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6 May

Writers Out Loud: A Night of Trans Joy

The Quebec Writers’ Federation invites you to Writers Out Loud: A Night of Trans Joy, a panel discussion featuring four exciting and talented Quebec writers. Moderator and author Chris Bergeron sits down with writers Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Blxck Cxsper, and Lenore Claire Herrem to discuss their work, explore experiences of trans joy, and explain how and where the two intersect.

27 Apr

The Gabriel Safdie Event: Jerusalem of the Mind—The Groundwork for the Day After

How do we continue living through endless conflict in the Middle East? How do we lay the groundwork for the day after? What role do we have as writers, poets, storytellers and journalists in the arduous and grassroots task of dialogue toward peace building? We must first explore ways toward building empathy among enemies.
26 Apr

Writers Out Loud: To Care for the Earth—In Conversation with Alice Irene Whittaker

Novelist Ian Thomas Shaw interviews author Alice Irene Whittaker to explore the profound act of finding home in nature at a time of heartbreaking change. In her book, Homing: A Quest for Care for Myself and the Earth, Alice Irene weaves the wisdom of leading environmentalists with her journey of embracing nature’s cycles in a cabin in the woods, where she strives to shed perfectionism and cultivate a life rooted in regeneration and care.
3 Apr

WestmountLittéraire | WestmountLit

Featuring authors Megan Durnford, H Nigel Thomas, and Sivan Slapak
21 Mar

“The Lives and Liveliness of Books”: Perspectives on Scholarly Publishing with Faith Wilson Stein 

How do books come to life through publication? Please join Poetry Matters and Connected Academics for a professional development workshop with Faith Wilson Stein, Senior Editor and Acquisitions Manager at Northwester University Press. What should a prospective author expect when working with an acquisitions editor? What kinds of career paths in academic publishing are possible for graduate students in the arts and humanities? This workshop is intended for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researches who are interested in the worlds of publishing in and beyond academia.   
20 Mar

ground, field, figure: poets and critics in relation 

Please join Poetry Matters for a conversation with Liz Howard (Concordia) and Sarah Dowling (University of Toronto) on being poets and critics in relation. Moderated by Carmen Faye Mathes (McGill), this event is at once a celebration of Dowling’s new book, Here is a Figure: Grounding Literary Form and an opportunity to reflect on the grounds of poetic making with an award-winning poet.
18 Mar

Challenges Facing Writers of Middle Eastern Origin

A discussion between three writers on their works, their origins and the various degrees of connection between the two.
21 Jan

Reimagining Shakespeare, Remaking World Systems

If Shakespeare could advise contemporary leaders on how to navigate today’s challenges, what would he say? On January 21, 2025, we’re exploring this question in a special event organized by McGill Delve, the official thought leadership platform for the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, the English Department of McGill University, and the Stratford Festival.
8 Dec

How I Got Published: Fiction Edition

Looking for tips on getting your own writing into print? Writer/translator Mélissa Bull will moderate a panel discussion on writers’ journeys to publication.
8 Dec

Archives Out Loud: A Panel Discussion on Italian-Canadian Writing in English in Quebec

Moderated by Nancy Marrelli, archivist of the Italian-Canadian Community Archives of Quebec, which are housed at the Casa d’Italia, an exchange between: Domenic Cusmano, publisher of Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent; novelist and literary impresario Christopher DiRaddo, and playwright Michaela Di Cesare. 
5 Dec

Black Rose Books Radical Book Sale

Join Black Rose Books for discounted prizes and panel discussions at the Co-op Bar Milton-Parc.
4 Dec

Writers Read presents: BRICK Literary Magazine

Brick, A Literary Journal celebrates the launch of its winter issue with a special event featuring magazine editors and contributors at Concordia’s Writers Read series on Wednesday, December 4.

 

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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