Connections Brewing (Calgary) — July 29th, 2025
Connections Brewing (Calgary) Tuesday, July 29th, 20256:00pm – 9:00pm MSTLast Best Brewing & Distilling607 – 11th Ave SWUpstairs in the dining roomFree. 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. Come ready to mingle and network with the Calgary literary community. Our July event will feature […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — July 16, 2025
WGA June Pub Night (Edmonton)Wednesday, July 16, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 Whyte aveEdmontonFREE Join the WGA for our July pub night, with special guests, contributors from Edmonton literary magazine Funicular. Past and present contributors such as Mika Deneige, Jamie Boakee, Robyn Braun, and Theodora Sterling. As always, the open mic starts at 8pm. […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — June 24, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, June 24th, 20257:00pm – 9:15pm MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE **Important** Please note, June’s Poetry Parlour is happening on the 4th Tuesday of the month, NOT the 3rd Tuesday as usual. Join host Ashley Frerichs at the next Poetry Parlour. Open mic sign-up starts at 7pm. There are limited slots available and will […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — June 18, 2025
WGA June Pub Night (Edmonton)Wednesday, June 18, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 Whyte aveEdmontonFREE Join the WGA for our June pub night and help The Rooster with their annual patio inspection* to make sure that everything is ready for summertime on the patio. Special guest poet Marco Melfi will also join us to read […]
Controversy @ Noon – Why Buy Canadian?(online) — May 28th, 2025
Controversy @ Noon 2025 – Why Buy Canadian? Wednesday, May 28th, 202512-1 PM MSTOnline via ZoomFREE Register here. The current trade war between the United States and Canada–including tariffs focused on the book and publishing industry– has people thinking about buying products made in Canada and supporting local companies that keep our money in Canada. […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — May 21, 2025
WGA May Pub Night (Edmonton)Wednesday, May 21, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 Whyte aveEdmontonFREE For the May pub night we will be joined by members of the CrW Creative Writing Club from the University of Alberta and MacEwan’s Bolo Tie Collective to play some writer games. Come and bring a pen and paper and […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — May 20, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, May 20th, 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 May, in honour of Asian Heritage Month, we are excited to feature poet & translator, Leilei Chen! About […]
Mentorship Program Reception and Readings (Edmonton) — May 3, 2025
Mentorship Program Reception and Readings Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 5PM MT (Readings at 7pm)Artshub Ortona Armoury 9722 102st, Edmonton Join us as we celebrate the end of another year this great program for writers: the WGA Mentorship Program. Mentee writers and their mentors will gather to talk about what they worked on over the past […]
NO MORE FEAR OF FAILURE: INTERACTIVE WRITING WORKSHOP (Edmonton) — April 30, 2025
No More Fear of Failure: Interactive Writing WorkshopWednesday, April 30, 20256-8pm MT8331 104 St NWSecond floor, Activity RoomEdmontonFree and open to the public Join Alyx Bui at this interactive writing workshop. Actively build scenes, characters, narrative structure, and improvisational skills. Bust through the barriers and fear and achieve the limitless possibilities of being fearless. This […]
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) — April 22, 2025
Poetry Parlour (Calgary) Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025 7:00pm – 9:15pm MTPachamama Soul Flavour Emporium #2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary FREE **Important** Please note, April’s Poetry Parlour is happening on the 4th Tuesday of the month, NOT the 3rd Tuesday as usual. 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 […]
Pub Night (Edmonton) — April 16, 2025
WGA April Pub Night (Edmonton)Wednesday, April 16, 20257-9pm MTRooster Bar & Kitchen, 10732 Whyte aveEdmontonFREE “The Best (free) Writing Advice I Ever Received”Special guests Ella Pfalzgraff, Ruth DyckFehderau, and Jasmina Odor will join us to talk about the best (free) advice about writing they ever received. A discussion and audience Q&A will follow. All are […]
Write Night (Edmonton) — April 16, 2025
Write NightWednesday, April 16, 20256-8pm MTStanley Milner Library, Civic Emplotees Room 2 – First FloorDowntown, EdmontonFree and open to the public 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 […]
A Chat with Danny Ramadan (Calgary) — April 9, 2025
A Chat with Danny Ramadan (Calgary) Wednesday, April 9th, 20257:00pm – 9:00pm MSTCommunityWise – Main Common Room (ground floor) 223 – 12th Ave SW, CalgaryFREE. No registration required. All are welcome. Join us for an evening with Danny Ramadan, the current Writer in Residence of the University of Calgary’s Distinguished Writers Program and outgoing president of […]
Poetry Month Kickoff – Poetry Karaoke (Calgary) — April 2, 2025
Poetry Month Kickoff – Poetry Karaoke (Calgary) Wednesday, April 2nd, 20257:00pm – 9:00pm MSTAroma Café Bar1845 33rd Ave SW, CalgaryFree. No registration required. All are welcome. Join us for an evening of Poetry Karaoke at Aroma Café Bar in Marda Loop to kick off Poetry Month 2025! The event will have an open mic format. The […]
Speak Up: Spoken Word Open Mic Launch (Calgary) — March 27, 2025
Speak Up: Spoken Word Open Mic Launch Thursday, March 27th, 20255:30 PM to 7:30 PM MTSan<k>Juri booksMarlborough Mall3800 Memorial Drive, Unit 34FREE Please join us for the launch of MelVee X’s new spoken word open mic series, Speak Up! Speak Up is a once monthly spoken word open mic night for emerging and experienced poets […]