CALL TO ACTION: ALBERTA BUDGET 2021 CONSULTATION
The Government of Alberta is hosting a public consultation in advance of the 2021 provincial budget. We encourage you to participate by visiting https://www.alberta.ca/budget-2021-consultation.aspx. You have until December 4, 2020 to make your voice heard. To aid in your response, Alberta Partners for Arts and Culture (APAC) is sharing their response to the budget consultation and a helpful document (see below) […]
WGA Alberta Write Nights – Setting Intention
Do you have good intentions to write, but allow other things to get in the way? Now is your chance to begin forming a regular writing practice. Set the intention — and follow through. Join WGA’s Dorothy Bentley and Sadie MacGillivray as they host a series of Write Nights open to WGA members throughout Alberta. […]
WGA Online Reading Series
Thanks to the generosity of the Rozsa Foundation, we have received funding to host a series of online readings and author interviews. So, we’re thrilled to launch the WGA Online Reading series for WGA members who had their events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, or any has a 2020 book release looking for an […]
CLC / WGA MASTERCLASS WITH CANISIA LUBRIN
November 6, 12pm-1:30pm, Online Register by November 4 The Canadian Literature Centre is partnering with the WGA again this year to offer an Online Masterclass with Canisia Lubrin on November 6 from 12-1:30 pm MST. Lubrin’s Masterclass is free, but spaces are limited: to register, please email [email protected] and let Austen know if you are a WGA […]
Employment Opportunity Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA)
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is looking for an individual with strong organizational and writing skills for the position of Operations and Grants Officer. Location: Edmonton or Calgary WGA office, at home during times of COVID restrictions This is a 21 hour per week maternity leave position with an expected term length running until August […]
Reimagining Alberta’s Literary Community – A Survey by Writers’ Guild of Alberta
The WGA is releasing a survey that will help us look into the future as programs and services for writers will increasingly be delivered online, and as the livelihoods of writers are rapidly evolving in the midst of a great upheaval across all sectors. As such, this survey is for anyone that is currently or […]
2021 WGA Mentorship Program
Now open for applications! The Mentorship Program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. The program will take place from January through April 2021. We will accept up to six apprentices to work with mentors this year. The program is intended […]
The 2020 (Virtual) Giller Light Bash in Support of Frontier College Literacy Programs
THE EVENT IS FREE, ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED Monday, November 9, 2020 at 6:30 MDT (30 minutes before the live broadcast of the Scotiabank Giller Prize Awards begins) REGISTER HERE The Writers’ Guild of Alberta, Freehand Books and Shelf Life Books are long standing promoters of the literacy education that Frontier College delivers across the province to inner city schools, public housing sites, community […]
WGA STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT: WELCOME TO DOROTHY (DEE) BENTLEY AS OUR NEW PROGRAM & CONFERENCE COORDINATOR (SOUTHERN ALBERTA / CALGARY OFFICE)
Taking over from Samantha Warwick, we would like to welcome Dorothy (Dee) Bentley to the position of Program & Conference Coordinator (Southern Alberta/Calgary Office), effective October 1. Dorothy has published short fiction, non-fiction, interviews, humour, columns, poetry, and a children’s book, Summer North Coming. Her writing and media practice continues to expand as she explores novel writing, screenwriting, […]
WGA 2020 Fall Kick-Off Video Available
If you were unable to join us for the 2020 Fall Kick-Off event, the video is now available! Every September the WGA hosts an event intended to help writers organize their literary agendas for the rest of the year. There are festivals, workshops, seminars, webinars, author talks, readings and book launches happening across the province—and because […]