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WGA Online Reading Series Podcasts
The WGA is happy to announce that audio recordings of last year’s Online Reading Series, sponsored by the Rozsa Foundation, are now available to listen to as podcast episodes. Subscribe now wherever...
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Drink the Wild Air 2021 Now Open for Registration!
March 19 & 20, OnlineCost: $140 Register HERE! While we wait within our homesAnd wintry winds blow through slumbering grovesThere is a place both fresh and rareA place called Drink the Wild Air...
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Own Voices Alberta 2021
Own Voices Alberta is a program for writers within the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, who live in Alberta and are at the beginning of their literary journey. The program...
View ArticleTHE WGA WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING BOOKS!
We are getting close to the start of a new year and we would love to know what our members are publishing in 2021. If you have a book slated for publication in 2021 and would like to tell us about it,...
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WGA Webinar – Ask An Agent
Ask an Agent w/literary agent Carolyn Forde, Transatlantic AgencySaturday, March 13. 10-11:30am over ZoomMembers: $25Non-members: $35Students: $10REGISTER HERE How do I get an agent? Do I need an...
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Masterclass with Shannon Webb Campbell
Mi’kmaq poet Shannon Webb Campbell, whose beautiful podcast reading can be heard here, is leading our final masterclass of the 2020-21 season on 24 February, from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm MST. There are...
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WGA Annual Conference 2021: Re/Orientation
JUMP TO: Pricing | Cancellation Policy | Details | Conference Schedule | Purchasing Books | Registration | Our Thanks | FAQ Writers’ Guild of Alberta – 40 Years – Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society...
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WGA Online Workshop: Novel Intent w/instructor Ali Bryan
8 WeeksMondays: 6:30-9:00pmThis workshop uses Google Classroom. Participants should have a Gmail or G Suite account. Bring intention and focus into your novel from the very first draft. Using...
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Extra Cred: Planning the Novel (Kemosa Scholarship Fundraiser)
Waubgeshig Rice shares his process for imagining the plot, creating characters, and researching and developing the worlds they’ll inhabit. Tickets by donation, in support of the Kemosa Scholarship for...
View ArticleCall for Volunteers – Youth Committee
Help nurture Alberta’s community of young writers! The WGA is seeking three additional members to join its Youth Committee. We’re adapting our social media and digital platforms to offer resources and...
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WGA Webinar – Publishing From a Printer’s Perspective
Publishing from a Printer’s Perspective w/ Donovan BergmanSaturday, April 10. 10-11:30am over ZoomMembers: $25Non-members: $35Students: $10 So you’ve just finished writing your book…can it be printed?...
View ArticleWGA Youth Connect Conference Session Registration
Youth Connect Sessions are designed to bridge our youth camps and programs with our mainstream programming. There are two Youth Connect sessions available during the main WGA 2021 Conference. They are...
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Re/Orientation Youth Connect Sessions
Youth Connect Sessions are designed to bridge our youth camps and programs with our mainstream programming. There are two Youth Connect sessions available during the main WGA 2021 Conference. They are...
View ArticleAlberta Literary Awards – Virtual Readings with the Finalists
Wednesday & Thursday, April 21 & 22, 7-8 pm Meet the Authors. Alberta Literary Awards finalists readings. April 21 and 22. 7-8pm over Zoom.Join the WGA as we feature the finalists for the 2021...
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2021 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS & CITIES OF EDMONTON AND CALGARY BOOK PRIZE...
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the finalists for the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards and Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize and for The 2020 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell...
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WordsWorth Presents: Circuit Tree 2.0 – Now Open for Registration!
An online summer creative writing residency for youth aged 11-19 July 11 – 16 (ages 11-19), $250 (includes anthology)T-shirt: $25OnlineThere will be two camps, one for ages 11-14 and one for ages...
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Meet the Own Voices Alberta 2021 Protégés and Mentors
In partnership with the Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) and with the support from the Calgary Foundation, the Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society (AWCS) designed Own Voices Alberta to yield new literary...
View ArticleCall for Authors and Hosts for a new Online Reading Series!
We are thrilled to re-launch the WGA Online Reading Series for WGA members who have a late 2020 or 2021 book release and are looking for an opportunity to present their work. All you need to take part...
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Meet the 2021 Finalists!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited for the finalists for the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards and the Cities of Edmonton and Calgary Book Prizes. Each year, the Alberta Literary Awards, the City of...
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Extra Cred: Planning the Novel (Kemosa Scholarship Fundraiser)
Waubgeshig Rice shares his process for imagining the plot, creating characters, and researching and developing the worlds they’ll inhabit. Tickets by donation, in support of the Kemosa Scholarship for...
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