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APN is a non-profit, provincial arts service organization and registered charity dedicated to fostering playwriting in Alberta.
Welcome to the new website of the Alberta Playwrights' Network! APN exists to nurture Alberta playwrights and provide support for the development of their plays. We offer a variety of dramaturgical services, workshops, competitions and special events to our members and the general public. We invite you to explore our website and find out all about APN, and don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Please note that some sections are still under development. Thanks for visiting!


Latest News:There's a lot going on at APN in January and February! APN will hold it's AGM on Sunday, February 7th at 4:30pm at the office at Curry Barracks - 2633 Hochwald Ave SW. Sign-up begins for the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition in Calgary and our next Calgary and Edmonton Playwriting Circles.

We are holding readings in January in Edmonton in conjunction with Workshop West's Canoe Festival and an afternoon of Readings at The Auburn in Calgary. APN is also proud to host Kosovar Artist Jeton Neziraj in conversation with Sharon Pollock at The Auburn on Monday, January 25.


Scripting a ProvinceScripting A Province: A History of the APN, by Trevor Rueger
& Theatre 100, edited by Shari Wattling


Alberta Playwrights Network and B House Publishing are delighted to announce the publication of the book that was 25 years in the making.

Scripting A Province: A History of the APN documents the past 25 years of this organization, devoted to the development of plays and playwrights in the province of Alberta. Written, researched and compiled by Trevor Rueger, with additional writings by playwrights Eugene Stickland and Conni Massing, the book chronicles both the highs and the lows of the association's past to the present.

Scripting A Province has been published with a second printing of Theatre 100, edited by Shari Wattling. Originally published in 2006, Theatre 100 is a celebratory book honouring 100 pioneers who have been monumental in shaping Alberta's theatrical landscape.

Scripting A Province: A History of the APN/Theatre 100: Celebrating 100 Theatre Practitioners Over 100 Years is available for $19.95 and can be purchased through our office by ordering via email to bookorder@albertaplaywrights.com.


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