WGA Youth Committee Writers Circle (Online – September 20)
WGA Youth Committee Online Writers Circle Wednesday, September 20th7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. MTFor youth ages 30 and under.Free The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Youth Committee is hosting an online writer’s circle on Wednesday, September 20th, from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for youth ages 30 and under. The event is free to attend and […]
2024 Alberta Literary Awards – Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta and their publishers are invited to check out and submit to this year’s award categories. The deadline for submissions to the Alberta Literary Awards is December 1, 2023. Submissions are evaluated on originality, creativity, and quality of writing, as well […]
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! – Registration deadline June 30!
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! Registration is now closed(After 10:00 AM on June 30th, registration will be fully closed and 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 We’re excited […]
Coffee and Chat (Calgary – June 29)
Thursday, June 29th 202312:00pm – 1:30pm MDT at Alexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. Come to socialize and chat about writing in general or discuss any current writing projects which you’d like some feedback on. Come ready to make friends, […]
Fort McMurray Write Nights (Fort McMurray – June 15)
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to partner with the Wood Buffalo Regional Library (WBRL) as they return to in-person programming for writers in the Wood Buffalo Region. Alisa Caswell will facilitate the Write Nights which are casual writing and discussion sessions suitable for adult writers of all levels. They will be held once a […]
Single Onion #194 (Calgary – June 15)
Thursday, June 15th, 2023, 7:00pm MDTat Shelf Life Books 1302 4th Street SW, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Please join us for the last event of the Single Onion season, featuring poetry readings from: Jacob Bachinger, Sarah Gibbs, Tasnuva Hayden, and Chris Hutchinson
Calgary Poetry Parlour (Calgary – June 20)
Calgary Poetry Parlour Tuesday, June 20th, 20237:00pm – 9:30pm MDTat Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 830 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary (Between Pizza 73 and Sunshine Vietnamese around the corner South east from from Arby’s.)FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour Open Mic. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on […]
Connections Brewing: AWCS & WGA Pub Night (Calgary-June 12)
Monday, June 12th 2023 6:00pm – 9:00pm MDTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join us for the next ConnectionsBrewing, a new monthly pub night for YYC Writers in collaboration with Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society. Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. June’s event will feature a literature themed pub quiz. The winning team […]
Winners of the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards. This year’s award winners were announced at and in-person gala in Calgary on June 3rd. The winner of the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize was announced on May 3 as part of the Edmonton Arts Prizes. The City […]
WGA 2022/23 Annual Report Available Online!
The WGA Annual General Meeting will be taking place June 4, online and in-person during our 2023 Annual Conference, Origins. Sunday, June 4, 2023 | 10:45 am – 12:15 pmHybrid: Virtual AGM / Fort Calgary, Lower Barracks (750 9 Ave SE) The AGM is free and open to all WGA members in good standing. To prepare for […]