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Calling All YouthWrite Alumni

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YouthWrite wants to connect with alumni to celebrate 30 years of camps for kids who love to write... just about anything!

DEADLINE: July 3, 2026 - 5:00 pm

'Only Human' Launch Party

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Join us for the launch of short story collection 'Only Human.'

DEADLINE: April 19, 2026 - 4:00 pm

2026 SAAG Arts Writing Prize Call for Submissions

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The SAAG is seeking submissions for its 15th annual writing prize, celebrating the work of emerging arts writers and critics

DEADLINE: April 7, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Call for Poetry Anthology Contribution

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This anthology project, Black Psalms of the Shivering Ones, calls on Afro-Canadian poets to reflect and produce new images of how winter experiences shape Afro-Canadian lifeworlds.

DEADLINE: April 14, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Sports Writing 2026 - Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity

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This two-week residency encourages the exploration of new ideas in sports writing.

DEADLINE: April 8, 2026 - 4:30 pm

Nominations Now Open for $50,000 Literary Prize

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Nominations for The Prairie Grindstone Prize open on April 1 and will close on May 15 at midnight.

DEADLINE: May 15, 2025 - 11:59 pm

AFA's Strategic Plan is available in French and English

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On this last day of the annual Mois de la francophonie albertaine, the AFA is pleased to share its three-year Strategic Plan en français.

How to Chapbook Workshop

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Join the Edmonton Poetry Festival Society at The Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers (SNAP) Gallery for an exploration of why-wait-to-be-published-when-you-can-do-it-yourself chapbook production.

DEADLINE: April 17, 2025 - 7:00 pm

Spring Writers Residency 2026

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This self-directed program offers time and space for writers to reconnect and reenergize their practice.

DEADLINE: October 15, 2025 - 11:59 pm

Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 6

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6th and final wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.