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 […]
WGA Presents: The Writing Life—Aritha van Herk in Conversation with Denise Chong (Calgary)
Tuesday, April 3 7:00—9:00, Shelf Life Books @ 1302 4 St SW, Calgary. WGA members Free | Public $5 donation to the WGA Please RSVP by Facebook We invite you to join us for this special opportunity to hear from two of Canada’s most fascinating and powerful authors. Denise Chong is this year’s Writer-in-Residence at the University of […]
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, […]
Webinar–SMASH ALL teh RULEZ
March 24, 10:00 – 11:00 AM (Mountain time) Online $25 members (WGA, CAA, & Stroll of Poets), $35 non-members Students $10 Smash All teh Rulez English has almost infinite expressive potential, but when it comes to the rules it’s a game everyone will lose sooner or later. Why is that? Because we made it that […]
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 […]