Pub Night (Edmonton) — January 15, 2025
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, January 15, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREE This is a free event. All are welcome.Meet your fellow writers! There are open mic slots available. Sign up at 7pm!
Getting Started With Your First Memoir (Online) — January 19, 2025
Getting Started With Your First MemoirSunday, January 19, 20253:00-4:30pm MT Join us for an overview and writing workshop hosted by Giselle General. Giselle General is a past participant in the Horizons Writers Circle. You can read more about her here. Horizons Writers Circle, is a mentorship writing program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour […]
Connections Brewing — (Calgary) January 6th, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, January 6th, 20256:00pm – 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 [email protected] ahead of time if […]
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing Q&A (Online, Recorded)–December 23, 2024
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Traditional Publishing vs Self-Publishing Q&A Recording will be available on Monday, December 23, 202412PM MDTRecording available on WGA YouTube ChannelFREE Expanding on our September Controversy @ Noon discussion, which focused on traditional publishing vs self-publishing, our December panel will address questions WGA members and fellow literary folks submitted on the […]
Holiday Pub Night (Edmonton) — December 18, 2024
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, December 18th, 20247-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREE This is a free event. All are welcome. With musical guest Dave Von Bieker.Come and mingle with fellow writers!
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — December 17, 2024
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, December 17, 20247:00pm – 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. Our featured reader for December 2024 is the magnificent Cobra Collins. […]
WGA Holiday Party — (Calgary) December 11, 2024
WGA Holiday Party Wednesday, December 11, 20247:00pm to 11:00pm MSTJoyce on 4th (downstairs)*, 506 24th Ave SW, Calgary Members: Free, OR optional $5 donation Non-members: $10 SOLD OUT – Registration for the Calgary Holiday Party is now closed due to having reached the venue capacity. If you have any questions regarding the event, please contact Ashley Frerichs […]
Connections Brewing — (Calgary) December 2, 2024
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, December 2nd, 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 [email protected] ahead of time if […]
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Do Diasporic Writers Face More Pressure to Write About Current Affairs than Other Writers? (Online)–November 28, 2024
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Do Diasporic Writers Face More Pressure to Write About Current Affairs than Other Writers? *Special Day: Thursday* November 28th, 202412 – 1 PM MDTOnline FREE Do newcomers and immigrants to Alberta face more pressure to write about current issues in their place of origin (eg, Gaza, Ukraine, Venezuela, etc.) than […]
Young Writers’ Showcase (Calgary) — November 26, 2024
Young Writers’ Showcase Tuesday November 26th, 20247:00 PM MTShelf Life Books1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB Join the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Youth Committee and the Mount Royal Write Club at Shelf Life Books for their first-ever collaborative Young Writers’ Showcase. Calgary has a thriving community of young writers and authors, covering mediums like […]
WGA Special Event (Calgary) — November 26, 2024
WGA SPECIAL EVENT (CALGARY)Tuesday, November 26, 20246 – 8 pm MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling*, 607 – 11th Ave SW, Calgary, ABFREE A toast and social gathering to celebrate recent literary recipients of the Alberta Order of Excellence: Will Ferguson, Cheryl Foggo & Max Foran with remarks by Aritha Van Herk (AOE Award recipient 2011) […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — November 20, 2024
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, November 20th, 20247-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREE This is a free event. All are welcome.Special Guests from Trans Rights YEG and Poetry 4 Palestine. There are open mic slots available. Sign up at 7pm!
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — November 19, 2024
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, November 19, 20247:00pm – 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. Our featured reader for November 2024 is the bright young poet, […]
Wordstock Prose by Pros — November 14, 2024
Wordstock Prose by ProsNovember 14, 20247:30pm MTKaffa Roaster & Studio, 10920 88 Ave, Edmonton, AB One night. One novelist. One artist. Six emerging writers. All Fiction. Welcome to Edmonton’s premiere celebration of fiction prose. Welcome to WORDSTOCK. Featured Guest Writer: Jacqueline BakerEmerging Writers: Ashley Alton, Laurence Braun-Woodbury, Jo Dawyd, Lizzie Derksen, Benjamin Johns, Derek Lantz […]
Circuit Tree: Rebooted | Writing Well-Rounded Characters — (Edmonton) December 13, 2024
Circuit Tree: Rebooted | Writing Well-Rounded Characters December 13th, 2024 | 5-7pm MT | $20In-Person: Stanley A. Milner Library (Downtown): Civic Employees Fund Room 3 (Main Floor)Online: Young Alberta Writers Discord server Do you have an awesome idea for a story but need help fleshing out your characters? Maybe you just want a refresher on […]