WGA Programming at When Words Collide, a Festival for Readers and Writers
The WGA is proud to host the following events at this year When Words Collide Festival! Festival registration required for all sessions. Tickets: eventbrite.ca/e/when-words-collide-2022-a-festival-for-readers-and-writers-tickets-321394418357 Writers Guild of Alberta Program Pitch Session with Dorothy BentleySaturday August 13, 2022 – 12 PM to 2 PM Are you the author of a recently published book who likes to teach […]
The Winner of the 2022 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Announced
Jaspreet Singh, author of My Mother, My Translator(Vehicule Press), received The 2022 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Presented annually at The Calgary Awards, this award honours acclaimed Calgary writer W.O. Mitchell and is carried out through a partnership between The City of Calgary and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. The Prize awards $5000 […]
Winners of the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards & City of Edmonton Book Prize
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. This year’s award winners were announced at and in-person gala in Edmonton on June 11th. The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize will be presented at The Calgary […]
WordsWorth 2022: Regeneration
Registration is now closed Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 10th – 15th, 2022 | $570Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 17th – 22nd, 2019 | $570 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $20Anthology: $10 Though we will not be having our typical adventures near Bragg Creek at Kamp Kiwanis, we […]
2022 WordsWorth Instructors & Courses
Registration is now closed We are thrilled to present the instructors for Wordsworth 2022! WordsWorth 2022 Instructors & Courses Meet the Instructors Kim Firmston – Editing Word-Force Style (Week 1) Marc Herman Lynch – Uncanning the Uncanny: Weird Ain't Even the Half of It (Weeks 1 & 2) Johnny MacRae – A Mighty Matter of […]
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Announces the 2022 Golden Pen Award Recipient
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Golden Pen Award is presented to acknowledge the lifetime achievements of outstanding Alberta writers. Past recipients are W.O. Mitchell, Grant MacEwan, Rudy Wiebe, Myrna Kostash, Robert Kroetsch, Merna Summers, Aritha van Herk, Fred Stenson, George Melnyk, Alice Major, Betty Jane Hegerat, Greg Hollingshead, Candas Jane Dorsey, Cecelia Frey, Bob Stallworthy and […]
Member Event (Calgary): Writing Cinematic Scenes in Fiction
Writing Cinematic Scenes in Fiction Rose & Crown, CalgarySaturday July 23, 11:30 a.m. for Lunch1:00 p.m. for WritingFree for Members; $25 for Non-Members Please register using the form below. Come early for lunch at the Rose & Crown in Calgary, Saturday July 23, 11:30 a.m. on the third level of the pub. Following lunch, author […]
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