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SUMMARY:Bring Your Story to Life: Novel Writing Course with Mentorship & Group Support
DESCRIPTION:The Unbearable Lightness of Novel Writing – 6-Week Course Starting Sept 22  \nBlending online learning\, group work\, and one-on-one mentoring. \nLearn the fundamentals of novel writing—character\, plot\, setting—while developing your writer’s instinct for when a story’s working and when it isn’t. This six-week course will build your confidence as a writer in a fun\, safe\, and dynamic atmosphere where you’ll learn from each other while crafting your own story. \nThe course will cover: \nCharacter development and compelling dialogue\nPlot structure and narrative tension\nSetting and worldbuilding\nShow\, don’t tell techniques\nPacing and story flow\nSensory descriptions that captivate readers\nOvercoming writer’s block\nManuscript polishing strategies \nDiscover the story that’s waiting for you to tell it.​ \nYou’ll receive individual mentoring sessions\, group feedback\, and practical techniques that save time. By course end\, you’ll have a complete toolkit for crafting memorable stories and the confidence to move forward with your novel. \nTestimonials \nLissa is approachable and supportive while providing detailed\, specific feedback on student writing. She offers guidance that respects and applauds student voice. I felt seen and heard by this fantastic coach in the course I took with her. –Angela Mason \nWorking with Lissa Cowan was a transformative experience in bringing  Power of Fear to life. –P.W. Brown \nIf you’re looking for a course that will help you develop your voice while giving you the tools to shape your story\, I can’t recommend Lissa enough. –Antoinette Bekker (MFA) \n Space is limited. Course begins September 22. $399 until September 15.
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SUMMARY:QWF-ERA E-Waste Collection Drive
DESCRIPTION:October 21–October 28\, 2025 (see hours below)\n\n\n\nDo you have old electronics lying around? \n\n\n\nDonate them to a good cause! QWF is partnering with the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) to collect used electronics\, which ERA will refurbish and distribute to organizations helping people in need.  \n\n\n\nOur Writers in the Community program has directly benefited from ERA’s past collection drives\, and this time is no exception. Stop by the QWF office and drop off your old devices (working or not) so we can continue to provide the young writers who pass through the program with access to technology. All personal data is destroyed before devices are refurbished. \n\n\n\nAccepted items include: \n\n\n\n\nDesktops\n\n\n\nLaptops/notebooks\n\n\n\nPrinters\n\n\n\nTablets\n\n\n\nComputer peripherals (keyboards\, mice\, accessories)\n\n\n\nPhone systems\n\n\n\nPhysical software (operating systems\, editing or design software\, etc.)\n\n\n\n…and more!\n\n\n\n\nSee the full list of accepted items on ERA’s website. \n\n\n\nIf you or anyone you know is interested in donating used electronics\, then please feel free to drop them off at the QWF office in the Atwater Library: 1200 Atwater Ave\, Room 3 Westmount\, QC H3Z 1X4 (top floor). Consult the schedule below to see when we’re accepting drop-offs. \n\n\n\nDrop-Off Hours\n\n\n\nDateHoursTuesday\, October 2111:00 am–4:00 pmWednesday\, October 2210:30 am–5:30 pmThursday\, October 2311:00 am–4:00 pmFriday\, October 2410:30 am–5:30 pmSaturday\, October 2510:30 am–4:30 pmSunday\, October 26CLOSEDMonday\, October 2710:30 am–5:30 pmTuesday\, October 2811:00 am–4:00 pm\n\n\n\nIf you’d like to drop off an item but can’t make any of those times\, contact john@qwf.org to arrange an alternative time.  \n\n\n\nAbout ERA\n\n\n\nThe Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing “digital divide.” For over fifteen years\, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery\, refurbishment and reuse\, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada. Learn more.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-era-e-waste-collection-drive/
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SUMMARY:Poetry in Concert: Composition\, Voice\, Performance
DESCRIPTION:Eight Tuesdays\, Oct 7-Nov 25\, 5:45-7:45pm        Open to poets and writers with some writing experienceLimited to 12 participantsHybrid Workshop* \n\n\n\nThe workshop Poetry in Concert: Composition\, Voice\, Performance is intended for poets or writers with some writing experience who are interested in pushing their poetic imagination and expanding their vocal and performative abilities. No previous public performance experience is required\, but participants need to be willing to experiment and vocalize their work in front of each other. As everyone will be producing new writing\, no advance submission is necessary. \n\n\n\nIn this poetry workshop\, participants will focus on composing a poetic work or suite that draws inspiration from the oral and performing arts\, including forms such as theatrical dialogue\, prose monologue\, performance art\, sound poetry\, spoken word\, and vocal improvisation. In the first half of the workshop\, participants will engage in various writing and listening exercises in order to generate work\, listen to diverse poets and sound artists\, discuss and respond to each others’ writing\, and gradually compose a poetic work inspired by various aspects of performance that are not only translated onto the page but also imagined for the stage. Ideas related to composition\, movement\, pacing\, and embodiment will be explored. \n\n\n\nThe second part of the workshop will focus on the vocalization and performance of this work. Participants will learn about range\, volume\, dynamics\, timing; how to warm up their voices and prepare for a performative reading; how to properly use a microphone; and how to explore multiple ways that their unique voices can embody their work. Depending on interest\, the workshop could culminate in a performance event of the work produced. \n\n\n\n*This workshop will take place at the QWF Office (Room 3\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec) with up to 2 virtual spots for participants who are unable to attend in-person because of distance or disability. By default\, all workshop registrations are for in-person spots. If you would like to request a virtual slot\, contact Riley at riley@qwf.org stating the reason for which you would need the virtual spot\, then wait for a response before registering. Please do not register until you receive confirmation of a virtual spot for you. \n\n\n\nOana Avasilichioaei has created many performance/sound works that mix electronics\, ambient textures\, noise\, and vocal play\, published seven collections of poetry hybrids\, including Chambersonic (Talonbooks\, 2024) and award-nominated Eight Track (Talonbooks\, 2019)\, and written a libretto for the one-act opera Cells of Wind (FAWN Chamber Collective\, 2022–24). Based in Montreal\, she has been a writer- or artist-in-residence at Green College\, UBC (Vancouver\, 2009)\, University of Calgary (2010–11)\, Simon Fraser University (Vancouver\, 2018)\, OBORO (Montreal\, 2021)\, and Rhizome (Quebec City\, 2024)\, and is currently nominated for the Bernard Heidsieck Centre Pompidou International Literature Prize for her intermedia work.
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SUMMARY:Turning Your Story Into a Book
DESCRIPTION:Five Tuesdays\, Oct 7-Nov 4\, 8-10pm        Open to allLimited to 12 participantsHybrid Workshop* \n\n\n\nYou have a great story\, maybe something you published in a magazine or a newspaper. But how can you turn that into a book? A book is not just a much longer version of what you have already written\, it’s a different beast altogether. Over five weeks\, this workshop with Julian Sher\, investigative journalist and author of nine books\, takes you through the steps to make your next project a success. From making sure you have the right topic to building the best narrative arc\, developing your characters\, the best techniques for writing\, and how to do research. Not to forget the agents\, publishers\, and legal issues.  \n\n\n\nYou don’t have to have published anything to take this workshop\, and you can come with any ideas\, proposals\, or dreams of that book you want to write. To prepare\, think of a book (or movie\, TV show\, song\, or poem) that really moved you. Write down two things: what made it such good story-telling and what journey did the characters go on that made them so compelling. \n\n\n\nThough based on non-fiction writing\, this course is also suitable for fiction writers since the basic principles of story-telling are the same. \n\n\n\n*This workshop will take place at the QWF Office (Room 3\, 4023 Tupper Street\, Westmount\, Quebec) with up to 2 virtual spots for participants who are unable to attend in-person because of distance or disability. By default\, all workshop registrations are for in-person spots. If you would like to request a virtual slot\, contact Riley at riley@qwf.org stating the reason for which you would need the virtual spot\, then wait for a response before registering. Please do not register until you receive confirmation of a virtual spot for you. \n\n\n\nJulian Sher is an award-winning story-teller as the author of nine books\, a documentary writer\, a director\, and an accomplished trainer around the world. His film Ghosts of Afghanistan won the top Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary. He was also the Senior Producer of CBC’s the fifth estate\, Canada’s premier investigative TV program for five years. Julian also works to tell the stories of people fighting for human rights. He has written numerous articles for the Montreal Gazette\, the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail and he is a Senior Fellow with the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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