Staff

Remy Attig, PhD, is the executive director of the Quebec Writers’ Federation. Prior to joining QWF, Remy worked as an associate professor of sociolinguistics and translation, where their research focused on minority/minoritized language communities. In a pre-academic life, they worked as the senior director of operations at the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), the operations manager of the David Suzuki Foundation, and the executive director of Projet 10 / Project 10, Montreal’s longest-running organization supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. Through their research, teaching, writing, and activism, Remy demonstrates that the way people tell their stories, and the language(s) they choose to use, are often as important as the message they share with the world.

John Wickham is a writer and communications professional with a background in digital media, content strategy, and education. He is also the web designer for Quist, QWF's digital youth literary journal. Prior to his time at QWF, he worked as a college history and English lecturer, then as an editor in marketing. His writing has appeared in The Montreal Review of Books and Ahoy, among others, and has been longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in history from McGill University.

Zac Remple is a writer, theatre artist, and cultural producer whose work explores storytelling, performance, community, and the relationship between art and public life. His career has taken him through arts organizations, pride organizations, cultural institutions, and corporate environments, where he has worked in programming, events, communications, and organizational operations. Originally from Winnipeg, Zac holds a bachelor's in Communications and Culture from the University of Calgary. He maintains an active artistic practice in theatre, performance, poetry, and interdisciplinary arts and is passionate about supporting artists, strengthening creative communities, and creating opportunities for people to connect through stories.

 

Sarah Haggard has been program manager of Writers in the Community (WIC) since its inception in 2007. She began her career in book publishing and production, first in the UK and Italy, then in Montreal. In recent years she has focused her energies on managing programs, projects, and events for cultural and community organizations. Sarah has seen the WIC program grow from a handful of workshops per year in just two venues to a busy schedule of projects, employing up to 15 writers annually in over a dozen community organizations. She believes passionately in the value of giving young people a chance to explore their emotions and ideas through writing, and feels privileged to work with the talented writers whose creativity and commitment are at the heart of the program’s success.

 

Chantal Ringuet is a writer, poet, translator, and QWF Representative for the Eastern Townships. Her books explore memory, landscapes, cultural transmission, and overlooked histories through poetry and literary nonfiction. She is the ideator of Montreal, City of Women (2025), the fourth City of Women map inspired by Rebecca Solnit's original New York project, launched by the Université de Montréal in partnership with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). She has written extensively on Leonard Cohen and Yiddish culture and has translated into French the works of Adrienne Rich, Marc Chagall and Rachel Korn. In 2024, she was the Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence at McGill University. She lives and writes in Austin, Quebec.