Winners of the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards & City of Edmonton Book Prize
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. This year’s award winners were announced at and in-person gala in Edmonton on June 11th. The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize will be presented at The Calgary […]
WordsWorth 2022: Regeneration
Registration is now closed Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 10th – 15th, 2022 | $570Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 17th – 22nd, 2019 | $570 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $20Anthology: $10 Though we will not be having our typical adventures near Bragg Creek at Kamp Kiwanis, we […]
2022 WordsWorth Instructors & Courses
Registration is now closed We are thrilled to present the instructors for Wordsworth 2022! WordsWorth 2022 Instructors & Courses Meet the Instructors Kim Firmston – Editing Word-Force Style (Week 1) Marc Herman Lynch – Uncanning the Uncanny: Weird Ain't Even the Half of It (Weeks 1 & 2) Johnny MacRae – A Mighty Matter of […]
Online Workshop: How to write Engaging Fiction
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this conference workshop, which was slated to take place over the conference weekend has been rescheduled for a new date and time. For conference guests, it is being offered to you free. The coupon code was sent to you on June 16. For those who did not register for the conference, […]
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Announces the 2022 Golden Pen Award Recipient
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, Cecelia Frey, Bob Stallworthy and […]
Member Event (Calgary): Writing Cinematic Scenes in Fiction
Writing Cinematic Scenes in Fiction Rose & Crown, CalgarySaturday July 23, 11:30 a.m. for Lunch1:00 p.m. for WritingFree for Members; $25 for Non-Members Please register using the form below. Come early for lunch at the Rose & Crown in Calgary, Saturday July 23, 11:30 a.m. on the third level of the pub. Following lunch, author […]
Online Workshop: Crafting Comedy – Unlocking Your Inner Comedian Registration
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this conference workshop, which was slated to take place over the conference weekend has been rescheduled for a new date and time. For conference guests, it is being offered to you free. The coupon code was sent to you on June 16. For those who did not register for the conference, […]
2022 Alberta Literary Awards Gala Tickets
Saturday, June 11 Holiday Inn Express Downtown Edmonton (City View Ballroom)Tickets: $25 eachCocktails & Hors d’Oeuvres: 6:30Awards: 8 Dress code: Suit yourself (pun intended) While we are very excited to be hosting an in-person gala for the first time since 2019, we are also monitoring the Covid situation and will be limiting the number of […]
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