Office Closed June 30 & July 1, 2025
Please note that the WGA office will be closed on Monday, June 30th and July 1st for Canada Day. Emails and phones will not be monitored during that time. We will be back in the office July 2nd.
Regional Writer-in-Residence (Contract, Multiple Positions)
Writers’ Guild of Alberta Employment Opportunity: Regional Writer-in-Residence (6 Positions Available) The Writers’ Guild of Alberta invites all those qualified to apply for the position of Regional Writer-in-Residence (RWiR). There are up to 6 positions available. Alberta regions we are looking to include this year are Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Greater Edmonton, […]
WGA Membership Prices Increasing – Buy Now and Save $15
Following the WGA’s annual AGM, membership have approved a price increase to our member fees that will go into effect on July 2nd, 2025. You can still purchase a membership at our current prices until then with all of the same benefits for 2025-2026, so be sure to buy or renew yours now. New Membership […]
Save the Date: Stroll of Poets Festival — September 5-7, 2025 (Calgary)
Stroll of Poets Festival, Calgary Friday, September 5 – Sunday, September 7, 2025Time: TBAConfirmed Locations: The Attic, Central Library, Collector’s Gallery of Fine Art, The Confluence,Ironwood Stage and Grill, Madison 12|12, The Next Page, Rosso Inglewood and Vegan Street Calgary The Stroll of Poets Festival returns to Inglewood & area this September! More info coming soon. Stay tuned! Featuring curators Kyle Flemmer, Peter […]
WGA Late Summer Retreat (Caroline) — August 28-31, 2025
WGA Late Summer Retreat Thursday, August 28th to Sunday, August 31st, 2025Sanctum RetreatCheck-in: 4:00pm || Check-out: 2:00pm11 Sanctum Way, Caroline, AlbertaRegistration opens at 10:00 AM MT on Monday, May 5th, 2025 Cost for two-night Stay (Friday to Sunday)$600 for WGA members (or two payments* of $300)$700 for non-members (or two payments* of $350) Cost for […]
Tell Us About Your 2025 Books
We would love to know what our members are publishing in 2025! If you have a book slated for publication in 2025 and would like to tell us about it, please do so via the form below. All books by WGA members that are commercially available in 2025 are welcome, including self-published and ebook or […]
2025 Alberta Literary Awards Winners
2025 Alberta Literary Award Winners Announced! The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Alberta Literary Awards. This year’s award winners were announced at and in-person gala in Calgary on June 6th. The winner of the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize was announced in May as part of […]
2025 WordsWorth Instructors & Courses
Registration is open! Early Bird rate: $590 (until April 30th) Regular rate: $630 Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 13 – 18, 2025 Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 20 – 25, 2025 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $25Anthology: $12 WordsWorth is a week-long sleepover creative writing residency for young writers […]
WGA Branded T-Shirts Now Available!
We have exciting news! We’ve just launched our exclusive WGA-branded t-shirts, and they’re ready for you to wear with pride! They’re perfect for showing your support and participation in the guild. You can find them here!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta 2025 Golden Pen Award Recipient
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Golden Pen Award is presented to acknowledge the lifetime achievements of outstanding Alberta writers. Past recipients are W.O. Mitchell, Grant MacEwan, Rudy Wiebe, Myrna Kostash, Robert Kroetsch, Merna Summers, Aritha van Herk, Fred Stenson, George Melnyk, Alice Major, Betty Jane Hegerat, Greg Hollingshead, Candas Jane Dorsey, Cecelia Frey, Bob Stallworthy, Vivian […]