Alberta Literary Awards Gala
2024 Alberta Literary Awards GalaSaturday, June 8th. 6PMCoast Edmonton Plaza (10155 105st)Tickets: $75 include buffet dinner Join us and help celebrate the achievements of all the finalists of the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards live and in person! Tickets include a buffet dinner and there will be a cash bar and books for sale on site. […]
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 will be annouced live on the WGA YouTube channel on Tuesday, April 2nd at 2pm. Click here […]
WGA Webinar: Imposter Syndrome and Finding Your Place with Harrison Mooney – POSTPONED
IMPOSTER SYNDROME & FINDING YOUR PLACEWebinarOver Zoom Due to circumstances outside our control, this event has been postponed. The new date will be announced as soon as it is available. If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact [email protected] Why is my story worth telling? Many new and emerging writers findthemselves stuck on […]
2024 Alberta Literary Awards Announcement
Are you curious about whether your work or the work of one of your literary friends or heroes is a finalist this year for the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards? Join us on Tuesday, April 2nd at Noon as the finalists for each category are announced live and for the first time, broadcast on the WGA YouTube […]
WGA Edmonton Event (April 2.) April Fools
WGA Edmonton Event:April Fools. Writing with humourTuesday, April 2nd. 6pmRooster Bar and Kitchen (10732 82ave)Free event. All are welcome. Whoever said that April was the cruelest month (T.S. Eliot) probably wasn’t the funniest person on the planet, but you know who is? Our three special guests for the WGA Edmonton event. Three writers who are […]
WGA Edmonton Event: Fail Better (Edmonton — February 6)
When: February 6, 2024Rooster Kitchen10732 82 ave6pm. Free event. All are welcome. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho! As writers and artists we all have stories of failures, rejections, setbacks, writer’s block, and all of the other little speed bumps on the road to […]
WGA Edmonton Event: Writers & Mentors (March 5)
Free EventTuesday, March 5th, 2024. 6:30PMRooster Kitchen (10732 82ave) Edmonton The WGA Mentorship Program and Horizons Program are two programs that can be pivotal in a writer’s development. They are also two programs that forge very strong working relationships between established and emerging writers. Any of us who have been lucky enough to have a […]
WGA Edmonton Holiday Party (December 12)
Tuesday, December 12, 2023.6-9PMAsymetrical Brewing (11821 105 ave) Join us on Tuesday, December 12 at Asymetrical Brewing in Edmonton for the annual WGA Holiday Party. 6pm-9pm. There will be snacks and finger foods complimentary of the WGA and readings by some special guests. $5 for members and guests. Pay online or at the door.
Literary Travel Adventures (Edmonton – November 2)
Literary Travel Adventures Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 5:00 PMRooster Kitchen 10732 82 ave. EdmontonFree event. Books will be for sale. Join Esmeralda Cabral and Meaghan Marie Hackinen for an evening of literary travel adventures!Esmeralda will be sharing her book, How to Clean a Fish: And Other Adventures in Portugal (U of A Press), and Meaghan […]
WGA Fall Kickoff (Edmonton – October 4)
Free EventWhen: Wednesday, October 4thWhere: Rooster Kitchen Edmonton (10732 82 ave)Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Who: Representatives of Edmonton’s literary community. Speakers from Poetry Fest, LitFest, The Olive, STARFest, Capital City Press, and more will be joining us to tell you about what you can expect to see on the literary calendar in Edmonton […]