PLEASE NOTE: We are holding HYBRID meetings. You have a choice to attend the meeting in-person at OUR NEW MEETING LOCATION: Sunalta Community Association (1627 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB) OR attending online over Zoom.

Our Next Meeting Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025 starting at 7:00 p.m. An email with details for connecting online will go out to all IFWA members.*

* (Please contact IFWA at the email below if you are not a member of IFWA and wish to attend the meeting)

Who are we?

As a Calgary writing group, the Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (“IFWA”) was founded in 1988 to help imaginative fiction writers hone their skills and expand their knowledge base. To this end, IFWA engages in many activities including critiquing written work, providing marketing advice, suggesting writing games and exercises, and notifying members about interesting events, contests and writing opportunities, amongst other things. We are a writing group, not a book club.

We have members (collectively known as “IFWits”) at all stages of development, including beginners, those trying to break into the market, and published and award winning authors. The group also counts many small publishers and well-known authors as friends.

So what is “imaginative fiction”? The current focus of the group is predominantly the speculative genres of fantasy, science fiction and horror, but we are open to all genres.

IFWA is a registered non-profit society with bylaws and an elected Board. An Annual General Meeting is held at each October meeting.

Membership is $20.00 per year and can be paid at a monthly meeting.

IFWA meeting will be held at 7:00 pm, the first Thursday of every month, at the Sunalta Community Hall located at 1627 10 Ave SW, Calgary, AB.

Those interested in joining IFWA can simply drop in to a meeting. If the door is locked, please knock.

Meeting formats:

• Critiques begin at 7:00 pm.
• Formal skill development session from 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm
• The Business portion of the meeting begins at 8:30. Please submit all news (except brags) to the President via email or one of the forums.
• Discussions at the near-by pub, from 9:00 pm onward.

Contact: Please feel free to contact IFWA’s President, Michael Gillett, with inquiries. michaelgillett1@gmail.com

Other IFWA Sites:

Facebook Group (Private Group for IFWA Members only): https://www.facebook.com/groups/544750819000698/?fref=ts