Central Alberta

Eight-Step Editing with Elizabeth d'Anjou: 

The Calgary and Edmonton twigs of Editors Canada are pleased to offer the Eight-Step Editing workshop, to be presented in person by Elizabeth d'Anjou. 

Eight-Step Editing is a lively, interactive workshop that teaches proven, practical strategies for improving a piece of writing. Attendees will acquire a “toolkit” of techniques—along with a systematic approach for using them—for making a text more readable.

The workshop combines theory with practice. Participants gain an understanding of the principles underlying each of the eight steps, then apply those principles in exercises. There is ample opportunity to ask questions of the expert instructor in a supportive atmosphere.

Since the 1980s, Eight-Step Editing has been in demand as a unique training opportunity for communications professionals in government, corporate, and non-profit settings, as well as for academics and for freelance editors and writers.

See a detailed breakdown of the workshop.

When and where:

Calgary: 
May 24, 9 am-4 pm
RGO Treehouse, cSpace (4th floor), 1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary, AB

Edmonton: 
May 25, 9 am-1 pm
The Orange Hub, room #333, 10045 156 St NW, Edmonton, AB 

Find more information and purchase tickets at the link below: 

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WordsWorth 2025: OURTIME is open for registration!

Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 13-18, 2025
Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 20-25, 2025

Early Bird rate: $630
Regular rate: $655

Location: Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB

WordsWorth is a week-long sleepover creative writing residency for young artists who believe in the power of words and storytelling. Campers will be completely immersed in the creative and diverse world of writing. Guided by established and respected artist-instructors, the young artists will experience writing through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, spoken word, music, movement, and more. But the experiences don’t begin and end with the classes; WordsWorth is a place where young artists come together to celebrate writing through friendship, campfire stories and songs, concerts, open mic sessions, hikes, haiku, and semi-competitive games outside of class.

Register and learn more: writersguild.ca/programs-services/wordsworth 

Don’t let your art hit a wall — paint it! This course, taught at Red Deer Polytechnic, is designed to deconstruct the mystery and trepidation around mural-making for new-to-it artists. Learn practical mural-making skills, and how plan & propose your own murals to granting organizations. We’ll look to visual projects from around the globe for inspiration and learn from talks by local mural artists. Throughout the week, class-mates will create their own collaborative group murals.

Taught by Amber Solberg, a muralist and project facilitator for not-for-profit kindness society, Altruistic Current. To date, Amber’s worked on a handful of murals, bringing together the work of 200 Community Members and 15 Professional Artists in making community murals for the Halifax Regional Municipality, the Downtown Halifax Business Association, and Parks Canada.

Registration deadline: July 7, 2025
Dates/times: July 14 – 18, 2025, 9am – 4pm
Location: Red Deer Polytechnic, AB
Cost: $695

Learn more and register online at RDP Continuing Education.