Drink the Wild Air — (Sylvan Lake) March 14-16, 2025
Drink the Wild Air 2025 Date: March 14-16th, 2025Location: Camp Kannawin, near Sylvan LakeCost: $230 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 heardHappy to be back […]
Youth Committee Book Swap (Calgary & Edmonton) — March 12, 2025
Youth Committee Book SwapMarch 12th, 2025 at 6:30pmRising Tides4545 Bowness Rd NW, CalgaryOREdmonton: March 12th, 2025 at 6:00pmTowersMacEwan University, 10700 104 Ave NW #6-101, Edmonton This event is hosted by the WGA Youth Committee.Bring a good book you don’t mind giving away, and get a book in return! This event is free to attend.
Under 30 Write Night (Edmonton & Calgary) — February 19, 2025
Under 30 Write Night!February 19, 2025at 7:00 PM MTin Edmonton at Block 1912 (10361 Whyte Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 1Z9)and in Calgary at Element Cafe (331 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0A5) Come join us for a fun and chill writing session, where you can work amongst like-minded young peers, and inspire each […]
Circuit Tree: Rebooted | Writing Well-Rounded Characters — (Edmonton) December 13, 2024
Circuit Tree: Rebooted | Writing Well-Rounded Characters December 13th, 2024 | 5-7pm MT | $20In-Person: Stanley A. Milner Library (Downtown): Civic Employees Fund Room 3 (Main Floor)Online: Young Alberta Writers Discord server Do you have an awesome idea for a story but need help fleshing out your characters? Maybe you just want a refresher on […]
2024 WordsWorth Instructors & Courses
Registration is open! Early Bird rate: $590 until April 30, 2024 Regular rate: $630 starting May 1, 2024 Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 14th – 19th, 2024 Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 21st – 26th, 2024 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $25Anthology: $12 WordsWorth is a week-long sleepover creative writing residency for young writers […]
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! – Registration deadline June 30!
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! Registration is now closed(After 10:00 AM on June 30th, registration will be fully closed and 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 We’re excited […]
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 […]
Amber-Webb Bowerman Memorial Foundation Online Fundraiser
Like so many other gatherings, the 11th annual SugarBowl is cancelled for this August due to COVID-19 precautions. The decision to shut down SugarBowl 2020 does not mean, however, that fun and charity are on hold. Indeed, the world needs more of both those things in bigger, more meaningful doses. And who better than Calgary’s large-hearted recreational lawn-bowling […]
WordsWorth Presents: Circuit Tree 2020
An online summer creative writing residency for youth aged 11-19 July 19 – 24 (ages 11-19), $250OnlineRegistration for Circuit Tree 2020 is now closed. The first ten registrations or referrals to a friend who hasn’t attended our summer camp in a previous year will receive a free t-shirt. From the creative minds that brought you […]
Drink the Wild Air 2020 – Cancelled
Date: March 20-22, 2020 Place: Nestor Lodge, Kamp Kiwanis in Bragg CreekAges: The retreat is for young writers ages 12-19. Cost: $215 (Price includes meals – Friday dinner to lunch on Sunday, overnight accommodations, classes and evening activities.) Drink the Wild Air 2020 has been cancelled. A Message from Colin Matty Dear Friends of WordsWorth, The best of the season to one and all! This […]