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THE 2016 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2016 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta and their publishers are invited to check out and submit to this year’s award categories.
Submissions are evaluated on originality, creativity, and quality of writing, as well as appropriate fit within a category. The winners will be announced at the 2016 Alberta Literary Awards Gala in Calgary in the spring. The awards presentation will take place in conjunction with the 2016 WGA Conference.
Click here to view full submission guidelines.
Prizes of $1500 are awarded in the following categories:
- R. Ross Annett Award for Children’s Literature (chapter books)
- Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction
- Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction
- Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama (plays published or produced)
- Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry
Prizes of $700 are awarded in the following categories:
- James H. Gray Award for Short Nonfiction (published pieces)
- Howard O’Hagan Award for Short Story (published only)
- Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Award (unpublished pieces)
The WGA is also administering the following award for 2016:
- The Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize ($10,000 prize)
And will be accepting nominations for the Golden Pen Award
Deadline: December 31, 2015
Click here to view full submission guidelines.
This year, we are pleased to announce that we will be accepting online submissions. Visit our submissions page for details!
Awards Background
The Alberta Literary Awards were created by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta in 1982 to recognize excellence in writing by Alberta authors. Entries are judged by an independent jury recruited by the WGA. Submissions are evaluated on originality, creativity, and quality of writing, as well as appropriate fit within a category.
Past finalists and winners of the Alberta Literary Awards
History of the Alberta Literary Awards
2015 Alberta Literary Awards Sponsors and Supporters
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta gratefully acknowledges the following supporters our 2015 Awards:
Sponsors:
Stephan V. Benediktson Writers’ Guild of Alberta Board of Directors
Supporters:
- In Memory of Ed Marshall
- Tony Johnson
- Vanna and Guy Tessier
- UTA Youth Foundation Fund at the Calgary Foundation
- Aritha van Herk
If you are interested in becoming an award sponsor, gala sponsor, or donor for 2015, please contact us.