Call for Nominations for the 2023 Judy Mappin Community Award
…André Vanasse, writer, publisher, XYZ Éditeur, activist for the writing community 2008: Mary Soderstrom, writer and advocate for the writing community 2009: Luci and Adrian King-Edwards, owners of The Word…
Read moreMille-Feuille: Writing Layered Nonfiction
…and satisfying whole. In this online generative workshop, we’ll take a cue from books like these. We’ll practice writing as a process of accretion, starting small and layering, adding texture…
Read moreMille-Feuille: Writing Layered Nonfiction
…satisfying whole. In this online generative workshop, we’ll take a cue from books like these. We’ll practice writing as a process of accretion, starting small and layering, adding texture and…
Read moreWrite to Thrill
…a week, if they’re comfortable, will receive feedback on their writing from the instructor and the other class participants. Important Note: This workshop will start online. If conditions continue to…
Read moreJust Tell The Damned Story (How To Stop Admiring Your Wonderful Prose And Pay Attention To The Tale You’Re Telling): Novel Writing
…It can mean finding a simple, direct approach to telling a complex, multi-layered story. The point is not to let your prose get in the way. The best writing is…
Read moreWriting About Trauma (Without Being Super Annoying)
…good essay. Being a writer is a superpower. Writers are often uniquely sensitive, which can make us vulnerable — but that sensitivity, when channelled appropriately, can turn into our greatest…
Read more2024 QWF Mentorship Program: Call for Applications
…as a writer, and how your writing will benefit from a mentor’s guidance at this time; An eight- to ten-page sample, double-spaced if prose, from the project you wish to…
Read moreGuidelines for QWF Workshop Participants and Workshop Leaders
…On the contrary, good writing is one of our best tools to explore and counter bad behaviour with clarity and compassion. A workshop is also one of the best venues…
Read moreTeen Spirit: Writing YA
…way that is never condescending or pedantic. The writer must do all this with plots that are fast-paced and original, and with characters that are believable and never clichéd. In…
Read moreRemembering Joel Yanofsky, 1955-2020
…with each new work, we writers strive to break new ground, to write the best thing we’ve ever written. Joel was writing a memoir that was going to be a…
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