Poetry Parlour (Calgary – Dec 19)
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, December 19th, 20237:00pm – 9:00pm MSTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 830 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour Open Mic. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Our December event will not have a featured reader. Open mic […]
WGA Holiday Party (Calgary–December 13)
WGA Holiday Party (Calgary) Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, 7:00pm to 11:00pm Joyce on 4th (downstairs in private event room)506 24th Ave SW, Calgary Please join us for our 2023 WGA Calgary Holiday Party! There is much to celebrate in the Alberta literary landscape this year, and we hope you’ll come along for a festive evening […]
Coffee & Chat (Calgary – December 8)
Coffee & Chat (Calgary) Friday, December 8th, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:30pm MST Alexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace – 4th floor salon 1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. Come to socialize and chat about writing in general or discuss any current writing projects which you’d like some feedback on. Come ready to make […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary – December 4)
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, December 4, 2023, 6pm – 9pm MSTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our December event will feature a reading from spoken word poet, Cobra Collins. Free. No registration required. All are welcome. About the reader: Cobra Collins is a Calgary based Metis poet of significant […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary – Nov 21)
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, November 21, 20237:00pm – 9:30pm MSTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 830 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour Open Mic. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Our November featured reader is the hilarious Frank O’Keeffe. About the […]
Single Onion #196 (Calgary – October 19)
Single Onion Reading Series #196 Thursday, September 19, 2023 7:00pm MSTShelf Life Books, 1302 4th Street SW, CalgaryFree Event To attend virtually, register HERE. Visit the FB Event. The Single Onion is excited to host Victoria’s poet laureate, Marie Metaphor Specht, as she launches her debut collection of poems, with very special guest Erin Dingle. […]
This Beautiful Place: Authors in Fish Creek Park (Calgary-October 15)
This Beautiful Place: Authors in Fish Creek Park Sunday, October 15th, 2023 1:00pm to 3:00pm MSTThe PoetTree at the Bow Valley Ranche15979 Bow Bottom Trail SE, Calgary, ABFree In hopes that this beautiful autumn weather holds firm, please join us at a gorgeous, unique venue in South Calgary for an outdoor afternoon event of readings […]
Oh, Is That a Fact? (Calgary–November 25)
Oh, Is That a Fact? Saturday, November 25th, 202311:00am to 1:00pmAlexandra Writers’ Centre at cSpace1721 29 Ave SW (4th floor) $10 for WGA members || $20 for nonmembers Please register online using the form below. How applying the fundamentals of fiction and cultural criticism can strengthen your personal essay. An in-person workshop with Mikka Jacobsen, […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary – November 6)
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, November 6, 2023, 6pm – 9pm MSTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our November event will feature a talk from AWCS Writer-in-Residence, Jenna Butler. Free. No registration required. All are welcome. About the facilitator: Dr. Jenna Butler (she/her) is an award-winning poet, essayist, […]
Horror Writing Workshop with Francine Cunningham (VIRTUAL – Oct. 11)
Horror Writing Workshop with Francine Cunningham When: Wednesday, October 11th, 20237:00pm to 8:00pm MSTWhere: Online via Zoom Spooky season is upon us! To celebrate, please join us for a workshop on the art of horror writing with the University of Calgary’s new Writer in Residence, Francine Cunningham. This is a free event. Please register online […]