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Illuminated Grant-Writing

This workshop will examine how writers with projects for print, spoken word, or storytelling can compose a strong literary arts grant application.

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Description

3 Saturdays, Mar 14-28, 10:30am-2:30pm plus Saturday, April 4 (scheduled one-on-one sessions)       
Open to all
Limited to 12 participants
Hybrid Workshop*

This workshop will examine how writers with projects for print, spoken word, or storytelling can compose a strong literary arts grant application. From drafting a project description to balancing a budget, we will also discuss artistic risk, impact, and cultural appropriation among many other topics. Focus will be on funding programs at the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, and an arts council program officer will join us to answer questions. This series is intended for Quebec-based writers at all stages of their practice: emerging, mid-career, or established. There will be tasks to complete between sessions, and participants must arrive with an original literary arts project in mind. Three half-day workshops will be followed by a one-on-one 30-minute mentoring session for each participant.

Access to MS Word or similar writing software will be necessary as well as a willingness to share work and give and receive feedback in a workshop setting.

Important: Right after registering for the workshop, participants must provide a short, one-sentence description of their envisioned literary arts project. This sentence should be sent to Riley@qwf.org with “Illuminated Grant-Writing” in the subject line.

*The first three sessions of this workshop will take place at the QWF Office (Room 3, 1200 Atwater Avenue, Westmount, Quebec) with up to 2 virtual spots for participants who are unable to attend in-person because of distance or disability. By default, all workshop registrations are for in-person spots. If you would like to request a virtual slot, contact Riley at riley@qwf.org stating the reason for which you would need the virtual spot, then wait for a response before registering. Please do not register until you receive confirmation of a virtual spot for you. The final session, composed of 30-minute one-on-one sessions, will take place online via Zoom. Scheduling of these sessions will be done within the group.

Workshop leader

Credit: Temmuz Arsiray
Tawhida Tanya Evanson is a poet, novelist, artist, and Ashiq whose work blends orality, music, and image. Born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal with roots in Antigua, West Indies, Tanya is the author of the award-winning 2021 novel Book of Wings and its French companion Livre des ailes, which join her poetry collections Nouveau Griot and Bothism. A longstanding voice in spoken word, film, and sound, she created the multi-award-winning Afrofuturist concert film CYANO SUN SUITE (2024), which continues to cross continents, as does her performance practice. Formerly director of Banff Centre Spoken Word and president of the Quebec Writers’ Federation, she moonlights as a whirling dervish.
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Please note that workshop registration is on a “first come, first served” basis.

Payment is required to confirm your place in the workshop. 

Payments are to be made online via credit card or PayPal. Click on the link below to add the workshop to your shopping cart, then proceed to payment. QWF Members must be logged in to receive their discount. If you are not already a QWF member, you will have the option of purchasing a Membership, in which case you will receive the discounted workshop rate.

If you are unable to pay online, you can temporarily reserve a place by registering online. Your payment must be made to the QWF office by cheque or cash within 7 days of registration or it will automatically be cancelled. Cheques must be written out to “QWF–Quebec Writers’ Federation” or “Quebec Writers’ Federation”

If the workshop is full, you will have the option of joining the waiting list. If a space becomes available, all those on the waiting list will be notified at once by email. The available spot will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.

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Special Thanks

QWF gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Government of Canada.