2026 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications
2026 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications The Mentorship Program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers
Registration Form: Kathryn Mockler 2-Webinar Bundle (October and November 2025)
2025 Regional Writers-in-Residence
The WGA is proud to announce that six writers have been selected as the 2025 Regional Writers-in-Residence (RWiR). This program provides WGA members access to
WGA Board Response to Recent Removal of Books in Schools
On August 28, an internal Edmonton Public Schools memo was leaked to the public. It contained the list of more than 200 books that the
2026 Alberta Literary Awards – Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta and their publishers are invited to check out and submit
WGA Office Closure – September 1, 2025
The WGA Offices will be closed for Labour Day weekend. We will return to the office on September 2nd, 2025 with our regular schedule. Please
Pub Night & Open Mic Fall Kickoff (Edmonton)
Wednesday, September 177:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar and Kitchen10732 82 Ave NWFREE Have you been working on your future masterpiece all summer? Are
Horizons Writers Circle: Back to Back Writing Workshops (Edmonton)
Wednesday, September 24, 20255:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Workshop 1)6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Workshop 2)Ortona Armoury9722 102 St NWEdmonton Join the Horizons Writers Circle
Poetry Parlour and Open Mic (Calgary)
Tuesday, September 16th, 20257:00 PM – 9:15 PM MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SECalgary FREE We’re back and we’ve missed you! Join host Ashley Frerichs to
Connections Brewing: A Monthly Pub Night (Calgary)
Tuesday, September 9th, 20256:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWDownstairs in the beer roomCalgaryFREE Come ready to mingle
Under 30 Write Nights (Edmonton and Calgary): September 5, 2025
Friday, September 5th, 2025 7:00 PM MT Edmonton: Block 191210361 Whyte Avenue NW Calgary: Element Café 331 17 Ave NW FREE! Do you work better
2026 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS: CALL FOR JURORS
Deadline: September 19, 2025 The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is calling all readers and writers to join our awards juries this season. This is an
Queer Writers’ Collective Meeting (Edmonton)
Wednesday, August 20th, 20255:00pm – 7:00pm MTRooster Bar and Kitchen 10732 Whyte AveEdmontonFree to attend Queer Writers’ Collective gives a space for Edmonton’s queer writers
Meet Me in the Middle (Lacombe)
Sunday, September 28th, 202512:00 PM to 3:00 PMBlindman Brewing3413 53rd Avenue, Lacombe, ABFREE Please join us for a special event roughly midway between Calgary and
Controversy @ Noon 2025 — Banned Books: What Next? — August 26, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 202512pm – 1pm MTOnlineFree (Registration Required) Book banning across the country continues to concern the Canadian literary community, especially in Alberta where
Stroll of Poets Festival 2025
STROLL OF POETS FESTIVAL 2025 SEPTEMBER 5 – 7, CALGARY About the Festival | Our Curators | Open Mic Sign-Up | Volunteer | The Schedule |
Gathering of Words: Graphic Novel & Comic Books (Calgary)
Friday, August 8, 20254:30 PM to 6:00 PMCentral Library800 3rd Street SEUnder the Arch (outside the front doors)FREE, register here. Please join us for this
WGA Board Response to GOA Ministerial Order: Standards for the Selection, Availability, and Access of School Library Materials
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta stands with librarians and educators, echoing their grave concerns about the impact of the Government of Alberta’s ministerial order on
Horizons Writers Circle Presents: Meditative Yoga and Journaling
August 4, 2025Yoga: 11:20am – 12pmJournaling: 12pm – 1:20pmAlberta Legislature (Bandshell Stage), 9820 – 107 Street, NWEdmontonFree The Horizons Writers Circle is back with a
Office Closed June 30 & July 1, 2025
Please note that the WGA office will be closed on Monday, June 30th and July 1st for Canada Day. Emails and phones will not be