A virtual event that happens at 7:00 pm CST on the first Thursday each month.
Come meet with other writers and talk about the art of writing – the good, the bad and the ugly – whatever you’d like to discuss.
You don’t need to be a member to take part – and it’s free! It’s a chance to leave your solitary world in front of the computer (notebook & pencil or typewriter, if you are ‘old school’) and ‘meet’ in the online world with others just like you.
Using Zoom allows writers from all over the province (and elsewhere) to take part, provided you have a stable internet connection.
To take part in these evenings, please email to receive the Zoom invitation.
Program News
March 29, 2024
Writers Engage with a Difficult Subject
Content Warning: Group discussion about memoir writing that includes childhood sexual abuse. This is a difficult topic of discussion, but one that some affected individuals choose to write about as a way to heal and move forward. MWG volunteers guided the conversation and made efforts to ensure everyone was both heard and comfortable.
Each Rants and Ramblings session is unique, with participants offering topics of interest for discussion. With a full slate of participants at the March 7 R&R, moderated by Susan Rocan, with Lori Gaudet and Katherine Westwood assisting, a serious topic dominated the steady flow of comments and perspectives.
February 29, 2024
Group Discusses AI
The February 1 Rants and Ramblings included both new and experienced members, including Susan Rocan, Sharon Hamilton and Lori Gaudet. During the event, two issues were discussed that are timely and relevant to today’s writers.
January 25, 2024
First Thursdays with MWG
By barb janes
Winnipeg’s Exchange arts community may have First Fridays, but the MWG has First Thursdays – a time writers can virtually come together to rant and ramble about all things writing.
The January 4 Zoom was a meetup of 12 (including the host), some new to the MWG, some long-time members (and one self-confessed lurker), some new writers and some with several publications under their belts, and an impressive range of genres – horror, fantasy, memoir, historical fiction, micro (the 50 word story!), novels, creative non-fiction, blogs, academic writing, even advertising. But no poets in attendance.