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Drumroll please! We’re delighted to introduce you to the new website for the Quebec Writers’ Federation. It’s taken many months of intense labour, working with the fantastic Sasha Endoh Code & Design, who designed and developed the site, with … More info Read more Continue reading
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Learn moreThe Quebec Writers’ Federation and its partners, Champlain, Dawson, Heritage, John Abbott, and Vanier Colleges, and the Conseil des arts de Montréal, are delighted to announce the third annual QWF Prize for Young Writers. Quebec has no shortage of … More info Read more Continue reading
Paige Cooper edits fiction for Cosmonauts Avenue. Her first book, Zolitude (Biblioasis), was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, and won the Concordia University First Book Prize. She lives in … More info Read more
learn MoreFor many years now, the QWF has been an important part of my life. It has provided me with a supportive community of like-minded people, many with whom I’ve developed lasting friendships. It has offered me teaching and mentoring opportunities. It has honoured and celebrated my writing
Carolyn Marie Souaid, From "I Can't Even Imagine Not Being Here" in QWF Writes, Feb. 3, 2014…. More importantly, it has created an awareness of the existence and importance of English-language writing in Quebec.
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 moreThis writing residency, which runs from January to June, is open to any QWF Member – both emerging and established writers – in the Greater Montreal area.
Learn moreQWF’s online literary journal founded in 2004 by members of a Quebec Writers’ Federation workshop.
Read carte blancheMonthly 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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