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!
2025 Conference Save-the-Date
2025 Conference Save-the-DateJune 7-8, 2025 The Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s 2025 Spring conference will explore major influences on genre and form through time. We will look at how writers continue to be inspired and influenced by those before them, and how we shape the landscape for those who come after us. Workshops, masterclasses, and panels […]
8th Annual Kemosa Scholarship Now Open for Submissions
8th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are happy to announce the launch of the 8th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write! Because of the generosity of sponsors like Author Jeananne Kirwin, we will award three […]
In-Person Book Drop-Off Hours For Awards
For those in Edmonton, or surrounding areas, who are looking to drop-off your Awards books to the office in-person, please note the following: Starting October 15th, books may be dropped off in person between 10AM-2PM on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays at the WGA Head Office in the Percy Page Centre in Edmonton until December 2, 2024. We […]
2025 Alberta Literary Awards Extended Deadline
In light of the ongoing Canada Post strike, we have decided to extend the submission deadline to December 9th, 2024. This extension aims to provide you with additional time to prepare and submit your entries. We strongly urge all participants to use alternative shipping methods besides Canada Post when submitting their books. Submission Requirements:To be considered as entered, […]
2025 Alberta Literary Awards – Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2025 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 was December 2, 2024 but has been extended to December 9th, 2024. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE […]
CONTROVERSY @ NOON SERIES
Controversy @ Noon Series Is there a pressing literary topic you want to hear more about? How about the banning of books? Ageism in the publishing industry? The ever-looming presence of AI? In an effort to reframe collaboration efforts with our membership and offer programming based on local writers’ immediate needs, the WGA is excited […]
Canada Post Strike Disruptions
We are aware of the announced national strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). We understand this may impact our Awards intake process, and we want to assure you that we are closely monitoring the situation. FIND OUR LATEST UPDATE HERE Please note the following: We appreciate your understanding and patience during this […]
2025 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS: CALL FOR JURORS
Deadline: October 1, 2024 The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is calling all readers and writers to join our awards juries this season. This is an opportunity to be “in the room” when the 2025 finalists and winners are chosen. The awards season is an important time on the literary calendar. In 2025, the WGA will […]
2025 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications
2025 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications The Mentorship Program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. The program will take place from January through April 2025. We will accept up to seven apprentices to work with […]