Winners of the 7th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are pleased to announce the winners of the 7th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write. First established in 2017 by Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies in partnership […]
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE WGA 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE June 7 – June 9th, 2024Edmonton Planning has begun for the 2024 Annual Conference: No Place Like Home. We’ve already started confirming exciting keynotes, and we cannot wait to share more details with you. Mark the dates on your calendars, you’re not going to want to […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, December 19th, 20237:00pm – 9:00pm MSTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 830 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour Open Mic. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Our December event will not have a featured reader. Open mic […]
Coffee & Chat (Calgary) Friday, February 16th, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:30pm MSTAlexandra Writers’ Centre at cSpace – 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. Come to socialize and chat about writing in general or discuss any current writing projects which you’d like some feedback on. Come ready […]
When: February 6, 2024Rooster Kitchen10732 82 ave6pm. Free event. All are welcome. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho! As writers and artists we all have stories of failures, rejections, setbacks, writer’s block, and all of the other little speed bumps on the road to […]
We are excited to announce a positive change to the Edmonton WGA office. Starting today, we will be shifting to appointment-only office hours to better cater to your needs and provide a more personalized experience. To schedule an appointment, you can either: Please note that the WGA reserves the right to schedule appointments based on the need for […]
Horizons Writers Circle The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is proud to announce the participants for the 2024 Horizons Writers Circle. Horizons Writers Circle is a program that provides support and mentorship for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, ESL, and underrepresented writers who live in Edmonton and are at the beginning […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, March 4th 20246:00pm – 9:00pm MSTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Fun new graphic, same great event! Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our March event will involve collaborative story exercise facilitated by Nicole Roche. Free. No registration required. Open to members of WGA and/or AWCS.
Storytelling to Inspire Social Changea virtual workshop with Sally Njoroge (Calgary) Wednesday, March 13th, 20247:00pm to 8:30pm MSTOnline via ZoomWGA and AWCS members – $25 Non-members – $35Please register using the form below. In a world where social issues demand our attention and action, what is the role of writers as agents of change? If […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, February 5, 2024, 6pm – 9pm MSTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our February event will involve a “Self Love Time Capsule” exercise where we write love letters to our future selves in celebration of Valentines’ Day. Writing materials and envelopes provided. Facilitated […]
Free EventTuesday, March 5th, 2024. 6:30PMRooster Kitchen (10732 82ave) Edmonton The WGA Mentorship Program and Horizons Program are two programs that can be pivotal in a writer’s development. They are also two programs that forge very strong working relationships between established and emerging writers. Any of us who have been lucky enough to have a […]
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Coffee & Chat (Calgary) Monday, January 22nd, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:30pm MSTAlexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace – 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. Come to socialize and chat about writing in general or discuss any current writing projects which you’d like some feedback on. Come ready […]
CONTROVERSY @ NOON: THE ETHICS OF WRITING ON SOCIAL ISSUES January 24th, 2024, 12 – 1 PM MST, Online, Free The ethics of writing on social issues can be a complicated topic of conversation for writers: What does it mean, really? Are certain issues off-limits for particular writers? What are the types of issues that fall under […]
Blue January Yoga & Writing Workshop with Samantha Warwick (Calgary) Friday, January 19th, 20245:00pm – 6:30pm MSTYoga Santosha1800 4th Street SW (2nd floor) Calgary In-personRegular workshop price: $35Price for WGA members: $25 Register via Yoga Santosha here.WGA promo code sent out in WriteClick. Parking available in building lot for $2.50 | Parkade entry along 16th Ave […]
