Five Questions for: Rahul Varma
…is meeting with artists of ideas with passion. When we are in production, it takes priority over everything else. Production is not merely putting a play on the stage—it is…
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…don’t read a vast amount of contemporary poetry, and to be honest the poets I most enjoy (e.g., John Burnside, Robin Robertson, Gwyneth Lewis, Simon Armitage) are more often British…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the QWF Prize for Children’s & Young Adult Literature
…“The Three Brothers is a tender tale of childhood, brotherhood, and the brutal effects of climate change. The book is written with deep consideration for young readers, addressing one of…
Read moreDaniel Allen Cox
Fiction, Nonfiction
Daniel Allen Cox is the author of I Felt the End Before It Came: Memoirs of a Queer Ex-Jehovah’s Witness, finalist for the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2023. His four novels have been nominated for the Lambda Literary, Ferro-Grumley, and ReLit awards, and Mouthquake was one of twenty-seven works selected for inclusion in QuébeQueer, a fifty-year overview of queer cultural production in Quebec. Daniel’s essays have appeared in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Electric Literature, Literary Hub, The Malahat Review, Maisonneuve, and elsewhere, and have been recognized by Best Canadian Essays, The Best American Essays, and the Canadian National Magazine Awards. Daniel’s work deals with themes of queer coming-of-age, exploring the underground life of cities, navigating art and literary scenes, embracing stuttering and other types of unusual language patterns, and freeing oneself from religious and cult indoctrination. He has been a creative writing instructor and mentor for many years, and has spoken at Université de Montréal, McGill University, Concordia University, Northeastern Illinois University, Columbia College Chicago, Wilfrid Laurier University, and California College of the Arts.
Daniel offers three workshops for a CEGEP setting:
- Starting a Work of Short Nonfiction: Find the best container for your material and write first drafts freely to get your project off the ground.
- Reading to Be a Writer: Survey the landscape of the literary journals that will have an impact on your career and learn to be judicious with what you devote your reading time to.
- Finding My Voice As a Writer: I’ll talk about my path to finding my voice as a queer writer who stutters, and we’ll talk about ways to find your own frequency
Endre Farkas
Fiction, Poetry, Screenwriting & Playwriting
Endre Farkas has been writing for over forty years and taught at the CEGEP level for over thirty. He has given workshops, lectured and performed across Canada, the USA, Europe and South America. His work has been translated into French, Spanish, Hungarian, Slovenian, Italian and Turkish. In 2012, he (along with Carolyn Marie Souaid) won the Berlin International Poetry Film Festival Prize. Previously, he won the CBC (Quebec) spoken word prize twice and was shortlisted for the A. M. Klein Prize for poetry. He is a dynamic teacher and performer who can animate students to participate. For more information about his work visit his website: www.endrefarkas.net.
The 2020 QWF Mentorship Program: Call for Applications from Quebec English-language Writers
…Depending on geographical location, some of the Quebec mentorships may also be conducted primarily by email, Skype and telephone. *Our online submissions software is US-based. To Apply: For more information,…
Read moreThe 2021 QWF Mentorship Program & Fresh Pages Initiative
…publication or production. Protégés are expected to commit a minimum of 15 to 20 hours per month to the program. Remuneration for mentors is $1500. The only cost to protégés…
Read moreWriting Matters
…et écrivains québécoise (UNEQ) The Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) Storytellers of Canada Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ) 2. Support Legislation that Reforms Copyright Law and Protects…
Read moreGreenwood’s StoryFest presents a treasure trove of Canadian authors
…29, with events running through Nov. 4. The full schedule, festival passes, single-event tickets and the writers’ workshop registration are all available on line at www.greenwoodstoryfest.com Article via Julie Gedeon…
Read moreSuspended Meaning: Making Filmpoems
…rights). Introduction to various editing suites. Editing techniques and post-production work. Sound effects and soundtracks; use of music. Finishing a film. Equipment requirements: There is no need for expensive technology…
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