Chronicling the Days – a QWF writing project
The submission period for ‘Chronicling the Days’ has now ended. We received over 100 pieces from writers in Quebec telling us about their days under coronavirus lockdown – you can read them here: https://qwfwrites.wordpress.com/category/chronicling-the-days/ Many thanks to all who have … More info Read more
Read moreUpdate on COVID-19 Impact at QWF — March 23, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 situation, the QWF office is closed, and all scheduled workshops and in-office meetings are postponed. We will reassess the situation and provide additional information here no later than April 1. Rest assured that we … More info Read more
Read moreQWF and COVID-19
Like pretty much everyone else in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and the world, we at QWF are concerned about doing our part to help “flatten the curve” so the healthcare system won’t be overwhelmed. As such, we are holding a … More info Read more
Read moreFive Questions for Tommy Schnurmacher
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
Read moreThe 2020 Max Margles Writing Residency – deadline approaching!
Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday, January 20, 2020. Are you a Quebec resident over the age of 21 years, who has an English language prose fiction project that you’re burning to find some space and time to develop in … More info Read more
Read moreAnnouncing the 2019 QWF Literary Awards Shortlist
QUEBEC WRITERS’ FEDERATION ANNOUNCES 2019 QWF LITERARY AWARDS SHORTLIST Finalists to be honoured at QWF Awards Gala on November 5. The Quebec Writers’ Federation is proud to announce the shortlists for the 2019 QWF Literary Awards. The winners of … More info Read more
Read moreNo Matter the Distance: Gathering Memories in Writing
In the spring of 2018, Raquel Rivera led a workshop for emerging writers in Chevery and Harrington Harbour, two localities in Quebec’s Lower North Shore. The goal was to encourage the act of preserving precious childhood memories through writing. … More info Read more
Read moreCall For Nominations For The 2019 Judy Mappin Community Award – Now Open!
The Quebec Writers’ Federation is now accepting written nominations from members of the community for the Judy Mappin Community Award. The prize is named for the first recipient of the QWF Community Award in 1995, who quietly but fiercely … More info Read more
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