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, Bob Stallworthy, Vivian Hansen, Chris Wiseman and Joan Crate.
We cordially invite WGA members to submit nominations for the 2025 Golden Pen Award. Nominations for the 2025 award will be accepted until December 9, 2024.
Nominations for the 2025 Golden Pen Award are now closed.