Five Questions for Louise Abbott
Louise Abbott is a professional writer, photographer, and documentary filmmaker in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She is a partner in Rural Route Communications, a small audio-visual production company, and the president of an artists’ cooperative that runs a … More info Read more
Read moreAppeal: Suitcases for Batshaw
We launched the ‘Suitcases for Batshaw’ appeal last summer, and were thrilled with your generosity and response. Can we do it again this year? If you’re coming to the end of the summer and looking at a mound of … More info Read more
Read more‘Writers in the Community’ – Nurturing Young Writers (Write, Spring 2019)
We were delighted to have QWF’s Writers in the Community program listed amongst many fine Canada-wide projects supporting young writers in Write, Spring 2019. Also mentioned are Poetry In Voice/Les Voix de la Poésie, TD Canadian Children’s Book Week, … More info Read more
Read moreFive Questions for Rana Bose
In this third edition of the ‘Five Questions for…’ series, featuring conversations with QWF Members about their practice and community, our Communications Assistant Audrey Meubus had questions for Rana Bose, who is an author, playwright, professional engineer and founding … 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
Read moreFive Questions for Moe Clark
For the second in our ‘Five Questions for…’ series, featuring conversations with QWF Members about their practice and community, our Communications Assistant Audrey Meubus spoke with multidisciplinary Métis spoken word artist Moe Clark. Moe Clark fuses her unique understanding of … More info Read more
Read moreHello from Audrey M!
Hi everyone, my name is Audrey and I’m thrilled to be the QWF’s Communications Assistant for the summer. I’m an illustrator, scriptwriter and visual storyteller with a degree in Film Animation from Concordia University. My main areas of interest include … More info Read more
Read moreCall for Applications: Writers in CEGEPS 2019 – 2020
Deadline: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Writers who have already been approved for the Writers in CEGEPS program do not need to reapply. The Quebec Writers’ Federation invites applications from published English-language writers to participate in the Writers-in-CEGEPs program of … More info Read more
Read more‘Fire’ from 2018 Young Writers Second Prize winner Demetria Ekiridzo
Demetria Ekiridzo was 19 when she won second prize for her short story Fire, first published in John Abbott College’s Locus magazine, fall 2017 edition. Fire In kindergarten, you were enamored by the chubbiness of Will’s cheeks. You became … More info Read more
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