The Writers' Guild of Alberta is a provincial arts service organization that represents both professional and emerging writers in Alberta.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Joined May 2011
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LAST CALL FOR ALBERTA WRITERS: Applications to be a mentor or apprentice for the WGA's Mentorship Program close TODAY at 4:30 PM MT!
Deadline: October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM MT (late applications will not be permitted)!
Apply at writersguild.ca.
The Poetic Phonotheque is pleased to announce the return of Nature & Culture 2026: International Poetry Film Festival to Calgary. The festival brings together poetry films, animation, short and experimental films, and documentaries from filmmakers around the world.
The event will feature four curated, 60-minute poetry film programs, presenting an international selection of films exploring the relationship between nature and culture. Each program will be introduced by a featured live poet.
Calgary, we hope to see you at Connections Brewing for another pub night!
November 10, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Last Best Brewing & Distilling
(Upstairs in the dining room)
607 – 11th Ave SW
Calgary
Writers, there is only ONE DAY LEFT to apply to the WGA's Mentorship Program!
Deadline: October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM MT (late applications will not be permitted).
Please read the guidelines carefully, and apply at writersguild.ca.
Join the Olive Open Mic as usual in November - featuring local writer Sage Giroux!
November 11, 2026
7:00 PM MT
Rooster Kitchen & Bar
10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave)
Edmonton
Free to Attend
The Olive Reading Series is sponsored by the Writers’ Guild of Alberta.
The Single Onion wraps up its fall season with four excellent poets: Miranda Krogstad, Kathryn Lennon, Josephine LoRe, and Nisha Patel!
November 12, 2026
7:00 PM MT
Shelf Life Books
1302 4 St SW
Calgary
The Single Onion is Calgary’s longest-running poetry reading series, bringing Canada’s finest poets to a dedicated audience at Shelf Life Books. The Single Onion takes place the third Thursday of the month, nine times a year.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the WGA's 2026 Fall Writers' Retreat! Our patrons and faculty had a quiet and productive time in Caroline, where we hope that a lack of cell service and crisp time in nature served your writing.
Keep up to date at writersguild.ca
The WGA would like to remind folks that the Kemosa Scholarship will be open to submissions until December 1, 2026!
Three winners will be selected by an independent jury. The prizes are:
First Place ($3000)
Second Place ($2000)
Third Place ($1000)
Deadline: December 1, 2026
If you are a First Nations, Métis or Inuit writer and mother living in Alberta and are interested in applying for the Kemosa Scholarship please submit:
1. A sample of your writing (no more than 15 pages)
2. A cover letter describing why the scholarship is important for you
Eligibility: Previous winners of the Kemosa may resubmit as long as they have not won a scholarship within the past 24 months (this would include the 8th and 9th Kemosa Scholarship winners).
Submit at: writersguild.ca/awards
Writers - a reminder that the Alberta Literary Awards are seeking short works, too! There are $1000 prizes each for Unpublished Essays, Short Nonfiction, Short Story, and a new Indigenous Long-form Nonfiction Award.
Short forms can be submitted through the form online, and books must be given to the WGA by December 1, 2026 or posted for December 1, 2026, with exceptions that can be made for books publishing in December 2026 after the deadline.