The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are pleased to announce the winners of the 4th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write. First established in 2017 by Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies in partnership with Tlicho Dene author Richard Van Camp, the Kemosa Scholarship offers an opportunity for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers to obtain resources to help them […]
Members get 4 webinars for the price of 3. Special early bird price to get your new year started off right. Purchase the 4 Pack today and you will get sent the link for each webinar prior to its start date, as well as the recording of the webinar afterwards. All webinars occur on the […]
January 22-29Format: Google Classroom (must have Gmail account)*There are no specific start times, as this is a self-guided workshop. Writers are free to work at their own pace over the course of the week* Join Shazia Hafiz Ramji for a week-long self-guided writing workshop on using listening and soundwalking to write poetry. With readings and prompts […]
The WGA will be closed for the holidays from December 24 to January 3. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021. We wish you the best over the holidays and a wonderful 2021!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta and their publishers are invited to check out and submit to this year’s award categories.The deadline for submissions to the Alberta Literary Awards is December 31, 2020. Submissions are evaluated on originality, creativity, and quality of writing, as well as […]
*or memoir, true crime, non-fiction…* Saturday, January 9. 10am over ZoomMembers: $25Non-members: $35Students: $10 Writing a book is never easy, but veteran, award-winning fiction writer, Susie Moloney, author of Bastion Falls, A Dry Spell, The Dwelling, The Thirteen, and Things Withered, stories, has some easy to handle steps to excite and motivate you. Steps to get your […]
Two-part workshop:January 13 & 20 @ 7pmMembers $55Non-members $75*Attendance is capped. Only 10 spots available* REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY FULL. If you would like to put your name on the waiting list in case a spot open, please email us at [email protected] Writers are often asked, “are you a gardener or an architect?” The gardener being […]
What’s better than a good old fashioned game night? Three game nights! We have all been working hard writing our novels and stories in the early morning or late night hours. We’ve been getting kids ready for virtual school while virtual grocery shopping for very real antacids, so we deserve some time to just have […]
Plotting Conspiracy – Webinar Historian Hugh A. Gordon Ph.D. will teach you the elements of writing your own conspiracy novel. Saturday December 5th, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members, and $10 for students. Online. Registration is now closed. If you are registered for this event, the link to the […]
The WGA is releasing a survey that will help us look into the future as programs and services for writers will increasingly be delivered online, and as the livelihoods of writers are rapidly evolving in the midst of a great upheaval across all sectors. As such, this survey is for anyone that is currently or […]
