People, Places, and Things We Love in Literary Quebec (An Incomplete List)
It’s officially March, and Black History Month 2020 has come to an end. Nevertheless, at QWF we feel that a single month shouldn’t contain our enthusiasm for supporting Black culture and heritage in Quebec! That’s why we’ve chosen to … More info Read more
Read moreFaith Paré honours Mairuth Sarsfield — accomplished author, journalist, and beacon for Black women
Faith is the recipient of the 2020 QWF Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship Before I learned of Mairuth Sarsfield, I was searching for her—I didn’t know exactly who or what I would find, but I hoped it was someone like me. … More info Read more
Read moreFive Questions for Tommy Schnurmacher
This edition of the ‘Five Questions for…’ features QWF member Tommy Schnurmacher. Schnurmacher worked as a journalist and award-winning broadcaster and radio talk-show host. His new memoir is entitled Makeup Tips from Auschwitz: How Vanity Saved My Mother’s Life. … More info Read more
Read moreThe 2020 Max Margles Writing Residency – deadline approaching!
Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday, January 20, 2020. Are you a Quebec resident over the age of 21 years, who has an English language prose fiction project that you’re burning to find some space and time to develop in … More info Read more
Read moreThe Spring 2020 Workshops Are Open for Registration!
The Spring 2020 QWF Workshops are now open for registration! As with our Fall 2019 session, participants can book and pay online. We’re offering a mix of 8- and 10-week evening workshops during the week, and several Saturday workshops … More info Read more
Read moreAnnouncing the QWF Fresh Pages Class of 2020!
Congratulations to the first group of writers to participate in QWF’s new Fresh Pages initiative, which is designed to create opportunities for promising writers and playwrights who, because of their ethnic or racial profile, have faced systemic and/or financial barriers … More info Read more
Read moreIntroducing Marian Rebeiro
For this special edition of “5 questions for,” Audrey Meubus spoke with Marian Rebeiro, our new Membership Services and Communications Coordinator. Marian has a degree in Art History and English Language and Literature from Carleton University in Ottawa, as … More info Read more
Read moreGift Ideas for the Writer in Your Life
Thoughtful gifts for those who have a way with words Winter came early to Quebec this year, announcing the also fast-approaching holiday season. If you’re stumped on what to get the writers in your life, here are a few … More info Read more
Read moreGet Lit! Rapid-Fire Reading, Ricochet Writing – The Story!
As part of AELAQ and QWF’s Get Lit!’ series at the Salon du livre de Montréal, on Wednesday, November 20, eighteen of the province’s hottest writers and spoken word performers got fast! They read from their most engaging work—for … More info Read more
Read more“Water Lines” Anthology Launch
Water Lines, a new anthology edited by Angela Leuk, in collaboration with filmmaker Louise Abbott, has gathered the new writing of 70 Eastern Townships of Quebec authors. “In this anthology, 70 English-language poets and prose writers from the Eastern … More info Read more
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