2026 QWF Mentorship Reading
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For four months, seven emerging writers and one emerging translator have worked to hone their craft through the QWF Mentorship Program. Each has received one-on-one guidance from a professional mentor to help them make the transition to the next stage of their career. Now, their journey culminates in a public reading, at which the mentees will present an excerpt from their work in progress.
In addition to the 2026 QWF Mentorship Program cohort, this year’s reading will feature the first full cohort from QWF’s new Youth Mentorship Program, a Big Sibling–style partnership designed to help young writers gain confidence and develop their writing skills. With twelve readers, this will be our largest mentorship reading yet. Don’t miss it!
Join us in person at the Adair Auditorium or online via Zoom.
Featuring:
- Sally Cunningham, mentored by Cecil Castellucci in Fiction
- Claire Dooley, mentored by Tawhida Tanya Evanson in Fiction
- Zakir Jamal, mentored by Elise Moser in Fiction
- Elena Molinari, mentored by Eva Crocker in Fiction
- Jessica Bakar, mentored by Annabel Howard in Nonfiction
- Avryl Bender, mentored by Todd Meyers in Poetry
- tina thư lê, mentored by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch in Poetry (Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship)
- Valerie Amyot, mentored by Jonathan Kaplansky in Literary Translation (Karin L. Montin LTAC/QWF Mentorship)
- Aisha Nyerere, mentored by Emily T. Jones (Youth Mentorship)
- Lily Jolie Hausknost, mentored by Liana Cusmano (Youth Mentorship)
- Asbesteous, mentored by Su J Sokol (Youth Mentorship)
- Zoey Morin, mentored by Raquel Rivera (Youth Mentorship)
Cost:
- $10 general
- $5 QWF members and students
- $5 online
Tickets may be purchased in advance online, or at the door by card or cash (exact change only). Buy your tickets online.
Accessibility: The Atwater Library is wheelchair accessible. To reach the auditorium by elevator, approach the building from Tupper Street, where you will see painted blue lines leading from the sidewalk down to the accessible entrance. Press the buzzer to open the door, then proceed to the elevator to reach the top floor (Floor 1). To learn more, visit our Accessibility Policy. For any accessibility-related questions, email John Wickham at john@qwf.org.
About the QWF Mentorship Program
The QWF Mentorships are designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Over a period of four months, each mentee received one-on-one guidance and support from a professional writing mentor. Now, their journey culminates in a public reading where the mentees present an excerpt of their works-in-progress. Learn more about the QWF Mentorship Program.