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 […]
WordsWorth 2019: Legends of Note
Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 14 – 19, 2019Week 2 (ages 15 – 19):July 21 – 26, 2019, $550Week 3 (ages 14 – 19): July 28 – August 2, 2019, $550Two-Week Option (ages 14 – 19):July 21 – August 2, 2019, $1035 T-shirt: $20Anthology: $10 (Please note if you are signing up for more than one […]
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 […]
Be a Video Poem Maker! Teen Writing and Film Project Registration
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 […]
Reminder: Join a community and write all year
EDMONTON TEEN WRITER LETTER EXCHANGE The Writers Guild of Alberta Edmonton Teen Writing group is gearing up to get started. This year, be ready to write like you’ve never written before. Finish that set of poems. Complete your novel. Polish a short story. Maybe even get published? But our first meeting covers another type of […]
Find a writing community this winter
CALGARY WGA TEEN WRITING GROUP 2012 / 2013 Are you a teen interested in pursuing the craft of writing? The Writers Guild of Alberta is proud to provide a free mentored writing group specifically designed for teens typically (but not exclusively) aged 15-18. The purpose of this group is to unite teens interested in pursuing […]
Attention Edmonton Teen Writers
Before the days of emails and Facebook likes and tweets, people wrote letters to each other. They wrote their souls on paper, which they then folded, placed in an envelope, and sent in the mail. The envelope passed through many hands before finding itself torn open by the fingers of a partner, friend, or even […]
Calgary WGA Writing Group 2012/2013
Are you a teen interested in pursuing the craft of writing? The Writers Guild of Alberta is proud to provide a free mentored writing group specifically designed for teens typically (but not exclusively) aged 15-18. The purpose of this group is to unite teens interested in pursuing the craft of writing; to provide a fun, […]