship Scholarship, which will be awarded to an emerging woman writer 50 years of age or older.
The program is intended to meet the needs of emerging Alberta writers for guidance, collaboration and encouragement. This is not an introductory creative writing course; it is a one-on-one pairing of apprentices and mentors. The program is an intensive, hands-on opportunity intended to provide a disciplined and focused period of work for emerging writers.
Both mentors and apprentices will be selected by an independent jury. Apprentices will be selected before mentors. There is no guarantee that all genres will be included in the final pairings. Decisions for the mentor applications will be made on the basis of the best match between apprentice and mentor. Individuals who have participated in this program as mentors in the previous year (2021 program) are not eligible to apply.
Deadline: Applications must be received by 12:00 pm November 5, 2021.
Successful applicants will be notified in November 2021.
The Writers’ Guild of Alberts is committed to equity and inclusion in its programs and encourages applications from First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals.
Our Gratitude
The WGA gratefully acknowledges the support of the RBC Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Government of Alberta, City of Edmonton, City of Calgary, Calgary Arts Development, Edmonton Arts Council, and the John Gillese Fund.
The WGA is also grateful for mentorship program donations from Ted Bishop, Jacqueline Guest and Brenda-Ann Marks.