WGA Webinar: It’s About Time! 10 E-Z steps to writing that novel in 2021*, with Susie Moloney
*or memoir, true crime, non-fiction…* Webinar (recorded; this webinar originally tok place on Saturday, January 9, 2021)Members: $25Non-members: $35Students: $10 Writing a book is never easy, but veteran, award-winning fiction writer, Susie Moloney, author of Bastion Falls, A Dry Spell, The Dwelling, The Thirteen, and Things Withered, stories, has some easy to handle steps to excite and […]
The Gardener and the Architect: Working from impulse to structure in playwriting with Meg Braem
Two-part workshop:January 13 & 20 @ 7pmMembers $55Non-members $75*Attendance is capped. Only 10 spots available* REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY FULL. If you would like to put your name on the waiting list in case a spot open, please email us at [email protected] Writers are often asked, “are you a gardener or an architect?” The gardener being […]
4th Annual Kemosa Scholarship Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is happy to announce the launch of the 4th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write! Author Jeananne Kirwin is back again this year to help give voice to Indigenous mothers. Together, we share the vision of effecting positive changes in our community through stories. Because of the generosity […]
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 […]
WGA Webinar: Plotting Conspiracy- How to Write Your Own Conspiracy Novel
Plotting Conspiracy – Webinar Historian Hugh A. Gordon Ph.D. will teach you the elements of writing your own conspiracy novel. Saturday December 5th, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members, and $10 for students. Online. Registration is now closed. If you are registered for this event, the link to the […]
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 […]