(YYC) WGA VOICES: Pub Night, Readings & Panel Discussion (On Writing)
Thursday, March 28 | Rose & Crown Pub at 1503 4th Street Guests are invited to arrive anytime after 6:00 p.m. to settle-in, order dinner & socialize Happy Hour ($5 drinks) is on between 6:00—7:00 p.m! Readings & Panel Discussion | 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Join us for a spring pub night and enjoy six punchy […]
Winners of the 2nd Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write
For Immediate Release: The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd 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 […]
(YEG) Editors and Writers: Both Sides of the Page
Editors and Writers: Both Sides of the Page – a partner event by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Editors Edmonton, the local group of Editors Canada Are you a writer with a finished or in-progress manuscript or a short piece of work that needs editing, but you don’t fully understand the services that an editor can offer or how to get started? […]
Strawberry Creek Retreat: May 8-12, 2019 – Registration Full
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: […]
Introducing the 2019 Borderlines Writers Circle Calgary
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 […]
YEG-March Member Night – Writers in Residence: They’re here to help!
WGA Member Night Wednesday, March 6. 2019 7pm. The Almanac on Whyte, 10351 82 Ave. Members: Free. Non-members $5 Writers in Residence: They’re here to help! The Alberta writing community is blessed to have multiple institutions that provide a Writer-in-Residence program. Libraries, universities, and other literary institutions and non-profits support these programs that make skilled writers […]
YYC – How to Negotiate Self-Censorship in Your Writing
How to Negotiate Self-Censorship in Your Writing An Interview with author Taylor Lambert and Borderlines member Kelly Kaur ~ moderated by David de Vlieger Thursday, February 28 | Rose & Crown Pub at 1503 4th Street Guests are invited to arrive anytime after 6:00 p.m. Half-price bottle of wine night! Formal program 7:00 p.m. In […]
Meet Our Members
In late 2018 members of the WGA volunteered to be interviewed by students at the University of Alberta as part of a Community Services Learning project. Professor Leilei Chen and her students from ENGL 102 G2 and G3 Fall 2018 and ENGL 102 A10 and A5 Winter 2018 conducted the interviews. We feel like these […]
Call for BORDERLINES WRITERS CIRCLE CALGARY Participants
Thanks to the generous support of the Calgary Foundation, The Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society, in partnership with the Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the launch of the Borderlines Writers Circle Calgary. The Borderlines Writers Circle is an initiative that aims to serve writers from a variety of linguist and cultural backgrounds who live […]
YEG – February Member Night: Biographies of Place: Literary Tales from Two Alberta Cities
Wednesday, February 6. 7 pm Almanac on Whyte Members: Free; Non-members: $5 RSVP via Facebook Writers Carissa Halton, of Edmonton, and Shaun Hunter, of Calgary, are mapping their cities through the literary arts. Halton’s Little Yellow House and Hunter’s Calgary Through the Eyes of Writers are unique books that, through literary snapshots of their communities, introduce readers to Alberta’s […]