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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – 30 September, 2022
The WGA offices will be closed on Friday, September 30th in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation....
View ArticleNomination Form: Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta, on behalf of the Province of Alberta, is administering the literary portion of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge...
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6th Annual Kemosa Scholarship Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and Nhung Tran-Davies are happy to announce the launch of the 6th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write! Because of the...
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Call for Nominations: Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta, on behalf of the Province of Alberta, is administering the literary portion of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge...
View ArticleGolden Pen Nomination Form
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta Golden Pen Award is presented to acknowledge the lifetime achievements of outstanding Alberta writers. Past recipients are W. O. Mitchell, Grant MacEwan, Rudy Wiebe,...
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2023 Alberta Literary Awards Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2023 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta and their publishers are invited to check out...
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Literary Awards Submissions Q&A
Thursday, Oct 20th12-1PMOver Zoom Every year when awards season comes around the WGA receives numerous calls and emails from people looking for clarification about the Alberta Literary Awards...
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Poems Aligned: Shaping your work
A WGA POETRY INTENSIVE WITH ALICE MAJOR WGA Members: $150.00Non-Members: $200.00 Max. 12 participants WHAT? You’ve been writing poems, maybe publishing a few individual ones. Now you’re thinking about...
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WGA Webinar: Preparing Submissions for Literary Magazines
WGA Webinar: Preparing Submissions for Literary Magazines with Katherine AbbassWhen: Saturday, November 19th. 10-11:30AMOver ZoomMembers: $25 Non-members: $25Student members: $10 In this webinar,...
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Call for Nominations: Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta, on behalf of the Province of Alberta, is administering the literary portion of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge...
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The WGA and HWC Present: The Story of My People, with the 2022-2023 Writer in...
Photo by Nada Hashim Meet Iranian-Canadian poet and this year’s University of Alberta Writer in Residence Bänoo Zan, who will be reading some of her work, followed by a Q and A. Modality: Virtual...
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2022 Horizons Writers Circle Participants Announced
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is proud to announce the participants for the 2022 Horizons Writers Circle, its mentored writing program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), ESL, and...
View ArticleWGA Online Payment System Technical Difficulties
We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our online payment system. We will issue a new statement when we are certain the system is again working properly. Thank you for your patience...
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Calgary Social – October 27
Join us at the Calgary Social* on Thursday October 27th, 6:30 pm, to meet WGA’s new program coordinator, Ashley Frerichs and learn about upcoming events and programs. The event will take place on the...
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CLC Masterclass with Writer-in-Residence Bänoo Zan
Save the date for our virtual #masterclass with Bänoo Zan on Mon, Nov 7 at 7pm (MST). We welcome #writers of all genres and any level of #writing. Click the Zoom link to register for...
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WGA STAFF ANNOUNCEMENT: WELCOME TO ASHLEY FRERICHS AS OUR NEW PROGRAM...
Please join us in welcoming Ashley Frerichs to the position of Program Coordinator (Southern Alberta Office), effective October 25. Ashley Frerichs (aka Ashley J.J. White) was born and raised in...
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Fort McMurray Write Nights
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to partner with the Wood Buffalo Regional Library (WBRL) as they return to in-person programming for writers in the Wood Buffalo Region. Alisa Caswell will...
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WGA Edmonton Write Nights (with EPL)
WGA Write Nights are back at the Edmonton Public Library, until December 20, 2022. A weekly excuse to get out of the house and get some writing done, if you need a little inspiration. Learn more...
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Autumn Red Deer Poetry Workshop
Friday, November 11, 1-4 pmImperial Block Flex Space, (Next door to Red Deer Arts Council)#5, 4919 49 St., Red Deer Red Deer Arts Council and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are excited to team up to...
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Celebrating W.O. Mitchell: Who Has Seen the Wind’s 75th Anniversary
The 75th anniversary of W.O. Mitchell’s classic novel, Who Has Seen the Wind: a celebration, a reading, and an announcement! Tuesday, November 29 2022, 7:00 PM MSTCentral Library 800 3 Street SE...
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