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Free Webinar: Intro to Hybrid Publishing & Wild Skies Press
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In this webinar, attendees can expect to learn the differences between traditional publishing, self publishing, hybrid publishing, and how to propel a publishing career forward.
Career Opportunity: Gallery & Boutique Coordinator
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We’re looking for an organized, proactive, and communicative Gallery & Boutique Coordinator who can work independently, juggle multiple priorities, and play a hands-on role in delivering engaging community arts programming, events, and workshops.
Afro-Cuban Poetry: From Myths and Memory to Social Transformation
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This 60-minute workshop explores Afro-Cuban poetry and film as living forces of resistance—tools to defend identity, confront stereotypes, and turn silence into action.
Beyond the Postcard: Cuba’s Untold Stories
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Beyond the Postcard: Cuba’s Untold Stories opens a window into a Cuba that exists beyond the postcard image—beyond vintage cars, palm trees, and streets staged in nostalgia.
Workshop: Why Newsletters Are Essential Tools for Artists & Writers
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In a one-hour workshop, newsletter expert Tim Querengesser will guide participants through the basics of newsletters and wow them with some stats that show their effectiveness.
AFA funded authors nominated for the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards
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Winners will be announced on June 5 in Edmonton.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
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The largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards
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A not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories
Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency 2027
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Banff Centre’s Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency provides writers space for the creative exploration of the future, from the fantastical, to the scientific, to the decolonial.
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.