Announcing this year’s Fresh Pages Winners!
Mahta Riazi & Ceta Gabriel are the 2022 winners of the Guest Editorship at carte blanche and the Guest Curatorship of the Words & Music Show, respectively! Continue reading
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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Learn moreCall for Nominations for the 2022 Judy Mappin Community Award
The Quebec Writers’ Federation is now accepting written nominations from members of the community for the Judy Mappin Community Award. The prize is named for the first recipient of the QWF Community Award in 1995, who quietly but fiercely … More info Read more Continue reading
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I really appreciate all the QWF does–it was because I took a workshop earlier this year that I even learned about the Humber program, learned of the mentorship, have gone to other writing related events in town I discovered through the newsletter and through my classmates.
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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.
Learn moreQWF 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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QWF’s online literary journal founded in 2004 by members of a Quebec Writers’ Federation workshop.
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Monthly 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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