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Online Workshop: Crafting Comedy – Unlocking Your Inner Comedian Registration

June 3, 2022

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this conference workshop, which was slated to take place over the conference weekend has been rescheduled for a new date and time. For conference guests, it is being offered to you free. The coupon code was sent to you on June 16. For those who did not register for the conference, the fee for the workshop is just $25.  **Please note: Coupon codes must be applied at the checkout to receive the Zoom links for this event.

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2022 Alberta Literary Awards Gala Tickets

June 1, 2022

Saturday, June 11 Holiday Inn Express Downtown Edmonton (City View Ballroom)Tickets: $25 eachCocktails & Hors d’Oeuvres: 6:30Awards: 8 Dress code: Suit yourself (pun intended) While we are very excited to be hosting an in-person gala for the first time since 2019, we are also monitoring the Covid situation and will be limiting the number of tickets that will be available. We encourage you to contact the WGA for a refund if you cannot attend the gala, so we can free

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Meet the 2022 Finalists

May 8, 2022

The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards, the 2022 Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize, and The 2022 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards, the City of Edmonton and The City of Calgary recognize and celebrate the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta authors. The WGA would like to send our congratulations to those whose work is among this year’s finalists! We look forward to celebrating

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WGA Online Reading Series Podcasts

May 7, 2022

The WGA is happy to announce that audio recordings of last year’s Online Reading Series, sponsored by Read Alberta, and University of Alberta Press are now available to listen to as podcast episodes. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts to be notified whenever a new episode is available through Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud. New episodes from the 2021 Online Reading Series will be available every Wednesday and Friday. Jan 19. Glenn Dixon: Bootleg Stardust Jan 21.

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2022 Mentorship Program Public Reading and Reception

May 2, 2022

Saturday, May 7. 7pmVarscona Hotel Edmonton (Thomas Bennett Room) Join us as we celebrate the conclusion of another year of the WGA Mentorship Program! This event will feature readings from the 2022 participants: Brenda Gunn, Jessica Coles, Laura Wershler, Medgine Mathurin, Morgan Dick, Sabrina Haslimeier, and Wonai Masvingise. All are welcome to come and support these emerging Alberta writers. Refreshments will be available.

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WGA Annual Conference 2022: Shifting Creative Gears

April 30, 2022

JUMP TO: Pricing | Session Links | Cancellation Policy  | Hubs | Conference Schedule |  Registration  | Our Thanks     Writers’ Guild of Alberta Annual Conference 2022 – Shifting Creative Gears Our WGA 2022 Conference: Shifting Creative Gears, is scheduled for June 3 – 5, 2022. After two years of trying new digital programs to adapt our literary world to the pandemic, we are now looking at how our creative lives might shift going forward—perhaps we won’t return to “normal,” but

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Writers’ Guild of Alberta Summer Employment Opportunity: Program Assistant

April 27, 2022

The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) invites applications from post-secondary students interested in meeting writers, promoting literary works by Albertans, and gaining experience in arts administration. The Program Assistant will work closely with WGA program coordinators on various projects that include administration, writing, editing, event planning, and design work using Adobe Creative Cloud. Main tasks: Assist with the implementation of our annual conference and literary awards gala: Be available for the weekends of the conference and gala in June, to assist WGA

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WGA STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT: WELCOME TO ASHLEY MANN AS OUR NEW PROGRAM AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

April 5, 2022

Please join us in welcoming Ashley Mann to the position of Program & Operations Coordinator, effective April 1. Ashley was born in Grande Prairie but moved to Edmonton at the age of 11. She worked as a veterinary assistant for a number of years in her early twenties and even though she loved working with animals on a daily basis, she knew she wanted to go back to school to study literature. She wanted to write! Ashley went on to

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2022 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS & CITIES OF EDMONTON AND CALGARY BOOK PRIZE FINALISTS

April 4, 2022

The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2022 Alberta Literary Awards, the 2022 Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize, and The 2022 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards, the City of Edmonton and The City of Calgary recognize and celebrate the highest standards of literary excellence from Alberta authors. The WGA would like to send our congratulations to those whose work is among this year’s finalists! We look forward

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The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Finalists’ Readings

April 3, 2022

Thursday, April 287:00 pm, online via Zoom Presented in partnership with Shelf Life Books Join host, Lee Kvern, as she welcomes The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists virtually at Shelf Life Books on Thursday April 28th at 7:00 pm. Please register to receive your link for an evening of fine literature and conversation. HOST: Lee Kvern is an award-winning author of short stories and novels. Her stories in 7 Ways To Sunday have garnered the national CBC

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Carol Holmes Farewell Party

March 18, 2022

Please join us in bidding a fond farewell to our executive director, Carol Holmes, as she moves on to her next chapter at the end of March. This will be a Zoom event at 7 PM, Wednesday March 30th. Please use the following link to join the Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84470804405#success We will be gathering to share memories and to thank Carol for her years of patient, good-humoured, dedicated service to the WGA. There will be an opportunity for you to speak in

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