11 Mar

Business Skills for Creative Souls Artists’ Conference: “Strategies for Thriving as an Artist”

March 11, 2024, 12:30–5:00 pmUnitarian Church of Montreal, 5035 Boulevard de Maisonneuve OuestMontreal, QC More info Read more

15 Mar

Funny Writers Out Loud: On Writing Humour

Join us for Funny Writers Out Loud: On Writing Humour. Authors Ali Hassan, Tara McGowan-Ross, and Rebecca Păpucaru sit down with moderator Nisha Coleman to talk all things comedy and humour writing-related. A Q&A period with the audience will follow. Prepare to learn and laugh!

25 Apr

MacLennan Lecture | Book challenges and their impact on Canadian communities, a round table discussion (hybrid) 

The Friends of the McGill Library, in partnership with Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, More info Read more

27 Apr

Writing/Righting the World

In this event, Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashi) and Andrew Stobo Sniderman speak with writer and host of the podcast Getting Lit with Linda, Linda Morra, about their award-winning book, Valley of the Birdtail—a revision of past accounts from two neighbouring communities (Rossburn and the Waywayseecappo) — which illuminates a better path towards reconciliation.

6 Jun

Black Youth Out Loud: Where They Stood

Black Youth Out Loud: Where They Stood presents three young writers featured in the recent anthology Where They Stood: The Evolution of the Black Anglo Community in Montreal, produced by the Black Community Resource Centre.

13 Jun

Writing While Disabled: Making Spaces For Ourselves and Our Characters

Thursday, June 13, 2024, 7:00–9:00 PMArgo Bookshop Please join us as three disabled writers—Cait More info Read more

14 Jun

Land-Based Writing and Creative Writing Pedagogy

With Catherine Bush, Kit Dobson, and Julija Šukys. This three-person panel/discussion will highlight insights and strategies from our explorations in land-based writing and teaching

22 Aug

Prose/Craft: Talk and Make with Speculative Fiction Writers

Thursday, August 22, 2024, 7:00 pmOnline (Get Tickets) Ursula Whitcher, whose debut collection North More info Read more

12 Sep

Business Skills for Creative Souls Artists’ Conference: From Passion to Profit

Attention Artists! Dive into a transformative journey at the Business Skills for Creative Souls Artists’ Conference: “From Passion to Profit”!

20 Sep

Inherited Memories of Partition: A Conversation with Author Aanchal Malhotra

A conversation with author Aanchal Malhotra about the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan.

29 Sep

GOLD: Garden of Literary Delights 2024

Sunday, September 29, 2024, 6:00-8:00 pm Mark your calendars! Sunday, September 29, 2024, 6-8 More info Read more

17 Oct

Alyson and Su Read at Librairie Paragraphe

Librarie Paragraphe Bookstore and Renaissance Press present readings by Alyson Hope and Su J. Sokol.

 

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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