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Help Support Independent Bookstores in Alberta!
Several independent bookstores in Alberta are delivering or offering curbside pick-up. We offer them our thanks! Help support local bookstores! Calgary:Shelf Life BooksOwl’s Nest BooksPages on...
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Meet the 2020 Alberta Literary Award and Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton...
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited for the finalists for the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards and Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards and the City of...
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Submission Call: North Side Anthology
Goal: To produce an approachable, light hearted, hardcopy (with electronic version) anthology. Vision: To display, celebrate, amplify, prove and disprove common and uncommon understandings of life on...
View ArticleVirtual Readings with the Authors
Join us online for a series of Virtual Readings with the Finalists for the Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. At each event an online reading and conversation...
View ArticleProtected: From Coulee to Coffee Shop – Connecting in the Community
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View ArticleAsk an Agent with Sam Hiyate (online Q&A)
Sunday, May 24, 202011:00 am – 12:30 pmFree for WGA members; $20 for non-members Agent Sam Hiyate (The Rights Factory) will join us for this online Q&A and answer any burning questions about...
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WGA COVID-19 Information Page
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Calgary and Edmonton offices will be closed as we participate in the effort to slow community spread of COVID-19. Staff will be working from home and will be checking...
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Call for Submissions: The Curve Community Art Installation
June 9 – September 28, 2020Open to Peace Country residents Attention all Peace Country residents! You can contribute your creative responses to the COVID-19 global health crisis in this special art...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: Pandemic Postcards
WGA invites you to share what inspires your writing during this pandemic, and what you might write on a postcard from home. Who are you missing? Write them a greeting from your self-isolation...
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The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize: Recipient Announcement
The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize: Recipient Announcement at 9:30 a.m. June 15, 2020 The recipient of The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize will be revealed at Council Meeting on...
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2020 Alberta Literary Awards Video Presentation
Thursday, June 4, 8pm, Online The Writers’ Guild of Alberta, with the help of Reel Story Communications, has created a short video presentation that will celebrate this year’s finalists and announce...
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WordsWorth Presents: Circuit Tree 2020
An online summer creative writing residency for youth aged 11-19 July 12 – 17 (ages 11-14), $250July 19 – 24 (ages 15-19), $250OnlineThe first ten registrations or referrals to a friend who hasn’t...
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Winners of the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards, Edmonton Book Prize & Golden Pen...
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize. We are also thrilled to name the recipient of...
View ArticleWGA Online Reading Series
Thanks to the generosity of the Rozsa Foundation, we have received funding to host a series of online readings and author interviews. So, we’re thrilled to launch the WGA Online Reading series for WGA...
View ArticleWriters’ Laxative: Online Mini-workshop with Sue Farrell Holler
Tuesday, June 16, 2020Noon – 1:30 pmFree for WGA members, $20 for non-members Designed to loosen and stimulate the movement of words and thoughts, this fun and interactive workshop will relieve...
View ArticleAnti-Black Racism Collaboration
Please see the statement from The Writers’ Union of Canada, condemning anti-Black racism. Recent events have been a stark reminder of the inequality and injustice that exists against the Black...
View ArticlePicture Book Camp with Carolyn Fisher
Learn to write or illustrate children’s picture books! A class for newbie or seasoned writers, illustrators, or writer-illustrators. Join artist-author Carolyn Fisher for two classes on writing and...
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Canada Helps and the Great Canadian Giving Challenge
Your donation could go even further to help support Alberta authors and the WGA! Throughout the month of June, every $1 donated to a charity through Canada Helps is a chance for that charity to win a...
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WGA Virtual Town Hall
Thursday, July 9th. 6:30 pm Join us for a virtual town hall and have your say on the WGA’s programming since the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled all of our in-person events and drove more of the activity...
View ArticleSend Us Your Questions, Comments, Suggestions
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is your organization. We exist to inspire, encourage, and promote writers in Alberta. We are always trying to improve our programming and offer services that interest a...
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