Online Workshop: Crafting Comedy – Unlocking Your Inner Comedian Registration
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this conference workshop, which was slated to take place over the conference weekend has been rescheduled for a new date and time. For conference guests, it is being offered to you free. The coupon code was sent to you on June 16. For those who did not register for the conference, […]
2022 Alberta Literary Awards Gala Tickets
Saturday, June 11 Holiday Inn Express Downtown Edmonton (City View Ballroom)Tickets: $25 eachCocktails & Hors d’Oeuvres: 6:30Awards: 8 Dress code: Suit yourself (pun intended) While we are very excited to be hosting an in-person gala for the first time since 2019, we are also monitoring the Covid situation and will be limiting the number of […]
2022 Mentorship Program Public Reading and Reception
Saturday, May 7. 7pmVarscona Hotel Edmonton (Thomas Bennett Room) Join us as we celebrate the conclusion of another year of the WGA Mentorship Program! This event will feature readings from the 2022 participants: Brenda Gunn, Jessica Coles, Laura Wershler, Medgine Mathurin, Morgan Dick, Sabrina Haslimeier, and Wonai Masvingise. All are welcome to come and support […]
WGA Annual Conference 2022: Shifting Creative Gears
JUMP TO: Pricing | Session Links | Cancellation Policy | Hubs | Conference Schedule | Registration | Our Thanks Writers’ Guild of Alberta Annual Conference 2022 – Shifting Creative Gears Our WGA 2022 Conference: Shifting Creative Gears, is scheduled for June 3 – 5, 2022. After two years of trying new digital programs to adapt […]
Write for Life, Creative Writing Series
The WGA is pleased to partner with the Calgary Public Library and the Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society to offer a series of free creative writing workshops. The series is suitable for all levels and will explore visioning as a source of inspiration, the tools needed by professional writers, and the questions a writer must ask themselves when writing a […]
The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Finalists’ Readings
Thursday, April 287:00 pm, online via Zoom Presented in partnership with Shelf Life Books Join host, Lee Kvern, as she welcomes The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists virtually at Shelf Life Books on Thursday April 28th at 7:00 pm. Please register to receive your link for an evening of fine literature and […]
WGA Webinar: Writer Beware!
Writer Beware: Writing Scams and How to Avoid ThemSaturday, March 26. 10-11AM – This webinar is now available as a recordingHosted by Michael Capobianco Members – $25Non-members – $35Students – $10 Writer Beware, a service of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, has researched every sort of scam, cheat, and outright theft perpetrated on […]
Carol Holmes Farewell Party
Please join us in bidding a fond farewell to our executive director, Carol Holmes, as she moves on to her next chapter at the end of March. This will be a Zoom event at 7 PM, Wednesday March 30th. Please use the following link to join the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84470804405#success We will be gathering to share memories […]
We Need to Talk About Cyrpto
The WGA and Edmonton Arts Council present: We Need to Talk About Crypto: NFTs and the Future of Literature in Canada Wednesday, April 13. 6PM on Zoom Please REGISTER in advance to gain access. Recently the first ever novel sold as an NFT (Non Fungible Token) was made by former Edmontonian author Todd Babiak to […]
The WGA and Horizons Writers Circle Present: Editing 101
When: Thursday April 7, 6:00 PM Where: Via Zoom, Please REGISTER HERE Are you an emerging writer and you are wondering how to make your manuscript fit for publishing? What are the necessary steps to make it publishable? How many types of editing does a manuscript need? Our province has top notch editors, and we […]