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 […]
2025 Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announced!
2025 Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announced! The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 Alberta Literary Awards. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards celebrates the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta authors. The WGA would like to send our congratulations to those whose work is among this year’s finalists! We […]
*Save the Date* 2025 Alberta Literary Awards Finalist Readings (Calgary)
*Save the Date* 2025 Alberta Literary Awards Finalist Readings (Calgary) Friday, April 25th, 20257:00pm to 9:00pm MTat the Marriott Residence Inn (Calgary/Beltline District)610 – 10th Ave SWFREE Please join us for a special evening of celebration recognizing the finalists of the 2025 Alberta Literary Awards (not yet chosen), as well as the Calgary-based winners of […]
*Save the Date* – Late Summer Writers’ Retreat 2025
*Save the Date* – Late Summer Writers’ Retreat Thursday, August 28th to Sunday, August 31st, 2025at Sanctum Retreat11 Sanctum Way, Caroline, AlbertaOption to stay two or three nights.Registration information coming soon. Stay tuned. Please join us late this summer as we return to the beautiful Sanctum Retreat Centre in Caroline for a weekend of craft […]
Join Us in Nurturing Alberta’s Creative Voices: Become a Monthly Donor Today!
At the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, we believe in the transformative power of storytelling and the vital role that writers play in shaping our communities. Every story deserves to be told, and with your help, we can ensure that aspiring and established writers alike have access to the resources they need to thrive. By setting […]
EMAIL SCAM ALERT TO WGA MEMBERS
EMAIL SCAM ALERT TO WGA MEMBERS We have been made aware of a recent email scam targeting members of our community. It has come to our attention that some individuals are receiving fraudulent emails from scammers pretending to be representatives of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. These scam emails may request you to download files […]
8th Annual Kemosa Scholarship Winners Announced
Winners of the 8th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are pleased to announce the winners of the 8th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write. First established in 2017 by Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies in partnership […]
WGA Members List Email Scam Alert
We have been made aware of a scam targeting our community. Some WGA members have received fraudulent emails claiming to offer our Registrants/Members List for sale. We want to emphasize that these emails are not from WGA, and we have never and will never sell our members’ information. Any list being offered is likely outdated […]
Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announcement LIVE on April 1, 2025
Join us for the Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announcement LIVE on YouTube! Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 at 12PM on the WGA YouTube Channel
Controversy @ Noon Returns in 2025!
Controversy @ Noon returns quarterly in 2025. The WGA will host panels in February, May, August, and November. Check back in the New Year for more details about upcoming discussions. In the meantime, our December C@N panel will be available on the WGA YouTube channel, starting December 23rd at 12 PM MST.
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Participants Announced
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Meet the Participants! The WGA is thrilled to announce the participants for the 2025 Mentorship Program! In January 2025, fourteen Alberta writers will begin their participation in the WGA’s annual mentorship program. 2025 marks the fourteenth year of the program, which pairs emerging writers with established Alberta authors to develop the […]
This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of a Dream
This holiday season, invest in stories that matter. The Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s Endowment Fund needs your support to continue nurturing literary talent in our province. Your contribution helps nurture emerging talent through our life-changing mentorships and sustain our vibrant writing programs. Be a part of Alberta’s literary legacy!