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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 14\, 2026\, 10:00 am–12:30 pm ETOnline via Zoom—RSVP below to receive the Zoom link\n\n\n\nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25-minute bursts\, with 5-minute breaks in between. \n\n\n\nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member.  \n\n\n\nThe Zoom link will be sent out a day or two before the session. \n\n\n\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n10:00–10:25: Writing 110:25–10:30: Break10:30–10:55: Writing 210:55–11:00: Break11:00–11:25: Writing 311:25–11:30: Break11:30–11:55: Writing 411:55–12:00: Break12:00–12:25: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo receive the Zoom link\, RSVP below. You will receive the Zoom link a few days before the session. \n\n\n\nNote: RSVPs for virtual Shut Up & Write! sessions close 24 hours before the session begins. If there is no option to RSVP\, RSVPs are closed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are registered but can no longer attend\, please email john@qwf.org.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-virtual-55/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write!
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SUMMARY:Illuminated Grant-Writing
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will examine how writers with projects for print\, spoken word\, or storytelling can compose a strong literary arts grant application. From drafting a project description to balancing a budget\, we will also discuss artistic risk\, impact\, and cultural appropriation among many other topics. Focus will be on funding programs at the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec\, and an arts council program officer will join us to answer questions. This series is intended for Quebec-based writers at all stages of their practice: emerging\, mid-career\, or established. There will be tasks to complete between sessions\, and participants must arrive with an original literary arts project in mind. Three half-day workshops will be followed by a one-on-one 30-minute mentoring session for each participant. \n\n\n\nAccess to MS Word or similar writing software will be necessary as well as a willingness to share work and give and receive feedback in a workshop setting. \n\n\n\nImportant: Right after registering for the workshop\, participants must provide a short\, one-sentence description of their envisioned literary arts project. This sentence should be sent to Riley@qwf.org with “Illuminated Grant-Writing” in the subject line.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/illuminated-grant-writing-6/2026-03-14/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:BOOK SIGNING & CONCERT FOR "Human Rights In The Rhythm Of Rock
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Librairie Phoenix for a book launch party for Human Rights in the Rhythm of Rock – Protest Music of the 1980s and 1990s. Hear some storytelling by the author G. Scott Macleod\, grab yourself a signed copy of the book\, see photography highlights and hear The Bedlam Boys (Celtic folk/rock/punk) live in concert! \nHuman Rights in the Rhythm of Rock: Protest Music of the 1980s and 1990s is an enlightening\, enriching\, and entertaining exploration of the rise of socially conscious music\, featuring never-before-seen photos and accompanying text by photojournalist G. Scott MacLeod. \nHuman Rights in the Rhythm of Rock is an enriching look at an important era in music. It seemed to be a moment when we went from “sex\, drugs & rock ‘n roll” to socially conscious lyrics that had deeper meaning. -Christine Long\, CTV Montreal Journalist \nThe book of photos and stories focuses on the Human Rights Now! concert in 1988\, a six-week tour that raised awareness for the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights & Amnesty International’s Work in Social Justice.  \nG. Scott MacLeod is an international award-winning artist\, photographer\, film director and author. \nMacLeod was a photojournalist with the Montreal Mirror from 1988 to 1990. Notably\, he photographed the late Leonard Cohen for the cover of the Montreal Mirror during Cohen’s I’m Your Man tour\, Sinéad O’Connor for her The Lion And The Cobra release and the Human Rights Now! world tour\, which featured celebrated musicians Peter Gabriel\, Bruce Springsteen\, Sting and Tracy Chapman. \nIn 1991\, he represented Canada in Dublin\, Ireland\, for the European City of Culture Festival at the Guinness Hop Store Gallery. He has directed and produced 11 films in collaboration with the National Film Board of Canada. His feature film\, The Water of Life (2015)\, was on Amazon Prime Video in 2018. \nHe has worked as a freelance photographer for such notable jazz acts as three-time Juno winner Christine Jensen and Sub Pop acts Jale and Hartship Post\, and celebrities such as actor Gabriel Byrne and musician Chris Spedding. \nMacLeod is a member of The Quebec Writers’ Federation and wrote a chapter based on his Berlin Cold War documentary\, After the War with Hannelore in\, A Heart of Wisdom: Life Writing as Empathetic Inquiry\, Peter Lang Publishing\, New York. \nHe attended 18 international creative residencies over the last 40 years. In 2019\, during his Iceland residency\, he published a travel journal accompanied by his photos\, 29 Days on the Reykjanes Peninsula – Iceland\, one of the world’s last natural wonders. \nHis artwork and photography have been presented internationally and are in many permanent collections\, including the National Gallery of Canada\, Dr. Jane Goodall Institute and TV personality Rick Mercer. \nHe currently lives in Montreal\, Canada.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-signing-concert-for-human-rights-in-the-rhythm-of-rock/
LOCATION:Phoenix Books\, 5928 Sherbrooke Street West\, 5928 Sherbrooke St W\, Montreal\, QC\, H4A 1X7\, Canada
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