Connections Brewing: AWCS & WGA Pub Night (Calgary-June 12)
Monday, June 12th 2023 6:00pm – 9:00pm MDTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join us for the next ConnectionsBrewing, a new monthly pub night for YYC Writers in collaboration with Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society. Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. June’s event will feature a literature themed pub quiz. The winning team […]
Calgary Coffee and Chat (Calgary-May 25)
Thursday, May 25th 2023 12:00pm – 1:30pm MDT Alexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace – 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for a new take on the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. We hope that by shifting these meetups to a more central location and having them over the lunch hour […]
Spring Poetry Reading: 9 by 7 (Calgary – May 30)
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023, 7:00PM MDT Shelf Life Books1302 4th Street SW, Calgary, AlbertaFREE If possible, please register on Eventbrite in advance as space is limited. Calgary Spoken Word Society and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta present a SPRING READING: 9 BY 7 Hosted by Weyman Chan Join us at Shelf Life Books for an evening […]
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! – Register by June 15!
WordsWorth 2023: Let’s Go!! Register by June 15th! Week 1 (ages 11 – 14): July 9th – 14th, 2023 | $610Week 2 (ages 15 – 19): July 16th – 21st, 2023 | $610 Location: Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, AB T-shirt: $25Anthology: $12 We’re excited to be able to return to Red Deer Polytechnic (formerly Red Deer College) again for WordsWorth 2023! Immerse […]
WGA Annual Conference 2023: Origins
JUMP TO: PRICING | CANCELLATION POLICY | CONFERENCE SCHEDULE PRE-CONFERENCE PANELS | ACCOMMODATIONS & PARKING | REGISTRATION | OUR THANKS WGA Annual Conference 2023 – Origins: A Return to Networking, Publishing, Genre, and Craft Origin is defined as the point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived, but what does that mean for a writer? The WGA looks forward […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary-May 1)
Monday, May 1st, 20236pm – 9pm Prairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Join us for the next ConnectionsBrewing, a new monthly pub night for YYC Writers in collaboration with Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society May’s event will feature participants of the AWCS Author Development Program: Sarah Butson, […]
2023 Mentorship Program Reading (Edmonton-May 6)
Saturday, May 6, 20237:00 pmVarscona Hotel EdmontonThomas Bennett Room8208 106st Join the WGA as we present readings from the emerging writers of the 2023 Mentorship Program. The writers will be introduced by their mentors and will read from writing that they have been working on with their mentor for the past few months. The event […]
Calgary Coffee and Chat (Calgary-May 4)
Thursday, May 4th, 202312:00pm – 1:30pm at Alexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace 4th floor salon – 1721 29th Ave SE Join host Ashley Frerichs for a new take on the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. We hope that by shifting these meetups to a more central location and having them over the lunch hour that […]
May 16 – Calgary Poetry Parlour
Tuesday, May 16th, 20237:00pm – 9:30pm Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Dr SECalgary, AB T2J 7C3(Between Pizza 73 and Sunshine Vietnamese around the corner South east from from Arby’s.) Join host Ashley Frerichs for the next Poetry Parlour Open Mic. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will be filled […]
Fort McMurray Write Nights
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is pleased to partner with the Wood Buffalo Regional Library (WBRL) as they return to in-person programming for writers in the Wood Buffalo Region. Alisa Caswell will facilitate the Write Nights which are casual writing and discussion sessions suitable for adult writers of all levels. They will be held once a […]