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 […]
Drink the Wild Air 2022 – March 18-20
March 18 – 20, OnlineCost: $140 Registration is now closed Drink the Wild Air is a Creative Writing Retreat for Youth ages 11 – 19. Typically nestled in the gateway to the rocky mountains in Kananaskis country, this year we’ll come together online to take workshops with working professionals, play games, share our stories, our songs, our […]
The WGA and Horizons Writers Circle Present: Editing 101
When: Thursday April 7, 6:00 PM Where: Via Zoom, Please REGISTER HERE Are you an emerging writer and you are wondering how to make your manuscript fit for publishing? What are the necessary steps to make it publishable? How many types of editing does a manuscript need? Our province has top notch editors, and we […]
SMASH, BANG! – A workshop About Eliminating Writers Block
Sunday, March 20, 1:30 PM – 5:30 PMThe Gateway Theatre (8529 Gateway Boulevard)$25 Please register using the form below – Registration closes 2:00 pm, Friday, March 18 Facilitated by: Beth Graham, Darrin Hagen, and Conni Massing Presented in Partnership with Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre as part of their upcoming Springboards New Play Festival . Writing […]
2022 Alberta Literary Awards Announcement
Monday, April 4, Noon (MDT) We invite you to join us for our livestream as we announce the finalists for the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards, Calgary Book Prize, and Edmonton Book Prize. The WGA livestream will begin at Noon on Monday, April 4th through our YouTube page, on Facebook and on our Twitter page. There […]
WGA Welcomes New Executive Director
Through January and February, the Hiring Committee of the Board of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta interviewed many talented and progressive people for the position of Executive Director. Both the Hiring Committee and the Board were unanimous in their selection of Giorgia Severini as your new Executive Director, as of April 1st. Giorgia is a […]
WGA Freedom to Read, Panel Discussion
Thursday, February 24, 7:00 pm Join host Benjamin Dugdale as theyl lead a discussion with featured authors: Ms. Ifeoma Chinwuba (UofA WiR) , Shazia Hafiz Ramji, and Theresa Shea, on the importance of freedom to read a wide range of literature. Thank you to Shelf Life Books for hosting this and other events in partnership with the WGA. For those […]
WGA Virtual Writer-in-Residence – Gail Anderson-Dargatz
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is happy to announce Gail Anderson-Dargatz as the new WGA Virtual Writer-in-Residence. The Virtual Writer-in-Residence program launched at the start of January and will continue through to the end of May. WGA Members are invited to request appointments with the VWiR using the form below. GAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ’s international bestsellers, The Cure for […]
Single Onion #181
SINGLE ONION #181 IMPORTANT: You will need to register for the event. WHAT: The Single Onion celebrates Black History Month with a special event featuring Sue-Shane Tsomondo, Autumn EagleSpeaker, aloT of Poetry, Uma Samari, KTheChosen, Kiki Ayudo, and Tola Dee. The event will be hosted by guest curator MelVee X. WHEN: Thursday, February 17, 2022, […]