WGA 2022 Annual General Meeting plus Golden Pen Award Ceremony & Chawkers Foundation Presentation
Official Notice of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Annual General Meeting plus Golden Pen Award Ceremony & Chawkers Foundation Presentation Saturday, September 24, 2022Online and in-person at the Calgary Public Library Central Branch, (800 3 St SE, Calgary, AB)Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 2:00 – 3:30 – AGM 3:30 – 4:00 – Coffee Break 4:00 […]
WGA Discount for Wordfest’s 2022 Imaginairium Festival
Wordfest is in the homestretch for the 27th Imaginairium Festival, Sept. 29 – Oct. 6, and they have offered to share a special 25% off discount code to the WGA membership on tickets priced $20 or less on the Imaginairium schedule. Enter the code: WGA22 during checkout to apply the discount. Or contact [email protected] for assistance. Featured Events: […]
LitFest Presents: The Polyglot Magazine Issue Launch
Sat, October 15, 2022, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM MDTStanley A. Milner Edmonton Public Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Muttart Theatre Named Alberta’s Best New Magazine in 2021, The Polyglot has proudly published 188 writers and artists working in 51 Indigenous and Heritage languages in the last five years! Join us as we launch and celebrate […]
WGA 2022 Call for Board Members
Deadline: August 22, 2022 The 2022/2023 Board of the WGA will be elected at our AGM on September 24, 2022. The AGM will be held at the Calgary Public Library – Central Branch but there will be the opportunity for remote participation. There are openings for the following positions: President, Treasurer, Secretary, Youth Member at […]
WGA 2022 Call for Board Members
Deadline: August 22, 2022 The 2022/2023 Board of the WGA will be elected at our AGM on September 24, 2022. The AGM will be held at the Calgary Public Library – Central Branch but there will be the opportunity for remote participation. There are openings for the following positions: President, Treasurer, Secretary, Youth Member at […]
2022 WGA AGM RSVP Form
WGA Fall Kick Off – Edmonton
When: Thursday, October 6th. 7PMWhere: Arcadia Brewing Co. 10712 120 St NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 0W7Why: Because summer’s over!Who: Representatives from Litfest, STARFest, EPL, YegWrites, Freehand Books, Audreys Books, Stroll of Poets, and U of A Writer-in-Residence program.This is a FREE event. Bring your day planner and find out about all the literary and bookish […]
Alberta Culture Days 2022 – How Our Culture Shapes the Stories We Tell
Saturday, September 17EPL Highlands Branch and OnlineAll events are free to attend, but registration is required (please use the form below) Please note, space is limited for the in-person events. For Alberta Culture Days the Writers’ Guild of Alberta is offering another hybrid event: Our one-day pop up celebration will feature an in-person writing workshop […]
Horizons Writers Circle 2022 – Call for Applications
Horizons Writers Circle Program period: October 2022–March 2023Application deadline: September 16, 2022 – 11:59 MST Horizons Writers Circle is a program that provides support and mentorship for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, ESL, and underrepresented writers who live in Edmonton and are at the beginning of their literary journey. The program […]
Horizons Writers Circle 2022 – Deadline Extended!
Horizons Writers Circle Program period: October 2022–March 2023Horizons is now closed to applications Horizons Writers Circle is a program that provides support and mentorship for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, ESL, and underrepresented writers who live in Edmonton and are at the beginning of their literary journey. The program runs […]