Connections Brewing: A Monthly Pub Night (Calgary)

Tuesday, September 9th, 20256:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWDownstairs in the beer roomCalgaryFREE Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community! Program TBA. No registration is required. This event is open to members of WGA and/or AWCS. Street parking is free after 6pm, and […]
Under 30 Write Nights (Edmonton and Calgary): September 5, 2025

Friday, September 5th, 2025 7:00 PM MT Edmonton: Block 191210361 Whyte Avenue NW Calgary: Element Café 331 17 Ave NW FREE! Do you work better together than alone? Are you looking for a casual drop-in to sit and (maybe) get some writing in? Are you under 30 and looking to meet peers and writing friends? […]
2026 ALBERTA LITERARY AWARDS: CALL FOR JURORS

Deadline: September 19, 2025 The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is calling all readers and writers to join our awards juries this season. This is an opportunity to be “in the room” when the 2026 finalists and winners are chosen. The awards season is an important time on the literary calendar. In 2026, the WGA will […]
Queer Writers’ Collective Meeting (Edmonton)

Wednesday, August 20th, 20255:00pm – 7:00pm MTRooster Bar and Kitchen 10732 Whyte AveEdmontonFree to attend Queer Writers’ Collective gives a space for Edmonton’s queer writers to gather and build support networks. Meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at Rooster Kitchen & Bar in Edmonton, we are open to all writers looking to connect […]
Meet Me in the Middle (Lacombe)

Sunday, September 28th, 202512:00 PM to 3:00 PMBlindman Brewing3413 53rd Avenue, Lacombe, ABFREE Please join us for a special event roughly midway between Calgary and Edmonton! We really want to see more connections between Alberta writers outside of the two city centers and what better way to do it than to meet in the middle?! […]
Stroll of Poets Festival 2025 : After Party at the Ironwood Registration
Controversy @ Noon 2025 — Banned Books: What Next? — August 26, 2025

Tuesday, August 26, 202512pm – 1pm MTOnlineFree (Registration Required) Book banning across the country continues to concern the Canadian literary community, especially in Alberta where certain books are slated to be pulled from school shelves this Fall. What do these types of bans mean for writers and for readers, now and in the coming months? […]
2025 Stroll of Poets Festival: Workshop Writing Spirit Registration page

Stroll of Poets Festival 2025

STROLL OF POETS FESTIVAL 2025 SEPTEMBER 5 – 7, CALGARY About the Festival | Our Curators | Open Mic Sign-Up | Volunteer | The Schedule | Special Sneak Peek Gatherine of Words | Drag Brunch Kick-Off | FREE Poetry Workshop with Sheri-D Wilson | After Party: A Hip Hop, Poetry and Musical Extravaganza About the Stroll […]
Gathering of Words: Graphic Novel & Comic Books (Calgary)

Friday, August 8, 20254:30 PM to 6:00 PMCentral Library800 3rd Street SEUnder the Arch (outside the front doors)FREE, register here. Please join us for this WGA collaboration with the Calgary Public Library on their series, Gathering of Words! This special event will highlight graphic novels and comic books, featuring readings and a Q&A with local authors […]