Welcome to The Write Group. We have a lot going on throughout the year.
This page will outline all things occurring in each month.
Enjoy and keep writing,
The Write Group
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Standing Roundup
Monthly Meetings
• When We Meet
Year-round Events
• Weekly Rouge Poetry Slams
• TALES Strathcona Monthly Tellarounds
• TALES Strathcona Story Slams
• TALES Edmonton Monthly Tellarounds
• Edmonton Story Slams
Year-round Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• Write Group Logo Competition
Year-round Prompts
• Write Group Collaborative-book Prompts
• Table of Prompts
Year-long Prompts
• London Annual Novel or Screenplay Challenge
September Roundup
Observances
• September Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• Don’t Hibernate Fair
• First Write Group Meeting
• Poets in the Park
• Words in the Park Book Sale and Fair
• Marty Chan Developing Character Workshop (September 27, 2016)
• List Building School and Summit (September 18 – 30, 2016)
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• September Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• September Prompts
October Roundup
Observances
• October Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• WordFest
• International LitFest
• Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (not updated since 2020)
• Writing the Earth: Autumn Reflections at the Garden (October 29, 2017)
• Halloween Author Readings (October 28, 2017)
• Alison Clarke Communal Storytelling Workshop (October 18, 2016)
• Judith Graves Horror and Thriller Workshop (October 8, 2015)
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• October Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• October Prompts
• Halloween Prompts and Autumnal Tic-tac-write
November Roundup
Observances
• November Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• Nonfiction Writers’ Fall Conference
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• November Competitions
• Tofield Legion Adult Remembrance Day Contest
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• November Prompts
• November Writing Challenges (novel, blog, alternatives)
December Roundup
Observances
• December Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• No December Event Listings Yet
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• December Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• December Prompts
• Winter Prompts
• Christmas Crackers and Fortune Cookies
January Roundup
Observances
• January Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• No January Event Listings Yet
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• January Competitions
• Alberta 55 Plus Winter Provincial Games Creative Writing Contest
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• January Prompts
February Roundup
Observances
• February Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• WordBridge Writing Conference
• Young Author’s Conference (not updated since 2017)
• Dan Gillis Book Reading (February 24, 2016)
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• February Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• February Prompts
March Roundup
Observances
• March Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• Annual Poetry City Challenge
• Strathcona County Writer’s Conference
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• March Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• March Prompts
April Roundup
Observances
• April Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• An Afternoon With the Authors
• Edmonton Poetry Festival
• April WordFest
• Spoken Word Festival (not updated since 2017)
• M. L. Mercy Book Reading (April 28, 2023)
• Poets and Writers Networking Event (April 6, 2018)
• Writers in the Hot Seat (April 5, 2018)
• The Princess and the Pirate Theatre Performance (April 20 – 21 & 27 – 29, 2017)
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• April Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• April Prompts
• April Writing Challenges (poetry)
May Roundup
Observances
• May Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• Annual Nonfiction Writers’ Conference
• Alberta Magazines Conference
• Storytellers of Canada Conference
• Writers’ Guild of Alberta Annual Conference
• Edmonton Storytelling Festival
• Delanie Tiedemann Book Reading (May 19, 2023)
• Fort Saskatchewan Writer in Residence Writer’s Panel (May 24, 2016)
• YouthWrite 20th Anniversary Roaring 20s Fundraiser (May 6, 2016)
• Words in 3 Dimensions (up to May, 2015)
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• May Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• May Prompts
• May Writing Challenges (short story)
June Roundup
Observances
• June Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• Alberta Literary Awards Wine & Cheese Gala
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• June Competitions
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• June Prompts
July Roundup
Observances
• July Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• JustWrite Weekend and YouthWrite Gala (July 1 – 3, 2016)
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• No July Competitions Yet
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• No July Prompt Listings Yet
August Roundup
Observances
• August Observances
Events
• Standing Events
• When Words Collide
• Content Promotion Summit (July 25 – August 6, 2016)
Competitions
• Standing Competitions
• No August Competitions Yet
Prompts
• Standing Prompts
• No August Prompt Listings Yet
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