Mission statement

The purpose of the Alberta Romance Writers’ Association is to promote excellence in romance fiction writing and to provide support for its members through professional development. The Association evolved in 1987 from a six‑week workshop co-sponsored by Alberta Culture, Film and Literary Arts and the Calgary Public Library. In September of 1989, the Association was incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta as a nonprofit organizationThe objectives of the Association have been proven by the number of professional writing careers that have been launched since its inception.

We are an Independent body of writers not affiliated with any other organisation.

Program Calendar

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Tuesday Discussion Groups 7:00 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Apr 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Join us on Tuesday evenings for informal discussions on a variety of writing topics – anything from plotting, to agents, to structure, to Access Copyright, to… whatever.  If you have a topic you would like to discuss or hear more about, this is the time and place. Topics are usually posted the week ahead on…
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Tuesday Discussion Groups 7:00 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Apr 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Join us on Tuesday evenings for informal discussions on a variety of writing topics – anything from plotting, to agents, to structure, to Access Copyright, to… whatever.  If you have a topic you would like to discuss or hear more about, this is the time and place. Topics are usually posted the week ahead on…
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Tuesday Discussion Groups 7:00 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Apr 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Join us on Tuesday evenings for informal discussions on a variety of writing topics – anything from plotting, to agents, to structure, to Access Copyright, to… whatever.  If you have a topic you would like to discuss or hear more about, this is the time and place. Topics are usually posted the week ahead on…
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Plotting for Pantsers, Intuits and the Totally Lost – Ali Bryan 10:30 am
Plotting for Pantsers, Intuits and the Totally Lost – Ali Bryan @ Zoom - Usual Link
Apr 20 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Plotting for Pantsers, Intuits and the Totally Lost - Ali Bryan @ Zoom - Usual Link
Ali Bryan was one of the readers for the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize. She is an award-winning novelist and creative nonfiction writer who explores the what-ifs, the wtfs and the wait-a-minutes of every day. Her first novel, Roost, won the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction and was the official selection of One Book Nova Scotia.…
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Tuesday Discussion Groups 7:00 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Apr 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Join us on Tuesday evenings for informal discussions on a variety of writing topics – anything from plotting, to agents, to structure, to Access Copyright, to… whatever.  If you have a topic you would like to discuss or hear more about, this is the time and place. Topics are usually posted the week ahead on…
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Tuesday Discussion Groups 7:00 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Tuesday Discussion Groups @ Zoom - usual link
Join us on Tuesday evenings for informal discussions on a variety of writing topics – anything from plotting, to agents, to structure, to Access Copyright, to… whatever.  If you have a topic you would like to discuss or hear more about, this is the time and place. Topics are usually posted the week ahead on…