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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Upcoming activities

Mondays 26 Oct − 7 Dec
QWF Workshop

The Playwright’s Toolkit: Transferable Skills for Creative Writers

Seven Mondays, Oct 26–Dec 7, 5:45–7:45 p.m. (5:45–9:45 p.m. on Dec 7)Open to allLimited … More info Read more
4 Sep
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
29 Sep
Event

Conversations & Book Signing with R.F. Kuang

On September 29, internationally bestselling author R. F. Kuang will make her first-ever Montréal … More info Read more

In January 2023, I took Tawhida Tanya Evanson’s Illuminated Grant-Writing Workshop with the Quebec Writers’ Federation, and within one year, I was awarded a Research and Creation grant from Canada Council for the Arts. The workshop greatly demystified the grant-writing process for me, and she also gave me the courage and confidence to pitch my projects and reach out to other artists in the community for collaboration. I think if there is at least one workshop to put in your queue, it’s this one.

Brooke Lee (writing as River Lee), QWF Workshop participant and Mentorship participant, 2024

Activities

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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Quist

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

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