Events for March 21, 2025
“The Lives and Liveliness of Books”: Perspectives on Scholarly Publishing with Faith Wilson Stein
How do books come to life through publication? Please join Poetry Matters and Connected Academics for a professional development workshop with Faith Wilson Stein, Senior Editor and Acquisitions Manager at Northwester University Press. What should a prospective author expect when working with an acquisitions editor? What kinds of career paths in academic publishing are possible for graduate students in the arts and humanities? This workshop is intended for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researches who are interested in the worlds of publishing in and beyond academia.
Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)
Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.
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