27 May
Event

SpeakUp: Recto-Verso

FREE EVENT SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange A POETRY READING WITH A DIFFERENCE: More info Read more

31 Jan
QWF Event

Writing As Activism (with French translation)

The Quebec Writers‘ Federation and Muslim Awareness Week invite you to a conversation with Dr. More info Read more

20 Oct
Event

Reading by Neil Smith at Dawson College

Montreal writer Neil Smith will read from his darkly comic new novel Jones on More info Read more

25 Nov
Event

Club de lecture insolite – Unexpected Book Club: Anglo-Quebec Lit Club

Anglo-Quebec authors and books can remain elusive to Quebec’s French-speaking readership. Reaching across linguistic More info Read more

7 Dec
Event

Canadian Parents for French Quebec & Nunavut Virtual Cultural Event: DECEMBER | Bilingual Story Time

Join us for a bilingual bedtime story session with children’s author, Candace Amarante. Amarante More info Read more

29 Apr
Event

Book Celebration, Audiobook Launch, and Premiere of Wekweètì and Ekwǫ̀

Saturday, April 29, 2PMMcCord Stewart Museum Theatre, Montreal Nadine Neema will be in conversation More info Read more

23 May
Event

Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival presents: Marusya Nikiforova: Ukraine’s Legendary Anarchist Warrior

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 7:00 pmLa Sala Rossa, Montreal Norman Nawrocki’s one-act play Marusya More info Read more

3 Aug
Event

Violet Hour: En traduction / In Translation

Thursday, Aug 3, 6-8 pm A special edition of the Violet Hour LGBTQ reading More info Read more

14 Sep 19 Sep
Event

5 voix

Montreal writer Carolyn Marie Souaid will be presenting her latest poems in the form More info Read more

30 Sep
Event

An Evening of Poetry & Reflection

Saturday, September 30, 6 pmAtwater Library Auditorium Witness the diversity of poetry at the More info Read more

5 Oct
Event

Book Launch: Protocolo 48 by Gloria Macher

Thurs, October 5, 7 pm You are invited to the book launch of Gloria More info Read more

25 Apr 28 Apr
Event

2024 BLUE METROPOLI S INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL

Each year the Festival is structured aroundone theme. In 2024, our theme will be: More info Read more

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

  • The QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign closes
  • Applications for StoryScaping program begins for organizations
Stacks of books on display

May

June

Women in a classroom

July

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

Two women smiling at the camera

September

Group of women smiling at camera

October

November

December

  • Call for applications for Max Margles Writing Residency (postponed to February-March for 2024 Residency)
  • Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens
  • QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December. Happy holidays!