Mentorship Program Reception and Readings (Edmonton) — May 3, 2025
Mentorship Program Reception and Readings Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 5PM MT (Readings at 7pm)Artshub Ortona Armoury 9722 102st, Edmonton Join us as we celebrate the end of another year this great program for writers: the WGA Mentorship Program. Mentee writers and their mentors will gather to talk about what they worked on over the past […]
Getting Started With Your First Memoir (Online) — January 19, 2025
Getting Started With Your First MemoirSunday, January 19, 20253:00-4:30pm MT Join us for an overview and writing workshop hosted by Giselle General. Giselle General is a past participant in the Horizons Writers Circle. You can read more about her here. Horizons Writers Circle, is a mentorship writing program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour […]
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Participants Announced
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Meet the Participants! The WGA is thrilled to announce the participants for the 2025 Mentorship Program! In January 2025, fourteen Alberta writers will begin their participation in the WGA’s annual mentorship program. 2025 marks the fourteenth year of the program, which pairs emerging writers with established Alberta authors to develop the […]
2025 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications
2025 Mentorship Program – Call for Applications The Mentorship Program is an initiative of the Writers’ Guild of Alberta designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. The program will take place from January through April 2025. We will accept up to seven apprentices to work with […]
WGA Announces New Mary Bell Scholarship
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is thrilled to announce the new Mary Bell Scholarship, which honours a writer, sister, and dear friend who passed away from COVID in December 2020. In alignment with the way in which writing became a significant part of Mary’s life, this scholarship is offered to support one professional one-to-one mentorship […]