Events

The Olive Poetry & Prose Open Mic September 9, 2026 7:00 PM MTRooster Kitchen & Bar10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave) Free to Attend. Hello, Olives!  

Woolf’s Voices 43 September 16, 2026 7:00 PM MT Shelf Life Books 1302 4 St SW #100 Everyone welcome! Register here. Join us for our Woolf’s

Controversy @ Noon: Literary Merit (Online) September 23, 2026 12:00 PM MT – 1:00 PM MTOnline (Zoom) Register here. This is a Free event But

Single Onion #222 (Calgary) September 24, 2026 7:00 PM MTShelf Life Books1302 4 St SWCalgary Stream Online Here. The Single Onion returns with four readers

Queer Writers’ Collective Meeting (Edmonton) September 16, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM MTRooster Kitchen & Bar10732 Whyte AveEdmonton This is a Free event The

Pub Night & Open Mic (Edmonton) September 16, 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar & Kitchen10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave)Edmonton This is a

VERS/E Queer Poetry Open Mic (Edmonton) September 2, 2026 6:00 PM MT Doors & Sign Up 6:30 PM MT Open Mic Felice Cafe10930 84 St

Coffee & Chat at Memorial Park Library (Calgary) September 12, 2026 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM MTMemorial Park LibraryMeeting Room 21221 2 St SW Calgary

Speak Up YYC — August (Calgary) August 27, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM MTSANTJURI BUKS in Marlborough MallUnit 34, 3800 Memorial Drive N.ECalgary This

Connections Brewing Pub Night (Calgary) September 8, 2026 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling(Upstairs in the dining room)607 – 11th Ave

Crafting Memoir: Creating Story from Experience (Edmonton) November 7, 2026 (1:30 PM – 4:30 PM MT) & November 21, 2026 (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Poetry Parlour — August (Calgary) August 18, 2026 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SECalgary This is a

Queer Writers’ Collective Meeting (Edmonton) August 19, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM MTRooster Kitchen & Bar10732 Whyte AveEdmonton This is a Free event The

Pub Night & Open Mic (Edmonton) August 19, 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar & Kitchen10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave)Edmonton This is a

Emerging Writers’ Cafe at the Esker Foundation (Calgary) July 23, 2026 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM MTEsker Foundation 1011 9th Ave SE Calgary Register here

Speak Up YYC ft. Lyric (Calgary) July 30, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM MTSANTJURI BUKS in Marlborough MallUnit 34, 3800 Memorial Drive N.ECalgary This

Poetry Parlour —June (Calgary) July 21, 2026 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SECalgary This is a Free

Connections Brewing Pub Night (Calgary) July 14, 2026 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTLast Best Brewing & Distilling(Upstairs in the dining room)607 – 11th Ave

Annual General Meeting (Online) June 22, 2026 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM MTOnline (Zoom)Registration RequiredThis year’s AGM will be held in online only. Register here

Queer Writers’ Collective Meeting (Edmonton) July 15, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM MTRooster Kitchen & Bar10732 Whyte AveEdmonton This is a Free event The

Pub Night & Open Mic (Edmonton) July 15, 2026 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar & Kitchen10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave)Edmonton This is a

STROLL OF POETS FESTIVAL 2026 with WISE WOMEN: MAGIC WORDS SEPTEMBER 17 – 20, CALGARY ABOUT THE FESTIVAL | FESTIVAL SCHEDULE | GETTING AROUND INGLEWOOD | CURATED READINGS | OPEN MICS | WISE WOMEN: MAGIC

Dambusters: Non-traditional Techniques to Crack Writer’s Block and Bust Open Your Practice (Grande Prairie) July 25, 2026 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM MTGrande Prairie Public Library

Speak Up YYC ft. Dr. John (Calgary) June 25, 2026 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM MTSANTJURI BUKS in Marlborough MallUnit 34, 3800 Memorial Drive N.ECalgary