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2026 Alberta Literary Awards Readings (Online) April 29, 2026 6:30 PM MTOnline Zoom (Registration Required) This is a Free event. Register here Log on to celebrate the Alberta Literary Awards finalists for an evening. We will be hearing from: Ali BryanLeslie GreentreeKatherine KollerBarb HowardJennifer Bowering DelisleJanna KlostermannLynda Williams…and more! All winners will be announced on June 5, 2026 at the Alberta Literary Awards Gala. Get your tickets today.

Woolf’s Voices April 29, 2026 7:00 PM MTAlcove Centre for the Arts244 7 Ave SECalgary Everyone is Welcome Join us for our Woolf’s Voices 42! Come honour National Poetry Month with us with a special showcase of Land & Sea: Honouring Indigenous Feminine Voices – Woolf’s Voices 42!! Come hOwl! Register Here! Featuring: Chanel KleinLeeann GomezAshley GhostkeeperPrairi CherriPatricia C This event is co-curated and Hosted by Tyler the Merchant of Poetry and Adrienne Adams, and sponsored by The League of

Queer Writers’ Collective Meeting April 15, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM MTRooster Kitchen & Bar10732 Whyte AveEdmonton This is a Free event The Queer Writers’ Collective of Edmonton gives space for writers to gather and build support networks. Typically, the QWC meets on the third Wednesday of every month, right before the regular Writers’ Guild of Alberta Edmonton Pub Night. Writers are welcome to attend and stay for the evening!

Speak Up YYC ft. Adrienne Adams (Calgary) April 30, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM MTSAN<K>TJURI BUKS in Marlborough MallUnit 34, 3800 Memorial Drive N.ECalgary This is a Free event Join us for an evening of poetic power and joy in celebration of National Poetry Month! Our featured poet this month is Adrienne Adams (she/her). Adrienne Adams (she/her) is a queer artist, poet, writer, curator, herb nerd and gardener living in Treaty 7 dedicated to creating braver intersectional space to

WGA Mentorship Program: Public Reading and Reception (Calgary) May 2, 2026 5:00 PM MT — Doors 7:00 PM MT — Readings BeginBurnswest Theatre (The Confluence)750 9 Ave SECalgary This is a Free event Join us as we celebrate the end of another year of this great program for writers. Mentee writers and their mentors will gather to talk about what they worked on over the past four months, plus the mentee writers will read from their new works. Everyone is

The Single Onion celebrates National Poetry Month with an event featuring four great poets: Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Ian Fitzgerald, Jun-Long Lee, and Conner Levi. Thursday, April 16, 20267:00 PM MTShelf Life Books1302 4 St SWCalgary Streaming: www.youtube.com/@SingleOnionPoetry About the PoetsJennifer Bowering Delisle is the author of four books of poetry and non-fiction, most recently Stock (Coach House 2025). Her book of lyric essays, Micrographia, won the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize and the Writers Guild of Alberta Memoir

Sunday, May 3, 20262:00 PM – 4:00 PM MTAudreys Books10702 Jasper AveEdmonton The Alberta Literary Awards Finalists will be reading from their nominated works, and to celebrate we will be gathering at Audreys Books. Hear from finalists:  Ali BryanÔhôBradley SomerBeth GrahamJennifer Bowering Delisle Leslie GreentreeMarcello Di CintioKelly ShepherdJannie Edwards…and more! Audreys Books is long-time partners of the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize.

The WGA invites all writers to attend the next Horizons Circle Workshop featuring Mila Philipzig.  Sunday, April 26, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM MTStanley Milner Library, Civics Room 37 Sir Winston Churchill SquareFree Registration Appreciated  This workshop offers writers a look at telling stories for publication from a community-oriented writer and contributor to the Edmonton literary scene. No experience is necessary, and registration is appreciated (walk-ins welcome).  About Mila PhilipzigMila is a writer, artist, and community organizer. She has 6 children’s books

March 27, 2026 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM MT Keyano College Clearwater Campus Elements Room 8115 Franklin AvenueFort McMurray Read Across Wood Buffalo Day: Celebrating Literacy, Reading, and Community invites community leaders, educators, students, artists, and residents to gather at Keyano College on March 27, 2026, to mark the launch of Read Across Wood Buffalo Day, a new literacy initiative focused on reading, storytelling, and civic engagement across the region. Juleus Ghunta, the Writers’ Guild of Alberta 2025 Regional Writer-in-Residence for Fort McMurray, is

Pub Night and Open Mic (Edmonton) Wednesday, April 15, 20267:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar and Kitchen10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave)EdmontonFree Join us for the first Pub Night of spring and celebrate with your fellow writers and friends. This month we are joined by a special guest, Lizzie Derksen, who will be talking about the State of Creativity in 2026. As always, the open mic sign up begins at 7:00 PM MT and newcomers get an extra special welcome!

Join the Horizons Writing Circle for a double-feature as we feature two incredible community artists: Carley Lizotte and Marianela Adasme. Wednesday, April 8, 20267:00PM – 9:00PM MTRooster Bar and Kitchen10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave)EdmontonFree We will be sharing the night with the Olive Reading Series at the Rooster Bar and Restaurant, which will present their own monthly features afterwards. About the Features: carley lizotte is an otipemisiwak iskwew, mad aunty, threat to colonization, inventor of worlds, land and water defender,

Tuesday, April 14th, 20266:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling(Upstairs in the dining room)607 – 11th Ave SWCalgaryFree. No registration required. All are welcome. Street parking free after 6pm. 7 minute walk from 4th street c-train station. In April, to celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ll be doing an open mic! Hosted by Ashley Frerichs. 8 spots. 3 to 5 minutes each.

Tuesday, April 21, 20267:00 PM – 9:15 PM MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SECalgaryFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for a special edition of Poetry Parlour in celebration of National Poetry Month! In April, instead of having one featured reader, we are showcasing a few of Poetry Parlour’s standout teen poets, Caius Big Bull Blys, Kate Burley, and Brielle Meunier! Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There will be fewer open mic slots (10 instead of 12) due

The Queer Writers’ Collective of Edmonton gives space for writers to gather and build support networks. Typically, the QWC meets on the third Wednesday of every month, right before the regular Writers’ Guild of Alberta Edmonton Pub Night. Writers are welcome to attend and stay for the evening! March 18, 20265:30 PM – 7:00 PM MTRooster Kitchen & Bar10732 Whyte AveEdmonton