Connections Brewing (Calgary — November 4, 2024)

Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, November 4th, 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 […]
Controversy @ Noon Panel – Who is the Greatest Horror Writer of All Time: Halloween Edition (Online–Oct 30, 2024)

Controversy @ Noon Panel – Who is the Greatest Horror Writer of All Time: Halloween Edition Wednesday, October 30, 202412 – 1 PM MDTOnline Free We’re pivoting a bit and looking to have some fun with our October Controversy @ Noon Panel; this may be our most controversial discussion to date! We want to know: […]
Pub Night (Edmonton – October 16, 2024)

WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, October 16th, 2024Rooster Bar & Kitchen (10732 82 ave)7PM – 9PM Free event. All are welcome.Special Guests from Porch Light Books will join us to talk about their new bookstore that will be opening soon. You are all invited to our second pub night in Edmonton on October 16th featuring open […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary — October 15, 2024)

Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, October 15, 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 October 2024 is the witchy & magical […]
Connections Brewing (Calgary — October 7, 2024)

Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, October 7th, 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 […]
WGA Online Fall Kickoff (Sept 25, 2024)

WGA Online Fall KickoffWednesday, 25 September, 2024. 7PMWGA YouTube Channel Let us help you plan for the upcoming literary season! This is your chance to hear from literary groups across the province about what they have upcoming for the fall/winter 2024-2025 season. We’re also happy to feature readings by Alberta authors Jessica Waite and Katherine […]
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 […]
Pub Night (Edmonton – September 18)

WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, September 18thRooster Bar & Kitchen (10732 82 ave)7PM – 9PM Free event. All are welcome.
Poetry Parlour (Calgary — September 17)

Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, September 17, 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 September 2024 is the wonderful poet, Kate […]
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, […]