Writers Guild of Alberta

The Writers' Guild of Alberta (WGA) was founded in 1980 as a non-profit community organization for writers based in Alberta, Canada. It claims to be the largest provincial writers' organization in Canada, representing approximately 1,000 writers throughout the province.[1] Its main office is based in Edmonton, with a southern office located in Calgary. They are also associated with The Writers' Union of Canada, offering discounted memberships to TWUC members.

The founding president was Rudy Wiebe.[2] A new president is nominated and elected at each year's AGM event. The president for the 2018-2019 year is Carol Parchewsky with vice-president Leslie Chivers, replacing Dustin Archibald.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "WGA Annual Report 2017/2018" (PDF). WGA website. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction, Volume 2. John Wiley & Sons. Dec 8, 2010. pp. 1391–1392.
  3. ↑ "WGA Board of Directors". WGA website. Retrieved 16 July 2018.


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