Workshops

QWF Members, please note that you must be logged in to receive the Member discount. If you are renewing your membership, this transaction must be processed first before you are able to receive a discount on workshop registration.

QWF Writing Workshops help participants develop writing with the support of an experienced professional writer-facilitator and feedback from peers.

QWF runs two regular seasons of writing workshops per year, in Spring (March to May) and Fall (October to December). Registration for the Spring workshops opens the preceding December, and for the Fall workshops in August. We offer workshops in a wide range of genres, including long- and short-form fiction, memoir, narrative non-fiction, poetry, playwriting, screenwriting, children’s and/or young adult literature, and career-related topics.

We occasionally run single workshops at other times of year – keep an eye on the site and listings!

We’re always looking for new workshop leaders and ideas for workshops, so if you have a workshop that you’d like to propose or want to see QWF organize, please write to us.

The Fresh Pages Diversity Initiative: Workshop Scholarships for Underrepresented Writers

Each term, QWF offers four full scholarships to aspiring writers and playwrights who are Indigenous, Black, or persons of colour. Click here for more information>>

For the Winter-Spring 2024 workshop season: Please note that all of our Fresh Pages Scholarships have been claimed and a waiting list for them has been created. Applicants who apply will be put on the waiting list.

Needs-Based Workshop Scholarships

QWF offers an additional four full scholarships each term to participants who would not be able to attend without financial support. Click here for more information>>

For the Winter-Spring 2024 workshop season: Please note that all of our needs-based scholarships have been claimed and a waiting list for them has been created. Applicants who apply will be put on the waiting list.