27 Apr
QWF Event

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Join us for a virtual session of Shut Up & Write! with QWF. RSVP to register for the session.

27 Apr
Workshop

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Writing Residencies!

Writing residencies are ideal for focusing time on large projects, meeting other artists, and re-booting your creative life. In this two-day workshop, we will explore how writers can benefit from different residency opportunities and how to put forward the strongest application possible.

30 Apr
Workshop

Exploring Childhood Through Stories: Writing Picture Books and Early Chapter Books

This is a workshop for writers interested in writing picture books and early chapter books, and also for illustrators who would like to hone their writing skills.

30 Apr
Workshop

Unlock Your Filmmaking Dreams: A Short Film Screenwriting Workshop

This workshop is not just about dreaming—it’s about doing. It’s about equipping you with the tools to transform your creative ideas into compelling short films.

2 May
Workshop

Speculative Fiction Master Class: Readying Your Work for Publication

Speculative fiction is defined broadly to include anything from science fiction to fantasy to slipstream to magic realism. Participants are free to submit a short story, an excerpt from a larger work, a script, speculative poetry, a comic, or graphic novel excerpt.

3 May
QWF Event

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.

7 May
QWF Event

Lunch and Learn: Getting and Working with a Literary Agent

Demystify the role of the literary agent by attending the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s next Lunch and Learn event. Sarah Barracco, a working literary agent from Le monte-charge culturel, will lead us in this hour-and-a-half session, where she’ll go over the various ways agents function in the writing and publishing world. You are invited to bring all your questions.

7 May
Workshop

Exploring Childhood Through Stories: Writing Picture Books and Early Chapter Books

This is a workshop for writers interested in writing picture books and early chapter books, and also for illustrators who would like to hone their writing skills.

7 May
Workshop

Unlock Your Filmmaking Dreams: A Short Film Screenwriting Workshop

This workshop is not just about dreaming—it’s about doing. It’s about equipping you with the tools to transform your creative ideas into compelling short films.

9 May
Workshop

Speculative Fiction Master Class: Readying Your Work for Publication

Speculative fiction is defined broadly to include anything from science fiction to fantasy to slipstream to magic realism. Participants are free to submit a short story, an excerpt from a larger work, a script, speculative poetry, a comic, or graphic novel excerpt.

11 May
QWF Event

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Join us for a virtual session of Shut Up & Write! with QWF. RSVP to register for the session.

17 May
QWF Event

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.