Pub Night (Edmonton – October 16, 2024)
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, October 16th, 2024Rooster Bar & Kitchen (10732 82 ave)7PM – 9PM Free event. All are welcome.Special Guests from Porch Light Books will join us to talk about their new bookstore that will be opening soon. You are all invited to our second pub night in Edmonton on October 16th featuring open […]
WGA Online Fall Kickoff (Sept 25, 2024)
WGA Online Fall KickoffWednesday, 25 September, 2024. 7PMWGA YouTube Channel Let us help you plan for the upcoming literary season! This is your chance to hear from literary groups across the province about what they have upcoming for the fall/winter 2024-2025 season. We’re also happy to feature readings by Alberta authors Jessica Waite and Katherine […]
Pub Night (Edmonton – September 18)
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, September 18thRooster Bar & Kitchen (10732 82 ave)7PM – 9PM Free event. All are welcome.
WGA Webinar: Imposter Syndrome and Finding Your Place with Harrison Mooney (Sept. 14)
Harrison Mooney is a best-selling memoirist and award-winning journalist from British Columbia, Canada. His debut memoir, Invisible Boy, has been shortlisted for two BC and Yukon Book Prizes, the prestigious Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and was the winner of the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for nonfiction. Harrison’s work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Vancouver Sun, the Guardian, […]
WGA Webinar July 6: The Literary Resume with Katie Bickell
Katie Bickell is author of the novel, Always Brave, Sometimes Kind, a 2024 Metro Federation of Libraries Writer in Residence, and the recipient of the Georges Bugnet Award, The Alberta Indie Author Project, the Howard O’Hagan Award, and more. The past owner of a successful resume and grant writing business for over 15 years, Katie now serves as Strathcona County […]
August 1st Free Grant Writing Info Webinar
Thursday, August 1st. 12-1PMOnline over Zoom It may be the dog days of summer now, but the next deadline to apply for an AFA grant will be right around the corner! We’ll review how to prepare your project description, budget, and writing sample plus highlight those finer points that can make the difference between a successful […]
May 11 Event: WGA Mentorship and Horizons Program Reading and Reception
When: Saturday, May 11th. 7PMWhere: Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel (10155 105st) Glenora Room Join us as we celebrate the end of another year of these two great programs for writers: the WGA Mentorship and Horizons Programs. Mentee writers and their mentors will gather to talk about what they worked on over the past five months, […]
Online Reading with Alberta Literary Awards Finalists (May 8)
Wednesday, May 8th. 7PMLive via WGA YouTube ChannelFree event. All Are welcome Join us on Wednesday, May 8th at 7PM for an online reading featuring finalists for the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards. Currently scheduled to appear:Antoinette BekkerAstrid BlodgettKate BoormanJennifer Bowering-DelisleNatasha DeenMieko OuchiJulie SedivyJosée Thibeault Join us live or watch the recording afterwards on the WGA […]
WGA Edmonton Event: Afternoon with Awards Finalists (May 5)
When: Sunday, May 5th, 2024Where: Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Ave)Who: Readers will be announced in April.Free Event. All are welcome Join us for an afternoon celebrating the finalists for the Alberta Literary Awards. All Alberta Literary Awards finalists were announced live on the WGA YouTube channel on Tuesday, April 2nd. Katherine AbbassAstrid BlodgettNatasha DeenJennifer Bowering […]
WGA Summer Webinars
It’s going to be a hot writer summer at the WGA! Three online sessions to keep the momentum going all season long. You can sign up for one or all. July 6. 10:30AM-12PM: The Literary Resume with Katie Bickell August 1. 12-1PM. FREE AFA Grant Writing Webinar September 14. 10:30AM-12:00PM: Imposter Syndrome and Finding Your […]