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SUMMARY:Writers' Retreat: Doolin\, Ireland May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join a small group of writers in various genres for our second retreat to Doolin\, Ireland. 10 days\, 9 nights with writing workshops with memoir and prose writer Kerri Ní Dochartaigh\, poet Nikki Griffin\, poet Grace Wells\, and creative nonfiction writer Ryan Dennis; field trips to the largest Aran Island\, the Burren\, and the cliffs of Moher. Depending on room type\, prices range from $2400USD-$2900USD (and USD are not as far off from CAD as they used to be). Includes lodging\, 2 meals per day (except first day (welcome dinner) and last day (breakfast); and all activities. Does not include alcohol\, or airfare. Limited to 10 participants at any stage of their writing career. \n\n\n\nRetreat website: https://www.nature-culture.net/ireland-retreat-2026 \n\n\n\nWe had a great time this year; see photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/X2E2ATaUNz4EQ2Zw6 \n\n\n\nHope you can join us! \n\n\n\n\n\nStart:May 16\, 2026\, 4:00 pm UTC/London Time \n\n\n\nEnd:May 25\, 2026\, 10:00 am UTC/London Time \n\n\nEvent Category: Book Launch\, Reading\n\n\nVenue: Doolin\, Ireland — Doolin\, County Clare Ireland\, View Venue Website
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-retreat-doolin-ireland-may-2026/
LOCATION:QC
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SUMMARY:Colors in the Night
DESCRIPTION:Colours in the Night: A Living Tapestry of Stories\nStep into a world where stories don’t just unfold… they are chosen. \nColours in the Night is a mesmerizing 90-minute theatrical experience inspired by the timeless storytelling tradition of Nezami\, where fate shifts nightly and with it the performances themselves. \nGuided by five enigmatic storytellers\, the Ladies of White\, Red\, Blue\, Gold\, and Green\, the audience becomes part of the magic. Each night\, you help decide which three of the five tales will be brought to life. To witness them all\, you’ll have to return… again and again. \nCome once\, and you’ll glimpse a story.
Come again… and you’ll uncover the whole night. \nFor any questions don’t hesitate to email us at Therisetheatre@gmail.com \nThis show is inappropriate for children under the age of 10
URL:https://qwf.org/event/colors-in-the-night/2026-05-20/
LOCATION:Salle Paul Buissonneau\, 3819 Av. Calixa-Lavallée\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Colors in the Night
DESCRIPTION:Colours in the Night: A Living Tapestry of Stories\nStep into a world where stories don’t just unfold… they are chosen. \nColours in the Night is a mesmerizing 90-minute theatrical experience inspired by the timeless storytelling tradition of Nezami\, where fate shifts nightly and with it the performances themselves. \nGuided by five enigmatic storytellers\, the Ladies of White\, Red\, Blue\, Gold\, and Green\, the audience becomes part of the magic. Each night\, you help decide which three of the five tales will be brought to life. To witness them all\, you’ll have to return… again and again. \nCome once\, and you’ll glimpse a story.
Come again… and you’ll uncover the whole night. \nFor any questions don’t hesitate to email us at Therisetheatre@gmail.com \nThis show is inappropriate for children under the age of 10
URL:https://qwf.org/event/colors-in-the-night/2026-05-21/
LOCATION:Salle Paul Buissonneau\, 3819 Av. Calixa-Lavallée\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3A7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Colors in the Night
DESCRIPTION:Colours in the Night: A Living Tapestry of Stories\nStep into a world where stories don’t just unfold… they are chosen. \nColours in the Night is a mesmerizing 90-minute theatrical experience inspired by the timeless storytelling tradition of Nezami\, where fate shifts nightly and with it the performances themselves. \nGuided by five enigmatic storytellers\, the Ladies of White\, Red\, Blue\, Gold\, and Green\, the audience becomes part of the magic. Each night\, you help decide which three of the five tales will be brought to life. To witness them all\, you’ll have to return… again and again. \nCome once\, and you’ll glimpse a story.
Come again… and you’ll uncover the whole night. \nFor any questions don’t hesitate to email us at Therisetheatre@gmail.com \nThis show is inappropriate for children under the age of 10
URL:https://qwf.org/event/colors-in-the-night/2026-05-22/
LOCATION:Salle Paul Buissonneau\, 3819 Av. Calixa-Lavallée\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Colors in the Night
DESCRIPTION:Colours in the Night: A Living Tapestry of Stories\nStep into a world where stories don’t just unfold… they are chosen. \nColours in the Night is a mesmerizing 90-minute theatrical experience inspired by the timeless storytelling tradition of Nezami\, where fate shifts nightly and with it the performances themselves. \nGuided by five enigmatic storytellers\, the Ladies of White\, Red\, Blue\, Gold\, and Green\, the audience becomes part of the magic. Each night\, you help decide which three of the five tales will be brought to life. To witness them all\, you’ll have to return… again and again. \nCome once\, and you’ll glimpse a story.
Come again… and you’ll uncover the whole night. \nFor any questions don’t hesitate to email us at Therisetheatre@gmail.com \nThis show is inappropriate for children under the age of 10
URL:https://qwf.org/event/colors-in-the-night/2026-05-23/
LOCATION:Salle Paul Buissonneau\, 3819 Av. Calixa-Lavallée\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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SUMMARY:Writers Out Loud: Writing the Eastern Townships
DESCRIPTION:The Quebec Writers’ Federation invites you to Writers Out Loud: Writing the Eastern Townships. \nJoin us May 24th at 4:00 pm for a Sunday afternoon conversation at Brome Lake Books in Knowlton. Authors Brenda Hartwell (No Wrong Seasons) and Josh Quirion (Homebound) sit down with moderator Louise Abbott to discuss their books\, life in the Townships\, and how the region inspires their writing. \nWith words of welcome from Louise Penny. \nBooks by the authors will be available for purchase. \nAbout the Participants\nBrenda Hartwell is a writer\, proofreader\, and editor who lives in Baldwin’s Mills\, Quebec\, in a home she and her husband built with their own hands and power tools. An active community volunteer\, she served for many years as Townshippers’ Association’s Chair of Community and Culture and has sat on the boards of The Townships Sun\, The Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre\, and Townshippers Foundation. She was editor-in-chief of Taproot: Poetry\, Prose\, and Images from the Eastern Townships\, five literary anthologies featuring the work of regional creatives. Her writing has appeared in local\, regional\, and national magazines\, newsletters and newspapers\, online\, and in Quebec-based anthologies. Her debut novel\, No Wrong Seasons\, was published by Inanna Publications in Toronto in 2025. \n\n \n\nJosh Quirion is a French-Canadian writer from the Eastern Townships of Quebec. He holds an M.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from Concordia University. He is the co-founder and first editor-in-chief of yolk literary magazine. He is the author of two short story collections\, Towners & Other Stories (Shoreline Press\, 2020) and Homebound (Shoreline Press\, 2025)\, which is longlisted for the 2026 Leacock Medal for Humour. Quirion’s writing has also appeared in The Malahat Review\, Prairie Fire\, The Antigonish Review\, Funicular Magazine\, Guernica Editions’ anthology Chronicling the Days\, and others. He currently lives in Montreal\, Quebec\, but is strategically plotting a return to his beloved Townships. \n\n \n\nLouise Abbott is a non-fiction writer\, photographer\, and documentary filmmaker in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has published seven books of text and photos: The Coast Way\, The French Shore\, The Heart of the Farm\, Eeyou Istchee: Land of the Cree\, Memphremagog: An Illustrated History (2 volumes)\, and Islands of History. She has directed numerous documentaries\, including the award-winning Nunaaluk: A Forgotten Story and her latest\, Dreamers and Steamers: The Steamboat Era on Lake Memphremagog. Three of her Townships films—The Sugarmakers\, Ayer’s Cliff Fair\, and Niels Jensen\, Cabinetmaker—were broadcast on WNED PBS in recent years.  https://www.louiseabbott.ca/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-out-loud-writing-the-eastern-townships/
LOCATION:Brome Lake Books\, 45 chemin Lakeside\, Knowlton\, Quebec\, J0E 1V0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Colors in the Night
DESCRIPTION:Colours in the Night: A Living Tapestry of Stories\nStep into a world where stories don’t just unfold… they are chosen. \nColours in the Night is a mesmerizing 90-minute theatrical experience inspired by the timeless storytelling tradition of Nezami\, where fate shifts nightly and with it the performances themselves. \nGuided by five enigmatic storytellers\, the Ladies of White\, Red\, Blue\, Gold\, and Green\, the audience becomes part of the magic. Each night\, you help decide which three of the five tales will be brought to life. To witness them all\, you’ll have to return… again and again. \nCome once\, and you’ll glimpse a story.
Come again… and you’ll uncover the whole night. \nFor any questions don’t hesitate to email us at Therisetheatre@gmail.com \nThis show is inappropriate for children under the age of 10
URL:https://qwf.org/event/colors-in-the-night/2026-05-24/
LOCATION:Salle Paul Buissonneau\, 3819 Av. Calixa-Lavallée\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance
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