Call for Applications from Emerging and Established Writers and Dramaturgs
…for the Translation Mentorship. How to apply To apply to be a mentor, prepare the document described below and then log on to “Submittable.” There is no fee. Follow the…
Read moreQWF Announces the 2022 QWF Awards Shortlists, Including New Spoken Word Prize
…Doors open to the public at 7:30 p.m. All tickets can be purchased online by visiting https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2022-qwf-awards-gala-tickets-435783428967. Tickets can also be purchased through the QWF office by appointment (514-933-0878, riley@qwf.org,…
Read moreFive Questions for: Mirabel
…16th century. It just clicked. What I love is that no matter where I’ll be writing in the future, my pen name will be an invisible string, tying me to…
Read moreExternal Resources
…the editing and distribution process, and to the credibility of your book. Some interesting further reading here: https://www.cnet.com/news/self-publishing-a-book-25-things-you-need-to-know/ https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/krizia/self-publishing_b_3865125.html https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/mar/21/for-me-traditional-publishing-means-poverty-but-self-publish-no-way https://bulkbooks.com/how-to-publish-a-book Editors Professional editors offer experience, expertise, and objectivity when…
Read moreDispatches from Ireland by Tracey Waddleton, Part Two
…in retrospect. But most days of the month that I spent in Ireland, I spent alone in St. Patrick’s Lodge. Writing. Trying to write. Some evenings at 9 p.m. when…
Read moreDispatches from Ireland by Heather O’Neill
…his soap. Sometimes, I have to ask Irish speakers to repeat themselves. But you often have to do that with a Joyce text as well. You have to reread it….
Read moreFall 2022 QWF Workshops Are Now Open for Registration!
…at riley@qwf.org. If the public health situation deteriorates, all workshops will be moved online. Please click on each workshop for individual pricing. Weeknight Workshops: Intermediate Memoir: The Art of Truth…
Read moreQUEBEC WRITERS’ FEDERATION ANNOUNCES 2022 QWF COLLEGE WRITERS AWARD FINALISTS
…online by visiting https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2022-qwf-awards-gala-tickets-435783428967. Tickets can also be purchased through the QWF office by appointment (514-933-0878, riley@qwf.org, 1200 Atwater Avenue, Room 3). For more information about the event, visit https://qwf.org/award-year/2022/…
Read moreQWF and Accessibility
…second (top) floor of the building. There are three ways to access the office. Accessible back entrance (from Tupper Street): There are no steps to the door and the entrance…
Read moreDispatches from Ireland by Tracey Waddleton, Part One
…the wet trees, and the ghosts of St. Patrick today. Not great weather for wandering, I suppose. I shrug. I sigh. I lean over the keyboard and begin to type. …
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