Ann-Marie MacDonald: A Living Legend of the Canadian Stage
…and writing a novel? AM: The play is not the script—I don’t write plays; I write scripts. When I’m doing a play, I know I’m writing for colleagues to come…
Read moreSpeaking Truth to Power: How to Write Non-Didactic Political Poetry
…the poems we will be writing. Each week, we’ll be discussing a different formal approach, including: Direct address/letter poems Filtering through a lens Writer as expert Research Found poetry/Erasure poetry…
Read moreWriting Matters
…Federation. If you’re looking for writing or editing services, consider using a service that’s made for writers, by writers. Hire a Writer Useful Resources Hire a Writer — QWF’s online…
Read moreHistory
…essay series by and for writers. Add to that the inauguration of the Hire-a-Writer Directory in 2016, the QWF Prize for Young Writers in 2017, the Shut Up and Write!…
Read moreFive Questions for: Daniel Allen Cox
…His essays have appeared in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Electric Literature, The Malahat Review, Maisonneuve, and elsewhere, and have been recognized by Best Canadian Essays, The Best American Essays, and the National Magazine Awards. Daniel is…
Read moreShut Up & Write!
Free silent writing sessions for QWF members. Are you looking for some dedicated, quiet time to write? This is a space for just that. Each session follows the international “Shut…
Read moreFive Questions for: Mirabel
…instance, I also do academic research, and I wanted to disassociate my creative writing from my academic writing the best I could. That said, I wanted a pen name that…
Read moreInventing the Truth: The Art of Personal Writing
…will include: defining personal writing – from creative non-fiction to the personal essay to autobiographical fiction the strategic “I” time travelling through memory life as raw material or my “theory…
Read moreFall 2022Â QWF Workshops Are Now Open for Registration!
At this time, we hope to be able to hold all workshops in the QWF office, with the exception of Playwriting 101: A Playwriting Intensive and Edit Like an Editor:…
Read moreThe Art of the Short Story
…set of rules for how to write a good story. Each writer has to find their own way, and each story demands fresh experiments. Writing is like living. It requires…
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