Supporting, Connecting, and Inspiring Quebec Writers

A vibrant and inclusive community organization that develops, supports, and promotes those writing in English in Quebec.

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Check out the QWF’s directory of writers to help with your writing project.

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Featured Member

Five Questions for: Nisha Coleman

Nisha Coleman is a writer, storyteller, musician, and actor based in Montreal. Her stories have been featured on the CBC, Moth Radio Hour, Risk!, and Confabulation, among others. Her children’s book, Dear Humans, addresses climate change and was published … More info Read more

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Upcoming activities

4 Dec
QWF Event

ELAN x QDF x QWF Solstice Schmoozer

Calling all community members! QWF is excited to invite you to our first "Sister Orgs Schmoozer" in over a year! We’ll be gathering together with ELAN, QDF, and QWF members to make connections, learn about each other's work, and, most importantly, schmooze! Hosted by Teesri Duniya, we’re thrilled to gather in person to wrap up the year together. Everyone welcome, and we hope to see you there! More info
9 Dec
QWF Event

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Saturday, 10:00 am–12:30 pm Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space? Register to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5 minutes break in between. More info
12 Feb
Workshop

Late Winter Writers Residency Online 2024

Overview The Late Winter Writers Residency Online is a small cohort program that gives … More info Read more

We got some great feedback from Caitlin and the students. I think that makes 3 StoryScaping workshops we have participated in, and for different age groups–such amazing opportunities for remote regions that do not normally have access to such things; participants talk about the workshops months later and how much they appreciate them.


Jennifer L. Willett, Program & Activity Coordinator, Committee for Anglophone Social Action (CASA)

Our work

Writers in the Community

QWF’s Writers in the Community program pairs small groups of young people with a professional writer or literary performance artist who can teach them and, more important, motivate them, to use language to express themselves in productive ways.

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QWF Literary Database of Quebec English-language authors

The QWF Literary Database of Quebec English-language Authors is an ever-expanding online directory of over 2000 books by over 1100 Quebec writers publishing books in English.

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carte blanche

QWF’s online literary journal founded in 2004 by members of a Quebec Writers’ Federation workshop.

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QWF Writes

An essay series run by the Quebec Writers’ Federation. The column provides an arena for writers to share and discuss ideas, experiences and opinions relevant to our unique writing community.

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