CALGARY ON THE PAGE: A LITERARY SALON AT LOUGHEED HOUSE (YYC) – Cancelled
Presented by the WGA and Calgary’s Historic Lougheed House Due to public health advisories regarding COVID-19, our next event scheduled for Calgary on March 18 is cancelled
(YEG) WGA Monthly Event: Spring Cleaning Open Mic. Fools Welcome! – Postponed
It’s been a long winter so what better way to knock the cobwebs out of your brains than by getting out of the house and reading your work at the annual WGA Spring Cleaning Open Mic! What have you been working on all winter? Have the logs of inspiration sparked the bonfire of creativity or […]
Craft Workshops – Airdrie Public Library
WGA regional rep Vivan Hansen is hosting a series of writing workshops at the Airdrie Public Library in the coming months. Registration will be available through the Airdire Public Library website. Small Words With Muscle: Working your Poetry with Vivian Hansen Saturday, March 28, 1:00 – 4:00 pm FREE, register through Airdrie Public Library’s registration […]
City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Shortlist Reading (YYC)
Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 pmShelf Life Books The City of Calgary and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are hosting a shortlist reading event for the 2019 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists – names of finalists to be announced! The City of Calgary celebrates literary achievement by Calgary authors: The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book […]
Sam Warwick in conversation with Marcello Di Cintio and Christina Frangou on Freedom of Expression and Negotiating Various Forms of Censorship
**SAVE THE DATE** Sam Warwick in conversation with Marcello Di Cintio and Christina Frangou on Freedom of Expression and Negotiating Various Forms of Censorship Thursday, February 27, 2020Doors 6:00 | 7:00—9:00 pmRose & Crown Pub & Restaurant Private room upstairs1503 4th St SW, Calgary | FREE WGA Freedom to Read Week Event Seating is first-come, […]
Special Write Night Workshop (Edmonton)
More Than One Way to Peel an Orange: Fresh approaches to short storytellingwith Katherine Abbass Monday, February 24Clareview EPL7-9pmFree In this writing workshop, participants will experiment with framing and story-telling devices that deviate from structural norms. They will play with form and structure in order to unveil new vantage points, and come away with some […]
Fort Saskatchewan Writers Group Black History Month Evening with Special Guest Alison Clarke (Fort Saskatchewan)
FORT SASKATCHEWAN WRITERS GROUP BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENING WITH SPECIAL GUEST ALISON CLARKEMonday, February 24, 7:00 pmFort Saskatchewan Public Library (10011 102 St) In partnership with the Fort Saskatchewan Multicultural Association and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, the Fort Saskatchewan Writers Group is presenting a special meeting in celebration of Black History Month. Author Alison Clarke will […]
Grande Prairie March WGA Members’ Social
Wednesday, March 11, 20207:00 – 8:30 pmRSVP using form below to be contacted with location Join members in Grande Prairie and area for tea, coffee, dessert and conversation as we catch up with each other’s news and discuss the type of programming that will best meet your needs. Hosted by Sue Farrell Holler. This is […]
WordBridge: Lethbridge Writing Conference
WordBridge: Lethbridge Writing Conference February 7-8, 2020 Keynote Speakers: Robert J. Sawyer and Thornten Nesch Tickets on sale now! Pre-Conference February 7, 2020 Good Times Comedy Club314 – 7th Street, Lethbridge AB Events Include:9:30 am – 12:00 pm: Memoir MorningAll memoirs matter. Whether writing for publication, for family and friends, or for yourself, learn why memoirs are […]
(YEG) WGA Monthly Event: Writing and Alcohol
Literary culture and alcohol culture have crossed paths so many times over the years that a lot of the time it seems like they parallel to each other. The mystique of the drunken writer, the tortured genius, Irish whiskey branded “Writers’ Tears”, and figures that loom large in our collective psyches like Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Carver, […]