The 2021 QWF Literary Awards Calls for Submissions Are Now Open!
The Quebec Writers’ Federation is delighted to announce the calls for submissions 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, … More info Read more
Read moreThe 2020 QWF Literary Awards Winners Announced!
On Wednesday, November 4, Quebec’s English-language literary community gathered online to watch the premiere broadcast screening of this year’s QWF Literary Awards Gala. You can watch a repeat of the Gala video here: The complete list of winners is … More info Read more
Read moreJoin Us for the Gala After Party — via Zoom!
The 2020 QWF Gala is underway — click below to tune in! Join us for the QWF Zoom After Party Immediately following tonight’s QWF Literary Awards Gala, we’ll all be hopping on Zoom for the official QWF After Party. … More info Read more
Read moreHow to Participate in the QWF Literary Awards Gala
HOW TO WATCH THE GALA “LIVE” ON YOUTUBE The QWF Literary Awards Gala will be broadcast as a premiere on QWF’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, November 4 starting at 7 PM. This means that everyone watching will be watching … More info Read more
Read moreWatch readings of the QWF Literary Awards finalists
The QWF has asked the 25 shortlisted authors of this year’s QWF Literary Awards to provide us with short readings (under two minutes) from their award-nominated work. You can watch them all here. Be sure to find out who … More info Read more
Read moreJan Jorgensen named recipient of the 2020 QWF Judy Mappin Community Award
The QWF is pleased to announce that Jan Jorgensen, the organizer of The Lawn Chair Soirée reading series, is the winner of the 2020 QWF Judy Mappin Community Award. A graduate of Creative Writing from Bard College in New … More info Read more
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
Today, we announce the finalists for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, sponsored by Montreal’s Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore. It comes with a purse of $3,000. This year’s jury was composed of writers Douglas Babington of Montreal, Amanda Leduc … More info Read more
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the Mavis Gallant Prize for Nonfiction
Today, we announce the finalists for the Mavis Gallant Prize for Nonfiction, sponsored by an anonymous donor. It comes with a purse of $3,000. This year’s jury was composed of writers Jeffrey Bachman of Rockville, Maryland, Sonja Boon of … More info Read more
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry
Today, we announce the finalists for the A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry, sponsored by two anonymous donors. It comes with a purse of $3,000. This year’s jury was composed of poets Katia Grubisic of Montreal, and Ben Ladouceur … More info Read more
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the QWF Prize for Playwriting
Today, we announce the finalists for the QWF Prize for Playwriting, sponsored by Gabriel Safdie, in conjunction with Infinithéâtre. The prize is awarded every two years to a play that was published or produced during the last two years. … More info Read more
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