For more information,
contact the QWF office:
1200 Atwater, Suite 3
Montréal, QC
H3Z 1X4
Téléphone: (514) 933-0878
info@qwf.org
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.
Writers are selected for the repertoire on the basis of proposals submitted during an open call for applications which is usually held every two years. The next call for applications for the Writers in Schools program is scheduled for 2010. For more information, contact the QWF office.
Writers in CEGEPs
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.)
Call for applications: The Quebec Writers' Federation is responsible for revising the list of writers eligible to participate in the Quebec Writers-in-Cegeps program, and is presently accepting applications from authors wishing to be added to the current repertoire of eligible authors. For details on how to apply, please follow this link.
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.
If you would like to schedule a visit for your CEGEP, you must complete a CEGEP Application form (see below).
For more information, please click on the appropriate link below:
- CEGEP Application Form (to be completed by CEGEPS wishing to request a visit)[PDF]
- General information about the program
- Rules for Reimbursement for Travel and Lodging Costs
- List of Eligible Authors for 2008–2009
Writers in the Community
Writers in the Community web page
Mentorship Program
For the seventh year in a row, the Quebec Writers' Federation is proud to offer the only English-language writing mentorship program in the province of Quebec. This four-month program pairs experienced, professional writers with emerging writers who are deemed ready by an independent jury to benefit concretely from one-on-one, intensive mentoring.
Congratulations to this year's selected participants:
- Screenwriting:
- Will Aitken to mentor Laura Teasdale
- Poetry:
- Endre Farkas to mentor Lesley Pasquin
- Young Adult:
- Lori Weber to mentor Day's Lee
- Non-Fiction:
- Merrily Weisbord to mentor Mary Lynn Deachman
- Fiction:
- Peter Dubé to mentor Chris DiRaddo
- Oana Avasilichioaei to mentor Anna Leventhal
- Robyn Sarah to mentor Beverly Akerman
- Seymour Blicker to mentor Sabina Walser
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 responding 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.
The QWF Mentorship program is run yearly. The next call for applications will be announced in Fall 2009.
