“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Date: March 10-12, 2017 Place: Kamp Kiwanis in Bragg Creek, Alberta. Ages: The retreat is for young writers ages 12-19. Cost: $190 (Price includes meals – Friday dinner to lunch on Sunday, overnight accommodations, classes and evening activities.) Because we can’t offer WordsWorth all year long, there’s Drink […]
“I AM…” featuring Brandon Wint in his own words, explores his writing process, his influences, and his art. Brandon is a poet, spoken word artist, and teacher. Filmed and produced by Shawn Tse.
It’s the dusk before the New Year and Tyler is here to go over the basics of, quite possibly, the most omnipresent of basic plots: Overcoming the Monster
Welcome to the introductory episode for the Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s Young Writer’s Vlog. Here, Tyler begins a conversation about plot and its importance to writing.
This winter, the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, in collaboration with celebrated filmmaker Shawn Tse and nationally-recognized spoken word artist Brandon Wint, will launch Be a Video Poem Maker! The program aims to help teens learn to write and speak poems, and turn those poems into captivating videos. Teens will be provided with and trained to […]
The WGA is pleased to welcome Shawn Tse as the Program Coordinator for our Writers Hub for Youth (WHY). WHY is a pilot project designed to be an online creative writing community for youth ages 13-25. Shawn will be working alongside the WGA Youth Committee to provide a series of writing related and entertaining videos and […]
That’s right. No fooling. WordsWorth 2016 is starting this weekend! Visit the registration form to get started or the payment page if you would like to secure a spot, but need more time with the form. If you would like to pay in installments, please call us at 780.422.8174. Week 2 is now sold out. To be added to […]
We are proud to announce this year’s instructors and classes for WordsWorth 2016. More names and course descriptions will be added as they are confirmed! Colin Matty Derek Beaulieu Isaac Bond Lyndsie Bourgon Marcello Di Cintio Kim Firmston Samantha Jeffery Richard Kemick Ahmed Knowmadic Jani Krulc Johnny MacRae Colin Martin Tim Mikula […]
By Bruce Cinnamon Don’t sit down in the middle of the woods. If you’re lost in the plot or blocked, retrace your steps to where you went wrong. Then take the other road. If I’m reading an article called “Top Ten Writing Tips” or “Margaret Atwood’s Advice for Writers,” it usually means that I sat […]
By Cindy Pereira 1. Immerse yourself in the style or genre that you want to write in. Find inspiration in some of your classic go-to authors, or poke around at your local library or bookseller and discover some new favorites. If something stands out to you in your readings, take a mental note, step back […]
