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21 Oct

The Power of Fiction Readings and Discussion

Join Argo Books for an evening with Danila Botha, Nora Gold, Mireille Silcoff and Sivan Slapak
23 Oct

2024 Literary Oktoberfest

Join us for a night inspired by the atmospheric outdoor beer gardens of Oktoberfest and designed to connect writers, agents, publishers, booksellers, and literary support organizations in the city of Montreal.
24 Oct

Violet Hour: 10 Years of Metonymy Press

Join us for a special Violet Hour at Pulp Bookstore in Verdun, celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Metonymy Press.
20 Nov

Why We Write

Join Writers Collective of Canada as we explore the social impact of making art. Why We Write brings together established and emerging writers in a celebration of writing and storytelling to transform lives.
22 Nov

Poetics and Magic: Modernist Verse and Artificial Intelligence with Dr. Orla Polten

Join Dr. Orla Polten in an exploration of what is at stake in the claim that poetry is a king of magic.

29 Nov

Of Crows and Aunties: A Conversation with Jessica Johns

Catherine Leroux meets Jessica Johns, author of the acclaimed BAD CREE, with her translator Éric Fontaine, to discuss translation, crows, dreams, evil entities and the extraordinary power of aunties. This hour-long conversation will be conducted in English and French and will be followed by a signing session with the author.
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.
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.
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. 
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.
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.
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.

 

QWF Annual Timeline

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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

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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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