Call for Volunteers – Youth Committee
Help nurture Alberta’s community of young writers! The WGA is seeking three additional members to join its Youth Committee. We’re adapting our social media and digital platforms to offer resources and programming to young writers all over the province. The Youth Committee is looking for writers aged 18-35 in Calgary or rural Alberta with experience […]
Drink the Wild Air 2021
March 19 & 20, OnlineCost: $140 Registration Deadline: March 12 Registration is now closed While we wait within our homesAnd wintry winds blow through slumbering grovesThere is a place both fresh and rareA place called Drink the Wild Air Where friends can come and share their wordsAnd minds and hearts, their voices heardThough we might not be […]
Masterclass with Shannon Webb Campbell
Mi’kmaq poet Shannon Webb Campbell, whose beautiful podcast reading can be heard here, is leading our final masterclass of the 2020-21 season on 24 February, from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm MST. There are still spaces available; be sure to sign up soon by emailing [email protected]!
Own Voices Alberta 2021
Own Voices Alberta is a program for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, who live in Alberta and are at the beginning of their literary journey. The program runs for four months and is fully subsidized, making it cost-free for successful applicants. Program period: March – July 2021 Application deadline: February 26, 2021 […]
Pandemic Postcards Chapbook
Here is the online publication of our Pandemic Postcards Chapbook, featuring the winners of our Pandemic Postcards writing contest! Our congratulations to all the winners and honourable mentions, and thank you to everyone who submitted!
WordBridge Lethbridge Writers’ Conference
WordBridge 2021 is Feb 12 & 13. Lethbridge’s Writers’ Conference is now in its third year, but due to the pandemic, it will be hosted online via Zoom. Thanks to the significantly lower costs associated with online verses in-person, tickets for the entire two-day conference are a mere $5. This year’s Keynote Address will be […]
Winners of the 4th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are pleased to announce the winners of the 4th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write. First established in 2017 by Dr. Nhung Tran-Davies in partnership with Tlicho Dene author Richard Van Camp, the Kemosa Scholarship offers an opportunity for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers to obtain resources to help them […]
WGA Holiday Hours
The WGA will be closed for the holidays from December 24 to January 3. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021. We wish you the best over the holidays and a wonderful 2021!
WGA Holiday Hours
The WGA will be closed for the holidays from December 24 to January 3. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021. We wish you the best over the holidays and a wonderful 2021!
WGA 2021 Mentorship Program Participants Announced
In January 2021, twelve Alberta writers will begin their participation in the WGA’s annual mentorship program. 2021 marks the tenth year for the program, which pairs emerging writers with established Alberta authors to develop the emerging writer’s literary work, and also to provide support and encouragement. This program has seen many of its participants grow […]