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 […]
WGA WEBINAR: RETHINK SITUATION TO DEVELOP CONFLICT IN YOUR STORY
“Rethink Situation to Develop Conflict in Your Story” with Gail Anderson-Dargatz Saturday, November 18, 2017 10:00 am – 11:00 am Online $25 for members, $35 for non-members Many book projects are not fully developed and as a result never find a publisher. Why? As writers, we love to avoid our protagonists’ conflicts, for the same […]
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 […]
Wordfest Featured Events
We can’t wait for you to sample all the timely and tasty treats Wordfest has cooked up for the 2017 Festival. For one week in October, the most delicious writers from Canada and the rest of the world will be serving up life-changing ideas at theatres around Calgary, as well as Wordfest’s new home at […]
WGA & ALBERTA SMALL BREWERS ASSOCIATION PRESENT: BEER & LITERARY PAIRINGS 2017
Thursday, October 26 | 7:00—9:30pm WGA members Free | Non-members $5 cash donation @ the door Shelf Life Books @ 1302 – 4th Street SW, Calgary AB Please join us for Calgary’s 2nd annual Beer & Literary Pairings in celebration of Alberta Beer Week! Five local authors’ work will be paired to five local microbrews and guests will be invited […]
DEBBIE WILLIS AND MARCO MELFI: READINGS AND A DISCUSSION ON FINDING YOUR AUDIENCE
Thursday, November 2 7:00 pm The Almanac, 10351 Whyte Avenue Free for WGA members, $5 for non-members Join us as fiction writer Debbie Willis and poet Marco Melfi read from their work. Readings will be followed by a moderated Q&A period on finding your audience. Debbie Willis’s work has appeared in The Walrus, The Virginia Quarterly, […]
CALL FOR WGA EQUITY TASK FORCE MEMBERS
Interested in helping shape the future of the WGA? Please consider joining the Equity Task Force! The WGA is setting up a volunteer task force to explore and make recommendations on equity with regard to WGA programs, policies, and operational procedures. The four to six member task force will take part in two telephone meetings, one […]