Controversy @ Noon: Saying No to AI Wednesday, June 2612 – 1 PM MDT, Online Free Folks in the writing world continue to talk about AI and how they are using – or not using – it as a tool, a test, or even a novelty party trick. The writing seems to be on the wall when […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, June 18, 20247:00pm – 9:30pm MDTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 830 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Our June 2024 event features the lovely Josephine LoRe. About the […]
The first WGA Newsletter was Volume 1, Number 1, printed in December, 1980. Through the years, the look and style of that newsletter has evolved into the WestWord we know today. Below is an archive covers of those earlier newsletters, showing how WestWord has changed. Click the tabs to see covers by year and click the images to enlarge! […]
00Days 00Hours 00Minutes 00Seconds No Place Like Home WGA Annual Conference 2024 Alberta can oftentimes feel like a land of dichotomies: polarized views on culture, politics, and the economy are just some of the ways in which we differ. But for all of our differences, there is always a resounding sense of community here, especially […]
**Save the Date** Stroll of Poets Festival (Calgary) Sunday, September 8th, 2024All day, various venues in Inglewood, CalgaryFREE, with the exception of a ticketed brunch event at the Attic Stroll of Poets is a non-profit organization based in Edmonton founded in 1991. In its first 15 years of operation, the organization ran an annual one-day […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, June 3rd, 20246:00pm – 9:00pm MST**NEW LOCATION**Last Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWFree. No registration required. Open to members of WGA and/or AWCS. Our June event will take place in the front room by the fireplace. Street parking free after 6pm. 7 minute walk from 4th street c-train station. Venue […]
