This Beautiful Place: Authors in Fish Creek Park (Calgary-October 15)
This Beautiful Place: Authors in Fish Creek Park Sunday, October 15th, 2023 1:00pm to 3:00pm MSTThe PoetTree at the Bow Valley Ranche15979 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, ABFree In hopes that this beautiful autumn weather holds firm, please join us at a gorgeous, unique venue in South Calgary for an outdoor afternoon event of readings […]
Golden Pen Nomination Form
The Golden Pen Award We cordially invite WGA members to submit nominations for the 2026 Golden Pen Award. Nominations for the 2026 award will be accepted until December 1, 2025. The Golden Pen Award is presented to acknowledge the lifetime achievements of outstanding Alberta Writers. Past recipients are W.O. Mitchell, Grant MacEwan, Rudy Wiebe, Myrna […]
Write/Right: Law For Writers WestWord Columns
Write/Right: Law for Writers Column Online Archive Since 2018, Edmonton lawyer Jeananne Kirwin, K.C., has contributed a legal column for each issue of WestWord Magazine. With her permission, we are pleased to post this continuing archive of those articles. Please note: The information in these articles is of a general nature only. It does not […]
Moving Your Manuscript Forward – A WGA Intensive with Natasha Deen (Online – Oct. 4 & Jan. 17)
Moving Your Manuscript Forward – A WGA Intensive with Natasha Deen October 4th, 7-9 pm MDT & Jan. 17th, 7-9 pm MDTWGA Members: $150 Non-members $200Maximum 12 participantsRegistration is now closed Are you looking to move your manuscript, play, chapbook, or writing project forward, but stuck or unsure of what your next steps should be? […]
WGA Fall Kickoff (Edmonton – October 4)
Free EventWhen: Wednesday, October 4thWhere: Rooster Kitchen Edmonton (10732 82 ave)Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Who: Representatives of Edmonton’s literary community. Speakers from Poetry Fest, LitFest, The Olive, STARFest, Capital City Press, and more will be joining us to tell you about what you can expect to see on the literary calendar in Edmonton […]
WGA Fall Kickoff (Calgary – October 5)
Free EventWhen: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 6:00pm to 9:00pm MSTWhere: Joyce on 4th, 506 24th Avenue SW, Calgary Fall is upon us again and that means a calendar chock full of literary events! Join us and a slate of speakers from the Calgary literary community as we share what we have on for the 2023/2024 […]
Horror Writing Workshop with Francine Cunningham (VIRTUAL – Oct. 11)
Horror Writing Workshop with Francine Cunningham When: Wednesday, October 11th, 20237:00pm to 8:00pm MSTWhere: Online via Zoom Spooky season is upon us! To celebrate, please join us for a workshop on the art of horror writing with the University of Calgary’s new Writer in Residence, Francine Cunningham. This is a free event. Please register online […]
2024 Alberta Literary Awards: Call for Jurors
Deadline: September 22, 2023 The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is calling all readers and writers to join our awards jury this season. This is an opportunity to be “in the room” when the 2024 finalists and winners are chosen. The awards season is an important time on the literary calendar. Every year the WGA presents […]
2023 WordsWorth Instructors & Courses
Registration is now closed(After June 26th, RDP room availability cannot be guaranteed.) Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 9th – 14th, 2023 | $610 Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 16th – 21st, 2023 | $610 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $25Anthology: $12 WordsWorth is a week-long sleepover creative writing residency for young writers who believe in the […]
Queer Calgary Writing Group (Calgary – June 10)
Alexandra Writers’ Centre, cSpace 1721 29th Ave SW – 4th floor 11:00am – 12:30pm Spring session dates: Queer Calgary and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are happy to be collaborating on a monthly writing group facilitated by author R.M. Olson. The sessions will take place on the second Saturday of each month, excluding July and August as we […]
WGA Annual Conference 2023: Origins
JUMP TO: PRICING | CANCELLATION POLICY | CONFERENCE SCHEDULE PRE-CONFERENCE PANELS | ACCOMMODATIONS & PARKING | REGISTRATION | OUR THANKS WGA Annual Conference 2023 – Origins: A Return to Networking, Publishing, Genre, and Craft Origin is defined as the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived, but what does that mean for a writer? The WGA looks forward […]
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! – Registration Form
Registration is now closed(After June 26th, RDP room availability cannot be guaranteed.) Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 9th – 14th, 2023 | $610Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 16th – 21st, 2023 | $610 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $25Anthology: $12 Please select the WordWorth program you wish to register for below. You may pre-order […]
Single Onion #192
Thursday, April 20th, 2023 7:00pm at Shelf Life Books, 1302 4th Street SW Join us for the 192nd instalment of Single Onion, featuring four great poets for National Poetry Month: Dominique Bernier-Cormier, Moni Brar, Ian Fitzgerald, and Irene Naested. Free. No registration required. All are welcome. Featured Readers: Dominique Bernier-Cormier is a Québécois/Acadian poet and […]
Updated – The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Shortlist Reading
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pmShelfLife Books, 1302 4 Street SW, CalgaryFree to attend. Join us for readings from the three finalists of the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize: Suzette Mayr, Vivek Shraya (joining virtually), and Joshua Whitehead. Along with readings from these three fantastic authors, you can expect bar service and light snacks. Free. […]
2023 Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announced!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards celebrate the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta authors. The WGA would like to send our congratulations to those whose work is among this year’s finalists! We look forward to celebrating your creativity […]
