Category: News

An Afternoon with the Authors – YEG

Sunday, May 6, 2018  2:00 pm  Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Ave. Please RSVP via Facebook We hope you will will join us at Audreys to hear from the writers whose work has been shortlisted for the Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize! This event is free and open to the public; refreshments will […]

Bridging Cultures Through Writing

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, […]

WGA Youth Presents: Sci-Fi City: An Evening of Networking with On Spec and Co.

Sci-Fi City: An Evening of Networking with On-Spec and Co. Monday, April 30 Location: The Almanac 10351 – 82 Avenue, Edmonton Time: 7-10pm Please RSVP via Facebook If you’re a young writer (18-30) interested in getting involved in Edmonton’s sci-fi community, look no further! The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and the Canadian Authors’ Association are […]

Borderlines Writers Circle Readings 2018

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, […]

WGA PRESENTS: CELEBRATING REBEL READERS, WRITERS AND FREEDOM TO READ WEEK 2018

Monday, February 26th | Doors Open at 5:00pm |7:00—9:00pm Main Event Memorial Park  Library Second Floor Performance Space (Wordfest Engagement Lab) 1221 2 St SW, Calgary, AB  Celebrating Rebel Readers, Writers and Freedom to Read Week Presented by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, Calgary Public Library and Wordfest Books can be dangerous objects. Under their influence, people start to wonder, dream and […]

WGA Presents: Blast from the Past!

BLAST FROM THE PAST! Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Place: Almanac on Whyte (10351 Whyte Avenue) Our monthly event for March is an open mic with a twist. Mike Gravel will host “Blast from the Past” in which eight writers share five minutes of their earliest writing. That writing might be laughable now, but […]

WGA Youth Committee Presents: Student & Young Professional Networking Evening (YEG)

January 31, 2018 Devaney’s Pub 11113 87 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 7 to 10pm Join Edmonton writers for an evening of socializing, networking and community building. With the start of the new year, the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Youth Committee aims to offer more networking opportunities for students and young professionals within the literary […]

WGA Presents: Reading and Conversation with Marilyn Dumont (YEG)

Thursday, February 1 7:00 pm The Almanac on Whyte Free for members and $5 for non-members   Our season of monthly events resumes on Thursday, February 1, when Marilyn Dumont, poet and creative writing instructor, will be with us at the Almanac to read from her work and participate in a discussion about creativity, identity, and […]

SAVE THE DATE – WGA Conference & AGM 2018

WGA Conference 2018 Save the Date! The WGA Annual Conference and AGM will be held June 1 – 3, 2018 in Calgary. The Alberta Literary Awards Gala will take place on the evening of June 2. Conference: Memorial Park Library 1221 2 St SW, Calgary Gala: Hyatt Regency 700 Centre Street SE, Calgary Accommodation: Fairfield Marriott 239 12th […]

WGA Podcast: THE BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE

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. […]

WRITERS’ GUILD OF ALBERTA HOLIDAY PARTY (YYC!)

Tuesday, December 12 | 7:00—10:00pm
 Rose & Crown Pub & Restaurant | Private room upstairs
 1503 4th St SW, Calgary
 FREE for WGA members
 | Non-members $5 at the door (cash only)
 Seating is first come, first served. Please RSVP via Facebook  Kick back and relax with your literary friends over a pint of cheer and some complimentary […]

Workshop: Writing the Earth – Autumn Reflections at the Garden (with Jenna Butler)

WRITING THE EARTH: AUTUMN REFLECTIONS AT THE GARDEN Sunday, October 29, 2017 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Devonian Botanic Garden Back by popular demand, a writing workshop for the naturally inclined, led by critically-acclaimed author Jenna Butler, in the beautiful setting of the University of Alberta Botanic Garden. Participants will take in the sights, sounds, […]

WGA and LitFest Present: Borderlines – Transcultural Artistic Encounters

Date: Sunday, October 15 Time: 11:00 – 12:30 Place: Metro Cinema (8712 109 St) Six writers, each with different backgrounds and writing in a variety of genres, offer their perspectives and insights on the coming together of differences—differing languages, values, practices—and the surprising commonalities that can emerge through sharing stories. By way of multimedia presentations, […]

WGA PRESENTS: OPEN MIC NIGHT – READ LIKE THE PROS(E)

Thursday, October 5 7:00 pm The Almanac, 10351 Whyte Avenue Free for WGA members, $5 for non-members Not all open mic nights are poetry readings! Prose writers, this is your chance to share your work in a fun, supportive environment at our monthly pub night. Sign up to read when you arrive. Keep your reading […]