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Meet the 2017 Mentorship Program Participants!
On January 9, six Alberta writers began their participation in the the WGA’s annual mentorship program. 2017 marks the sixth straight year for the program, which sees emerging writers paired up with...
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WGA Webinar: CREATIVE NONFICTION – HOOKING YOUR READER with Angie Abdou
Saturday, January 21, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Why should anyone care about your story? What makes your writing worthy of a reader’s valuable time? Contemporary life is busy. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter...
View ArticleWGA Book Club Discussion + Wine & Beer Literary Pairings (Calgary)
WGA Book Club Discussion + Wine/Beer Literary Pairings With Samantha Warwick in acknowledgement of Freedom to Read Week Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 pm Shelf Life Books, 1302 – 4th Street SW...
View ArticleYoung Writers Vlog–The Quest
We go on a relatively quick journey through the next basic plots: The Quest. Featuring an extended reference to The Lord of the Rings because of course we have to talk about The Lord of the Rings....
View ArticleYoung Writers Vlog–Comedy & Tragedy
We continue our exploration of the 7 basic plots with a talk about the two most prevalent plot lines in storytelling: Comedies and Tragedies.
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Borderlines Writers Circle Readings (Edmonton)
BORDERLINES WRITERS CIRCLE READINGS March 23, 2017 7:00 pm Whitemud Crossing Library (Whitemud Crossing Shopping Centre, 4211 - 106 Street) FREE The WGA and Edmonton Public Library present an evening...
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WGA Annual Conference 2017: Juxtapositions
Conference Schedule and RatesWelcome to the WGA Annual Conference 2017: Juxtapositions! This is where writers from all across Alberta come together to socialize, network, learn, and celebrate writers...
View ArticleFUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
The Fund Development Committee needs your help. We’re looking for more volunteers to help us reach the objectives in our board-approved strategic plan. You would collaborate with the committee to meet...
View ArticleCALL FOR WGA BOARD MEMBERS
The 2017/18 board of the WGA will be elected at the AGM in conjunction with the WGA Annual Conference 2017: Juxtapositions on Sunday, June 11, 2017, 11:00 am – noon, at Lister Centre at the University...
View ArticleMEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICES VIA MAILCHIMP
We are no longer able to use mail merge to send emails, so we have started sending out membership renewal notices and other notifications via MailChimp, the same service we use to send WriteClick....
View ArticleWriter’s Block Special Feature – WordsWorth
Our thanks to CJSW radio in Calgary and Emily Ursuliak for this special edition of Emily’s radio show, Writer’s Block, which focuses on our WordsWorth summer creative writing residency for youth. In...
View ArticleAsk An Expert 2017
On March 18th, from noon to 4 pm, The Writers’ Guild of Alberta will be hosting their “Ask an Expert” event. This event aims to connect young, aspiring writers to experienced and established authors....
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Workshop—Making & Unmaking Metaphor with Lorna Crozier
Saturday, April 22 | 10:00am – 2:00pm | Hotel Arts, 119 12 Ave SW $30 WGA members | $50 Non-members Presented with the Calgary Spoken Word Festival To register and for full festival program:...
View ArticleCall for WGA Board Members
The 2017/18 board of the WGA will be elected at the AGM in conjunction with the WGA Annual Conference 2017: Juxtapositions on Sunday, June 11, 2017, 11:00 am – noon, at Lister Centre at the University...
View ArticleYoung Writers’ Week: Stories in Video Games
Welcome to Young Writer’s Week from the Writers’ Guild of Alberta. Every day this week we’ll be releasing a video about a new, non-traditional form of storytelling, starting this week with one of the...
View ArticleYoung Writer’s Vlog–Rebirth!?
We finish our series on the Seven Basic Plots with this exploration of why Rebirth stories don’t count as a basic plot.
View ArticleYoung Writers’ Week: Stories in Music Videos
On tonight’s episode, we explore how music videos tell stories, usually (but not always) by augmenting the themes of the songs on which they’re based.
View ArticleWGA Summer Program Assistant Job Opportunity
Writers’ Guild of Alberta Summer Employment Opportunity The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) invites applications from post-secondary students interested in meeting writers, promoting literary works by...
View Article2017 Alberta Literary Awards Gala
Please join us for the 2017 Alberta Literary Awards Gala on Saturday, June 10, 2017! Time: Cocktails and mingling at 6:30 pm, Buffet dinner at 7:15 pm Place: Maple Leaf Room, Lister Centre, University...
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