30 Nov

SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange

The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets : Sarah Wolfson, Mary Dean Lee ​Join us … More info Read more

24 Nov

Writing the Environment

Pre­sent­ed by the Asso­ci­a­tion of Eng­lish-Lan­guage Pub­lish­ers of Que­bec, this dia­log­ic per­for­mance of poet­ry in Eng­lish, French, and trans­la­tion will imag­ine writ­ing the envi­ron­ment. Fea­tur­ing Kaie Kel­lough and Chan­tal Neveu, it will embody lan­guage in its rela­tion to land and space, and reflect on poetry’s rad­i­cal stance towards a sus­tain­able future.

22 Nov − 26 Nov

2023 Salon du livre de Montréal

The Salon du livre de Montréal is back at Palais des congrès, Montreal, from 22 to 26 November, 2023. Events around the city and online will also be taking place starting November 10.

17 Nov

WRITERS READ PRESENTS DIANE SEUSS

Writers Read is eager to host poet Diane Seuss. Diane Seuss is the author … More info Read more

11 Nov

The Sleeping Car Porter (Violet Hour Book Club)

Join us for the next meeting of the Violet Hour Book Club, a reading … More info Read more

9 Nov

Encore Poetry Project: Launch of Polyphony

November 9, 2023, 7:00 pmCardinal Cocktails et vins5326 St. Laurent Blvd., Montreal Encore Books … More info Read more

8 Nov

The Writer Is In: Pop-Up Writing Booth

Join us for The Writer Is In, a free series of pop-up writing events we’ll be holding in and around downtown Montreal in October and November. In early November we’ll be at Complexe Alexis Nihon in Westmount.

6 Nov

Writers Read x Iman Mersal

On November 6th, 2023 at 7pm, author Iman Mersal will be at Concordia University … More info Read more

4 Nov

Making Monster Heads – An Exercise in Slow Group Drawing

Together we’ll SLOWLY build a weird and wonderful bunch of monster heads that we can only create as a team! For all ages.

4 Nov

Scarborough Screening

In a pre-festival special event, Image+Nation Queer Culture, Montreal’s long-running queer film festival, will join the Violet Hour to co-sponsor this moving film, an adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s novel of the same name.

4 Nov

Postcards to the Future!

Mail a message to your older self. We’ll be designing with words and pictures a double sided postcard with a message you’d like your future self to know. It could be serious or playful or both, you decide what the adult version of you should know! For kids 10 and up.

4 Nov

Getting Lit with Linda: Live podcast recording featuring guests Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker

In a first-ever episode with a live audience, award-winning podcaster Dr. Linda Morra will interview novelists Catherine Hernandez and Eva Crocker. Both authors will be available to sign books afterward. Co-sponsored by Montreal’s queer reading series, the Violet Hour.

 

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

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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