Call for Applications: Fresh Pages Editorial Mentorship in Creative Non-fiction at carte blanche
Eligibility criteria have changed! This program is open to you if you are Black, Indigenous, or a person of colour. Deadline to apply: February 17, 2021 Learn all about editing literary magazines and what it means to be an … More info Read more
Read moreRemembering Joel Yanofsky, 1955-2020
A literary tribute to Joel Yanofsky took place on Saturday, February 27, 2021, via Zoom. The event — hosted by Scott Lawrence and joined by Joel’s family, friends, associates, and students — was recorded and can be watched here. … More info Read more
Read moreThe Spring 2021 QWF Workshops Are Open for Registration!
The Spring 2021 QWF Workshops are now open for registration! This season, all of our workshops will be held online via Zoom, except for Writing with the River with Elise Moser. We are thrilled to present workshops in memoir, … More info Read more
Read moreThe 2020 QWF Literary Awards Winners Announced!
On Wednesday, November 4, Quebec’s English-language literary community gathered online to watch the premiere broadcast screening of this year’s QWF Literary Awards Gala. You can watch a repeat of the Gala video here: The complete list of winners is … More info Read more
Read moreJoin Us for the Gala After Party — via Zoom!
The 2020 QWF Gala is underway — click below to tune in! Join us for the QWF Zoom After Party Immediately following tonight’s QWF Literary Awards Gala, we’ll all be hopping on Zoom for the official QWF After Party. … More info Read more
Read moreHow to Participate in the QWF Literary Awards Gala
HOW TO WATCH THE GALA “LIVE” ON YOUTUBE The QWF Literary Awards Gala will be broadcast as a premiere on QWF’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, November 4 starting at 7 PM. This means that everyone watching will be watching … More info Read more
Read moreCall for Applications: The 2021 CBC/QWF Digital Writer-in-Residence
CBC Montreal and the Quebec Writers’ Federation are now taking submissions for the 2021 Digital Writers-in-Residence program. This opportunity is open to all residents of Quebec. We are looking for a broad range of perspectives, including those from new … More info Read more
Read moreWatch readings of the QWF Literary Awards finalists
The QWF has asked the 25 shortlisted authors of this year’s QWF Literary Awards to provide us with short readings (under two minutes) from their award-nominated work. You can watch them all here. Be sure to find out who … More info Read more
Read moreJan Jorgensen named recipient of the 2020 QWF Judy Mappin Community Award
The QWF is pleased to announce that Jan Jorgensen, the organizer of The Lawn Chair Soirée reading series, is the winner of the 2020 QWF Judy Mappin Community Award. A graduate of Creative Writing from Bard College in New … More info Read more
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction
Today, we announce the finalists for the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, sponsored by Montreal’s Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore. It comes with a purse of $3,000. This year’s jury was composed of writers Douglas Babington of Montreal, Amanda Leduc … More info Read more
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