2016 Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize Winner Announced
The Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize was established by the City Council in 1995 and is administered by the Writers’ Guild of
WGA Presents: 2016 Shortlisted Author Readings (Edmonton)
Sunday, May 15, 2:00 pm, Audreys Books, 10702 Jasper Avenue Each year, we invite shortlisted writers to meet each other and read from their shortlisted
WGA Presents: Alberta Literary Awards Shortlist Author Readings and Celebration (Calgary)
Tuesday, May 17, 7:00 pm, Rose & Crown Pub 1503 4 St. SW, Upstairs Private Room Raise a glass to our 2016 shortlisted authors and enjoy some lively readings
Borderlines Series: Storytelling in Times of Turmoil
Storytelling in Times of Turmoil presented by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. Aboriginal writers, Naomi McIlwraith and Anna Marie Sewell, and Borderlines Writers Circle members,
WGA Presents: Grant Writing, Getting Published and Working with Editors Featuring Author Lee Kvern (incoming WIR Alexandra Writers’ Centre) and Kelsey Attard (Freehand Books) (Calgary)
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 7:00 pm Shelf Life Books, 1302 4 St SW, Calgary Welcome to the WGA’s annual interactive session addressing the practical aspects of
Borderlines Writers Circle Reading (Edmonton)
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Mill Woods Public Library, Program Room, 2610 Hewes Way The Borderlines Writers Circle is an intercultural initiative
Young Writers’ Week March 16 – 20, 2016
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is thrilled to sponsor our first-ever Young Writers’ Week from March 16 to March 20! The week will be filled
Strawberry Creek Retreat May 4 – 8, 2016
The May Strawberry Creek Retreat has sold out! Registration is now closed. Treat yourself to renewal and writing May 4 – 8, 2016 at the
Copyright and Fair Dealing, Update
The education sector’s overly broad interpretation of the education “fair dealing” exception passed into law in 2012 has impacted the livelihood of Canadian writers, visual