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Saturday, March 14, 2026 Followed by the two-part series: Saturday, March 28, 2026 & Saturday, April 11, 20261:00 PM – 2:00 PM MTAlexandra Writers’ Centre Society (AWCS)at the cSpace Marda Loop460, 1721 29 Ave SW Calgary Free, but registration is required. Register for the Information SessionsRegister for the Workshops NOTE: To ensure more people have access to the info sessions, please refrain from from registering to this in-person session if you are already registered to the online version. Meet Francine Cunningham,

The Single Onion celebrates Black History Month with a special event curated by Bethel Afework and featuring the poets Bkay Won, Iftu Hargaaya, and Jya Noe. Thursday, February 19, 20267:00 PM MTShelf Life Books1302 4 St SWCalgary Streaming is available at www.youtube.com/@SingleOnionPoetry About the Poets: Bethel Afework is an educator, poet, musician, entrepreneur, and nature-lover with a passion for making cities more enjoyable and welcoming for everyone. In 2016, she founded Raw Voices, a monthly spoken word, comedy, and music showcase featuring

The Sensory Rewrite: Creating Immersive Prose Using the Senses Sunday, March 8, 202612:00 PM – 2:00 PMStrathcona County Community CenterMeeting Rooms 3 & 4401 Festival LaneSherwood Park Free (Registration required below) The senses, when written effectively, can transport a reader into a story, offering resonance, connection and powerful narrative. In this workshop, we’ll explore how to use the six senses as a literary tool to create scenes, sense of place, impactful characters and more during the rewriting and editing process.

Saturday, March 7th, 202610:00 AM – 11:30 AM MTBowness Library6532 Bowness Rd NWCalgaryFREE Please join host Ashley Frerichs for the next Calgary Coffee & Chat, a place for YYC writers to get together and gab about all things writing! Come enjoy some coffee (and timbits!) and share your recent successes, struggles, and/or bounce ideas and questions off other writers in the community. Sessions will take place one Saturday every two months at Calgary Public Library locations. Please email Ashley ahead

Saturday, February 21, 2026 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT Airdrie Public Library Fortis Program Room 2805 Main Street S.Airdrie FREE Register Below Join Governor General Award winning playwright Caleigh Crow for an afternoon of prompts, tips, and conversation. Whether you’ve put pen to paper or not, come as you are. All you need is an idea! Participants will spend two hours writing, sharing, and jamming on ideas.  Who Can Attend? The ideal participant is at any stage of their practice

The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to offer some further learning opportunities for writers to help understand the granting process. Thursday, March 12, 20266:00 PM – 7:30 PM MT Online (You can register here.)Registration is free!Limit: 50 participants You can register here (anyone over the limit will be added to a waitlist). About the Session: Learn how to write an artistic CV and resume, make sure your application is focused and easy

Please note that this event now has an adjusted date. Thursday, March 5, 20266:00 PM – 7:30 PM MTLocation: Online (Registration Required) Registration is free! Limit: 50 participants Register here to secure your spot today. The Writers’ Guild of Alberta and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to offer some learning opportunities for writers to help understand the granting process. About the Session: Meet Francine Cunningham, Artist Liaison Consultant for the Canada Council for the Arts’ Alberta Focus

Edmonton writers are making sure that 2026 is off to a hot start. Brave the wind chill and join us for the February pub night and meet and support your fellow writers. Wednesday, February 18, 20267:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar & Kitchen10732 82 Ave (Whyte Ave)EdmontonFREE As always, open mic sign ups are at the door to read. First-come-first-serve. We apologize in advance if we are unable to add everyone to the mic and encourage readers to stay

The Queer Writers’ Collective of Edmonton gives space for writers to gather and build support networks. Typically, the QWC meets on the third Wednesday of every month, right before the regular Writers’ Guild of Alberta Edmonton Pub Night. Writers are welcome to attend and stay for the evening! Wednesday, February 18, 20265:30 PM – 7:00 PM MTRooster Kitchen & Bar10732 Whyte AveEdmonton We look forwarding to connecting with you!

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the Olive’s February reading will feature an award-winning poetry power couple: Nisha Patel & Matthew James Weigel.  Wednesday, February 11th, 20267:00 PM – 9:00 PM MTRooster Bar & Kitchen10732 82nd Ave (Whyte Ave)FREE As always, an open mic will follow and you can pick up a commemorative chapbook while they’re still available. Join us at Rooster Kitchen at 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 11th for food, drinks, and some excellent (and possibly romantic?) poetry.  The Olive Reading Series is generously sponsored by The Writers’ Guild

Tuesday, February 17th, 20257:00 PM – 9:15 PM MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SECalgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs for the next edition of 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. In February, to celebrate Black History Month, we’re excited to feature soulful rapper and poet Polo Sho! About the Featured Reader Polo Sho is a Nigerian-Canadian rapper, producer, and

Saturday, February 14th, 20261:00 PM MT Red Deer Public Library (Downtown)Snell Auditorium4818 49 StRSVP on Facebook (Optional) Between the ages of eighteen and sixty, Kimmy Beach has travelled to Liverpool, UK eight times. It’s the city of her soul and has been her entire adult life. Her sister suggested she write a book about it. And since Kimmy always does what her sister says, she wrote one. Kimmy will read several essays from her new memoir about growing old in

Celebrate Black History Month with the AWCS and the WGA! Tuesday, February 10th, 20266:00pm – 9:00pm MSTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWUpstairs in the dining room Free. No registration required. Open to members of WGA and/or AWCS. Street parking is free after 6PM, and the brewery is a 7-minute walk from 4th street c-train station. There will be a feature performance by Priscille Bukasa, followed by a Black artists literary open mic – where Black writers can