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Upgrade coming to AFA online application system
Date: Jul 27, 2021
The system will be unavailable from the evening of Thursday, July 29 until the morning of Tuesday, August 3.
Savanna Harvey presents: The Write-In
Date: Jul 7, 2021
Savanna Harvey presents: The Write-In! A weekly virtual reading/writing space open to everyone.
Surveying The Landscape - A Research Study on New Play Development within Canada
Date: Jul 7, 2021
A new research study created for playwrights, theatre companies, and service organizations by Louise Casemore through Alberta Playwrights' Network.
Alberta enters Stage 3 of its Open For Summer Plan
Date: Jul 1, 2021
Alberta is now in Stage 3 of the Open for Summer Plan. All public health measures have been lifted except in specific settings.
Horizons Writers Circle – Call for Applications
Date: Jun 29, 2021
Horizons Writers Circle is a program for writers within the BIPOC community, ESL, and underrepresented writers who live in Edmonton.
Deadline: Jul 31, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Literary Arts | Fall Writers Session 2021 Online
Date: Jun 28, 2021
This session will allow writers across genre to explore craft, voice and workshop their manuscripts with faculty Farzana Doctor and Orlando White.
Deadline: Oct 6, 2021 - 4:30 pm
Alberta's 2021 Distinguished Artists
Date: Jun 14, 2021
Faye HeavyShield, Cheryl Foggo, and Vicki Adams Willis receive 2021 Distinguished Artist Awards.
One-on-one consultations for Alberta writers
Date: Jun 10, 2021
The AFA is offering one-on-one consultations, region by region, to all Alberta writers who have questions about the literary arts program.
2021 Legacy Arts Award winners announced at the Mayor's Lunch for Arts Champions
Date: Jun 9, 2021
Eight outstanding Calgary artists have been honoured with a $5,000 cash prize.
Arts Habitat Edmonton Cultural Infrastructure Survey
Date: Jun 8, 2021
Arts Habitat seeks input from the arts & culture community to better understand the current state of Edmonton’s cultural infrastructure.