Our membership has always been spread out around Edmonton, surrounding municipalities, and occasionally in other cities and countries, so to make meetings easier, and because people have become quite comfortable in the virtual world (and becuse it also works very well), we are continuing to meet on-line for our regular review and critique meetings. If you are interested in joining us see the "Joining Us" menu option.

Regular Meetings

A typical meeting has us reading from a members' work, and giving constructive feedback with regard to plot, characterization, grammar, continuity, etc. Generally the work being presented is a short story, a set of poems, a chapter or chapters of a longer work. These are uploaded and read prior to the meeting and then verbal as well as written feedback is given directly to the author during the meeting. Please note however that we do not do line-edits as this is what your editor is paid to do.

Members are scheduled to read a few months in advance, based on their participation in the previous scheduled rotation. New members who have joined within a given rotation are added to the beginning, middle or end of the new rotation based on their preference.

If you would like to attend one of these meetings refer to the “Joining Us” tab and "Contact Us" and we will give you more information.

Writing Workshops

In 2023 we started a partnership with Edmonton Public Library and we have been hosting writing workshops twice a year. These are held at the Capilano Branch Library which is located at 9915 67 Street NW.

The second series in 2026 is starting on Saturday, September 12th for 10 weeks. 

These workshops are open to all writers, but are geared towards new and aspiring authors. Pre-registration is required, and the times and dates will be published via the EPL events page

Workshop Topics:

Plotting Characterization

Putting the Science in Science Fiction World Building for various genres

Marketing Fantasy Writing

Writing Letters of Inquiry Self-publishing (Pros and Cons)

Traditional Publishing (Pros and Cons) Writing Exercise Nights

Discussions about contracts Finding an agent

Talks about the various genres Marketing

Making Mysteries mysterious Research Essentials for Writers

And lots more … If you have other suggestions please let us know!

Guest Speakers

We are hoping to get guest speakers from various professions as well, such as:

Police Firefighters & EMTs

Detectives Farmers, Ranchers

Pilots (Private and Commercial) Military personnel

Academics from various fields Various trades people

Other professions ... If you have other suggestions please let us know about this too!

Or if you'd like to tell us about your profession, then we would love to have you.

Meetings in 2026 (MMXXVI)

January 08, 15, 29 May 07, 21 September 03, 17

February  05, 19 June 04, 18 October 01, 15, 29

March 05, 19 July 02, 16, 30 November 05, 19

April 02, 16, 30 August 06, 20 December 03, 17, 31