Writers' Guild of Alberta
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The Writers' Guild of Alberta is a provincial arts service organization that represents both professional and emerging writers in Alberta.
The Writers' Guild needs your support! In a time of uncertainty and fragility in the arts we need local communities of writers, listeners, and readers more than ever!
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-writers-guild-of-alberta/campaign/matching-campaign-2025/
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-writers-guild-of-alberta/campaign/matching-campaign-2025/
December 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The Writers' Guild needs your support! In a time of uncertainty and fragility in the arts we need local communities of writers, listeners, and readers more than ever!
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-writers-guild-of-alberta/campaign/matching-campaign-2025/
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-writers-guild-of-alberta/campaign/matching-campaign-2025/
We're less than one month away from the
first Poetry Parlour of 2026! Mark your calendars once
more, Calgary!
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE
Calgary
FREE
first Poetry Parlour of 2026! Mark your calendars once
more, Calgary!
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE
Calgary
FREE
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
We're less than one month away from the
first Poetry Parlour of 2026! Mark your calendars once
more, Calgary!
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE
Calgary
FREE
first Poetry Parlour of 2026! Mark your calendars once
more, Calgary!
Tuesday, January 20th, 2026
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE
Calgary
FREE
Calgary, remember to come kick off the new year with the literary community!
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Last Best Brewing & Distilling*
607 – 11th Ave SW
Calgary
writersguild.ca/connections-...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Last Best Brewing & Distilling*
607 – 11th Ave SW
Calgary
writersguild.ca/connections-...
December 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Calgary, remember to come kick off the new year with the literary community!
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Last Best Brewing & Distilling*
607 – 11th Ave SW
Calgary
writersguild.ca/connections-...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Last Best Brewing & Distilling*
607 – 11th Ave SW
Calgary
writersguild.ca/connections-...
The Horizons Writers Circle is excited to present an Open Mic for all writers in the area – with two special guest features!
Join us January 29, 2026! And Register here:
writersguild.ca/open-mic-hos...
Join us January 29, 2026! And Register here:
writersguild.ca/open-mic-hos...
December 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Horizons Writers Circle is excited to present an Open Mic for all writers in the area – with two special guest features!
Join us January 29, 2026! And Register here:
writersguild.ca/open-mic-hos...
Join us January 29, 2026! And Register here:
writersguild.ca/open-mic-hos...
The WGA Offices will be closed from December 18th - January 5th, 2026. After that, staff will be in planning and development for the new year from January 5th - 9th, 2026, and will be limited in email responses.
Please send any questions to mail@writersguild.ab.ca.
Please send any questions to mail@writersguild.ab.ca.
December 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The WGA Offices will be closed from December 18th - January 5th, 2026. After that, staff will be in planning and development for the new year from January 5th - 9th, 2026, and will be limited in email responses.
Please send any questions to mail@writersguild.ab.ca.
Please send any questions to mail@writersguild.ab.ca.
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the keynote speakers for our 2026 Conference, taking place in Edmonton from June 6th – 7th, 2026.
We will be welcoming Francine Cunningham and Richard Harrison on Saturday and Sunday!
Save the date!
writersguild.ca
We will be welcoming Francine Cunningham and Richard Harrison on Saturday and Sunday!
Save the date!
writersguild.ca
December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta is excited to announce the keynote speakers for our 2026 Conference, taking place in Edmonton from June 6th – 7th, 2026.
We will be welcoming Francine Cunningham and Richard Harrison on Saturday and Sunday!
Save the date!
writersguild.ca
We will be welcoming Francine Cunningham and Richard Harrison on Saturday and Sunday!
Save the date!
writersguild.ca
The WGA is happy to announce that the Mentors and Mentees for our 2026 Mentorship cohort have now been selected! Thank you to everyone who applied. You can learn more about the participants and their genres here:
writersguild.ca/2026-mentors...
writersguild.ca/2026-mentors...
December 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The WGA is happy to announce that the Mentors and Mentees for our 2026 Mentorship cohort have now been selected! Thank you to everyone who applied. You can learn more about the participants and their genres here:
writersguild.ca/2026-mentors...
writersguild.ca/2026-mentors...
Calgary, cozy up tomorrow at our final Poetry Parlour of the 2025 year!
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
Open mic sign up starts at 7pm.
writersguild.ca
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
Open mic sign up starts at 7pm.
writersguild.ca
December 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Calgary, cozy up tomorrow at our final Poetry Parlour of the 2025 year!
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
Open mic sign up starts at 7pm.
writersguild.ca
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
Open mic sign up starts at 7pm.
writersguild.ca
To our community of Indigenous mothers who write - there is one day left to apply to the Kemosa Scholarship with a cover letter and writing sample! No letter of reference is required.
More details, including information on last year's winners, can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
More details, including information on last year's winners, can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
To our community of Indigenous mothers who write - there is one day left to apply to the Kemosa Scholarship with a cover letter and writing sample! No letter of reference is required.
More details, including information on last year's winners, can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
More details, including information on last year's winners, can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
See you next week, Edmonton, for our final pub night and holiday party!
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Rooster Bar & Kitchen
10732 Whyte Ave
Edmonton
Free!
Snacks will be provided
writersguild.ca
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Rooster Bar & Kitchen
10732 Whyte Ave
Edmonton
Free!
Snacks will be provided
writersguild.ca
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
See you next week, Edmonton, for our final pub night and holiday party!
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Rooster Bar & Kitchen
10732 Whyte Ave
Edmonton
Free!
Snacks will be provided
writersguild.ca
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MT
Rooster Bar & Kitchen
10732 Whyte Ave
Edmonton
Free!
Snacks will be provided
writersguild.ca
We're in our final stretch of parties and events before the holiday break! Join us for one more night out, meet up with friends, take in some readings, and grab a bite next week at Poetry Parlour in Calgary and the WGA Holiday Party in Edmonton.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We're in our final stretch of parties and events before the holiday break! Join us for one more night out, meet up with friends, take in some readings, and grab a bite next week at Poetry Parlour in Calgary and the WGA Holiday Party in Edmonton.
writersguild.ca
writersguild.ca
The Writers' Guild of Alberta is here to support writers. In our last stretch to December 31st we are asking our community to come together to help us burn the midnight oil. All donations will be matched by local writer, Scott Saxberg! www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
December 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The Writers' Guild of Alberta is here to support writers. In our last stretch to December 31st we are asking our community to come together to help us burn the midnight oil. All donations will be matched by local writer, Scott Saxberg! www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
Registration for Drink the Wild Air 2026 is now open!
Calling all youth writers in Alberta, join us for a weekend away in March to write, learn, and share at the beautiful Camp Kannawin. Register early, as participation is capped at 25 people.
writersguild.ca/drink-the-wi...
Calling all youth writers in Alberta, join us for a weekend away in March to write, learn, and share at the beautiful Camp Kannawin. Register early, as participation is capped at 25 people.
writersguild.ca/drink-the-wi...
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Registration for Drink the Wild Air 2026 is now open!
Calling all youth writers in Alberta, join us for a weekend away in March to write, learn, and share at the beautiful Camp Kannawin. Register early, as participation is capped at 25 people.
writersguild.ca/drink-the-wi...
Calling all youth writers in Alberta, join us for a weekend away in March to write, learn, and share at the beautiful Camp Kannawin. Register early, as participation is capped at 25 people.
writersguild.ca/drink-the-wi...
Calgary, we are SOLD OUT for our Holiday Party tonight! There will be very limited tickets at the door! But there are still two great events this month to catch - Coffee and Chat on December 13th and Poetry Parlour on December 16th, so we hope you'll join us soon! writersguild.ca
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Calgary, we are SOLD OUT for our Holiday Party tonight! There will be very limited tickets at the door! But there are still two great events this month to catch - Coffee and Chat on December 13th and Poetry Parlour on December 16th, so we hope you'll join us soon! writersguild.ca
Edmonton and Calgary friends, we'd love to see you at our WGA Calgary Holiday Party or at The Olive Reading Series in Edmonton tomorrow, December 10th, at 7PM MT! Details are all at writersguild.ca
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Edmonton and Calgary friends, we'd love to see you at our WGA Calgary Holiday Party or at The Olive Reading Series in Edmonton tomorrow, December 10th, at 7PM MT! Details are all at writersguild.ca
There is one week left to apply for the 9th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write is now open!
Deadline: December 15, 2025
First Place ($3000)
Second Place ($2000)
Third Place($1000)
More details can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
Deadline: December 15, 2025
First Place ($3000)
Second Place ($2000)
Third Place($1000)
More details can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
There is one week left to apply for the 9th Annual Kemosa Scholarship for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Mothers Who Write is now open!
Deadline: December 15, 2025
First Place ($3000)
Second Place ($2000)
Third Place($1000)
More details can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
Deadline: December 15, 2025
First Place ($3000)
Second Place ($2000)
Third Place($1000)
More details can be found at:
writersguild.ca/programs-ser...
Thank you to all of our donors so far! We are very lucky to have the opportunity this December to make a significant step forward for the next few years by receiving matching funds from local writer and supporter Scott Saxberg.
Donate at www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
Donate at www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Thank you to all of our donors so far! We are very lucky to have the opportunity this December to make a significant step forward for the next few years by receiving matching funds from local writer and supporter Scott Saxberg.
Donate at www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
Donate at www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
Edmonton, there are two weeks left until our final party of the season! Join us with some special guest readers at The Rooster once more on December 17, 2025.
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Edmonton, there are two weeks left until our final party of the season! Join us with some special guest readers at The Rooster once more on December 17, 2025.
There is still time to register ahead for the Calgary holiday party! Free for member but donations are welcome.
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)
Register to grab your tickets: writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)
Register to grab your tickets: writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
Holiday Party (Calgary) – December 10, 2025
Wednesday, December 10th, 20257:00 PM to 10:00 PM MTJoyce on 4th (Downstairs)*506 24th Ave SWCalgaryFree for Members (or an optional $5 donation)Tickets for Non-members: $10
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December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
There is still time to register ahead for the Calgary holiday party! Free for member but donations are welcome.
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)
Register to grab your tickets: writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)
Register to grab your tickets: writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
Strike a match on Triple Tuesday! This week, all donations made to the WGA from December 1st to December 8th will be TRIPLED and MATCHED in equal donations by local writer Scott Saxberg! There are 30 days left for you to help us burn the midnight oil.
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Strike a match on Triple Tuesday! This week, all donations made to the WGA from December 1st to December 8th will be TRIPLED and MATCHED in equal donations by local writer Scott Saxberg! There are 30 days left for you to help us burn the midnight oil.
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta has a deadline – and we need your help to burn the midnight oil! This year, all your donations to the WGA will be generously matched in support by local writer Scott Saxberg! Strike a match and double your impact today.
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Writers’ Guild of Alberta has a deadline – and we need your help to burn the midnight oil! This year, all your donations to the WGA will be generously matched in support by local writer Scott Saxberg! Strike a match and double your impact today.
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...
Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to enter the Alberta Literary Awards. The WGA will have someone in office from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MT to receive any final submissions required. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2025.
Please read full details on our website: writersguild.ca/2025-alberta...
Please read full details on our website: writersguild.ca/2025-alberta...
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to enter the Alberta Literary Awards. The WGA will have someone in office from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MT to receive any final submissions required. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2025.
Please read full details on our website: writersguild.ca/2025-alberta...
Please read full details on our website: writersguild.ca/2025-alberta...
There is still time to register ahead for the Calgary holiday party! Free for member but donations are welcome.
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)*
506 24th Ave SW
Tickets for Non-members: $10
writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)*
506 24th Ave SW
Tickets for Non-members: $10
writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
There is still time to register ahead for the Calgary holiday party! Free for member but donations are welcome.
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)*
506 24th Ave SW
Tickets for Non-members: $10
writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM MT
Joyce on 4th (Downstairs)*
506 24th Ave SW
Tickets for Non-members: $10
writersguild.ca/save-the-dat...
Stay safe, Alberta! And once your winter tires are on, join the Writers' Guild for a few of our last stops of the year! Calgary and Edmonton will both be hosting annual holiday parties (please register ahead for Calgary) with a few more open mic opportunities.
www.writersguild.ca
www.writersguild.ca
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Stay safe, Alberta! And once your winter tires are on, join the Writers' Guild for a few of our last stops of the year! Calgary and Edmonton will both be hosting annual holiday parties (please register ahead for Calgary) with a few more open mic opportunities.
www.writersguild.ca
www.writersguild.ca
Calgary, we hear something is cooking at Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium... Join us for our final Poetry Parlour of the year!
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary
FREE
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary
FREE
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Calgary, we hear something is cooking at Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium... Join us for our final Poetry Parlour of the year!
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary
FREE
Tuesday, December 16th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:15 PM MT
Pachamama Soul Flavour Emporium
#2110, 380 Canyon Meadows Drive SE, Calgary
FREE