Poems Aligned: Shaping your work
A WGA POETRY INTENSIVE WITH ALICE MAJOR WGA Members: $150.00Non-Members: $200.00 Max. 12 participants WHAT? You’ve been writing poems, maybe publishing a few individual ones. Now you’re thinking about how to round them up into a chapbook or full manuscript. But do they really belong together? How should you order them? In this two-part online […]
The WGA and HWC Present: The Story of My People, with the 2022-2023 Writer in Residence, Bänoo Zan
Meet Iranian-Canadian poet and this year’s University of Alberta Writer in Residence Bänoo Zan, who will be reading some of her work, followed by a Q and A. Modality: Virtual (Via Zoom) Time and Date: November 14, 7:00 PM-8:00 PM. Bio: Bänoo Zan is a poet, librettist, translator, teacher, editor and poetry curator, with more than 250 published poems […]
Autumn Red Deer Poetry Workshop
Friday, November 11, 1-4 pmImperial Block Flex Space, (Next door to Red Deer Arts Council)#5, 4919 49 St., Red Deer Red Deer Arts Council and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are excited to team up to offer an in-person poetry workshop on Friday November 11th, 1 – 4 p.m, led by Colin Martin. This workshop, entitled AN INFORMAL ENGAGEMENT: VERSE […]
CLC Masterclass with Writer-in-Residence Bänoo Zan
Save the date for our virtual #masterclass with Bänoo Zan on Mon, Nov 7 at 7pm (MST). We welcome #writers of all genres and any level of #writing. Click the Zoom link to register for free:https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEofuuurD8jGtD-GVAurzeDcJHaSA4ocJE0 Bänoo Zan is a poet, librettist, translator, teacher, editor, and poetry curator, with more than 250 published poems and poetry-related […]
Upcoming Single Onion Events
Single Onion Anniversary Party The Single Onion will celebrate 22 years of poetry readings in Calgary with an event at Inside Out Theatre. Featuring original Single Onion members, current members, Calgary poets, booksellers, literary magazines, writing groups, food and refreshments, and music! WHEN: Saturday, November 19,(Doors at 6pm, performances at 7pm) WHERE: Inside Out Theatre, […]
Celebrating W.O. Mitchell: Who Has Seen the Wind’s 75th Anniversary
The 75th anniversary of W.O. Mitchell’s classic novel, Who Has Seen the Wind: a celebration, a reading, and an announcement! Tuesday, November 29 2022, 7:00 PM MSTCentral Library 800 3 Street SE Calgary, AB At the Calgary Public Library’s Patricia A. Whelan performance hall! This year marks the 75th anniversary of W.O. Mitchell’s outstanding Canadian prairie classic, Who Has […]
WGA 2022 Annual General Meeting plus Golden Pen Award Ceremony & Chawkers Foundation Presentation
Official Notice of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Annual General Meeting plus Golden Pen Award Ceremony & Chawkers Foundation Presentation Saturday, September 24, 2022Online and in-person at the Calgary Public Library Central Branch, (800 3 St SE, Calgary, AB)Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 2:00 – 3:30 – AGM 3:30 – 4:00 – Coffee Break 4:00 […]
LitFest Presents: The Polyglot Magazine Issue Launch
Sat, October 15, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM MDTStanley A. Milner Edmonton Public Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Muttart Theatre Named Alberta’s Best New Magazine in 2021, The Polyglot has proudly published 188 writers and artists working in 51 Indigenous and Heritage languages in the last five years! Join us as we launch and celebrate […]
WGA Fall Kick Off – Edmonton
When: Thursday, October 6th. 7PMWhere: Arcadia Brewing Co. 10712 120 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 0W7Why: Because summer’s over!Who: Representatives from Litfest, STARFest, EPL, YegWrites, Freehand Books, Audreys Books, Stroll of Poets, and U of A Writer-in-Residence program.This is a FREE event. Bring your day planner and find out about all the literary and bookish […]
Alberta Culture Days 2022 – How Our Culture Shapes the Stories We Tell
Saturday, September 17EPL Highlands Branch and OnlineAll events are free to attend, but registration is required (please use the form below) Please note, space is limited for the in-person events. For Alberta Culture Days the Writers’ Guild of Alberta is offering another hybrid event: Our one-day pop up celebration will feature an in-person writing workshop […]