Programs & Services: Youth Programs

inkPulse: A Writing Camp for Teens

inkPulse, a provincial initiative brought to you by the Writers Guild of Alberta, is a writing day camp for teens aged 12-18. Be inspired by passionate authors and artists from across the province with lessons in movement, sound, performance and, of course, writing. For more information on this year's camps and locations, click here.

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The Isabel Miller Young Writers Award

The Isabel Miller Young Writers Award, for young Alberta writers age 12-18, was established in memory of Isabel Miller, a school teacher and writer who was active in Celebration of Women in the Arts, the Stroll of Poets, and the Writers Guild of Alberta. The award is a partnership between the Writers Guild of Alberta and the Edmonton Public Library. Prizes totaling $600 are awarded. Selected entries are also published in a special chapbook.

Submissions are now closed. Submission guidelines for the 2011 award will be posted in April/May 2011.

2010 Winners and Honourable Mentions

2010 Isabel Miller Young Writers Award Submission Guidelines

Past Winners and Honourable Mentions

Read the 2009 Isabel Miller Young Writers Award Anthology online!

2009 Winning entries were included in the 2009 Isabel Miller Young Writers Award Anthology. Copies of the chapbook can be purchased for $4 (includes postage) or in-person at the WGA Edmonton office for $3. Contact the Edmonton office to order your copy

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Teen Writing Groups – Edmonton and Calgary

The WGA Teen Writing Groups meet on a monthly basis and are mentored by writers Erinne Sevigny (Edmonton) and Sarah Ivany (Calgary). The purpose of the groups is to unite teens interested in pursuing the craft of writing and provide a fun, friendly, safe and structured environment for participants to receive constructive feedback on their writing, involve themselves in literary discussion, take part in on-site projects and learning sessions with exciting guests, and engage with like-minded young writers. The age range for these groups are 14 - 19 (Edmonton) and 15 - 18 (Calgary).

Themes that the groups have explored include fiction, poetry, travel writing, memoir and songwriting. Guest appearances have included Patrick Pilarski, Nicole Pakan, Aaron Macri, Trisia Eddy, Hiromi Goto and Heather Clitheroe. 

If you'd like to join a group or obtain further information, please contact:

• Erinne Sevigny: erinnesevigny@gmail.com (Edmonton group)
• Sarah Ivany: sivany@broadviewpress.com (Calgary group)