News Category: Featured Member

Remembering Joel Yanofsky, 1955-2020

Photo by Bryan Demchinsky

A literary tribute to Joel Yanofsky took place on Saturday, February 27, 2021, via Zoom. The event — hosted by Scott Lawrence and joined by Joel’s family, friends, associates, and students — was recorded and can be watched here. More info Read more

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Five Questions for Tommy Schnurmacher

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This edition of the ‘Five Questions for…’ features QWF member Tommy Schnurmacher. Schnurmacher worked as a journalist and award-winning broadcaster and radio talk-show host. His new memoir is entitled Makeup Tips from Auschwitz: How Vanity Saved My Mother’s Life. More info Read more

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Introducing Marian Rebeiro

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Photo by Jessie Marchessault

For this special edition of “5 questions for,” Audrey Meubus spoke with Marian Rebeiro, our new Membership Services and Communications Coordinator. Marian has a degree in Art History and English Language and Literature from Carleton University in Ottawa, as More info Read more

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Five Questions for Louise Abbott

Louise Abbott is a professional writer, photographer, and documentary filmmaker in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She is a partner in Rural Route Communications, a small audio-visual production company, and the president of an artists’ cooperative that runs a More info Read more

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Five Questions for Rana Bose

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In this third edition of the ‘Five Questions for…’ series, featuring conversations with QWF Members about their practice and community, our Communications Assistant Audrey Meubus had questions for Rana Bose, who is an author, playwright, professional engineer and founding More info Read more

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Five Questions for Moe Clark

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For the second in our ‘Five Questions for…’ series, featuring conversations with QWF Members about their practice and community, our Communications Assistant Audrey Meubus spoke with multidisciplinary Métis spoken word artist Moe Clark.  Moe Clark fuses her unique understanding of More info Read more

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Five Questions for Paige Cooper

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Photo credit: Adam Michiels

Paige Cooper edits fiction for Cosmonauts Avenue. Her first book, Zolitude (Biblioasis), was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction, and won the Concordia University First Book Prize. She lives in More info Read more

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