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

Thursdays 12 Mar − 14 May
QWF Workshop

Crafting a Compelling Personal Essay (Thursdays)

Led by: Siavash Saadlou

The personal essay sits at the crossroads of memory, imagination, and reflection. It is a form that invites vulnerability and experimentation, asking writers to turn the lens inward while reaching outward toward readers. More info
3 Mar
QWF Event

Lunch & Learn with: The Public Lending Right (PLR)

The Quebec Writers' Federation is excited to host PLR Program Manager Peter Schneider and PLR Program Analyst Lori Knoll for our next Lunch and Learn. They will give an overview of the program, including who is eligible, how payments work, and what has recently changed in the registration process. More info
5 Nov
Event

Ireland Castle Writing Retreat 2027

Join CMarie Fuhrman (workshop leader) for a week in an Irish castle, November 5-12, … More info Read more

For 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…. More importantly, it has created an awareness of the existence and importance of English-language writing in Quebec.

Carolyn Marie Souaid, from "I Can't Even Imagine Not Being Here" in QWF Writes, Feb. 3, 2014

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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