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SUMMARY:2021 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival: The challenges of our times?
DESCRIPTION:April 24 to May 2\, 2021\, the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival will open its virtual doors for its spring program. \nOver a hundred national and international invitees to tackle a thought-provoking theme: the challenges of our times. \nOver fifty panels\, debates\, interviews—complete with fresh points of view on subject that interest you:\n– Writers of a wounded Lebanon\n– Souleymane Bachir Diagne: Africa and the West: Pacified Memories?\n– David Grossman: “Trenchant Witness”\n– Who are we? Where are we coming from? Indigenous voices of the moment\n– Life in SLOW motion: the world around the corner\n– Do writers ever really perish? Mathieu Lindon on Hervé Guibert\n– Javier Cercas: The novel in search of the past/Palabras que profundizan el pasado\n– All People Share the Same Rights\n– A Teen Author’s Take on Loving and Supporting a Sibling With Autism
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2021-blue-metropolis-international-literary-festival-the-challenges-of-our-times/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Popular Writing for Academics with Colleen Kimmett
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for scientists\, researchers\, and those who want to bring their specialized knowledge and expertise to a wider audience. Over four weeks\, you’ll learn about key differences in academic and popular writing\, tools for narrowing down and shaping ideas\, practical writing techniques\, and where and how to pitch non-academic writing. Participants have the option of joining an additional six-week intensive workshop focused on developing a specific piece from beginning to end. \nWorkshop sessions are online through Zoom videoconference. \nSchedule: Thursdays\, April 22\, 29\, May 6\, 13 from 4 pm – 5:30 pm
URL:https://qwf.org/event/popular-writing-for-academics-with-colleen-kimmett/2021-04-29/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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SUMMARY:The Three-Act Theory of Life (and Screenwriting)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Details TBA! \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-three-act-theory-of-life-and-screenwriting/2021-04-29/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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SUMMARY:SpeakUp: Fight the Power
DESCRIPTION:English will follow. \nGRATUITE\nSpeakUp: L’Échange Interactif de Poésie de Montréal\nPoètes : Hugh Hazelton\, Deanna Smith\, Rana Bose \nAVEC SPEAKUP\, LE PUBLIC EST ENGAGÉ\nToutes les personnes présentes reçoivent une copie du poème\nLa poète lit le poème\, suivi de 15 à 20 minutes de discussion\nLe poète lit le poème une dernière fois \nVisitez notre page Facebook pour plus de détails.\nContactez-nous pour vous inscrire et recevoir le lien Zoom: MTLSpeakUp@gmail.com \n—– \nFREE EVENT\nSpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange\nPoets: Hugh Hazelton\, Deanna Smith\, Rana Bose \nA POETRY READING WITH A DIFFERENCE: AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT\nEach audience member receives a copy of the poems\nPoet reads poems\, followed by 15 to 20-minute discussion on the poem\nPoet reads poem a final time \nVisit our Facebook page for more details.\nContact us to register and receive the Zoom link: MTLSpeakUp@gmail.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speakup-fight-the-power/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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SUMMARY:Speculative Fiction: Creating and Writing Alternative Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speculative-fiction-creating-and-writing-alternative-worlds/2021-04-29/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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