Connections Brewing — (Calgary) April 7, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, April 7, 20256:00pm – 9:00pm MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWDownstairs in the beer room Free. 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 […]
Coffee & Chat (Calgary) — April 5, 2025
The Calgary Coffee & Chat Saturday, April 5th, 20251:00pm to 2:30PM MTCrowfoot Library8665 Nose Hill Dr NW, Calgary, AB Please join host Ashley Frerichs for the return of the Calgary Coffee & Chat, a place for Calgary writers to get together and gab about all things writing! Come enjoy some coffee (and timbits!) and share […]
Poetry Month Kickoff – Poetry Karaoke (Calgary) — April 2, 2025
Poetry Month Kickoff – Poetry Karaoke (Calgary) Wednesday, April 2nd, 20257:00pm – 9:00pm MSTAroma Café Bar1845 33rd Ave SW, CalgaryFree. No registration required. All are welcome. Join us for an evening of Poetry Karaoke at Aroma Café Bar in Marda Loop to kick off Poetry Month 2025! The event will have an open mic format. The […]
Online Reading with Alberta Literary Awards Finalists (Online) — May 1, 2025
Online Reading with Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Thursday, May 1st, 2025 at 6:30PM MTWGA YouTube Channel Featuring: Katherine Abbass, E.C. Dorgan, Samantha Jones, Cristalle Smith, and Natalie Sue
Creative Planning Micro-Intensive with Robyn Braun (Online) — March 31, 2025
Creative Planning Micro-Intensive with Robyn BraunMonday, March 31st, 20257-8:30 PM MTOnlineMembers: $25Non-Members: $35WGA Student Members: $10 The intensive will run for 1.5 hours with periods of presentation, periods for participants to write and reflect, and periods for participants to share into the space. First, we will consider writing habits. For this portion of the intensive, […]
Speak Up: Spoken Word Open Mic Launch (Calgary) — March 27, 2025
Speak Up: Spoken Word Open Mic Launch Thursday, March 27th, 20255:30 PM to 7:30 PM MTSan<k>Juri booksMarlborough Mall3800 Memorial Drive, Unit 34FREE Please join us for the launch of MelVee X’s new spoken word open mic series, Speak Up! Speak Up is a once monthly spoken word open mic night for emerging and experienced poets […]
Sunday Retreat: Get Writing. Keep Writing (Edmonton) Sunday Retreat: Get Writing. Keep Writing — March 23, 2025
Sunday Writing Retreat Sunday, March 23, 2025 10-4:30pm MTWorkshop West Playwrights Theatre, Edmonton (8529 Gateway Blvd)Facilitated by Conni MassingCoffee and lunch provided Registration $20-40 sliding scale Join us for a full-day retreat designed to nourish your creative process. Writing exercises, inspiring prompts, and focused discussion will get your juices flowing and keep you motivated for days […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — March 19, 2025
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, March 19, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREE Join us for our WGA Pub Night in Edmonton! There are special guests and an open mic. It’s a free event. All are welcome!
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — March 18, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, March 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 March, we are excited to feature powerful […]
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 […]