Early Bird Extension!

The Early Bird rate deadline has been extended until Monday, May 14! Sign up now!

The annual WGA Conference, AGM, and Alberta Book Awards Gala will be held June 8-10 at Hotel Arts in Calgary. For the full details and conference schedule, please visit http://www.writersguild.ab.ca/AGM.asp.

There are several options for registering for the Conference and Gala:

1. Register online with credit card: Choose the registration(s) you want and click on the “Register” button. Fill out the form and click the “Pay Now” button. You will be prompted for your credit card number. When you’re finished, your registration is secured and paid for!

2. Register online and pay with cheque: Choose the registration(s) you want. Ignore the “Register” button and click instead on “Show Other Payment Options” (underneath the “Register” button). You should see a button called “Pay Offline”; click that button. Fill out the form and click on “Pay With Cheque”. Your registration is secured, now you just need to send us your cheque!

3. Register by mail: Choose the registration(s) you want and click on the “Register” button. You can either print out the form and fill it out by hand, or fill out the form on the computer and then print it (please check over the form after printing to make sure all your answers are included). Mail the form with payment to our office. If you are unable to access the form online, let us know and we’ll send you one. Your registration is NOT secured until the form arrives at our office.

The AGM and Friday night reception are free, but require registration. If you want to register for only those events, just select them, click “Register”, and complete the form to secure your spot.

Deadline for registration is June 3, 2012.

If you are coming from out of town and need accommodation please call Hotel Arts at 1-800-661-9378 using the passwords “1205Writer” or “Writers Guild of Alberta 2012 conference” to make a booking. The cost single/double is $129.00 plus taxes. Additional persons are $30. The cut off date is Tuesday, May 8 after which rooms can be booked based on availability and at the hotels prevailing room rate.