Contests, Contests!
The October and November meets of WGA will feature prompt competitions, but in different ways.October: The category is Fiction, and the prompt is “I was going to…, but I changed my mind.“The regular rules apply.…
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The 2026 Southern Screen Festival Writing Challenge
There’s still time to submit! Deadline September 8. Submissions are now open for the 2026 Southern Screen Festival Writing Challenge! 2026 theme: “Hubris” Literature is filled with classic tales of hubris— Icarus, Captain Ahab, Lucifer. Evidence…
Exciting News from the Writers Guild
Please note our schedule changes and updates! Tuesday, August 25 is Sharon LaCour who will give a mini-workshop on Point of View. Much audience participation is anticipated. Tuesday, September 29 we have a newly scheduled…
August Speaker and September Contest
Sharon LaCour is able to join us on August 25 for an interactive presentation on POV – Point of View in writing. Bring paper and pencil and be part of this mini-workshop. And it’s not…
Use of AI text in the WGA
Writing produced or enhanced by using generative AI tools will not be eligible for contests, publication, or oral presentations in the WGA, unless they are part of a workshop being given to explain and understand…
July 28 Meet: Fun Contest
Writers Guild of Acadiana Next meeting: July 28: WGA Writing Competition 6:00 p.m. South Regional Library, 6101 Johnston St. Lafayette, LA WGA Writing Competition Prompt: “Summer’s Dreams” Category: Poetry Open to the Public. This is…
Coming up: June and July Events – A Featured Speaker, and then the Fun Prompt Activity
June: Sharon LaCour will speak on Point of View The public is invited to thet next month’s WGA meeting on June 30th author Sharon LaCour will give a presentation on Point of View (POV). Born and raised…
May Meeting is the popular Prompt Competition
Join us Tuesday, May 26 for the next WGA meeting. We will have the famous and fun competition using the prompt “Are we there yet?” and the category is MEMOIRS. Full details are in the…
April 28 Meet is all about Self Publishing
A panel of experts (John Comeaux and Ed Gauthier) will present all the information they have acquired through their experience publishing their works. And a free handout from Gorham printing will add details. The topics…