Events for December 1, 2024
Read Quebec at the Salon du livre de Montréal
We're excited to showcase some of the latest releases and bestsellers from participating local English-language publishers. Find us at kiosk #401 through the week at the hours below:
Kabir Centre Poetry Meet
You're invited to the next Kabir Centre Poetry Meet!
Geneviève Robichaud Book Launch
Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore and McGill-Queen's University Press present a book launch for The Poetics of Translation by Geneviève Robichaud.
Maybe Magazine Issue 2 Launch
Maybe Magazine invites you to the launch of their second issue in print, featuring readings from emerging and established writers in Montreal, accompanied by a performance from psychedelic rock musician Holly McLachlan.
Cactus Press Triple Launch
Join us December 1st at the Accent Reading Series for a momentous triple launch of Cactus Press chapbooks with April L. Ford, Lou Vani and Patrick O'Reilly. Theme: Frills. Sign up for the open mic at door.
QWF Annual Timeline
January
- QWF Mentorship pairs announced
February
- QWF Mentorships begin
- Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign Fundraiser opens
- StoryScaping Call for Workshop Proposals (biannual in odd-numbered years)
March
- Spring Workshops begin
- Call for nominations for QWF Board of Directors
- Call for Submissions for QWF Literary Awards
April
- QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign ends
May
- Call for proposals for QWF Workshops for the following year
June
- Deadline for submissions for the QWF Literary Awards
- QWF Mentorship Reading
July
- QWF Annual Membership Picnic (July or August)
- Nominations open for the Judy Mappin Community Award
August
- The QWF Annual Membership Picnic (July or August)
- Deadline for submissions for the Judy Mappin Community Award
- Registration for Fall Workshops opens
- Call for applications for Writers in CEGEPs
September
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- Call for applications for the QWF Mentorship Program
- Call for applications for the Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Writers
- Call for applications for Karin L. Montin / Jean Antonin Billard Translation Mentorship
- Deadline for Writers in CEGEPs applications
October
- Fall Workshops begin
- Shortlist for QWF Literary Awards announced
- Shortlist for the QWF College Writers Award announced
- Recipient of the Judy Mappin Community Award announced
- Deadline for QWF Mentorship applications
November
- Shortlist for carte blanche Prize announced
- The QWF Awards Gala
December
- Read Quebec Book Fair
- Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens