Writers' Guild of Alberta

  The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is thrilled to sponsor our first-ever Young Writers’ Week from March 16 to March 20! The week will be filled with blog posts, writing challenges and resources, and will be hosted on the Young Writers' Hub on Facebook. This event is aimed at writers under thirty. So, how’s it going to look? Tune in to our Facebook page to learn more about the young writers who will be blogging about their writing experiences and tips. We’ll have a new blog posted every d… Read More

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
 7:00 pm 
Shelf Life Books, 1302 4 St SW, Calgary
 Welcome to the WGA’s annual interactive session addressing the practical aspects of the writing life: what makes a literary grant application stand out when applying to the Canada Council or AFA?  What are the best approaches to getting your work published in the ever-evolving world of publishing?  What should you expect when it comes to working with an editor?  This special event is designed to answer your questions… Read More

In collaboration with the League of Canadian Poets and The City of Calgary, and with the support of Loft 112, the WGA is proud to help promote the 2016 Mayor's #PoetryCity Challenge! To celebrate National Poetry Month (April) and UNESCO World Poetry Day (March 21), each year municipalities across Canada are challenged to bring poetry into politics. One mayor leads this annual challenge by inviting a poet to read at a council meeting in March or April, and challenges mayors and councils acro… Read More

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Mill Woods Public Library, Program Room, 2610 Hewes Way The Borderlines Writers Circle is an intercultural initiative which aims to serve multilingual, multicultural writers who live in Edmonton. The program is designed to yield new literary works in English, thoughtful exploration of the Immigrant experience, dialogue that celebrates our diversity and contributes to a deeper understanding of one another, and engagement with contemporary issues a… Read More

Treat yourself to renewal and writing May 4 - 8, 2016 at the Strawberry Creek Lodge at the WGA’s 2014 Spring Strawberry Creek Retreat! This self-guided retreat is open to participants at any stage of their writing career. Strawberry Creek Lodge is a spacious log building on the edge of a tranquil valley, about a half hour’s drive west of Leduc. A map will be provided to participants. Visit the Strawberry Creek Lodge website for more information about the lodge. The retreat includes four ni… Read More

  NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! The City of Calgary established this prize, in honour of renowned Calgary writer W.O. Mitchell, to recognize literary achievement by Calgary authors. The $5,000 prize is awarded each year for an outstanding book published in the preceding year. If the winning book has more than one author, the prize money is divided equally among them. The prize is administered through a partnership between The City of Calgary and the Writers' Guild of Alberta.… Read More