1 Oct
Event

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

2019 Giller Prize for Fiction long-list finalist Steven Price will be StoryFest’s guest author.

6 Oct
Event

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

StoryFest 2019 welcomes Giller Prize for Fiction long-list finalist and native Montrealer Alix Ohlin.

8 Oct
Event

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

StoryFest welcomes multiple award-winning author Frances Itani to Hudson.

13 Oct
Event

Breathing Space//Reprendre Son Souffle

A relaxed, lightly held space to share words, poems, prose, in any language. New More info Read more

15 Oct
QWF Event

Rawi Hage at Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

Renowned Montreal-based author Rawi Hage will be StoryFest’s guest, thanks to the support of More info Read more

18 Oct 20 Oct
Workshop

Knowlton Literary Festival

10th Anniversary of the Knowlton Literary Festival from October 18th to 20th, 2019. In More info Read more

20 Oct
Event

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

Journalist Ann Hui will appear at Greenwood’s StoryFest to discuss her book Chop Suey More info Read more

24 Oct
Event

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

StoryFest 2019 has invited journalist/historian D’Arcy Jenish to read from and discuss his book, More info Read more

27 Oct
Event

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

Retired Canadian astronaut Dave Williams is this year’s special guest author at StoryFest for More info Read more

7 Nov 10 Nov
Event

Mile End Poets’ Festival 2019

Mile End Poets’ Festival will return in 2019! Watch this space for updates. More More info Read more

7 Nov
Workshop

Deep Curation: Experiments in Poetry Reading Curation

This series of events are organized in partnership with SpokenWeb, Writers Read, and the More info Read more

10 Nov
QWF Event

The Words & Music Show (Mile End Poets’ Festival)

Curated by the inimitable Ian Ferrier, the Words and Music Show is the QWF’s 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

  • The QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign closes
  • Applications for StoryScaping program begins for organizations
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

  • Call for applications for Max Margles Writing Residency (postponed to February-March for 2024 Residency)
  • Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens
  • QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December. Happy holidays!