21 Nov
Event

Reading and Q&As with Daniela I. Norris on the Intellectual Property Show! (online)

Sunday 21 November, 2021 from 6-8pm EST – please join us for this fun More info Read more

24 Nov
Event

QWF Literary Awards Gala

The winners of six prestigious book prizes will be announced from the Cabaret Lion More info Read more

25 Nov
Event

SpeakUp

FREE EVENT SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets: Patrick Burman, Jim Olwell, Claire More info Read more

27 Nov
Event

Found in Translation: An Exchange Among French and English Quebec Writers and Translators

(En français suivant) What’s it like to trans­late anoth­er writer’s work? How does it More info Read more

9 Dec 11 Dec
Event

The Pipeline – A play reading series!

The Pipeline is Infinithéâtre’s annual public reading series of plays that have come down More info Read more

27 Jan
Event

SpeakUp: Womanhood

SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets: Mariana Jiménez, Emily Tristan Jones, Jan Jorgensen More info Read more

31 Jan
QWF Event

Writing As Activism (with French translation)

The Quebec Writers‘ Federation and Muslim Awareness Week invite you to a conversation with Dr. More info Read more

24 Feb
Event

SpeakUp: Night & Day) Dreams

FREE EVENT SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets: Tamara Nazywalskj, Bryan Sentes, Derek More info Read more

25 Feb 27 Feb
Event

Virtual Poets’ Retreat: Healing Ourselves and the Planet

Join us February 25-27, 2022 on Zoom for a Poets’ Retreat focussed on healing More info Read more

25 Feb
Event

Copyright Conversation: Zong! The Politics of Translation with M. nourbeSe Philip

PLEO is excited to announce the return of our Copyright Conversations series! Taking Our More info Read more

26 Feb 27 Feb
Event

2022 Authors and Artists Festival

Free and Online: Authors and Artists festival February 26-27, 2022 . Headline speakers: Ross More info Read more

12 Mar
Event

A Literary Conversation with Author Mikhail Iossel

in collaboration with the Westmount Public Library Join author Mikhail Iossel for a discussion 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!