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Secure Web Pages -- We have added secure pages to our site where:
1. Members can login to a MEMBER'S ONLY area.
2. Visitors can set up a profile and login id.
3. Both members and non members can purchase courses, memberships and other articles in our online store.
4. Non credit card users. Can use the “Bill Me” registration function to fill out a membership and/or course registration online and receive an email invoice for payment by cheque.
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AWCS has no set office hours. If you wish to visit, give us a call or email to set up a time.

writing activities | up coming events | AWCS 30th Anniversary | winter creative writing courses | manuscript critique service | alexandra musings | prose critique group | alexandra reader | writer-in-residence 2013 | our history

Upcoming Events

AWCS & Owl's Nest Books - Open Mic Night. Join AWCS on the last Wednesday of every month, in the coziness of Owl's Nest Books, for fun and entertainment with our new monthly open mic events. Support and encourage fellow writers. Read from works in progress or newly published works. Become a face in local literary circles. Everyone Welcome. You do not need to register in advance.

Come prepared to read a piece no longer than 5 minutes.

Bring your friends to share in the excitement of hearing new material.

Date: The last Wednesday of every month.

Upcoming Dates: October 26, November 30.

Time: 7 pm

Venue: Owl's Nest Books, 815A 49th Avenue SW (Britannia Shopping Centre, corner of 50th Ave and Elbow Dr.) Website: http://owlsnestbooks.com/about/

For details of upcoming readings at the Alexandra Writers events

AWCS 30th Anniversary - 30 years of inspiring Writers

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2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the Alexandra Writers Centre. To celebrate, we have created an anthology of writing from those that have contributed to the success of the organization. Order your copy now, an excellent Christmas gift.

For details visit:http://awcsfreshwaterpearls.wordpress.com/.

Writing Activities

2012 Writer-in-Residence
We are proud to have Marcello Di Cintio as our 2012 Writer in Residence. Beginning in March, he will instruct a series of creative non-fiction workshops and be available for personal, one-on-one manuscript consultations

Free Fall Fridays
Want to write? Join us for Free Fall Fridays, a fun/lively/dynamic writing group held every Friday at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society in Inglewood. Sessions are led by a lovely retired school teacher who is eager to give you the kick in the ass that got you through junior high school in the first place. Fridays 10 am - Noon. Writers of all levels welcome. $10 for non-members.

AWCS Youth Writing Club
Facilitator: Kim Firmston.

Winter Creative Writing Classes

Creative writing courses visit our listing and make a choice

Manuscript Critique Service

Do you need help to give your manuscript a final polish ready for submission for publication? Consider our Manuscript Critique Service to help with your problems.

Alexandra Musings

Advertise in Alexandra Musings, the bimonthly AWCS newsletter. For information and guidelines visit newsletter . The next deadline is January 20, 2011.

Announcements and information for Write Now newsletter are accepted on or before the 10th of each month.

Alexandra Prose Critique Group

This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month 7-9 pm. For information AWCS Prose Critique Group

Alexandra Reader

A collection of writing by AWCS members and associates to commemorate our 25th anniversary. To Order a copy. To view a list of Contributors NB: Price reduced, now only $10.

Writer-in-Residence 2013

Are you a published writer? Now Accepting Applications for our 2013 writer-in-residence. Visit requirements for information about our annual program.

Our History

Look how we've grown. During 2006 Alexandra Writers celebrated 25 years of serving the writing community in Alberta.
So what happened to the green door? Over the years there were changes to the Alexandra Centre - new paint and landscapting. The green became red and the trees and shrubs were chopped down in the name of security. But did you know that the green door and surrounds depicted in our web image was actually a collage of items from several places?

Why a Daisy?
What's behind the green door?
What's one way?
AWCS - A brief history
Our Thanks - Acknowledgements

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