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 […]
Updated – The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Shortlist Reading
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pmShelfLife Books, 1302 4 Street SW, CalgaryFree to attend. Join us for readings from the three finalists of the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize: Suzette Mayr, Vivek Shraya (joining virtually), and Joshua Whitehead. Along with readings from these three fantastic authors, you can expect bar service and light snacks. Free. […]
2023 Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announced!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards celebrate the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta authors. The WGA would like to send our congratulations to those whose work is among this year’s finalists! We look forward to celebrating your creativity […]
April 13 – CALGARY COFFEE AND CHAT
Thursday, April 13th, 20231:00pm – 3:00pm Fish Creek Library – 11161 Bonaventure Drive SE, Calgary, AB, in the program room on the 3rd floor. Join host Ashley Frerichs for 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, […]