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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QWF: Writing in the Margins

Get an inside look at the vibrant world of QWF through the voices of Executive Director Lori Schubert and three engaging members.

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Featured Member

Five Questions for: Fred Anderson

Fred Anderson is a writer, an activist, a finalist for the 2025 QWF Literary Awards, and QWF’s latest featured member.   Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Fred Anderson joined the Civil Rights Movement as a teenager and became field secretary … More info Read more

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Upcoming activities

18 Apr
QWF Workshop

Solving the Picture Book Puzzle

Led by: Monique Polak

What stories are best suited to the picture book genre? What are the conventions of the picture book? What are the central themes of the picture book? More info

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1 May
QWF Event

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between. More info
16 May
Workshop

Embodied Writing – Wellspring Edition

The wellspring is that which precedes effort: the body before interpretation, breath before direction, … More info Read more

I believe that getting this opportunity to do a mentorship with the QWF has been an incredible boon to my writing, my confidence as a writer, and to my potential future as a published writer. I feel very lucky and grateful to have met Annabel and all the other mentors and mentees, and to be part of the QWF community. Thank you!

Cornelia Mars, Participant in the 2023 Mentorship Program

Activities

Mentorship

The QWF Mentorship program is designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Both mentors and protégés are selected by an independent jury.

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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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Quist

QWF's online literary magazine for Quebecers aged 14–21.

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