WordsWorth Presents: Circuit Tree 2020
An online summer creative writing residency for youth aged 11-19 July 19 – 24 (ages 11-19), $250OnlineRegistration for Circuit Tree 2020 is now closed. The first ten registrations or referrals to a friend who hasn’t attended our summer camp in a previous year will receive a free t-shirt. From the creative minds that brought you […]
Call for Submissions: Pandemic Postcards
WGA invites you to share what inspires your writing during this pandemic, and what you might write on a postcard from home. Who are you missing? Write them a greeting from your self-isolation stay-cation, or just share a short short story with them. What are you doing to keep amused? Do you have a funny […]
2020 Alberta Literary Awards Video Presentation
Thursday, June 4, 8pm, Online The Writers’ Guild of Alberta, with the help of Reel Story Communications, has created a short video presentation that will celebrate this year’s finalists and announce the winners in eight categories, as well as the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize and Golden Pen Award. The video will be […]
Writers’ Laxative: Online Mini-workshop with Sue Farrell Holler
Tuesday, June 16, 2020Noon – 1:30 pmFree for WGA members, $20 for non-members Designed to loosen and stimulate the movement of words and thoughts, this fun and interactive workshop will relieve temporary writerly constipation. A series of opening lines with only a few minutes to write will block your inner critic and help make writing fun again. […]
Submission Call: North Side Anthology
Goal: To produce an approachable, light hearted, hardcopy (with electronic version) anthology. Vision: To display, celebrate, amplify, prove and disprove common and uncommon understandings of life on North Side to both Northsiders and Edmontonians at large, while examining how geography impacts the human condition. Mission Statement: To accept and seriously consider all submissions, and to solicit submissions as required, in […]
Help Support Independent Bookstores in Alberta!
Several independent bookstores in Alberta are delivering or offering curbside pick-up. We offer them our thanks! Help support local bookstores! Calgary:Shelf Life BooksOwl’s Nest BooksPages on KensingtonSigla Books Canmore:Cafe Books Castor:The Purple Platypus Edmonton:Glass BookshopAudreys BooksWonderland / Happy Harbor ComicsVariant EditionDaisy Chain Book Co. Olds:Pandora’s Boox and Tea Red Deer:Nearly New Books Three Hills:Three Hills […]
WGA COVID-19 Information Page
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Calgary and Edmonton offices will be closed as we participate in the effort to slow community spread of COVID-19. Staff will be working from home and will be checking email and telephone messages regularly, and will update this site with information for writers as we monitor the developments of COVID-19. […]
Meet the 2020 Alberta Literary Award and Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize Finalists
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited for the finalists for the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards and Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards and the City of Edmonton recognize and celebrate the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta and Edmonton authors. The WGA would like to send our congratulations […]
Finalists for The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 7, 2020 Finalists for the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Announced Calgary – The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the finalists for The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, recognizing outstanding books published in 2019. “We are delighted to announce this year’s W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists,” said Carol […]
Winners of the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards, Edmonton Book Prize & Golden Pen Award
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. We are also thrilled to name the recipient of the 2020 Golden Pen Award for lifetime achievement. This year’s award winners were announced in an online video release on […]
The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize: Recipient Announcement
The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize: Recipient Announcement at 9:30 a.m. June 15, 2020 The recipient of The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize will be revealed at Council Meeting on Monday, June 15 at 9:30 a.m. alongside the full list of Calgary Awards recipients. These announcements will be livestreamed from Calgary.ca/calgaryawards. […]
Ask an Author with Sue Farrell Holler (Online Q&A)
Wednesday, April 29, 2020Noon – 1:00 pmFree for WGA members; $20 for non-members Registration for this event is now closed Grande Prairie author Sue Farrell Holler will lead this online event to answer burning questions you may have about writing, publishing, or the life of an author in general. Participants may submit questions in advance […]
2020 Alberta Literary Awards and City of Edmonton Book Prize Finalists Announced
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards and Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards and the City of Edmonton recognize and celebrate the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta and Edmonton authors. The WGA would like to […]
Virtual Readings with the Authors
Join us online for a series of Virtual Readings with the Finalists for the Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. At each event an online reading and conversation will be live streamed through the WGA Facebook page. Hosted by WGA Program Coordinator Jason Lee Norman. More dates will be […]
Ask an Agent with Sam Hiyate (online Q&A)
Sunday, May 24, 202011:00 am – 12:30 pmFree for WGA members; $20 for non-members Agent Sam Hiyate (The Rights Factory) will join us for this online Q&A and answer any burning questions about finding and working with a literary agent. Participants may submit questions in advance when registering, or ask questions during the event itself. […]