Writers' Programs
Writers in Schools
The Culture in the Schools program gives students and teachers the opportunity to meet a professional writer in the classroom to exchange ideas about writing, language and literature, or various aspects of the writing profession. They may also participate in writing workshops.
The program is intended for students of Quebec public and private educational institutions in the French-language and English-language sectors, at the pre-school, primary and secondary levels. For a complete repertoire of writers eligible to participate in the program, see the program web site.
Any questions about the Writers in Schools program should be directed to ecrivez@uneq.qc.ca.
Writers in CEGEPs
The Quebec Writers' Federation is responsible for revising the list of writers eligible to participate in the Quebec Writers-in-Cegeps program. Modeled after the successful Writers-in-Schools program and financed by the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications, this program sends writers on day-long visits to Cegeps throughout the province. English-language Cegeps are the primary audience, but French-language Cegeps are also encouraged to invite English-language writers. (Each Cegep can invite two writers per school year.)
Writers receive an honorarium of $500 per day for a day of readings and lectures, or a day of writing workshops, and $400 per day for a day of meetings and discussions. Of this, the Cegep pays $100, while the rest comes from the Ministry of Culture and Communications.
For more information, please click on the appropriate link below:
- Apply to have a writer visit your CEGEP [PDF]
- General information about the program
- Rules for Reimbursement for Travel and Lodging Costs
- List of Eligible Authors for 2009–2010
Writers in the Community
Writers in the Community, which the QWF runs in collaboration with the Centre for Literacy of Quebec, brings the literary arts to young people who are left out of the artistic mainstream. Partners in the program have included Jeunesse 2000, Head & Hands, Mountainview High School, Batshaw Youth and Family Services, Leave Out ViolencE, Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre, the Jewish General Hospital, and VOYCE (Voices Of Youth in Care).
Writers in the Community video!
Click on the image above to see the Writers in the Community web page, where you'll find a music video and poems created by participants in the Writers in the Community Program.
Mentorship Program
For the eighth year in a row, QWF is proud to offer the only English-language writing mentorship program in the province of Quebec. The QWF Mentorship program is designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Over a period of approximately four months, mentors are expected to devote 35 to 40 hours to reading and respond-ing to their mentee’s work and giving guidance towards the goal of publication or production. Mentees are expected to commit a minimum of 15 to 20 hours per month to the program. Remuneration for mentors is $1200. There is no fee for the mentees. This program is made possible by a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.
The QWF is pleased to announce the following 2009-2010 Mentorship Program pairs:
The call for applications to the 2011 mentorship program will be posted on this website in the fall of 2010.