Pub And Powerpoint Night (Edmonton) — February 19, 2025
WGA Edmonton Pub and Powerpoint NightWednesday, February 19, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREEPoetry open mic sign up at 7. What is a PowerPoint night? Do you have a PowerPoint you want to share? Email [email protected] should be roughly 5 minutes or less.
Under 30 Write Night (Edmonton & Calgary) — February 19, 2025
Under 30 Write Night!February 19, 2025at 7:00 PM MTin Edmonton at Block 1912 (10361 Whyte Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 1Z9)and in Calgary at Element Cafe (331 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 0A5) Come join us for a fun and chill writing session, where you can work amongst like-minded young peers, and inspire each other to start writing (or continue to write) whatever comes to mind. Grab a cup of tea, get writing, and forge a community! This is
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — February 18, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, February 18th, 20257:00pm – 9:15pm MTPachamama 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. In celebration of Black History Month, our featured reader for February 2025 is the powerful poet and artist extraordinaire, MelVee X! About the Featured Reader MelVee X is a triple threat – she’s
WGA Members List Email Scam Alert
We have been made aware of a scam targeting our community. Some WGA members have received fraudulent emails claiming to offer our Registrants/Members List for sale. We want to emphasize that these emails are not from WGA, and we have never and will never sell our members’ information. Any list being offered is likely outdated information scraped from an old online directory, which we no longer maintain. We have reported this scam to the perpetrators’ Internet Service Provider in accordance
Coffee & Chat (Calgary) — February 15, 2025
The Calgary Coffee & Chat Returns! Saturday, February 15th, 20259:00am to 10:00am MTFish Creek Library, 3rd floor program room11161 Bonaventure Drive SE Please join host Ashley Frerichs for the return of the Calgary Coffee & Chat, a place for Calgary 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
Connections Brewing — (Calgary) February 10, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, February 10th, 20256:00pm – 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 [email protected] ahead of time if you have accessibility needs and she will arrange use of the wheelchair ramp. Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. In celebration of
Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announcement LIVE on April 1, 2025
Join us for the Alberta Literary Awards Finalists Announcement LIVE on YouTube! Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 at 12PM on the WGA YouTube Channel
Write Night (Sherwood Park) — February 10, 2025
Write NightMonday, February 10, 20255:30-8pm MTStrathcona County Library, Birch Room 401 Festival Ln, Sherwood ParkFree Have you always wanted to write but other things get in the way? Join a WGA Horizons Write Night to focus on your writing and set words onto the page. This is a casual and unstructured meet-up where we sit and write, offer some friendly critique, or just come to meet other writers, especially from the BIPOC community. This event is FREE and ALL are
Kámbiyó Our Stories In A Shifting, Changing World (Edmonton) — January 25, 2025
Kámbiyó Our Stories In A Shifting, Changing WorldSaturday, January 25, 20252-4:30pm MTThe Rooster, 10732 Whyte Ave NW, EdmontonFree Join us for a reading and performances from BIPOC writers! Our past Horizons Writers Circle participants will be bringing you their writing. There will also be an open mic. Sign up for the open mic when you arrive.
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — January 21, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, January 21, 20257:00pm – 9:15pm MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE Join host Ashley Frerichs at the first Poetry Parlour of 2025! 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 January 2025 is the enchanting Ariana Shelmerdine. About the Featured Reader Ariana Shelmerdine knew she wanted to be a writer as soon as she could read & has been writing
Blue Monday Writer Wellbeing Workshop (Virtual) — January 20, 2025
Blue Monday Writer Wellbeing Workshop (Virtual) Monday, January 20th, 20257:00pm – 8:30pm MDTOnline via ZoomFREE, WGA members only In this virtual session, Stacey Perlin from Perlin Foundation for Wellness will facilitate a creative wellness exercise that helps release the ho-hum of 2024 and embrace the changes of 2025. She teaches mindfulness and creative problem-solving skills on this Mind/Art storytelling adventure. You’ll enjoy this online experience if you’re feeling up or down, and particularly well if you’re feeling sideways. About the Facilitator Stacey
Pub Night (Edmonton) — January 15, 2025
WGA Edmonton Pub NightWednesday, January 15, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 82 ave, EdmontonFREE This is a free event. All are welcome.Meet your fellow writers! There are open mic slots available. Sign up at 7pm!
Controversy @ Noon Returns in 2025!
Controversy @ Noon returns quarterly in 2025. The WGA will host panels in February, May, August, and November. Check back in the New Year for more details about upcoming discussions. In the meantime, our December C@N panel will be available on the WGA YouTube channel, starting December 23rd at 12 PM MST.
Getting Started With Your First Memoir (Online) — January 19, 2025
Getting Started With Your First MemoirSunday, January 19, 20253:00-4:30pm MT Join us for an overview and writing workshop hosted by Giselle General. Giselle General is a past participant in the Horizons Writers Circle. You can read more about her here. Horizons Writers Circle, is a mentorship writing program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC), ESL, and underrepresented writers living in Edmonton. To register, email [email protected]
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Participants Announced
2025 WGA Mentorship Program Meet the Participants! The WGA is thrilled to announce the participants for the 2025 Mentorship Program! In January 2025, fourteen Alberta writers will begin their participation in the WGA’s annual mentorship program. 2025 marks the fourteenth year of the program, which pairs emerging writers with established Alberta authors to develop the emerging writer’s literary work, and also to provide support and encouragement. This program has seen many of its participants grow and succeed as published authors.
Connections Brewing — (Calgary) January 6th, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Monday, January 6th, 20256:00pm – 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 [email protected] ahead of time if you have accessibility needs and she will arrange use of the wheelchair ramp. Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our