The 2021 QWF Mentorship Program & Fresh Pages Initiative
This post pertains to two programs: The 2021 QWF Mentorship Program (for which writers can apply FOR a mentor, or to BE a mentor), and The 2021 QWF Fresh Pages…
Read moreThe 2021 QWF Literary Awards Calls for Submissions Are Now Open!
…for the 2021 QWF Awards. At the 23rd QWF Gala in November 2021, QWF will award six prizes of $3000 each to honour excellence in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry,…
Read moreThe Spring 2021 QWF Workshops Are Open for Registration!
…overview of our 6- and 8-week workshops, short-session weekday workshops, and weekend workshops; some workshops will begin in March 2021 while the rest are staggered throughout the season until the end…
Read moreQUEBEC WRITERS’ FEDERATION ANNOUNCES 2021 QWF LITERARY AWARDS SHORTLIST
Press release Annual Literary Awards Gala to be live-streamed at 7:00 PM on November 24, 2021 [Montreal. October 15, 2021] The Quebec Writers’ Federation has announced the finalists for the…
Read moreHoliday Book Fair 2021 Annual festival celebrates Quebec’s English-language publishers and writers (November 16-18)
…Literary Translators’ Association of Canada, the Violet Hour reading series, Babar Books, the Montreal Gazette, Penguin Random House Canada, as well as our invaluable bookseller partner, Paragraphe Bookstore. -30- Media contact: Christopher DiRaddo 514-806-5087 [email protected]…
Read moreCall for Applications: The 2021 CBC/QWF Digital Writer-in-Residence
…Physical forces Human Interest Personal struggle Metaphorical meaning The three winners will be announced in January 2021. Essays will appear on cbc.ca/montreal in early 2021. Three winners will receive: Dedicated…
Read moreCall for QWF Workshop Proposals for 2021
…lead a workshop in 2021. QWF workshops offer a wide range of subjects and we welcome new ideas. Recent subjects have included short story, novel, screenwriting, memoir, poetry, travel writing,…
Read moreHow to watch the 2021 QWF Literary Awards Gala
The 2021 QWF Awards Gala will be live-streamed on YouTube from the Cabaret Lion d’Or in Montreal on Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at 7:00 PM. Subscribe to QWF’s YouTube Channel….
Read moreDoctor’s study of health care for Indigenous children wins two 2021 Quebec Writers’ Federation literary awards
A deeply researched and critical study of Canada’s health care services for Indigenous children by Samir Shaheen-Hussain won two of the Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) annual 2021 literary awards. Fighting…
Read moreCall for Nominations for the 2021 Judy Mappin Community Award
…year, it will be presented at the QWF Awards Gala in November 2021. The deadline for nominations is Friday, August 27, 2021 For more information, please write to Lori Schubert….
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