Monday, April 4, Noon (MDT) We invite you to join us for our livestream as we announce the finalists for the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards, Calgary Book Prize, and Edmonton Book Prize. The WGA livestream will begin at Noon on Monday, April 4th through our YouTube page, on Facebook and on our Twitter page. There […]
Through January and February, the Hiring Committee of the Board of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta interviewed many talented and progressive people for the position of Executive Director. Both the Hiring Committee and the Board were unanimous in their selection of Giorgia Severini as your new Executive Director, as of April 1st. Giorgia is a […]
Thursday, February 24, 7:00 pm Join host Benjamin Dugdale as theyl lead a discussion with featured authors: Ms. Ifeoma Chinwuba (UofA WiR) , Shazia Hafiz Ramji, and Theresa Shea, on the importance of freedom to read a wide range of literature. Thank you to Shelf Life Books for hosting this and other events in partnership with the WGA. For those […]
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is happy to announce Gail Anderson-Dargatz as the new WGA Virtual Writer-in-Residence. The Virtual Writer-in-Residence program launched at the start of January and will continue through to the end of May. WGA Members are invited to request appointments with the VWiR using the form below. GAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ’s international bestsellers, The Cure for […]
SINGLE ONION #182 IMPORTANT: You will need to register for the event. WHAT: The Single Onion features three great poet/performers: Jeff Godin, Walter MacDonald White Bear, and Alycia Two Bears. WHEN: Thursday, March 17, 2022, 7 p.m. WHERE: link coming soon to the FB Event Page About the readers: Jeff Godin has studied dance at […]
SINGLE ONION #181 IMPORTANT: You will need to register for the event. WHAT: The Single Onion celebrates Black History Month with a special event featuring Sue-Shane Tsomondo, Autumn EagleSpeaker, aloT of Poetry, Uma Samari, KTheChosen, Kiki Ayudo, and Tola Dee. The event will be hosted by guest curator MelVee X. WHEN: Thursday, February 17, 2022, […]
