4 Apr

Poets for Palestine

Two nights of readings at Librairie Pulp Books in Verdun.

11 Apr

Poetic Voices: In Bud and In Bloom

Thursday, April 11, 2024, 7:00 pm EDT Join us in person at the Atwater More info Read more

18 Apr

Poets for Palestine

Two nights of readings at Librairie Pulp Books in Verdun.

18 Apr

Book Launch: National Animal by Derek Webster

Thursday, April 18, 2024, 7:00 pm EDT Librairie De Stiil and Véhicule Press invite More info Read more

21 Apr

Enchanted April: A Poetry Tea

You are warmly invited to our Poetry Tea on Sunday, April 21, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Uplands Cultural & Heritage Centre, 9 Spied St., Lennoxville. Admission is free, courtesy of Uplands, and tea and treats are complimentary, courtesy of participating poets.

24 Apr

Book Launch: Summer in Furnished Rooms by Marc Plourde

Join us for the launch of Marc Plourde’s new poetry collection Summer in Furnished Rooms (Cormorant Books) at The Word Bookstore. Featuring special guest Robyn Sarah.

19 May

Poetry Reading

Paragraphe Bookstore, 2220 McGill College will host Mary Dean Lee reading from her debut More info Read more

21 May

Music & Poetry with Melanie Power, Ranee Lee, and Svens Telemaque

An evening of music and poetry with Melanie Power, Ranee Lee, and Svens Telemaque.

22 May

Poetry Reading with Phil Hall and Mark Goldstein

Wednesday, May 22, 20247:30 pm ETThe Word Bookstore (469 rue Milton, Montreal) The Word More info Read more

23 May

Headlight Anthology Issue 25: Launch and Readings

Join the Headlight editorial team from Concordia’s graduate English department and fifteen incredible readers both from Concordia and from the broader Montreal literary community!

30 May

SpeakUp

SpeakUp​ The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets : Sierra Duffey, Martin Breul ​Join us More info Read more

8 Jun

Pride Month Author Reading for Kids at Indigo Laval

Celebrate Pride Month with an author reading for kids Picture Book: A Family is More info Read more

 

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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