Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing (Online, Sept 25)
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing Wednesday, September 2512 – 1 PM MDT, Online Free The publishing world has gone through tremendous change in recent years, especially post-pandemic. Even established authors who have found great success being traditionally published have aired their grievances about the hardships and uncertainty in the industry moving […]
WGA Online Fall Kickoff (Sept 25)
WGA Online Fall KickoffWednesday, 25 September, 2024. 7PMWGA YouTube Channel Join us live on our YouTube channel as we talk about what’s coming up at the WGA and for literary groups across the province.
WGA Fall Writers’ Retreat (Sept 20-22)
WGA Fall Writers’ Retreat (In-Person) Friday, September 20th to Sunday, September 22nd, 2024Check-in: 3:00pm on Friday, September 20thCheck-out: 2:00pm on Sunday, September 22nd Sanctum Retreat Centre11 Sanctum Way, Caroline, AB T0M 0M0 $575 for members*$675 for non-members*(Cost includes private room accommodation–double and queen rooms available upon request–meals, and quality programming throughout the weekend.) Registration opens […]
Pub Night (Edmonton – September 18)
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, September 18thRooster Bar & Kitchen (10732 82 ave)7PM – 9PM Free event. All are welcome.
Poetry Parlour (Calgary — September 17)
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, September 17, 20247:00pm – 9:15pm MDTPachamama 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. Our featured reader for September 2024 is the wonderful poet, Kate […]
WGA Webinar: Imposter Syndrome and Finding Your Place with Harrison Mooney (Sept. 14)
Harrison Mooney is a best-selling memoirist and award-winning journalist from British Columbia, Canada. His debut memoir, Invisible Boy, has been shortlisted for two BC and Yukon Book Prizes, the prestigious Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and was the winner of the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for nonfiction. Harrison’s work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Vancouver Sun, the Guardian, […]
Coffee & Chat — September 9 (Calgary)
Coffee & Chat (Calgary) NEXT MEETUP: Monday, September 9th, 20241:00pm to 2:30pmAlexandra Writers’ Centre at cSpace – 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SW, Calgary, AlbertaFREE, no registration requiredOpen to WGA and AWCS members Join hosts Ashley Frerichs & Kim Firmston at our next Calgary Coffee & Chat: an informal discussion group for writers in Calgary. If you have any pressing subjects you’d […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary — September 9)
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, September 9th, 20246:00pm – 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 […]
Stroll of Poets Festival (Calgary – September 8)
Stroll of Poets Festival (Calgary) Sunday, September 8th, 2024All day, various venues in Inglewood, Calgary Please note: Sunday, September 8th is also Car Free Day on 9th Ave. While it means good vibes for Strolling around, it will pose some difficulties for parking. So, please allow yourself plenty of time to park on side streets and walk over, […]
CONTROVERSY @ NOON: SEPARATING THE WRITER FROM THE WORK (Online, Aug 28)
Controversy @ Noon: Separating the Writer from the Work Wednesday, August 2812 – 1 PM MDT, Online Free We live in an age of enlightenment, with more access to knowledge than we know what to do with; however, the abundance of information available on anyone and anything, past and present, brings with it a new set of […]