Controversy @ Noon Returns in 2025!
Controversy @ Noon returns quarterly in 2025. The WGA will host panels in February, May, August, and November. Check back in the New Year for more details about upcoming discussions. In the meantime, our December C@N panel will be available on the WGA YouTube channel, starting December 23rd at 12 PM MST.
Getting Started With Your First Memoir (Online) — January 19, 2025
Getting Started With Your First MemoirSunday, January 19, 20253:00-4:30pm MT Join us for an overview and writing workshop hosted by Giselle General. Giselle General is a past participant in the Horizons Writers Circle. You can read more about her here. Horizons Writers Circle, is a mentorship writing program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour […]
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Participants Announced
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Meet the Participants! The WGA is thrilled to announce the participants for the 2025 Mentorship Program! In January 2025, fourteen Alberta writers will begin their participation in the WGA’s annual mentorship program. 2025 marks the fourteenth year of the program, which pairs emerging writers with established Alberta authors to develop the […]
Connections Brewing — (Calgary) January 6th, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, January 6th, 20256:00pm – 9:00pm MSTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWFree. 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. Venue is wheelchair accessible by request, using the back entrance. Please email Ashley Frerichs at [email protected] ahead of time if […]
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing Q&A (Online, Recorded)–December 23, 2024
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing Q&A Recording will be available on Monday, December 23, 202412PM MDTRecording available on WGA YouTube ChannelFREE Expanding on our September Controversy @ Noon discussion, which focused on traditional publishing vs self-publishing, our December panel will address questions WGA members and fellow literary folks submitted on the […]
Holiday Pub Night (Edmonton) — December 18, 2024
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, December 18th, 20247-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREE This is a free event. All are welcome. With musical guest Dave Von Bieker.Come and mingle with fellow writers!
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — December 17, 2024
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, December 17, 20247:00pm – 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. Our featured reader for December 2024 is the magnificent Cobra Collins. […]
This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of a Dream
This holiday season, invest in stories that matter. The Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s Endowment Fund needs your support to continue nurturing literary talent in our province. Your contribution helps nurture emerging talent through our life-changing mentorships and sustain our vibrant writing programs. Be a part of Alberta’s literary legacy!
2025 Conference Save-the-Date
2025 Conference Save-the-DateJune 7-8, 2025 The Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s 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 who come after us. Workshops, masterclasses, and panels […]
WGA Holiday Party — (Calgary) December 11, 2024
WGA Holiday Party Wednesday, December 11, 20247:00pm to 11:00pm MSTJoyce on 4th (downstairs)*, 506 24th Ave SW, Calgary Members: Free, OR optional $5 donation Non-members: $10 SOLD OUT – Registration for the Calgary Holiday Party is now closed due to having reached the venue capacity. If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Ashley Frerichs […]