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Edmonton Writers' Group

Welcome to the Edmonton Writers' Group!

We are an informal group of aspiring and published writers dedicated towards helping each other reach our goal of becoming published.

We support each other by providing (in so much as we are able) encouragement, advice, constructive criticism with regard to storyline, plotting, characterization, and continuity. We respect all genres and styles of writing (fiction and non-fiction), sharing connections, assisting with publishing necessities such as query letters and general requirements.

In the current publishing world, we understand that as writers we must do the majority of the work ourselves and we embrace this by giving honest critiques mixed with gentle grace and lots of humour. We are a relaxed group who feel that taking minutes and holding strictly to rules of order is unnecessary in a mature environment as takes time away from the focus of writing and becoming published.

Writing Events near Edmonton, AB

Sun, Dec 3 · 7:00 PM UTC

Sunday - just write.

Group name : Just Write Edmonton

Sat, Dec 9 · 5:30 PM UTC

Saturday write-in.

Group name : Edmonton SpecFic Writers Meetup

Fri, Dec 22 · 1:00 AM UTC

Shut up & write™ sunnyside, calgary.

Group name : Shut Up & Write!® Calgary

Wed, Dec 6 · 2:00 AM UTC

Let's get writing.

Group name : Just Write - Calgary

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Member information, writing community, virtual community, youth resources, youth camps.

Visit  www.edmontonwritersgroup.ca  for more information about the group.

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Writing Resources From Home

Loo king to improve your writing or learn more about the writing process  during this time of physical distancing? The Edmonton Public Library has you covered!    

Online Classes through EPL 

EPL gives you access to a wealth of eBooks and  eAudiobooks  on  the  writing  process  through databases such as  Hoopla  and  Overdrive . Search using keyword “writing” and  check out   books  straight to your computer,  eReader , or smart device.  Don’t have  a library card ?  Register for  a  card online .   

Attend up to three classes a year through  Gale Courses , with new six-week courses starting the third Wednesday of every month .  Creative w riting classes  cover a variety of genres and topics including travel, mystery,  and  romance, as well as covering editing, publishing, and marketing your work.   

There is  no limit to the number of courses you can take  through  LinkedIn Learning  and  video tutorials on writing  include  everything from grammar  and editing to conquering writers block and pitching your novel to a major publisher.  

EPL’s  Writer in Residence  is  available for one-on-one writing consultations  and runs workshops and classes every month .   A nd our  Featured Writers ,   l ocal writer s we shine a spotlight on  quarterly,  provide  a range of writing workshops and resources  for your edification and illumination.  

D on’t forget to check out  CreativeBug . While this crafting databases doesn’t get into the nuts and bolts of writing a story, they do offer tutorials on b ook   binding , zine making,  and  scrapbooking  to help bring your creative works to life.  

Submit Your Work 

Share your work with the world through these open calls for submission and literary prizes.  

Northside  Anthology   is looking t o display, celebrate, amplify, prove and disprove common and uncommon understandings of life on North Side to both  Northsiders  and  Edmontonians at large, while examining how geography impacts the human condition. Submissions are being accepted until July 31, 2020.  

Coming this summer, The Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society are challenging Alberta writers to  Write Your Way  Out of Isolation . The challenge will be open July 1-August 31, 2020 , but you can  go online and  register now. The  first-place  prize will be $1000, with $750 and $500 to the second and third - place winners.  

Writing Societies 

Writing societies and associations active in the Metro Edmonton area, and across Alberta, have moved online to continue to support you in your writing  endeavours  during the COVID 19 crisis. Whether you’re looking to find a mentor, have your manuscript read, or take a workshop to hone your skills, there is a group out there that can help you:  

Writers Guild of Alberta  

Alberta Playwrights’ Network  

Young Alberta Book Society  

The Film and Video Arts Society Alberta: FAVA  

Edmonton Poetry Festival  

This list of resources is being updated regularly and we’ll share new courses, calls for submission, and writing groups on an ongoing basis. If you know of a resource that you think should be on this list, we’d love to hear from you. Email your suggestions to [email protected] . 

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Virtually all fiction writing needs some sort of world building to allow the reader to make sense of what the author is trying to say. Some genres need very little (e.g., Historical Fiction), while others such as Science Fiction & Fantasy can need a lot depending on various factors.  Presented by the  Edmonton Writers Group .

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Edmonton Writers' Group

The Edmonton Writers’ Group is an informal group of published and aspiring writers from all walks of life who are dedicated towards helping each other.

The members support one another by providing encouragement, advice, constructive criticism and more with regard to story-line, plotting, characterization, and continuity. We respect all genres and styles of writing (fiction and non-fiction), sharing connections, assisting with publishing necessities such as query letters and general requirements.

In the current publishing world, it is understood that writers must do the majority of the work themselves and the members embrace this by giving each other honest critiques mixed with gentle grace and lots of humour.\

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All Mapped Out is the newest collection of stories from The Edmonton Writers' Group. One of Edmonton’s longest-running writing groups.

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