Remembering Joel Yanofsky, 1955-2020
…love story to his family: to Bernie and Jean his parents, to Renee and Marilyn his sisters, and to Cynthia and Jonah who occupied the epicentre of his heart and…
Read moreDispatches from Ireland by Heather O’Neill
…at night. And stepping outside on a sunny day blinds me and my skin begins to burn instantly. But it might have simply to do with being Irish. In Dublin…
Read morePitch, Plan, and Lead: How to Get and Give a Workshop for Writers
…creativity to your workshop design as you do to your art. You’ll develop and refine your workshop idea and transform it into a solid pitch. We’ll talk about how to…
Read moreMandate
…arts and of literary institutions within the province; To apply for, raise and receive grants, bequests, legacies and devices and to hold, administer, invest, expand or deal with the same…
Read moreGet Lit! Rapid-Fire Reading, Ricochet Writing – The Story!
…slices of Wonder bread, squeeze the whole thing together, and stick it right in the toaster. I started imagining this woman, her large body moving in and out of the…
Read moreQWF Policy on the Prevention of Psychological or Sexual Harassment at Work
…inform staff about the organization’s policy on psychological or sexual harassment; intervene informally to try to resolve situations; receive complaints and reports; recommend actions to be taken to stop the…
Read moreLe Mentorat Jean Antonin Billard ATTLC/QWF en traduction littéraire 2023 : appel de candidatures
…Spanish served as his passport; North and South, East and West attracted him. After numerous trips to England and Spain, he settled at the crossroads of the New World: in…
Read moreFive Questions for Tommy Schnurmacher
…on how to write and how to land an agent? I have more books on these topics on my shelves than do Barnes and Noble and Indigo combined. Even the…
Read moreHoliday Book Fair 2022: Annual festival celebrates Quebec’s English-language publishers and writers (November 2–5)
…speakers Bert Archer (Montreal Gazette editor-in-chief) and author Stanley Péan. Guests are invited to mingle, peruse and purchase books throughout the reception. In accordance with local public health guidelines, mask…
Read moreWriting About Trauma (Without Being Super Annoying)
…strength. When we learn to transmute our challenging, painful, and even traumatic experiences into art, we learn a very real kind of invulnerability: a capacity to spin agony into gold,…
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