Visit this page to find calls for applications for staff positions and part-time contract work.
QWF actively seeks to maximize diversity in its staff, part-time employees, membership, and board of directors. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and encourage Indigenous persons, persons of colour, LGBTQ+ and gender-nonconforming persons, persons with disabilities, women, and members of any other marginalized group to self‐identify if they are comfortable doing so.
Open positions
There are currently no open positions. Please check back for future opportunities.
Recurring positions
Workshop Leaders – Applications are accepted year-round; the workshop committee meets in the summer each year to review the applications and plan the subsequent calendar year’s activities. The deadline to be considered for the 2026 workshop series was Friday, July 11, 2025. Submit a proposal via Submittable.
Mentors – A call for applications for mentors goes out each September, with a mid-November deadline. Applicants must be available to work with their mentee from February 1 to early June of the following year.
Writers in the Community facilitators – We seek applications from writers and literary artists to facilitate Writers in the Community workshops on an as-needs basis. Applications are currently closed. Read the most recent call for applications.