Winners of the 2019 QWF Awards
The 2019 Quebec Writers’ Federation’s Awards Gala took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Cabaret Lion d’Or, uniting the province’s literary community in a celebration of some of the best literature published by Quebec writers in the past year. The … More info Read more
Read moreIntroducing… the Max Margles Writing Residency!
In August 2020, an English-language fiction writer from Quebec will spend one month in St Patrick’s Park Lodge, Dublin, Ireland, for the first-ever Max Margles Writing Residency! The successful applicant will spend four weeks in the Lodge: a self-contained … More info Read more
Read moreQWF and AELAQ’s “Get Lit!” events at the 2019 Salon du livre
Mercredi 20 Novembre 2019 | 18h00 – 18h45 L’Agora GRAND SLAM DE TRADUCTION // GRAND TRANSLATION SLAM (AELAQ) Deux duos de traducteurs·trices littéraires se livrent un combat de mots, en parfait état livresque. Comment est-ce que chaque choix de … More info Read more
Read moreJob Opportunity – Membership Services and Communications Coordinator
QWF Seeks Coordinator, Membership Services and Communications The Quebec Writers’ Federation seeks an organized, positive, and detail-oriented person to assist the Executive Director in day-to-day management of the organization and to assume responsibility for membership services and communications. This … More info Read more
Read moreThe Finalists for the 2019 QWF Prize for Young Writers!
Congratulations to the three Finalists for the 2019 QWF Prize for Young Writers! The Finalists Curtis McRae with We Should Change the Curtains, published in Soliloquies Anthology. Age when published: 22. François Provencher with Head of Heaven, published in … More info Read more
Read moreFive Questions for Gillian Sze
In this fifth 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 Gillian Sze, poet, author and inaugural mentor for the Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship, … 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 moreThe Twentieth International Writers’ and Artists’ Festival in Val-David
The International Writers’ and Artists’ Residence in Val-David is hosting its 20th edition of their Literary Festival, entitled La moisson lyrique des baies sauvages (The Lyrical Wild Berries Harvest). The festival takes place over the weekend of the 28th … More info Read more
Read moreGreenwood’s StoryFest presents a treasure trove of Canadian authors
A short drive off Montreal Island’s western tip, the quaint community of Hudson becomes abuzz with literary activity every autumn. Greenwood’s StoryFest promises to be particularly exciting this year with not one but two Giller longlist finalists as guests. … More info Read more
Read moreKnowlton Literary Festival celebrates its 10th edition this year
The Knowlton Literary Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary on the weekend of October 17th-20th with a varied and exciting line-up of Canadian writers. The festival opens with a free poetry reading in Theatre Lac-Brome, dedicated to the memory of … More info Read more
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