A variety of membership options from the Basic Annual Membership to the Lifetime Member are available to anyone who has an interest in writing and supports the aims of the Federation. Members receive Writers News, published in co-operation with the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, and The New Brunswick ink, the official membership newsletter. The Federation offers its members the fellowship of other writers across Canada and a national and local forum for professional discussion. A subscription to Eastword is included in the membership fee. Writers' Guild of Alberta Provides a meeting ground and collective voice for the writers of Alberta.
Membership includes writers from every genre and at every level of expertise.
The Guild acts as a strong representative voice with the public and with every level of government. The Guild has helped give Alberta writers a sense of unity and has contributed to an awareness of community with other writers' organizations across the country. Members receive a one year subscription to the Westword newsletter with information on markets, literary events, books released, awards etc. The International Women's Writing Guild is a network for the personal and professional empowerment of women through writing. For the past 22 years it has engendered and supported the joyful camaraderie that comes from shared interests of a woman's writing community.