22 Apr 30 Apr
Event

Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival

The Blue Metropolis Festival is one of the largest multilingual literary events in North More info Read more

29 Apr
Event

Book Celebration, Audiobook Launch, and Premiere of Wekweètì and Ekwǫ̀

Saturday, April 29, 2PMMcCord Stewart Museum Theatre, Montreal Nadine Neema will be in conversation More info Read more

23 May
Event

Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival presents: Marusya Nikiforova: Ukraine’s Legendary Anarchist Warrior

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 7:00 pmLa Sala Rossa, Montreal Norman Nawrocki’s one-act play Marusya More info Read more

8 Jun 17 Jun
Event

Alright: Solving the Problem of Living

Running June 8-June 17 Acclaimed storyteller Nisha Coleman (Self-Exile, Cornichon) takes you on an More info Read more

17 Jul
Event

English-language drama and theatre – Story-mapping hackathon: BBIA-focussed

Tell us your stories of English-language drama and theatre in Quebec! Those who identify More info Read more

8 Aug
Event

Unveiling the Queer Italian-Canadian Experience (Vernissage)

Tuesday, Aug 8, 5-7 pm Join us for the launch of Unveiling the Queer Italian-Canadian More info Read more

13 Sep
Event

Mona Awad launches Rouge with Heather O’Neill and a special No Joy solo set

Wednesday, Sept 13, 6:30 pm On September 13th, Librairie Drawn and Quarterly will be More info Read more

30 Sep
Event

An Evening of Poetry & Reflection

Saturday, September 30, 6 pmAtwater Library Auditorium Witness the diversity of poetry at the More info Read more

1 Oct
Event

Garden of Literary Delights 2023

Sunday, Oct 1, 5-7 pmAtwater Library Auditorium Readings by four, wonderful Canadian authors of More info Read more

14 Oct
QWF Event

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. On Oct 14, we’ll be outside the Westmount Public Library.

19 Oct
QWF Event

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. On Oct 19, we’ll be Centre St. Jax on Sainte-Catherine Street W.

28 Oct
Event

Autumn Trad—Transe automnale 2023

Join the Literary Translators Association of Canada (LTAC) on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 6 pm for their Autumn Trad to celebrate a love of literary translation!

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

  • The QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign closes
  • Applications for StoryScaping program begins for organizations
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

  • Call for applications for Max Margles Writing Residency (postponed to February-March for 2024 Residency)
  • Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens
  • QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December. Happy holidays!