8 Mar

Soliloquies x Pixie OPEN MIC + Music & Raffle

Marginalia: Scribbles, Scraps and Notes Apps RSVP HERE: https://soliloquies.org/events-2/ For the first time, Pixie More info Read more

8 Mar

International Women’s Day Reading Event § Journée internationale des femmes Lecture

EN: An afternoon of poetry, fiction and literature readings for and by women, for More info Read more

15 Mar

Book Launch: Before We Forget by Mary Soderstrom

Mary Soderstrom launches her new book, Before We Forget: How Remembering Will Get Us Through the Next 75 Years, published by Dundurn Press.

18 Mar

Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival 2026 Press Conference

Mark your calendars! The Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, a landmark annual literary event in Montreal, is returning for its 28th edition this coming spring, from April 23–26, 2026. 

24 Mar

Lunch and Learn: Writing Medicine Authentically in Speculative Fiction

Tuesday, March 24, 202612:00–1:15 pm ETFree, Online via Zoom—Register for Link Medicine is an More info Read more

25 Mar

Misha Solomon launches MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER DANCED BALLET

Join Misha Solomon in launching his highly-anticipated poetry debut, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet at the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier on March 25th at 7PM! Hosted by Sarah Burgoyne and featuring a performance by Nate Yaffe. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.

28 Mar
Event

Les auteurs s’expriment sur: l’amour et la résilience § Authors Talk On: Love & Resilience

This event is an invitation for Author’s to read passages from their published works, More info Read more

28 Mar

The Pit Periodical Issue 7 launch

The Pit is back~ after a much needed hibernation, their winter issue is finally More info Read more

31 Mar

A Crisis of Empathy? Shared Suffering in the Contemporary Moment

This event brings together two thought leaders who will explore how political polarization erodes our capacity for empathy. As public debates become more conflictual, how do we remain present to one another’s suffering, even when we fundamentally disagree? Rabbi Lisa Grushcow offers a spiritual perspective on empathy and suffering, while anthropologist Samuel Veissière examines the social forces driving deepening division. Together, they invite us to consider how we might listen, connect, and heal in fractured times.

7 Apr

Lunch & Learn with QWF

Looking to learn more about QWF, what we do, and how we can help you? Join us for Lunch & Learn with QWF, a free 60-minute session providing a deep dive into all our programs and services.

9 Apr

Book Launch: There’s Always More to Say by Natalie Southworth

Book launch of the short story collection There’s Always More to Say by Natalie Southworth, published by Linda Leith Publishing.

11 Apr
Event

La belle-mère (Maison de la Culture Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Nous avons l’honneur de présenter La belle-mère dans le cadre de la 42e édition More info Read more

16 Apr
Event

Book Launch: What We Choose to Forget by Guy Rex Rodgers

Save the date for Guy Rex Rodger’s highly anticipated book launch. After his hugely More info Read more

16 Apr
Event

borders, boundaries, margins: an evening of poetry readings

Poetry Matters warmly invites you to borders, boundaries, margins, an evening of poetry readings with Carlos A. Pittella, Elizabeth Wood, and Shanice Nicole Yarde

16 Apr
Workshop

I Remember: A Writing Workshop

Organized in partnership between the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, Rodaisun, and Grapeseed Books. Hosted More info Read more

16 Apr
Event

Book Launch: Banished Rose by Leila

Join Montreal author Leila for the launch of her poetry collection Banished Rose. About More info Read more

17 Apr
Event

Book Launch & Art Exhibition with Live Music and Cocktail—Free Admission

Have you ever loved so deeply that it left an echo? Have you ever 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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