CONNECTIONS BREWING PUB NIGHT (CALGARY)
The Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are back for another Connections Pub Night! Tuesday, November 11, 20256:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWDownstairs in the beer roomCalgaryFREE Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community! This event is open to […]
CONTROVERSY @ NOON: THE THINGS THEY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT PUBLICATION
Wednesday, November 26, 202512:00 PM – 1:00 PM MTOnline (Registration Required) Free! Publication is often the goal for most writers: We want our hard work published and available to the greater literary community, to the world at large (and receiving compensation for doing the thing we love doesn’t hurt). But, like writing, publication — and […]
Pub Night & Open Mic (Edmonton)
Wednesday, November 19th, 20257:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar and Kitchen10732 82 Ave NWEdmonton FREE With temperatures dropping below zero, the WGA would love to see Edmonton writers cozy up with a warm drink at our November Pub Night and Open Mic! We welcome all genres of writers and have a strict time limit […]
EMERGING WRITERS’ CAFE AT THE ESKER FOUNDATION (CALGARY)
Hey Calgary! Join us for the launch of Emerging Writers’ Café at The Bookshop at Esker! Thursday, November 20th, 20256:00 PM – 8:00 PM MTThe Bookshop at Esker1011 – 9th Avenue SE (4th floor)CalgaryFREEAges 16+ We are excited to invite writers aged 16+ that may identify as emerging in the hopes of sharing, connecting, and […]
FREE WRITING WORKSHOP: WORKING WITH THE ABYSS, NOVEMBER 16, 2025 (EDMONTON)
Calling all Edmonton writers! As the sun goes down sooner, we invite you to join us for a workshop in Working with the Abyss. Sunday, November 16th, 20251:00 PM – 3:00 PM MT9722 102 St NWOrtona ArmouryEdmonton Please join us for a free writing workshop facilitated by celebrated poet Daniel Poitras. This workshop will be […]
Holiday Party (Calgary) – December 10, 2025
Wednesday, December 10th, 20257:00 PM to 10:00 PM MTJoyce on 4th (Downstairs)*506 24th Ave SWCalgary Free for Members (or an optional $5 donation)Tickets for Non-members: $10 *Venue is wheelchair accessible using the elevator in the attached parkade. Register here to grab your tickets. Please join us for our 2025 Calgary Holiday Party! It’ll be yet another wonderful and celebratory evening […]
Poetry Parlour & Open Mic (Calgary)
Tuesday, October 21st, 20257:00 PM – 9:15 PM MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SECalgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for Poetry Parlour, our monthly poetry open mic & reading series. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. […]
Coffee & Chat (Calgary)
Saturday, October 25th, 202510:30 AM to 12:00 PM MTJudith Umbach Library6617 Centre St NCalgary Please join host Ashley Frerichs for the next Calgary Coffee & Chat, a place for YYC writers to get together and gab about all things writing! Come enjoy some coffee (and Timbits!) and share your recent successes, struggles, and/or bounce ideas […]
SAVE THE DATE: WGA CONFERENCE – JUNE 6 to 7, 2026 (EDMONTON)
Are you looking to sharpen your craft skills? Take part in guided networking time? Grow your literary community? Or pitch to an agent? The next Writers’ Guild of Alberta Conference will take place in person in Edmonton, Alberta from June 6th to June 7th. Each year we rotate between major cities to ensure writers have […]
Pub Night and Open Mic (Edmonton)
Wednesday, October 16th, 20257:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar and Kitchen10732 82 Ave NWEdmontonFREE Do you have a fashionable toque you’ve been waiting to debut? Or an excerpt of a spooky mystery you’d like to share? Maybe you’ve got a poem about a raven lying around… Join us for our next pub night and […]
CONNECTIONS BREWING PUB NIGHT (CALGARY)
Tuesday, October 14th, 20256:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWIn the dining room (Main Level)FREE to members of WGA and/or AWCS Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. To kick off the Halloween season, October will feature a haunting writing exercise facilitated by Ashley […]
Kathryn Mockler 2-for-1 Webinar Bundle (originally live-streamed October and November 2025)
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to offer two webinars with celebrated author Kathryn Mockler. Participants who purchase the 2-for-1 bundlge will have access to the recorded versions of both webinars. Registration Writers’ Guild Members: $25.00 Writers’ Guild of Alberta Student Members: $15.00Non-Members: $35.00 * * Membership can be purchased anytime and is valid […]
2025 Regional Writers-in-Residence
The WGA is proud to announce that six writers have been selected as the 2025 Regional Writers-in-Residence (RWiR). This program provides WGA members access to the services of a virtual Regional Writer-in-Residence with priority given to those who cannot easily access an existing writer-in-residence service. Consultations are now open to ALL WGA members. Fill out […]
WGA Board Response to Recent Removal of Books in Schools
On August 28, an internal Edmonton Public Schools memo was leaked to the public. It contained the list of more than 200 books that the Edmonton Public School Board will be pulling from K-12 school libraries as a result of the Government of Alberta’s ministerial order regarding book collections in school libraries. On that list […]
2026 Alberta Literary Awards – Now Open for Submissions!
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta (WGA) is preparing to celebrate another successful year with the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards. Writers from across Alberta and their publishers are invited to check out and submit to this year’s award categories. The deadline for submissions to the Alberta Literary Awards is December 1, 2025. *Update: During the Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike please make other […]