upcoming events
DFWrite Nites
Event is free to join.
Online
Every third Wednesday of the month, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us for Petrifying prompts!
Each DFWrite Nite, a different dark fiction writer will share a unique prompt to stimulate your creativity. The prompts will come in the form of different media: words, music, art, photos, and more.
We will spent the first few minutes checking in and saying hello, then we'll get into writing together. We encourage you to:
- explore the darker side of your writing
- take our creepy prompts and turn them into happy-ending fiction
- work on your own work in progress
To join us, simply sign up for our newsletter where we will share the Zoom link for the DFWrite Nites.
Past Events
Monday Night Reading Event: Dark Fiction Spotlight
Event is free to the public. (Donations to FBCW always welcome and so appreciated.)
with the Federation of BC writers
Online
October 19, 2026, 7:00pm
Just in time for Halloween!
Join us for the second annual Dark Fiction Spotlight reading event, featuring the FBCW’s Dark Fiction Writing Circle!
Readers Kelli Etheridge (group facilitator), Louise Dumayne, Desiree Friesen, Max Goldsmith, Kim Harbridge, Rebecca Cremini, Ennis Lucy, Kristyn Pacione, and Ernst Wiebe will share their best tiny terrors and excerpts from longer, even more blood-chilling works.
Once you've registered, a link will be sent to you. When it’s time for the event, click on the link to join the live Zoom event. To find out more about the FBCW’s online Writing Circles, visit https://bcwriters.ca/circles.
Digital doors open at 6:55 pm.
**This event will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed to registrants within a week of the session. The recording will be available for 45 days.
Full Circle: How to thrive in a writing Circle
panel discussion
When words collide
Calgary, AB
August 14, 2026
https://www.whenwordscollide.org/
Writing circles don't have to be scary, even if the writing is.
Join members of the Federation of BC Writers Dark Fiction Writing Circle for an inspiring session about creating a writing circle that will last, or finding one that is the perfect fit for you and your work. You can have it all–community, craft refinement and career development. They’ll guide you through important topics such as group structure, critique etiquette, communication, creating a safe space, and group goals and projects.
Whether you’re writing jump scares or love affairs, finding your circle can help take your stories to the next level.
Spotlight Series
Federation of BC Writers
The Dark Fiction Writing Circle members read scary stories just in time for Halloween.
The Dark Fiction Writers were the first writing circle featured in the FBCW's Spotlight Series.
Host Meaghan Hackinen and readers Kelli Etheridge (group facilitator), Louise Dumayne, Desiree Friesen, Kim Harbridge, Michelle C Jacobs, and Kristyn Pacione.
