Coffee & Chat (Calgary – February 16)

Coffee & Chat (Calgary) Friday, February 16th, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:30pm MSTAlexandra Writers’ Centre at cSpace – 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. Come to socialize and chat about writing in general or discuss any current writing projects which you’d like some feedback on. Come ready […]

WGA Edmonton Event: Fail Better (Edmonton — February 6)

When: February 6, 2024Rooster Kitchen10732 82 ave6pm. Free event. All are welcome. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho! As writers and artists we all have stories of failures, rejections, setbacks, writer’s block, and all of the other little speed bumps on the road to […]

Connections Brewing (Calgary — March 4)

Connections Brewing (Calgary)  Monday, March 4th 20246:00pm – 9:00pm MSTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Fun new graphic, same great event! Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our March event will involve collaborative story exercise facilitated by Nicole Roche. Free. No registration required. Open to members of WGA and/or AWCS.

Storytelling to Inspire Social Change Workshop (March 13 — Calgary)

Storytelling to Inspire Social Changea virtual workshop with Sally Njoroge (Calgary) Wednesday, March 13th, 20247:00pm to 8:30pm MSTOnline via ZoomWGA and AWCS members – $25 Non-members – $35Please register using the form below. In a world where social issues demand our attention and action, what is the role of writers as agents of change? If […]

Connections Brewing (Calgary – February 5)

Connections Brewing (Calgary)  Monday, February 5, 2024, 6pm – 9pm MSTPrairie Dog Brewing105D 58th Ave SE, Calgary Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our February event will involve a “Self Love Time Capsule” exercise where we write love letters to our future selves in celebration of Valentines’ Day. Writing materials and envelopes provided. Facilitated […]

WGA Edmonton Event: Writers & Mentors (March 5)

Free EventTuesday, March 5th, 2024. 6:30PMRooster Kitchen (10732 82ave) Edmonton The WGA Mentorship Program and Horizons Program are two programs that can be pivotal in a writer’s development. They are also two programs that forge very strong working relationships between established and emerging writers. Any of us who have been lucky enough to have a […]

Coffee & Chat (Calgary – January 22nd)

Coffee & Chat (Calgary) Monday, January 22nd, 2024, 12:00pm – 1:30pm MSTAlexandra Writers’ Center at cSpace – 4th floor salon1721 29th Ave SE, Calgary, AlbertaFREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for the WGA Coffee & Chat: an informal meet-up for writers in Calgary. Come to socialize and chat about writing in general or discuss any current writing projects which you’d like some feedback on. Come ready […]

CONTROVERSY @ NOON: THE ETHICS OF WRITING ON SOCIAL ISSUES (Online, January 24)

CONTROVERSY @ NOON: THE ETHICS OF WRITING ON SOCIAL ISSUES January 24th, 2024, 12 – 1 PM MST, Online, Free The ethics of writing on social issues can be a complicated topic of conversation for writers: What does it mean, really? Are certain issues off-limits for particular writers? What are the types of issues that fall under […]

Yoga & Writing Workshop with Samantha Warwick (January 19 — Calgary)

Blue January Yoga & Writing Workshop with Samantha Warwick (Calgary) Friday, January 19th, 20245:00pm – 6:30pm MSTYoga Santosha1800 4th Street SW (2nd floor) Calgary In-personRegular workshop price: $35Price for WGA members: $25 Register via Yoga Santosha here.WGA promo code sent out in WriteClick. Parking available in building lot for $2.50 | Parkade entry along 16th Ave […]

WGA Holiday Party (Calgary–December 13)

WGA Holiday Party (Calgary)  Wednesday, December 13th, 2023, 7:00pm to 11:00pm Joyce on 4th (downstairs in private event room)506 24th Ave SW, Calgary Please join us for our 2023 WGA Calgary Holiday Party! There is much to celebrate in the Alberta literary landscape this year, and we hope you’ll come along for a festive evening […]