Writing Matters
Since 1998, the Quebec Writers’ Federation has helped to connect, support, and inspire writers. Now in our 25th year, we wish to highlight the work writers do not only to enrich our culture, but also to ensure the success of companies, non-profits, governments, and other organizations.
Read more2024 Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Writers: Call for Applications
Accepting applications from emerging writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of colour. 2024 Program: Young Adult Literature. Deadline: October 16, 2023.
Read more2024 QWF Mentorship Program: Call for Applications
Accepting applications from prospective mentees and mentors. Deadline: October 16, 2023.
Read moreFive Questions for: Nisha Coleman
Nisha Coleman is a writer, storyteller, musician, and actor based in Montreal. Her stories have been featured on the CBC, Moth Radio Hour, Risk!, and Confabulation, among others. Her children’s book, Dear Humans, addresses climate change and was published … More info Read more
Read moreCall for Applications: Writers in CEGEPs 2023-2024
Accepting applications from published English-language writers to participate in the Writers in CEGEPs program. Deadline: September 15, 2023.
Read moreDispatches from Ireland by Heather O’Neill
I was recently in Jerusalem, where you can follow in the steps of Jesus. Here in Dublin, you can’t help but find yourself walking in the shadow of James Joyce. I have been to where he went to school, … More info Read more
Read moreCall for Applications: 2023 Editorial Mentorship in Fiction at carte blanche
Deadline: Friday, September 1, 2023 This program is open to you if you are Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour. Learn about editing literary magazines and help curate the fiction section of the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s online literary … More info Read more
Read moreFall 2023 Workshops Are Now Open for Registration!
We’re delighted to present the Fall 2023 Workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and more! We plan to hold all workshops in the QWF office, except for two—The Art of Rejection: A Masterclass and Mille-Feuille: Writing Layered Nonfiction—both of which will be … More info Read more
Read moreCall for Volunteers for QWF Annual Picnic
We’re looking for volunteers to help organize our annual picnic! The QWF annual picnic is one of QWF’s biggest social events. Writers from all backgrounds and points in their careers come together for a fun, friendly afternoon at a … More info Read more
Read moreFive Questions for: Sean Michaels
Sean Michaels is an internationally bestselling novelist from Montreal. He is the author of Us Conductors, which won the 2014 Giller Prize, and The Wagers, published in 2019. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, The … More info Read more
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