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SUMMARY:The Very Short Story: Reading and Writing Fiction of 300 to 1000 Words
DESCRIPTION:All levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \nThe very short story comes in many guises. Tale\, fable\, cronica\, feuilleton\, anecdote\, aphorism\, vignette\, sketch\, flash\, prose poem\, yarn\, joke—each of these may fall into its fold\, as may extra-literary forms such as lists or memos. Its main characteristic is brevity. Since it can be written relatively quickly\, it offers a wonderful place for experimentation. Since each word\, punctuation mark\, and line of white space speaks\, it demands precision and invites us to hone our writing skills. \nIn this class we will be reading and discussing a wide variety of very short stories\, from  contemporary writers and writers of the past. We will be reading as writers: seeking inspiration\, and looking at what these stories are doing and how they achieve their ends. What makes a story a story? What can be left out? What is the effect of omission? \nDrawing on class discussion\, students will write their own stories as homework and bring them to class to share. We will read them together\, but we will not focus on critique; our class will be about generating work\, permission to try new things\, and celebrating creativity. It will welcome new writers and those with experience. Participants should end the course with a portfolio of at least eight very short stories. \nFor our first class\, please bring in a published work of fiction of about 300 to 500 words. Be prepared to read it aloud and say what you love about it.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-very-short-story-reading-and-writing-fiction-of-300-to-1000-words/2019-11-21/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Argo Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song
DESCRIPTION:Argo Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song\nThursday\, November 21\, 2019\nTamara Nazywalskyj\, Ann Lambert\, Ilona Martonfi\, Lp Camozzi\, Blossom Thom\, Greg Santos\, Viorika Aresteanu\, Michael Bournazian\, Mike Di Sclafani\, Stephen Morrissey\, Rohan Quinby\, \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ Hosted with Moti Lieberman\nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca\n7 PM-9 PM at the door $6\nAn Evening of Verse & Prose & Song \n“We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\,\nand the League of Canadian Poets.” \nFACEBOOK EVENT \nNov 21\nTHU\nArgo Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-reading-series-verse-prose-song-2/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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SUMMARY:QC Fiction and Book*hug double Launch
DESCRIPTION:A Double Book Launch with QC Fiction\, an imprint of Baraka Books\, and Book*hug – featuring a conversation with Éric Mathieu\, author of The Little Fox of Mayerville (QC Fiction) and translator Peter McCambridge\, and the launch of Drama Queens by Vickie Gendreau\, translated by Aimee Wall (Book*hug). \nTHE LITTLE FOX OF MAYERVILLE\nÉmile Claudel is no ordinary child. Only months after his birth\, following the liberation of France in 1945\, he can already chatter away in several languages\, much to his mother’s frustration. Nicknamed the Little Fox for his appearance\, Émile is born into a loveless home\, where patience is in short supply. Abandoned by his family\, he struggles to find a place in society. This deftly written coming-of-age novel follows Émile on his journey toward adulthood\, as his country moves away from austere conservatism and embraces the counterculture of the 1960s. \nDRAMA QUEENS\nIn 2012\, Vickie Gendreau was diagnosed with a brain tumour and wrote a book narrating her own death. Testament could have been Gendreau’s first and only novel\, but she kept writing\, furiously\, until the very end.\nPublished posthumously after Gendreau’s death in 2013 at age 24\, Drama Queens continues her exploration of illness and death that began in Testament\, but with even greater urgency and audacity. In her singular voice\, Gendreau mixes genres and forms\, moving from art installations to fantastical little films to poetry\, returning again and again to a deeply raw and unflinching narrative of her increasingly difficult days.\nWith rage\, dark humour\, and boundless spirit and imagination\, Drama Queens\, translated by Aimee Wall\, records the daily life of a young woman living with a failing body\, the end in sight\, and still so much to say.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qc-fiction-and-bookhug-double-launch/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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SUMMARY:Urgency\, Dread\, Risk: A Short-Fiction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Adam Michiels\nThis workshop is intended for fiction writers who have written short stories before\, and who have experience with the workshop environment. Limited to 12 participants. \nWe’ll be writing towards emotional impact. The workshop will be supplemented by readings and generative exercises to explore the question of expression vs. evocation—as well as imagination\, self-surgery\, ambition\, and accountability. We’ll also talk about sentences\, with a focus on line edits. \nParticipants will be workshopped twice. You’ll have the option of bringing in an existing piece and writing a new second piece\, or else bringing in one piece followed by a revision of the same. \nReadings will include Namwali Serpell\, Jamel Brinkley\, Casey Plett\, Carys Davis\, Octavia Butler\, and Ottessa Moshfegh\, among others.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/urgency-dread-risk-a-short-fiction-workshop/2019-11-21/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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