3 Apr

“Views from Isolation” Zine Launch

When lockdown began, Montreal author & illustrator Marta Barnes sent out a request for More info Read more

27 Apr

Poetry Book Launch: Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne and Exhibitionist by Molly-Cross Blanchard

Join Coach House Books on April 27th at 8PM EST for the launch of two amazing collections More info Read more

6 May

Librairie D+Q presents Lee Lai launching Stone Fruit

Join us to celebrate the release of Lee Lai‘s debut original graphic novel, Stone More info Read more

27 May

Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and Véhicule Press presents Christopher DiRaddo launching The Family Way!

Presented by Véhicule Press in partnership with Librairie Drawn & Quarterly. Join us for More info Read more

8 Sep

Baraka Books launches Maker by Jim Upton, in conversation with Elise Moser.

Forced to forego her dream of swimming in the Olympics, Nicole Fortin finds work More info Read more

15 Sep

Baraka Books Launches “Waswanipi” by Jean-Yves Soucy (Reading by Romeo Saganash)

Join Romeo Saganash for a reading from Waswanipi followed by a question-and-answer session. It’s More info Read more

22 Sep

QC Fiction Launches “To See Out the Night,” Written by David Clerson & Translated by Katia Grubisic

Join author David Clerson and translator Katia Grubisic as they discuss “To See Out More info Read more

25 Sep

Book Launch: Hope and Resilience in the Time of Covid

We are pleased to announce the launch of “Hope and Resilience in the Time More info Read more

29 Sep

Baraka Books Launches Bigotry on Broadway, An Anthology Edited by Ishmael Reed and Carla Blanc

Join Ishmael Reed, Carla Blank, and contributors to Bigotry on Broadway for a panel More info Read more

6 Oct

Baraka Books Launches Montreal and the Bomb

Join Gilles Sabourin who will discuss the inside story of secret nuclear research in More info Read more

15 Oct

4K Speaker Series – Local Historian & Author Joseph Graham will be presenting his new book: Insatiable Hunger

Hybrid Event: -In-Person at Trinity Church Ste-Agathe – 12 Rue Préfontaine Ouest, Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC More info Read more

13 May

An Evening of Haiku

Greet the spring with new haiku from Eastern Townships poets. Bishop’s University’s Lifelong Learning More info Read more

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

  • QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign ends
Stacks of books on display

May

June

Women in a classroom

July

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

Two women smiling at the camera

September

Group of women smiling at camera

October

November

December

The QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December—happy holidays!  
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