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7th Annual Kemosa Scholarship Now Open for Submissions!
7th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are happy to announce
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Tell Us About Your 2023 Books
We would love to know what our members are publishing in 2023! If you have a book slated for publication in 2023 and would like
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WELCOME TO NEW STAFF
We are happy to welcome Christyn Carter to the WGA staff as our new Communications Coordinator. With nine years of experience in professional writing, coupled
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2024 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications
2024 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications The Mentorship Program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers
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Write/Right: Law For Writers WestWord Columns
Write/Right: Law for Writers Column Online Archive Since 2018, Edmonton lawyer Jeananne Kirwin, K.C., has contributed a legal column for each issue of WestWord Magazine.
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NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
This Saturday, September 30th is The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. To support marking and honouring this important day, the WGA has compiled a list of
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Save the Date: 2024 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS HAVE A NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE!
2024 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS HAVE A NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE As the Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is gearing up to open the 2024 Alberta Literary Awards, we wanted to send out an announcement that
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2024 Alberta Literary Awards: Call for Jurors
Deadline: September 22, 2023 The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is calling all readers and writers to join our awards jury this season. This is an