Alberta Literary Awards Raffle
Saturday, June 36:00 pm – 10:00 pm MDTFort Calgary750 9 Ave. SE We’re excited to be able to host a raffle during this year’s Alberta Literary Awards Gala! Raffle tickets will be on sale at the gala registration table for $5 per ticket. Below is a list of items currently included in the draw. (More […]
WGA Website Hack
Hello Everyone, You may have heard of a recent flaw in one of the plug-ins on the WordPress platform (Read about the issue HERE). The plug-in flaw allowed hackers to access websites utilizing the Elementor plug-in. The WGA’s website was a victim of this hack last weekend. We want to assure everyone that we do not store any […]
Calgary Coffee and Chat (Calgary-May 25)
Thursday, May 25th 2023 12:00pm – 1:30pm MDT Alexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace – 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for a new take on the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. We hope that by shifting these meetups to a more central location and having them over the lunch hour […]
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Announces the 2023 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, Vivian […]
Queer Calgary Writing Group (Calgary – June 10)
Alexandra Writers’ Centre, cSpace 1721 29th Ave SW – 4th floor 11:00am – 12:30pm Spring session dates: Queer Calgary and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are happy to be collaborating on a monthly writing group facilitated by author R.M. Olson. The sessions will take place on the second Saturday of each month, excluding July and August as we […]
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: WGA CONFERENCE & ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS GALA (JUNE 2 – 4, 2022)
Call for Volunteers: WGA Conference: Origins and Alberta Literary Awards Gala June 2 – 4, 2023Fort Calgary 750 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB We are seeking volunteers for half-day shifts for our Origins Conference June 2 – 4, and for shorter shifts at our Alberta Literary Awards Gala June 3. Your volunteer work will be a great help in […]
Spring Poetry Reading: 9 by 7 (Calgary – May 30)
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023, 7:00PM MDT Shelf Life Books1302 4th Street SW, Calgary, AlbertaFREE If possible, please register on Eventbrite in advance as space is limited. Calgary Spoken Word Society and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta present a SPRING READING: 9 BY 7 Hosted by Weyman Chan Join us at Shelf Life Books for an evening […]
WGA Call for Board Nominations
The 2023/2024 Board of the WGA will be elected at our AGM on June 4, 2023. The AGM will be held at Fort Calgary (750 9 Ave. SE, Calgary) but there will be the opportunity for remote participation. There are currently no candidates running for the following positions: Vice President and Member at Large. Nominations […]
WGA Annual Conference 2023: Origins
JUMP TO: PRICING | CANCELLATION POLICY | CONFERENCE SCHEDULE PRE-CONFERENCE PANELS | ACCOMMODATIONS & PARKING | REGISTRATION | OUR THANKS WGA Annual Conference 2023 – Origins: A Return to Networking, Publishing, Genre, and Craft Origin is defined as the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived, but what does that mean for a writer? The WGA looks forward […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary-May 1)
Monday, May 1st, 20236pm – 9pm Prairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Join us for the next ConnectionsBrewing, a new monthly pub night for YYC Writers in collaboration with Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society May’s event will feature participants of the AWCS Author Development Program: Sarah Butson, […]
2023 Mentorship Program Reading (Edmonton-May 6)
Saturday, May 6, 20237:00 pmVarscona Hotel EdmontonThomas Bennett Room8208 106st Join the WGA as we present readings from the emerging writers of the 2023 Mentorship Program. The writers will be introduced by their mentors and will read from writing that they have been working on with their mentor for the past few months. The event […]
Calgary Coffee and Chat (Calgary-May 4)
Thursday, May 4th, 202312:00pm – 1:30pm at Alexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace 4th floor salon – 1721 29th Ave SE Join host Ashley Frerichs for a new take on the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. We hope that by shifting these meetups to a more central location and having them over the lunch hour that […]
May 16 – Calgary Poetry Parlour
Tuesday, May 16th, 20237:00pm – 9:30pm Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Dr SECalgary, AB T2J 7C3(Between Pizza 73 and Sunshine Vietnamese around the corner South east from from Arby’s.) Join host Ashley Frerichs for the next Poetry Parlour Open Mic. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled […]
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! – Registration Form
Registration is now closed(After June 26th, RDP room availability cannot be guaranteed.) Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 9th – 14th, 2023 | $610Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 16th – 21st, 2023 | $610 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $25Anthology: $12 Please select the WordWorth program you wish to register for below. You may pre-order […]
Single Onion #192
Thursday, April 20th, 2023 7:00pm at Shelf Life Books, 1302 4th Street SW Join us for the 192nd instalment of Single Onion, featuring four great poets for National Poetry Month: Dominique Bernier-Cormier, Moni Brar, Ian Fitzgerald, and Irene Naested. Free. No registration required. All are welcome. Featured Readers: Dominique Bernier-Cormier is a Québécois/Acadian poet and […]