JOIN THE ALEXANDRA WRITERS' CENTRE TEAM
Our team is made up of a dynamic team of staff arts professionals, contract instructors and volunteers who all bring their own special qualities and skills to our organization and are all a part of making the Alexandra Writers' Centre the place it is today. If you would like to be a part of what we do, please reach out. We are happy to chat. Current calls for rolls will be listed below. We look forward to working with you.
Contract Opportunities
SESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS NEEDED | CONTRACT BASIS | ONGOING
IMPORTANT NOTE: In an effort to streamline operations, a new submission portal for proposals is coming soon.
AWCS Programming Cycle
Winter Term - January to March
Spring Term - April to June
Summer Term - July and August
Fall Term - September to December
Winter Term - January to March
Spring Term - April to June
Summer Term - July and August
Fall Term - September to December
WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING COURSE/WORKSHOP PROPOSALS FOR OUR SPRING 2026 TERM
For ONLINE classes, instructors MUST be comfortable using the Zoom video conferencing platform for online class delivery. AWCS will provide instructors with a username and password to access the complete (paid) version of the program.
Most in-person classes will take place at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre in Calgary, however, we are accepting proposals from Edmonton and Lethbridge instructors. If you have a venue already in mind, that would be helpful. If not, we have some connections.
Please feel free to submit as many proposals as you would like. If something doesn’t fit in one term, it might fit in the next.
We are looking for proposals for the following:
We are always in need of:
We are always open to fresh and innovative ideas, sometimes we even come up with them ourselves. If you have something outside these formats that you have tried or would like to try, please feel free to send them our way. You never know. It might be exactly what we were looking for and we didn't even know it.
TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, THE IDEAL PROPOSALS WILL INCLUDE:
Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have. We are always looking for new writing instructors—If you know anyone who may be interested in teaching for the AWCS, send them our way!
Send your proposals and/or questions to Robin van Eck [email protected]
We are always looking for new writing instructors—If you know anyone who may be interested in teaching for the AWCS, send them our way!
For ONLINE classes, instructors MUST be comfortable using the Zoom video conferencing platform for online class delivery. AWCS will provide instructors with a username and password to access the complete (paid) version of the program.
Most in-person classes will take place at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre in Calgary, however, we are accepting proposals from Edmonton and Lethbridge instructors. If you have a venue already in mind, that would be helpful. If not, we have some connections.
Please feel free to submit as many proposals as you would like. If something doesn’t fit in one term, it might fit in the next.
We are looking for proposals for the following:
- Micro-workshops (2-3 hours in length max)
- Multi-Week Classes (these classes can be 2-3 hours in length and may run from 4-12 weeks) Daytime or evening classes.
- One-Day Workshops or Weekend Intensives (4-5 hours per day)
We are always in need of:
- memoir with workshopping included. (preferred weekly)
- general creative nonfiction and personal essays (preferred weekly)
- novel courses, short story courses or general fiction courses. (preferred weekly)
- poetry - April is poetry month so send lots.
- Genre specific courses – science fiction/fantasy, psychological thriller/horror, romance, historical fiction, dystopian/near future
- Submitting – including query letters and synopses
- Short craft-based workshops (character development, setting/world building, POV, voice, dialogue, showing vs telling and so much more)
- Creative exploration and word generation.
We are always open to fresh and innovative ideas, sometimes we even come up with them ourselves. If you have something outside these formats that you have tried or would like to try, please feel free to send them our way. You never know. It might be exactly what we were looking for and we didn't even know it.
TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, THE IDEAL PROPOSALS WILL INCLUDE:
- Class Title
- Class Blurb/description (not sure what a blurb should look like, please see what we are currently offering.)
- Class Length (number of weeks/hours per class)
- Online or in-person delivery Days and Times available (please give multiple options)
- Instructor Bio
Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have. We are always looking for new writing instructors—If you know anyone who may be interested in teaching for the AWCS, send them our way!
Send your proposals and/or questions to Robin van Eck [email protected]
We are always looking for new writing instructors—If you know anyone who may be interested in teaching for the AWCS, send them our way!
VOLUNTEER AT AWCS
Our volunteers bring energy and enthusiasm to what they do. From the board of directors, casino volunteers, event support, committees and individual opportunities, we thrive to make your volunteer experience one you will tell all your friends about.
There are no immediate volunteer opportunities at this time. Please check back or contact us for more information.
