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SUMMARY:Writing Comic Poetry: Seriously?!
DESCRIPTION:Can a poem be funny? Can we balance the light and the dark\, find hilarity in a haiku? What is the value of play in creation? In this workshop\, participants will be encouraged to explore the place of humour in their work\, through guided readings\, discussions\, and exercises. \n\n\n\nWriters of all levels\, from beginner to seasoned\, are welcome\, and you may use whatever tools you prefer\, from laptops to paper and a pen. Each workshop will begin with a reading and discussion of a poem provided by the workshop leader\, followed by a writing session. Participants are encouraged but not required to share their works-in-progress with the group. You are also encouraged to bring to our meetings drafts of poems-in-progress\, or any writing you may wish to shape into a poem. \n\n\n\nIdentifying what makes you laugh is key to sharpening your own wit\, so a week prior to the workshop you will be asked to select a poem from a provided list. During the first meeting\, be prepared to explain why this poem made you guffaw\, laugh\, or perhaps just chuckle. Was it the surprising wordplay? An unexpected juxtaposition? The poet’s subversion of your expectations? \n\n\n\nThrough writing prompts and exercises (both collaborative and individualized)\, we will play with form\, persona\, and language. While humour is subjective\, this workshop will be a safe space\, with respectful feedback provided by the instructor and the group. \n\n\n\nRebecca Păpucaru‘s first novel\, As Good a Place as Any\, will be published by Guernica Editions in 2025. Her first book\, The Panic Room (Nightwood Editions) was awarded the 2018 Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry and was also a finalist for the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry and longlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Her short story “Yentas” won The Malahat Review’s 2020 Novella Prize. Her work has also appeared in The Best Canadian Poetry in English\, Arc\, EVENT\, Grain\, The Literary Review of Canada\, Canadian Literature\, and The New Quarterly\, among others.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-comic-poetry-seriously/2024-04-22/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:2024 Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Quebec Writers’ Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held \n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 24\, 2024 at 7:00 pm ESTatAdair Auditorium\, Atwater Library1200 Atwater Avenue (top floor)and online via Zoom\n\n\n\nAt the meeting\, the President will review the year’s activities and the Executive Director will present the financial report. An election will be held for the Board of Directors for the coming year—April 2024 to April 2025.  If you wish to nominate someone for a position on the Board\, or to put your own name forward\, please contact Riley Palanca (riley@qwf.org) and request the Introduction for Potential Board Members document and a nomination form. Completed nomination forms\, including the signatures of two other QWF members\, must be submitted to Riley by Friday\, April 11\, 2025. \n\n\n\nPlease note that you must be a member in good standing to be eligible to run for the board\, nominate someone for the board\, or vote at the AGM. \n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n7:00-7:15: Schmoozing\n\n\n\n7:15: Call to order\n\n\n\nReport from the outgoing QWF President\, Tawhida Tanya Evanson\n\n\n\nFinancial report\, presented by the QWF Executive Director\, Lori Schubert\n\n\n\nElection or acclamation of new Board of Directors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nTo register\, fill out the RSVP form at the bottom of this page. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person or online via Zoom. If attending online\, you’ll receive a link to the Zoom meeting a day or two before the meeting takes place. \n\n\n\nRegistration will close on Wednesday\, April 22\, at 5:00 pm EST. If you would like to register to attend after registration has closed\, please contact John Wickham at john@qwf.org to be put on the attendance list. Please include in your email whether you’d like to attend in person or over Zoom.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2024-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Adair Auditorium\, Atwater Library\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, top floor\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3Z 1T4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Memoir: How to Tell Your Story
DESCRIPTION:Each of us has a story to tell. We all have memories. But how do you take what you’ve experienced and turn it into something more than a conversation in a bar? How do you find the weight that is in each of our lives and stories? \n\n\n\nIn this workshop we’ll focus on transforming the personal into something that reaches beyond. \n\n\n\nHere’s a loose outline of how we’ll approach it. \n\n\n\nWeek 1 \n\n\n\nWhat is a story? What makes the telling a story and not just words spilling onto a page? \n\n\n\nWeek 2 \n\n\n\nHow to get at that story that burns within? \n\n\n\nWeek 3 \n\n\n\nThe hook\, part 1: First impressions are critical \n\n\n\nWeek 4 \n\n\n\nThe hook\, part 2: Developing the critical eye \n\n\n\nWeek 5 \n\n\n\nBeyond copy editing: How do you know which voice is the right voice? You have to listen carefully. The story knows. \n\n\n\nWeek 6 \n\n\n\nAttack 1: You’ve written your story. We’re here to tell you we don’t like it. What are you going to do about it? \n\n\n\nWeek 7 \n\n\n\nAttack 2: Why is the story not working – or\, better still\, why is it working? \n\n\n\nWeek 8 \n\n\n\nWriter vs Author: writing to write or writing to get published. Why it matters. \n\n\n\nAlong the way\, there will be exercises\, discussions\, writing\, revising\, reading of each other’s work\, and good fun. \n\n\n\nEddy L. Harris is a perpetual traveler\, a filmmaker and the author of seven critically acclaimed books\, all of which partake of memoir\, adventure tale\, travelogue and cultural reportage. \n\n\n\nHe spent four years as Writer-in-Residence at Washington University teaching Black American Literature and writing classes structured as workshops. That was followed by a stint on the Nez Perce Indian reservation in northern Idaho and a documentary project he wrote and presented for BBC-Wales: Roots In Wales. \n\n\n\nIn 2014 he repeated his canoe journey along the Mississippi River which resulted in the award-winning documentary film River to the Heart\, which he wrote\, produced\, and directed. \n\n\n\nHe has worked most recently as professor of English and Writer-in-Residence at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg\, Virginia \n\n\n\nAs USA Today put it: “Eddy Harris isn’t your everyday tourist. His travels almost always have a purpose\, and that purpose is to write about not only what he sees\, but what he feels.”
URL:https://qwf.org/event/memoir-how-to-tell-your-story/2024-04-22/
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