Drink the Wild Air — (Sylvan Lake) March 14-16, 2025
Drink the Wild Air 2025 Date: March 14-16th, 2025Location: Camp Kannawin, near Sylvan LakeCost: $230 While we wait within our homesAnd wintry winds blow through slumbering grovesThere is a place both fresh and rareA place called Drink the Wild Air Where friends can come and share their wordsAnd minds and hearts, their voices heardHappy to be back […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — February 18, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, February 18th, 20257:00pm – 9:15pm MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 380 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. In celebration of Black History Month, our featured […]
Connections Brewing — (Calgary) February 10, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, February 10th, 20256:00pm – 9:00pm MSTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWFree. No registration required. Open to members of WGA and/or AWCS.Street parking free after 6pm. 7 minute walk from 4th street c-train station. Venue is wheelchair accessible by request, using the back entrance. Please email Ashley Frerichs at [email protected] ahead of time if […]
Kámbiyó Our Stories In A Shifting, Changing World (Edmonton) — January 25, 2025
Kámbiyó Our Stories In A Shifting, Changing WorldSaturday, January 25, 20252-4:30pm MTThe Rooster, 10732 Whyte Ave NW, EdmontonFree Join us for a reading and performances from BIPOC writers! Our past Horizons Writers Circle participants will be bringing you their writing. There will also be an open mic. Sign up for the open mic when you […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — January 21, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, January 21, 20257:00pm – 9:15pm MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the first Poetry Parlour of 2025! Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Our featured reader for January 2025 is the enchanting […]
Blue Monday Writer Wellbeing Workshop (Virtual) — January 20, 2025
Blue Monday Writer Wellbeing Workshop (Virtual) Monday, January 20th, 20257:00pm – 8:30pm MDTOnline via ZoomFREE, WGA members only In this virtual session, Stacey Perlin from Perlin Foundation for Wellness will facilitate a creative wellness exercise that helps release the ho-hum of 2024 and embrace the changes of 2025. She teaches mindfulness and creative problem-solving skills on this […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — January 15, 2025
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, January 15, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREE This is a free event. All are welcome.Meet your fellow writers! There are open mic slots available. Sign up at 7pm!
Getting Started With Your First Memoir (Online) — January 19, 2025
Getting Started With Your First MemoirSunday, January 19, 20253:00-4:30pm MT Join us for an overview and writing workshop hosted by Giselle General. Giselle General is a past participant in the Horizons Writers Circle. You can read more about her here. Horizons Writers Circle, is a mentorship writing program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour […]
Connections Brewing — (Calgary) January 6th, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, January 6th, 20256:00pm – 9:00pm MSTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWFree. No registration required. Open to members of WGA and/or AWCS.Street parking free after 6pm. 7 minute walk from 4th street c-train station. Venue is wheelchair accessible by request, using the back entrance. Please email Ashley Frerichs at [email protected] ahead of time if […]
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing Q&A (Online, Recorded)–December 23, 2024
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing Q&A Recording will be available on Monday, December 23, 202412PM MDTRecording available on WGA YouTube ChannelFREE Expanding on our September Controversy @ Noon discussion, which focused on traditional publishing vs self-publishing, our December panel will address questions WGA members and fellow literary folks submitted on the […]