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 […]
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, […]
Stroll of Poets Festival (Calgary – September 8)
Stroll of Poets Festival (Calgary) Sunday, September 8th, 2024All day, various venues in Inglewood, Calgary$35 for Burlesque Brunch event (includes food and non-alcoholic drinks.) $15 for the After Party at the Ironwood (featuring poetic & musical collaborations between Calgary Poet Laureates past & present and a performance from live band The Fragments!)All other events are […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary — August 20)
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, August 20, 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 August 2024 is the sensei himself, Calgary […]
Mini Poetry Slam at Calgary Fringe (August 4)
Mini Poetry Slam at Calgary Fringe Sunday, August 4th, 20249:15pm signup9:30pm participants announced9:45pm – 11:00pm showtime Festival Hall1215 – 10th Ave SE $22 cover Buy tickets here. Selected slam participants will receive a refund on their cover charge. This is a fundraiser. All ticket sale proceeds are split between the Writers Guild of Alberta and […]
CONTROVERSY @ NOON: GENRE AND STYLE BIAS (Online, July 24)
Controversy @ Noon: Genre and Style Bias Wednesday, July 2412 – 1 PM MDT, Online Free Are certain styles of writing considered more important than others? It’s not uncommon for some genres and styles to be taken seriously and for others to be taken less seriously. Are there legitimate points to be made in favour of one […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary — July 16)
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, July 16, 20247:00pm – 9:30pm 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 July 2024 is the powerful poet, Blair […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary — July 15)
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, July 15th, 20246:00pm – 9:00pm MST**NEW LOCATION**Last 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 […]
WGA Webinar July 6: The Literary Resume with Katie Bickell
Katie Bickell is author of the novel, Always Brave, Sometimes Kind, a 2024 Metro Federation of Libraries Writer in Residence, and the recipient of the Georges Bugnet Award, The Alberta Indie Author Project, the Howard O’Hagan Award, and more. The past owner of a successful resume and grant writing business for over 15 years, Katie now serves as Strathcona County […]
CONTROVERSY @ NOON: SAYING NO TO AI (Online, June 26)
Controversy @ Noon: Saying No to AI Wednesday, June 2612 – 1 PM MDT, Online Free Folks in the writing world continue to talk about AI and how they are using – or not using – it as a tool, a test, or even a novelty party trick. The writing seems to be on the wall when […]