Online Reading with Alberta Literary Awards Finalists (Online) — May 1, 2025
Online Reading with Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Thursday, May 1st, 2025 at 6:30PM MTWGA YouTube Channel Featuring: Katherine Abbass, E.C. Dorgan, Samantha Jones, Cristalle Smith, and Natalie Sue
CALL FOR WGA BOARD NOMINATIONS
Call for WGA Board Nominations The 2025/2026 Board of Directors of the WGA will be elected at our Annual General Meeting on June 8, 2025. The AGM will be held at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (SAIT) Heritage Hall (1301 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB) but there will be the opportunity for remoteparticipation. There […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — May 20, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, May 20th, 20257:00pm – 9:15pm MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. In May, we are excited to feature poet & translator, Leilei Chen! About the Featured Reader Leilei Chen 莫譯 published Re-orienting China: Travel […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary) — May 5th, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, May 5th, 20256:00pm – 9:00pm MSTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWDownstairs in the beer room Free. No registration required. Open to members of WGA and/or AWCS.Street parking free after 6pm. 7 minute walk from 4th street c-train station. Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our May event will feature a Book […]
City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize – Finalist Reading (Calgary) — April 29, 2025
City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize – Finalist Reading (Calgary) Tuesday, April 29th, 20257:00pm – 8:30pm MSTShelf Life Books1302 4th Street SW Please join us to celebrate the 2025 finalists for the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize! You can expect light catering and readings from finalists Julie Sedivy and David Martin. Also, congratulations to finalist […]
WGA 2025 Conference – Genre and Form Through Time (Calgary) — June 7-8, 2025
00Days 00Hours 00Minutes 00Seconds Genre and Form Through Time WGA 2025 Conference The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Annual 2025 Spring Conference will explore major influences on genre and form through time. We will look at how writers continue to be inspired and influenced by those before them, and how we shape the landscape for those […]
WGA Branded T-Shirts Now Available!
We have exciting news! We’ve just launched our exclusive WGA-branded t-shirts, and they’re ready for you to wear with pride! They’re perfect for showing your support and participation in the guild. You can find them here!
WordsWorth 2025: OURTIME Registration Form
Week 1 (ages 11-14): July 13 – 18, 2025 Week 2 (ages 15-19): July 20 – 25, 2025 Early Bird rate: $630 (until April 30, 2025)Regular rate: $655 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), Red Deer, AB Please select the WordWorth program you wish to register for below. You may pre-order WordsWorth t-shirts and copies of […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — May 21, 2025
WGA May Pub Night (Edmonton)Wednesday, May 21, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 Whyte aveEdmontonFREE For the May pub night we will be joined by members of the CrW Creative Writing Club from the University of Alberta and MacEwan’s Bolo Tie Collective to play some writer games. Come and bring a pen and paper and […]
Manuscript Readers Wanted
The WGA needs readers for our Manuscript Reading Service. If you are a published author, you may qualify to join the roster of readers for this growing service of the Writers Guild of Alberta. Learn more about what the position requires here. Manuscript Readers give a thorough reading and evaluation of submitted manuscripts, providing valuable […]