The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Announces 2019 Golden Pen Award Recipient
2019 WGA Golden Pen Award The Writers’ Guild of Alberta 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 Kostash, Robert Kroetsch, Merna Summers, Aritha van Herk, Fred Stenson, George Melnyk, Alice Major, Betty Jane Hegerat, Greg Hollingshead, Candas Jane Dorsey […]
WGA & The City of Calgary Present: The W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Finalists on Wednesday, April 17
WGA & THE CITY OF CALGARY PRESENT: THE W.O. MITCHELL BOOK PRIZE FINALISTS—READINGS, CELEBRATION AND COMPLIMENTARY TAPAS FROM AIDA’S BISTRO Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 | 7:00—9:00 p.m. Shelf Life Books at 1302 4 St SW, Calgary Seating: first-come, first-served Please RSVP via Facebook HERE The City of Calgary and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are pleased to announce the […]
Drink the Wild Air 2019
Drink the Wild Air 2019 Date: March 8-10, 2019 Place: Kamp Kiwanis in Bragg Creek, Alberta. Ages: The retreat is for young writers ages 12-19. Cost: $208 (Price includes meals – Friday dinner to lunch on Sunday, overnight accommodations, classes and evening activities.) Registration is now closed. A Message from Colin Matty Dear Friends of WordsWorth, The best of the […]
WGA Office Holiday Closures
The WGA offices will be closed from December 22, 2018 to January 6, 2019. Regular office hours will resume January 7. Please note that there will be no WriteClick newsletter on December 26 or January 2. So, please send in your listings early to [email protected]. The WGA wishes everyone the best of the holiday season!
YEG January Member Night – Blue Monday
Member Night: Blue Monday *Special date and location* Monday, January 21, 2019. 7pm The Aviary (9314 111ave) Edmonton Free for Members. Non-members $5 Guest Speakers: Alexis Kienlen and Amy Willans The third Monday in January is supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Part pseudoscience, part marketing stunt, the validity of these claims are difficult to prove […]
2nd Annual Kemosa Scholarship Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is happy to announce the launch of the 2nd Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write! This year, Author Jeananne Kirwin and the Rotary Club of Spruce Grove have enthusiastically joined in the effort to help give voice to Indigenous mothers. Together, we share the vision of effecting positive changes […]
Amber Bowerman Memorial Travel Writing Award Finalists
Amber Bowerman Memorial Travel Writing Award Finalists 2014 Alison Hodgins, “Learning to Fly” Trina Moyles, “The Chicken Feather” (WINNER) Rebecca Schaeffer, “Climbing Mt Fuji” 2013 Sydney Budgeon, “The Unfinished” (WINNER) Selestia Herrera, “Greek Gambles” Julia Seymour, “Professions of Love Across the Seine” 2012 Thomas Fox,“Varnasi” Alison Karlene Hodgins, “A World Away” (WINNER) Stephanie Kokonas, “Discovering Cambodia: A Journey […]
2019 WGA Mentorship Program Call for Applications
2019 WGA Mentorship Program Call for Applications The Mentorship program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. The program will take place from January through April 2019. We will accept up to SIX apprentices to work with mentors this […]
Copyright Act: A balance between user’s and creator’s needs by Steven Sandor
Copyright Act: A balance between user’s and creator’s needs But where does the balance lie? by Steven Sandor (The following does not necessarily reflect the views of WestWord magazine or the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. Please send comments or responses to our WestWord editor at [email protected].) It was the best of times; it was the […]
WordsWorth 2017
WordsWorth is a week-long sleepover creative writing residency for young writers who believe in the power of words. Writers will be completely immersed in the creative and diverse world of writing. Guided by established and respected artist-instructors, writers will experience writing through fiction, poetry, spoken word, music, drama, film making, monologue and nonfiction. But […]