The 2022 Quebec Writers’ Federation College Writers Award – Call for Submissions
…be awarded to a Quebec resident who is enrolled in one of the sponsoring colleges. The prize will be awarded for the best short story, poem, or work of nonfiction…
Read moreMentorship
…Mahapatuna, mentored by Sean Michaels; Noa Padawer-Blatt, mentored by D.W. Wilson Non-Fiction: Cornelia Mars, mentored by Annabel Howard Poetry: Loch Baillie, mentored by Simina Banu; Raïssa Simone, mentored by Jay…
Read moreGuest Curatorship at the Words & Music Show
…Curator in 2022 2021 Program Avleen Kaur Mokha, also known by her creative alias Mirabel, was the Guest Curator in 2021 2020 Program Prakash Krishnan was the Guest Curator in 2020…
Read moreQWF Seeks Writers to Design & Facilitate Workshops for “Writers in the Community” Program
…applicants will be required to observe an experienced WIC writer-facilitator in one or more workshops before being given their own group. design and run a series of 10 weekly sessions…
Read moreJune Park wins the Max Margles Fiction Prize 2022
…Canada from Vancouver to Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, where she is currently based. She studied literature at the University of Calgary (BA) and the University of Toronto (MA). The jury, composed of Caroline…
Read moreCall for Applications: 2022 CBC/QWF Featured Columnists
Deadline: December 22, 2021 CBC Montreal and the Quebec Writers’ Federation are now taking submissions for the opportunity to be a featured columnist for CBC. We are looking for a…
Read moreThe LTAC/QWF Mentorships in Literary Translation
The 2024 Karin Montin LTAC/QWF Mentorship in Literary Translation Unfortunately, the 2024 Karin Montin LTAC/QWF Mentorship has been cancelled because we received no applications from prospective mentees. The next call…
Read moreRemembering Joel Yanofsky, 1955-2020
…so maybe it will be for the best. Any good news in the Senate?” Eventually, days later it became clear that Trump would be defeated. I gave Joel the news….
Read moreGuest Curatorship at the Words & Music Show – Call for Applications: 2022 Program
…guest curator can create a theme-based presentation or a simple variety show. Ian Ferrier created and has been curating the QWF’s Words & Music Show for twenty years, and the Mile End Poets’…
Read moreAnnouncing the finalists for the QWF Prize for Children’s & Young Adult Literature
…our most timely and terrifying conversations with compassion, caring, and hope.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rzULW6k-Rc Congratulations to all the finalists and their publishers! Be sure to tune in to QWF’s YouTube page, or…
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