Writers’ Guild of Alberta Summer Employment Opportunity: Program Assistant

The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) invites applications from post-secondary students interested in meeting writers, promoting literary works by Albertans, and gaining experience in arts administration. The Program Assistant will work closely with WGA program coordinators on various projects that include administration, writing, editing, event planning, and design work using Adobe Creative Cloud. Main tasks: Assist with […]

2022 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS & CITIES OF EDMONTON AND CALGARY BOOK PRIZE FINALISTS

The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards, the 2022 Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize, and The 2022 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards, the City of Edmonton and The City of Calgary recognize and celebrate the highest standards of […]

The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Finalists’ Readings

Thursday, April 287:00 pm, online via Zoom Presented in partnership with Shelf Life Books Join host, Lee Kvern, as she welcomes The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists virtually at Shelf Life Books on Thursday April 28th at 7:00 pm. Please register to receive your link for an evening of fine literature and […]

WGA Webinar: Writer Beware!

Writer Beware: Writing Scams and How to Avoid ThemSaturday, March 26. 10-11AM – This webinar is now available as a recordingHosted by Michael Capobianco Members – $25Non-members – $35Students – $10 Writer Beware, a service of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, has researched every sort of scam, cheat, and outright theft perpetrated on […]

Carol Holmes Farewell Party

Please join us in bidding a fond farewell to our executive director, Carol Holmes, as she moves on to her next chapter at the end of March. This will be a Zoom event at 7 PM, Wednesday March 30th. Please use the following link to join the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84470804405#success We will be gathering to share memories […]

TWUC Parliamentary Petition – Help Spread the Word

We want to invite you to sign an important Parliamentary petition that The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC) has launched, and we strongly support. For over a decade now, Canadian creators and publishers have not been paid for the copying of their works by Canada’s education sector outside of Quebec. Ten years is an impossibly long time […]

We Need to Talk About Cyrpto

The WGA and Edmonton Arts Council present: We Need to Talk About Crypto: NFTs and the Future of Literature in Canada Wednesday, April 13. 6PM on Zoom Please REGISTER in advance to gain access. Recently the first ever novel sold as an NFT (Non Fungible Token) was made by former Edmontonian author Todd Babiak to […]