Registration for the Strawberry Creek Retreat is currently full. If you would like to be put on the waiting list to be notified should a spot become available, please email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to add your name to the waiting list. May 8 – 12, 2019, Strawberry Creek Lodge Price: […]
On behalf of the Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, we are pleased to announce the participants and mentors for the 2019 Borderlines Writers Circle Calgary. The Writers Circle is made possible through the generous support of the Calgary Foundation. The Borderlines Writers Circle is an initiative that aims to serve […]
We are happy to announce the Writers in Residence for our annual Banff Retreat, February 15 – 24, 2019 at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Alison Pick and Wayne Arthurson will be joining us at Banff Centre to provide manuscript consultations, advice about the writing life, and group activities. Alison Pick is the author […]
We are pleased to announce our Banff Retreat will take place February 15 – 24, 2019, and registrations are now open. Our annual Banff Retreat is a self-guided retreat and a great opportunity to connect with fellow writers and enjoy uninterrupted writing time among amazing scenery at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The retreat […]
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s 2019 Banff Retreat will be open to 20 participants in each half of the retreat. We will be hiring two Writers in Residence for the duration of the retreat, one Alberta-based hired through an open call, and the other invited from out of province. The retreat takes place February 15 […]
Reading Paul Celan’s Todesfuge in 2018 Three women poets, Luciana Erregue-Sacchi, Nermeen Youssef, and Anna Marie Sewell, braid Paul Celan’s Todesfuge in German, English, and Spanish—as a fugue. Then Luciana talks about why she chose this poem for them to perform, which leads into thoughtful commentary on the meaning and music of the poem. The […]
May 9 – 13, 2018, Strawberry Creek Lodge Price: $600 (non-members must purchase a WGA membership) Only two spots left! Join your fellow writers this May at Strawberry Creek Lodge for our annual writing retreat. Our spring retreat is a self-directed writing retreat open to participants at any stage of their writing career. Strawberry Creek […]
Bridging Cultures Through Writing Multicultural Writing Forum Series Sunday, April 15 2:30 – 4:30 Action for Healthy Communities 100, 10578 – 113 Street, Edmonton FREE Hosted by Edmonton Chinese Writing Club and Writers’ Guild of Alberta Moderated by Dr. Leilei Chen, four multicultural writers speak about why they chose to be a writer, the meaning of writing for their lives, […]
BORDERLINES WRITERS CIRCLE READINGS Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:00 pm Whitemud Crossing Library (Whitemud Crossing Shopping Centre, 4211 – 106 Street) FREE The WGA and Edmonton Public Library present an evening of new work from six multicultural, multilingual writers in celebration of the completion of the 2017 Borderlines Writers Circle program. Join Mila Philipzig, Leilei Chen, […]
Our annual Banff Retreat is a self-guided retreat and a great opportunity to connect with fellow writers and enjoy uninterrupted writing time among amazing scenery at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. The retreat provides accommodation in a private room (with a desk), a meal plan, use of Banff Centre amenities including complimentary access to […]
Who are we? Why are we here? What is happening in the world? Join the 2016 Borderlines Writers Circle participants as they share why they became writers, their influences, and why writing matters in today’s world. With Tazeen Hasan, Kate Rittner-Werkman, Mohamed Abdi, and Nermeen Youssef. Hosted and produced by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. […]
We are happy to announce Lee Kvern and Bradley Somer will be our Writers in Residence at our 2018 Banff Retreat. Lee and Bradley will be available for individual consultations at the retreat. For more information or to register, visit the 2018 Banff Retreat registration page. Lee Kvern’s short stories from 7 Ways to Sunday have garnered the […]
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 The Rose & Crown Pub: 1503 4 St SW Calgary, 3rd Floor Private Room Gather anytime after 6:00pm | Program 7:00 pm Free for WGA members $5.00 cash donation for non-members Join the WGA (YYC chapter) for our annual Fall Pub night at the Rose! Meet old friends and make new ones while we talk about the upcoming literary […]
Sutina Chou traveled across Canada to collect ways that Canadian identity has impacted Canadian literature, and vice versa. Through interviews with authors, she hoped to contribute more first-hand data to the existing academic literature surrounding the link between literature and identity in a Canadian context. Discover what WGA members had to say in August 2016. […]
Thank you for your interest. The call for Borderlines mentors is now closed. The Writers’ Guild of Alberta seeks mentors to work with participants of the 2017 Borderlines Writers Circle. Borderlines Writers Circle is a program for multilingual, multicultural writers who have not yet found a place in the local writing community. A significant […]
