Writing Matters
A campaign to commemorate writers' contributions to our culture, society, and economy. Continue reading
A vibrant and inclusive community organization that develops, supports, and promotes those writing in English in Quebec.
Become a memberA campaign to commemorate writers' contributions to our culture, society, and economy. Continue reading
Check out the QWF’s directory of writers to help with your writing project.
Learn moreAccepting applications from prospective mentees and mentors. Deadline: October 16, 2023. Continue reading
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
learn MoreThe process has helped improve my craft and the draft of the novel in progress. Most importantly, her comments and advice on structure have set me on what I feel to be a more productive path with this novel going forward. In other words, I have the sense she helped spare me from something I would have otherwise had to learn the hard way in the revision process.
It’s amazing to have such close access to a notable Canadian writer. I greatly appreciate the opportunity that this mentorship provides.
Ann Cavlovic
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.
Learn moreThe 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.
Learn moreQWF’s online literary journal founded in 2004 by members of a Quebec Writers’ Federation workshop.
Read carte blancheAn 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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