17 May

Giller Power Panel: The End is Nigh—Apocalyptic Canadian Fiction

Wednesday, May 17, 7:00 pmOnline via Zoom Listen in as these writers share their More info Read more

25 May

Hackmatack Panel with Valerie Sherrard, Edeet Ravel, Laura Best, and host Stephanie Domet

Thursday, May 25, 6:30 pm EDT (7:30 pm ADT)Online via Zoom Join 2023 Hackmatack More info Read more

25 Jun

Telling the Story of the Request for Ordination

Sunday, June 25Seoul, South Korea Vanessa Sasson launches her new book The Gathering—a retelling More info Read more

9 Aug

Christopher Castellani: Leading Men

Wednesday, August 9th 2023, 7 pmFree admission – RSVP Istituto Italiano di Cultura di More info Read more

21 Sep

AI & The Future of Writing

Thurs, September 21, 7 pm ESTAtwater Library Auditoriam & Online via ZoomFree, open to More info Read more

18 Oct

Writers Out Loud: Navigating the Impacts of Bill 96

Join us for Writers Out Loud: Navigating the Impacts of Bill 96. Authors Christopher Neal, Shailee, and Vanessa Sasson sit down with Guy Rex Rodgers to discuss Bill 96 and its impact on language issues in Quebec. 

1 Feb

Writers Out Loud: The Middle East As a Canvas for Canadian Writers

Join us for Writers Out Loud: The Middle East As a Canvas for Canadian Writers. Featuring writers Ehab Lotayef and Ian Thomas Shaw in conversation with Samaa Elibyari.

26 Feb

Translation Talks: D. M. Bradford and Donald Nicholson-Smith

February 26, 12:00–1:00 pm EST. A free online discussion featuring D.M. Bradford and Donald Nicholson-Smith.

 

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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