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SUMMARY:July Readings with Montreal Authors
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW) and Accenti Magazine invite you to a Books & Biscotti Literary Event\, July 22 from 5 to 6 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.). \nCatanzaro Café\, 2754 St-Charles Blvd\, Kirkland\, QC H9H 3B6 \nFeaturing Montreal authors and poets: \n\nLIANA CUSMANO\nLUCIA DE LUCA\nFRANCESCA LO DICO\nLICIA CANTON\nANNA MERCURI MAIOLO\nHEATHER McGUIRE\n\nLight refreshments will be served. \nRegister at accenti@accenti.ca or 514-329-3254
URL:https://qwf.org/event/july-readings-with-montreal-authors-5/
LOCATION:Catanzaro Café\, 2754 Saint-Charles Blvd\, Kirkland\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H9H 3B6
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Reading,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T140000
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SUMMARY:Tattered Covers: 60+ Reading and Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss Tattered Covers\, a reading and open mic featuring writers aged 60+. \nAfter a film screening and discussion on ageism that we held in November 2025\, we realized it was high time for us to shine a spotlight on some of the wonderful older writers in our community. Hosted by Jim Olwell\, Tattered Covers will feature short readings by four writers aged 60+. Afterwards\, five open-mic readers will have four minutes each to read or perform their work. Free and open to all. Open-mic slots are reserved for QWF members aged 60+\, but all are welcome to attend. \nRequests for the open mic slots will be taken during the Zoom meeting once the event starts. They will be assigned on a first-come\, first-served basis or\, if there are too many sign-ups all at once\, by lottery. Show up right at 2:00 p.m. for the best chance of getting a slot! \nWhether you’re looking to hear from some of QWF’s most experienced writers or you’re hoping to share your own work with a live audience\, we look forward to seeing you. \nOnline via Zoom. Register to get the Zoom link. \nThe Host\nPhoto: Paule Morency\nJim Olwell was born and raised in New York City\, where he organized The Irish Arts Center from 1972 to 1978\, which was the subject of his memoir\, The Art of Being Irish in Hell’s Kitchen\, published in 2024 with FriesenPress. He worked professionally for 23 years at the CLSC NDG/Benny Farm as Community Organizer and was made a member of La Societe des Grands Citoyens by the CDN/NDG Borough in 2013. He worked as well with the McGill Middle East Program in Peace Building and Civil Society. He has published two chapbooks of poetry—Crossings in 2016 (Iron Rabbitt Bindery) and Pensions in 2019 (Snow Press)—with a third\, Long Time Coming\, due in 2027. In 2015\, he co-founded and ran Speakup: The Montreal Interactive Poetry Exchange until 2022\, and he co-founded The 2 Susans Poetry Circle\, now in its eleventh year. \n\n \n\nThe Readers\n \nPeter Richardson is the author of four collections of poetry. His most recent book is Bit Parts for Fools (Goose Lane Editions\, 2013). Sympathy for the Couriers (Véhicule Press\, 2007) won QWF’s 2008 A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. His poems have been in Poetry\, The Sonora Review\, The Fiddlehead and The Malahat Review among others. He recently finished a fifth manuscript\, titled\, Tiara of Fish Heads. A former airport worker at both Mirabel and Trudeau Airports\, he lives in Montreal (Tiohtia:ke). \n\n \n\nJanet Torge lives in Montreal and is always looking for new adventures. She’s been a television documentary producer\, a prenatal teacher\, overnight talk-show host at CFCF Radio\, traffic reporter and Radio Noon host at CBC Montreal\, columnist at the Montreal Gazette\, and co-founder of the first rape relief centre in Canada. She recently trained as a Death Doula and is also the author of Dear Sam\, a book about the death of her son\, and I Can’t Believe I’m Old: Essays on Aging\, published in May by Linda Leith Publishing. \n\n \n\nDorothy W. Williams\, Ph.D.\, specializes in Black Canadian history. She has authored books and contributed to scholarly and academic publications. In 2006\, she established Blacbiblio.com Inc. to create a comprehensive record of their historical presence in the country. Then in 2016\, she launched the bilingual ABC’s of Canadian Black History Kit to facilitate the teaching of Canada’s unknown Black history. With her unique historical knowledge\, Dr. Williams has consulted on films\, plays\, tv documentaries\, and radio productions. She has acquired 20+ years of work in community development\, and decades as a volunteer archivist within the community. Her Sankofa Archives and Collection is now the foundation of her research in history\, identity and race\, art history\, gender\, family\, history of medicine\, biography\, community development\, entrepreneurship\, and education. Dr. Williams is a retired professor from Concordia University’s Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability. \n\n \n\nPhoto: Louise Abbott\nAlice Zorn has published three novels: Arrhythmia (NeWest Press\, 2011)\, Five Roses (Dundurn Press\, 2016)\, and Colours in Her Hands (Freehand Books\, 2024). Five Roses was shortlisted for the 2017 Ontario Library Association Evergreen Award\, as well as translated into French as Le rosier de la Pointe. Colours in Her Hands was selected as the featured title for the 2025 One Book\, One Community program in Athabasca. Her collection of short stories\, Ruins & Relics\, was a finalist for the 2009 McAuslan Quebec Writers’ Federation First Book Prize. Her most recent book of short fiction\, Mind the Gap\, was published by NeWest Press in 2026. She has twice placed first in Prairie Fire’s Fiction Contest and won the 2013 Manitoba Magazine Award for Fiction. She participated in the Banff Writing Studio\, and was both a mentee (2004) and a mentor (2015) in the Quebec Writers’ Federation Mentorship Program. Originally from Ontario\, she has been living in Montreal since 1986. \n\n \n\nRegister for Zoom link
URL:https://qwf.org/event/tattered-covers-60-reading-and-open-mic/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member Meetup,Reading
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SUMMARY:Launch of Quist Issue 4
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 25 at 6pm at Centre Sanaaq\, Room 2\, in Montreal (1200 Rue du Sussex) for an evening of art\, prose and poetry. Some of our incredible contributors from our upcoming issue will be reading excerpts of their work and light refreshments will be served! \nFeaturing eight contributors from the issue: \n\nLillian Castor\nCharlotte Milton\nSeneca McDougall\nWinie Colounages\nSonia Kamnitzer\nElla Zambo\nMargarita Jones\nCypress Ella\n\n\nThis event is free\, universally accessible\, and open to all ages!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-of-quist-issue-4/
LOCATION:Centre Sanaaq\, 1200 Rue du Sussex\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3H 0E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T153000
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SUMMARY:STORIES FROM CANADA’S NORTH / A LA RENCONTRE DU NORD CANADIEN
DESCRIPTION:In 2006\, author Hélèna Katz left her familiar Mile End neighbourhood for life on a small alpaca farm in the Northwest Territories. New experiences such as learning to scrape a moosehide from a group of Dene women captivated her. Dealing with bears on her lawn was more challenging. Shopping that requires a 10-hour drive to pick up both the mundane and the unusual – such as little frozen mice for a community member’s pet snake – amused her. \nHélèna’s latest book\, Dispatches from Canada’s North\, shares more than 40 stories about the joys and challenges of living in the North. Her bilingual Montreal launch at Bibliothèque Mordecai-Richler in Mile End will include stories from the book and photos of some of the places to which she has travelled in the North.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/stories-from-canadas-north-a-la-rencontre-du-nord-canadien/
LOCATION:5434 avenue du Parc\, Bibliotheque Mordecai-Richler\, 5434\, avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Book Launch,Reading
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T160000
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SUMMARY:2026 QWF Mentorship Reading
DESCRIPTION:In Person and Online\nGet Tickets\n  \nFor four months\, seven emerging writers and one emerging translator have worked to hone their craft through the QWF Mentorship Program. Each has received one-on-one guidance from a professional mentor to help them make the transition to the next stage of their career. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading\, at which the mentees will present an excerpt from their work in progress. \nIn addition to the 2026 QWF Mentorship Program cohort\, this year’s reading will feature the first full cohort from QWF’s new Youth Mentorship Program\, a Big Sibling–style partnership designed to help young writers gain confidence and develop their writing skills. With twelve readers\, this will be our largest mentorship reading yet. Don’t miss it! \nJoin us in person at the Adair Auditorium or online via Zoom.  \nFeaturing: \n\nSally Cunningham\, mentored by Cecil Castellucci in Fiction\nClaire Dooley\, mentored by Tawhida Tanya Evanson in Fiction\nZakir Jamal\, mentored by Elise Moser in Fiction\nElena Molinari\, mentored by Eva Crocker in Fiction\nJessica Bakar\, mentored by Annabel Howard in Nonfiction\nAvryl Bender\, mentored by Todd Meyers in Poetry\ntina thư lê\, mentored by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch in Poetry (Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship)\nValerie Amyot\, mentored by Jonathan Kaplansky in Literary Translation (Karin L. Montin LTAC/QWF Mentorship) \nAisha Nyerere\, mentored by Emily T. Jones (Youth Mentorship)\nLily Jolie Hausknost\, mentored by Liana Cusmano (Youth Mentorship)\nAsbesteous\, mentored by Su J Sokol (Youth Mentorship)\nZoey Morin\, mentored by Raquel Rivera (Youth Mentorship)\n\nCost: \n\n$10 general\n$5 QWF members and students\n$5 online\n\nTickets may be purchased in advance online\, or at the door by card or cash (exact change only). Buy your tickets online. \nAccessibility: The Atwater Library is wheelchair accessible. To reach the auditorium by elevator\, approach the building from Tupper Street\, where you will see painted blue lines leading from the sidewalk down to the accessible entrance. Press the buzzer to open the door\, then proceed to the elevator to reach the top floor (Floor 1). To learn more\, visit our Accessibility Policy. For any accessibility-related questions\, email John Wickham at john@qwf.org.  \nAbout the QWF Mentorship Program\n\n\n \nThe QWF Mentorships are designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Over a period of four months\, each mentee received one-on-one guidance and support from a professional writing mentor. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading where the mentees present an excerpt of their works-in-progress. Learn more about the QWF Mentorship Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2026-qwf-mentorship-reading/
LOCATION:Adair Auditorium\, Atwater Library\, 1200 Atwater Avenue (top floor)\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3Z 1T4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Mentorship Reading,Performance,Reading
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Lisa Richter's Sublunary\, with Gillian Sze\, Misha Solomon and Jessica Bebenek
DESCRIPTION:Join Pulp Books in launching Lisa Richter’s newest poetry collection\, Sublunary on Thursday\, June 4th at 7:00pm! Lisa will be joined by special guests Jessica Bebenek\, Misha Solomon\, and Gillian Sze\, and host James Hawes. This event is supported by the League of Canadian Poets. Free to attend! \nIn Sublunary (University of Alberta Press)\, Lisa Richter explores what it’s like to live “under the moon” in a world that is simultaneously a heartbreak and a total wonder…From Atlantis to Mount Olympus to Christie Pits\, these poems interweave moments of absurdity and awe\, creating a nuanced portrait of what “a reckless intimacy with the world” might look like—for better or worse. Sublunary is a book of elegy\, play\, and rupture that advocates for an ethics of care\, solidarity\, and compassion for our perfectly imperfect selves and each other: a mode of survival that is full-throated and\, at times\, even joyous. \nTo reserve a spot\, please visit the Pulp Books website event page: https://pulpbooks.ca/events/5411620260604
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-lisa-richters-sublunary-with-gillian-sze-misha-solomon-and-jessica-bebenek/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: YOU x ME by Ayla Vejdani
DESCRIPTION:Join us at L’Euguélionne for an evening of conversation\, connection and community celebrating the launch of: YOU x ME. Author\, Ayla Vejdani will be in conversation with award-winning author\, francesca ekwuyasi to talk about all things queer romance. The evening will include: a reading\, conversation\, Q&A and book signing\, along with special sweet treats. You don’t want to miss it! \nDon’t forget to pre-order a copy of the book! youxmebook.com \nMay 26\, 2026\, 6 PM\, at L’Euguélionne \nAbout the Author:\nAyla Vejdani (she/her) is a storyteller\, holder of space and curator of experience. Raised and educated all over the world\, she has a master’s in human rights\, is an inclusive leadership consultant\, and the co-host of The SHIFT podcast. She speaks four languages and laughs in all. Ayla is a queer Iranian-Canadian from Tkaronto/Toronto living in Tiohtia:ke/Montréal\, raising her two young children. She is an insatiably creative\, romantic realist who believes in magic. Her forthcoming novel YOU x ME is a series of queer\, BIPOC love stories. These modern entanglements are the kind of romances that make us lose sleep\, love letters to the friendships we can’t live without\, and a celebration of our endless journeys of self-discovery. @ayla.author \nAbout the Moderator:\nfrancesca ekwuyasi is the author of Butter Honey Pig Bread and co-author of Curious Sounds: A Dialogue in Three Movements. She won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQIA2S+ writers\, and has been short and Longlisted for the Lambda Literary Award\, the Governor General Award\, the Amazon First Novel Prize\, the Giller Prize\, and the Dublin International Literary Award and others. She lives between Montreal and Halifax. @f.ekwuyasi
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-you-x-me-by-ayla-vejdani/
LOCATION:1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montréal\, QC H2L 3E5\, 1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montréal\, QC\, H2L 3E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T210000
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SUMMARY:Soliloquies Anthology 30.2 LAUNCH Party!
DESCRIPTION:Soliloquies Anthology\, Concordia’s undergraduate journal in its 30th iteration\, is launching our final issue of the year on April 30th.\nEvent will take place at Bar Le Record (near Jean-Talon metro) from 6pm-9pm. Reading will begin promptly\, so don’t be late! \nIssue 30.2 is filled with impressive poetry and prose submitted by writers of all ages and backgrounds from across Canada (not just students). \nThe launch will include speeches from our Co-Editors-in-Chief\, readings from contributing authors and introductions from members of our masthead. \nCome on out to support and engage with the community. All are welcome! \nPWYC (5$ recommended donation)\, no one turned away for lack of funds.\nIssues will be on sale. Drinks and food available at the bar.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/soliloquies-anthology-30-2-launch-party/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T223000
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SUMMARY:Scrivener Issue 48 Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:Join Scrivener Creative Review for the launch of the magazine’s “Longhand Issue” at 7PM on 19 April 2026 at Cardinal Tea Room. Doors open at 6:45PM\, readings begin at 7:30PM sharp. \nBuy tickets.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/scrivener-issue-48-launch-party/
LOCATION:Cardinal Tearoom\, 5326 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T190000
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SUMMARY:borders\, boundaries\, margins: an evening of poetry readings
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 16\, 2026\, 7:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nPoetry Matters warmly invites you to borders\, boundaries\, margins\, an evening of poetry readings with Shanice Nicole\, Carlos A. Pittella\, and Elizabeth Wood. \n\n\n\nFree and open to the public \n\n\n\nPlease register here \n\n\n\nThe following day\, we will extend our exploration of poetry in a roundtable discussion featuring members of the Poetry Matters research project\, in collaboration with McGill Psychology. This will take place in Arts W-120\, from 12-3 pm (Friday\, April 17th). All are welcome.  \n\n\n\nShanice Nicole is a Black feminist educator\, facilitator\, writer\, (out)spoken word artist\, and mother based in Montreal. Her debut children’s book\, Dear Black Girls\, published in 2021 by Metonymy Press\, is described by Shannon Ozirny of Quill and Quire as a “powerful\, honest affirmation of belonging that is striking in its poeticism.” She is also the curator of free community resources such as Jobs & Things and All Black Everything Montreal. Shanice Nicole was nominated as Gala Dynastie’s Author of the Year in 2022 and named as one of CBC’s Black Changemakers in 2024.  \n\n\n\nCarlos A. Pittella is a Latinx poet and editor currently residing in Lethbridge/Sikóóhkotoki. He is the recipient of a 2022 Frontier Global Poetry Prize. While completing his MA in English and Creative Writing at Concordia University\, he was also awarded a 2023 Forces AVENIR award as part of the Headlight Anthology editorial team. His poetry is haunted by borders and bureaucracies and often inhabits the movement of being in-between places\, languages\, and times. “There is such a lovely propulsion to Pittella’s lyrics\,” writes poet and publisher Rob McClennan. Pittella’s writing has appeared in places such as Shō\, Jacket2\, Glyphöria\, & The Capilano Review. His first chapbook in English footnotes after Lorca was published in 2024 by above/ground press\, and in 2025 he published Propersitions with Cactus Press. His latest work\, the manifesto Dante’s Bureau\, will be published by Anstruther Press in 2026. \n\n\n\nOriginally from rural Ontario\, Elizabeth Wood is a Montreal-based educator\, visual artist\, art writer\, and poet. She “distill[s]” poetry from “rending moments\,” Dawn MacDonald observes. Wood’s first chapbook Outlaw\, Rainy Day appeared in 2022 (Turret House Press). Wood is a contributor to their collective chapbook XTRACTS Studio #7 (2022). Her chapbook\, The quiet only knows half of itself\, was published through Anstruther Press in 2025. Wood’s poems and writing on art have appeared in numerous arts publications\, exhibition catalogues\, and poetry journals. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nregister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/borders-boundaries-margins-an-evening-of-poetry-readings/
LOCATION:Rocket Science Room\, #204-170 Jean Talon O.\, Atlas Building Little Italy\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2R 2X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T210000
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SUMMARY:Les auteurs s'expriment sur: l'amour et la résilience § Authors Talk On: Love & Resilience
DESCRIPTION:This event is an invitation for Author’s to read passages from their published works\, speak to and participate in question & answer on the subject of love & resilience. Author’s can confirm their attendance and willingness to read and speak from 6pm-7pm\, March 28th\, 2026. Reading and discussion to commence at 7pm\, March 28th. Reading and discussion can be in French or English. All are welcome to read\, support or just listen. \nLes auteurs liront des extraits de leurs ouvrages publiés et participeront à une séance de questions-réponses sur le thème de l’amour et de la résilience. Les auteurs sont invités à confirmer leur présence et leur disponibilité pour lire et intervenir entre 18 h et 19 h le 28 mars 2026. La lecture et la discussion débuteront à 19 h le 28 mars. La lecture et la discussion pourront se dérouler en français ou en anglais. Tout le monde est le bienvenu\, que ce soit pour lire\, apporter son soutien ou simplement écouter.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/les-auteurs-sexpriment-sur-lamour-et-la-resilience-%c2%a7-authors-talk-on-love-resilience/
LOCATION:Phoenix Books\, 5928 Sherbrooke Street West\, 5928 Sherbrooke St W\, Montreal\, QC\, H4A 1X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
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SUMMARY:Misha Solomon launches MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER DANCED BALLET
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 25\, 20267:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nJoin Misha Solomon in launching his highly-anticipated poetry debut\, My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet at the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier on March 25th at 7PM! Hosted by Sarah Burgoyne and featuring a performance by Nate Yaffe. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP on Pulpbooks.ca
URL:https://qwf.org/event/misha-solomon-launches-my-great-grandfather-danced-ballet/
LOCATION:Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier\, 2450 rue Workman\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260308T183000
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SUMMARY:International Women's Day Reading Event § Journée internationale des femmes Lecture
DESCRIPTION:EN:  An afternoon of poetry\, fiction and literature readings for and by women\, for International women’s day!  \nSign up to read\, fiction\, poetry or creative non-fiction from 3 pm – 4 pm. Readings will begin at 4 pm. Tea and treats for contributors and attendees. All are welcome. Reading in any language is invited. Event by donation\, no tickets or registration fees. \nFR: Un après-midi de lectures de poésie\, de fiction et de littérature pour et par les femmes ! \nInscrivez-vous pour lire des œuvres de fiction\, de poésie ou de non-fiction créatives de 15 h à 16 h. Les lectures commenceront à 16 h. La lecture en n’importe quelle langue est la bienvenue. Thé et collations offerts aux participants. Bienvenue à tous. Entrée libre (dons bienvenus)\, sans billets ni frais d’inscription.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/international-womens-day-reading-event-%c2%a7-journee-internationale-des-femmes-lecture/
LOCATION:Phoenix Books\, 5928 Sherbrooke Street West\, 5928 Sherbrooke St W\, Montreal\, QC\, H4A 1X7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T183000
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SUMMARY:A Poetry Evening at the Thomas More Institute
DESCRIPTION:Immerse yourself in the poetic worlds of four Montreal authors in this poetry evening at the Thomas More Institute. We are excited to welcome Willow Loveday Little\, Jerome Ramcharitar\, Matthew Rettino and Carolyne Van Der Meer\, who will each bring their unique styles and stories to the evening as they read some of their latest work. Whether you are curious about poetry or a lifetime enthusiast\, this evening invites you to discover poignant and heartfelt works on a variety of themes\, from the palpable and mundane to the abstract and existential. Wine and cheese will be served. \nDate: February 11\, 2026 \nTime: 6:30-8:00 pm \nLocation: 3405 Atwater \nEntry ticket: Suggested donation of 10$ (Cash or card at the door) \nBook Purchases: Fancy a new poetry book to bring home? Some of the authors will have copies of their works available on-site for purchase. (Accepted payment methods will vary.)
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-poetry-evening-at-the-thomas-more-institute/
LOCATION:Thomas More Institute\, 3405 Atwater Avenue\, Montreal\, QC\, H3H 1Y2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T200000
DTSTAMP:20260115T052031Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Writers' Reading to Benefit RAVEN Trust
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, January 24\, 5:00–8:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nJoin us for a public reading on January 24th at the Hôtel Gault in Old Montreal. Organized by NatureCulture\, with QWF as a promotional partner\, the event will feature readings by QWF members Lise Weil\, Sarah Wolfson\, Ian Thomas Shaw\, Suzanne Keeptwo\, Tina Wayland\, Tamara Nazywalskyj\, Nadine Neema\, Su J Sokol\, and Carolyne van der Meer\, \n\n\n\nBooks by featured readers will be available for purchase\, and five open mic slots will be available at the door on a first-come\, first-served basis. All proceeds go to Indigenous environmental rights organization RAVEN Trust. \n\n\n\nThe reading is part of NatureCulture’s Montreal Environmental Writers’ Conference\, January 19–26. The retreat\, which includes meals\, literary conversations\, a workshop\, and more\, is open to both out-of-town participants and local participants who wish to participate in the daytime activities. Learn more about the daytime retreat.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/environmental-writers-reading-to-benefit-raven-trust/
LOCATION:Hotel Gault\, 449 Rue Ste Helene\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Y 2K9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T220000
DTSTAMP:20260114T190943Z
CREATED:20260106T183740Z
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SUMMARY:Anniversary Launch: Soliloquies 30!
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! Please join us on Thursday\, January 22nd at 7PM at Bar Le Récord (near Jean-Talon) to help commemorate the 30th iteration of Soliloquies Anthology! \nSoliloquies is one of the longest-running anglo literary journals in Quebec\, and prides itself on being a Montreal institution where many emerging writers publish their works for the first time. Soliloquies is produced by a student-led team of editors and creatives at Concordia University. Contributors (authors) are Canadian or those living in Canada. \nWe are excited to launch issue 30.1 and to celebrate the hard work of our 2025/2026 team.Come out for a night of readings and mingling with the literary community here in Montreal. \nMore details and other surprises to come\, as well as news about our next open submission window. \nFollow us at @soliloquies.concordia on Instagram for live updatessoliloquies.org
URL:https://qwf.org/event/anniversary-launch-soliloquies-30/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Networking,Performance,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T190000
DTSTAMP:20260115T174311Z
CREATED:20260114T185432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T174311Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of Quist Issue 3
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 22\, 2026\, 7:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nQWF’s literary magazine for youth\, Quist\, is throwing a launch party!Join us on January 22nd at 7pm at Pulp Books to celebrate Quist‘s third issue. There will be readings by issue contributors\, followed by light refreshments.This is a free event and all ages are welcome. We can’t wait to see you there! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead Issue 3 NOw
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-of-quist-issue-3/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,QWF Events,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260118T220000
DTSTAMP:20260113T151417Z
CREATED:20260113T151412Z
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SUMMARY:Accent Open Mic Vol. 129\, Cactus Press 20th Anniversary Bash
DESCRIPTION:Cactus Press turns 20! Come celebrate with a bevvy of Cactus Press alumni on January 18th at Bar Le Record.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/accent-open-mic-vol-129-cactus-press-20th-anniversary-bash/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Networking,Open Mic,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T220000
DTSTAMP:20251202T205835Z
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SUMMARY:Accent Vol. 127 with Lisa Pasold and April L. Ford
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of two new Cactus Press chapbooks with April L. Ford and Lisa Pasold. \n\n\n\nAs always\, sign up for the open mic at the door! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP on Facebook
URL:https://qwf.org/event/accent-vol-127-with-lisa-pasold-and-april-l-ford/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T170000
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SUMMARY:Guernica Editions Showcase
DESCRIPTION:December 6\, 2025\, 3:30 – 5 pmRotunda\n\n\n\nAn event celebrating Guernica Editions’ longstanding presence in Quebec\, featuring readings by authors with new releases this year\, including fiction\, memoir\, and poetry. With the purchase of a book\, guests will be entered into a raffle to win a selection of Guernica titles. \n\n\n\n\nMichael Carin\, Edisson & Jeremiah\n\n\n\nAnn Cavlovic\, Count on Me\n\n\n\nJonathan Kaplansky and Francis Catalano\, The Origin of the Future\n\n\n\nAndreas Kessaris\, The Grand Tour of Park Ex\n\n\n\nBunmi Oyinsan\, A Ladder of Bones\n\n\n\nMeryem Yildiz\, Backbone\n\n\n\nContributors from The Nuances of Love\n\n\n\n\nMichael Carin trained as a political theorist at McGill University\, where he also studied under the godfather of Canadian literature\, Hugh MacLennan. He is the author of several novels\, including Five Hundred Keys\, The Kremlin Papers\, and the work of alternate history Churchill at Munich. His non-fiction response to the Holocaust\, The Future Jew\, won him wide recognition as a provocative secular humanist. Mr. Carin lives in Montreal. \n\n\n\nPoet\, novelist\, short story writer and essayist born in Montreal\, Francis Catalano won the Quebecor Prize of the Trois-Rivières International Poetry Festival for Qu’une lueur des lieux (2010) and the La Métropole Prize of Excellence for Climax (2022). As a translator of Italian poetry\, he won the John Glassco Prize in 2006 for Instructions pour la lecture d’un journal de Valerio Magrelli. \n\n\n\nAnn Cavlovic’s fiction and creative non-fiction have appeared in Canadian literary magazines and news media\, such as Event\, The Fiddlehead\, Grain\, PRISM International\, The Globe & Mail\, and CBC. She lives in Western Quebec.  \n\n\n\nConnie Guzzo McParland\, president and co-director of Guernica Editions\, holds a BA in Italian Literature and a master’s degree in Creative Writing from Concordia University. She is the author of The Girls of Piazza D’amore (2013)\, The Women of Saturn (2017)\, Le Donne di Saturno (2019)\, An opera in 3 Acts/Un opéra en trois actes (2021)\, and The Twelfth Room\, a translation of La Dodicesima Stanza. \n\n\n\nJonathan Kaplansky is a literary translator of French in Montreal. He won a French Voices Award to translate Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s Things Seen and was shortlisted for the David Booth Award for Jonathan Bécotte’s Like a Hurricane. He has also translated works by Hélène Dorion\, Lise Gauvin\, Louis- Philippe Hébert\, Hélène Rioux and Lise Tremblay. \n\n\n\nAndreas Kessaris grew up in Montreal’s Park Extension district\, the son of Greek immigrants. He graduated from Dawson College and Concordia University\, earning a BA in Communications & English. His column\, Read On! with Andreas Kessaris\, was a popular feature in the West-End community paper The Local Herald. His writing has also appeared on Suite101.com\, in the literary journal The Write Place\, on the Montreal entertainment website Curtainsup.tv\, The Miramichi Reader\, and The Montreal Review of Books. His first book\, The Butcher of Park Ex & Other Semi-Truthful Tales\, was released in 2020 to great acclaim. \n\n\n\nBunmi Oyinsan is a Nigerian/Canadian writer. From novels to scripts for radio\, television\, and the theatre\, she has contributed to both the nonfiction and fiction canons of African literature. Oyinsan gained her MA focusing on orature and literature from Saint Mary’s University and a Ph.D. from York University. She is the writer\, producer\, and presenter for the Sankofa Pan African Series\, which has over 100K subscribers and over 5 million views. She is a winner of the Matatu Prize for her YA novel Fabulous Four and has been nominated for THEMA’s Best Film Script. Her novel Three Women was nominated for the Flora Nwapa Prize for Women’s Literature in 2006. Born in Lagos\, she lives in Bowmanville\, Ontario. \n\n\n\nMeryem Yildiz is a Turkish-Canadian poet from Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). Her poems have appeared in journals across the country\, including Arc Poetry Magazine\, The Ex-Puritan\, PRISM International\, The Fiddlehead\, and yolk\, among others. In 2022\, she won The Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Award for Poetry as well as the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s carte blanche Prize. She’s also a poetry editor at LBRNTH\, a queer literature and arts magazine\, which she co-edits with Misha Solomon. In her debut collection\, Backbone\, Meryem explores the complexities of identity across geographies\, and reveals how friendship and memory shape the search for home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2025 Read Quebec Book Fair
URL:https://qwf.org/event/guernica-editions-showcase/
LOCATION:Casa d’Italia\, 505 Rue Jean-Talon Est\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2R 1T6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Festival,Panel,Read Quebec Book Fair,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T230000
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SUMMARY:Accent Open Mic Vol. 126 "Glossolalia" with Emmanuel Deraps\, Robin Durnford\, and Josh Quirion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another amazing evening of poetry and prose with featured readers Emmanuel Deraps\, Robin Durnford\, and Josh Quirion.\nWhere: Bar Le Record\n(7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, QC H2R 2N6)\nWhen: 8pm\nCost: Free\nOpen Mic: 5 mins\nTheme: Glossalia\nSign up for the open mic at the door!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/accent-open-mic-vol-126-glossolalia-with-emmanuel-deraps-robin-durnford-and-josh-quirion/2025-11-16/2/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Performance,Reading,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T170000
DTSTAMP:20251107T181830Z
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SUMMARY:Accent Open Mic Vol. 126 "Glossolalia" with Emmanuel Deraps\, Robin Durnford\, and Josh Quirion
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another amazing evening of poetry and prose with featured readers Emmanuel Deraps\, Robin Durnford\, and Josh Quirion.\nWhere: Bar Le Record\n(7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, QC H2R 2N6)\nWhen: 8pm\nCost: Free\nOpen Mic: 5 mins\nTheme: Glossalia\nSign up for the open mic at the door!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/accent-open-mic-vol-126-glossolalia-with-emmanuel-deraps-robin-durnford-and-josh-quirion/2025-11-16/1/
LOCATION:Bar Le Record\, 7622 Rue St-Hubert\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2R 2N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Performance,Reading,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T130000
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SUMMARY:Writers Read Presents: John Barton
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 12\, 20251:00 pm ETJohn Molson Building (Concordia University)14-250 (Floor 14\, Room 2501600 Blvd. de Maisonneuve Ouest\n\n\n\nWriters Read Presents John Barton \n\n\n\nJoin us on November 12 at 1PM in MB-14.250 (John Molson Building\, 14th Floor\, Room 250)\, 1600 Boul de Maisonneuve O\, for a reading and conversation with Canadian poet John Barton. This event is free to attend and open to everyone. Please register to reserve your place.  \n\n\n\nBorn in Edmonton and raised in Calgary\, John Barton has won three Archibald Lampman Awards\, an Ottawa Book Award\, a CBC Literary Award\, a National Magazine Award\, and an e-Lit Award. His book Lost Family was nominated for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry in 2021.  \n\n\n\nThe author of eleven books of poetry\, John Barton edited two of Canada’s most prominent literary magazines\, Arc (1988 to 2003) and The Malahat Review (2004 to 2018). He has taught poetry at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and the University of Victoria; led workshops on craft and publishing for the New Brunswick Writers Federation\, Saskatchewan’s Sage Hill Writing Experience\, and Ottawa’s Tree Reading Series; and served as writer in residence at the Saskatoon Public Library (2008/ 2009)\, the University of New Brunswick (2010/2011)\, and Memorial University of Newfoundland (Fall 2015).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-read-presents-john-barton/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T233000
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SUMMARY:NOIA Launch Party: Absurd Rituals
DESCRIPTION:Join NOIA’s first ever launch event in Canada\, celebrating the fourth issue of NOIA Magazine: Absurd Rituals.\nNOIA Launch: Absurd Rituals\nWe’re pleased to announce our first ever launch event in Canada\, celebrating the fourth issue of NOIA Magazine: Absurd Rituals. \nAbout this issue:\nThis issue investigates the tension between the internal logic and external perception of (absurd) rituals. A daughter\, raised within her father’s conspiratorial rituals\, experiences the tragic gap between belief and consequence. Computer overclockers engage in elaborate cooling ceremonies\, transforming functional necessity into obsessive craft. Presidential golf outings\, presented as leisure\, serve as carefully choreographed performances of power\, conducted across manicured landscapes with arcane codes of access. \nAbout this launch:\nIssues 2-4 will be available for purchase along with limited edition rings made by Ran.Den.Metal x NOIA. \nDJ sets brought to you by @mekashaaaa along with a custom cocktail menu by Jo Kolb. Hosted by Foster Gareau.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/noia-launch-party-absurd-rituals/
LOCATION:Le Système\, 7119 rue Saint-Hubert\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Panel,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T210000
DTSTAMP:20251003T181929Z
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SUMMARY:Two Rebeccas\, Two Books!
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 30\, Argo Bookstore\, 1841-A Saint-Catherine St W\, Montreal\, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Two Rebeccas\, Two Books! Rebecca Păpucaru will read from her novel As Good a Place as Any (Guernica Editions) in conversation with Rebecca Morris\, author of Other Maps (Linda Leith). Wine and goodies and books for sale!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/two-rebeccas-two-books/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T230000
DTSTAMP:20251023T220030Z
CREATED:20251023T220026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T220030Z
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SUMMARY:Literary Oktoberfest
DESCRIPTION:Friday October 24th\, 2025\, 7pm-11pm. L’Ambroisie et L’Espace Canal (4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise)\n\n\n\nPre-sale tickets have sold out. We will be selling tickets at the door. \n\n\n\nYolk is excited to announce its third annual 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. The evening will begin with three keynote speakerssharing insights about their publishing journeys\, and conclude with two readings by prominent authors Tara McGowan-Ross and Christopher DiRaddo. Throughout the evening there will be time to meet new writers\, industry professionals\, and discover what this city and country has to offer. Tickets are 10$. Limited spots available! This is an 18+ event.Keynote Speakers:‍‍Pamela Mulloy (Editor-in-Chief\, The New Quarterly)‍Paige Sisley (Agent\, CookeMcDermid)‍Mikhail Iossel (Concordia Professor\, Literary Retreat & Festival Organizer)‍ \n\n\n\nWhen: Friday October 24th\, 2025\, 7pm-11pm. Where: L’Ambroisie et L’Espace Canal (4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise) \n\n\n\nParticipating organizations tabling at the event include:Ace of Swords PublishingAhoyAssociation of English Language Publishers of QuebecCactus Presscarte blancheDiscordia ReviewD.W. Wilson Creative Writing WorkshopsEncore Poetry ProjectGrapeseed BooksHeadlight Anthology‍Linda Leith PublishingMaisonneuveMaybe MagMetonymy PressMontreal International Poetry PrizeMontreal Review of BooksPasticheThe PitPow Pow PressTurret House PressQuebec Writers’ FederationQuist Literary JournalRODAISUNScrivener Creative ReviewSoliloquiesSquid LiteraryVéhicule PressYiara
URL:https://qwf.org/event/literary-oktoberfest-2/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Networking,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251011T160000
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SUMMARY:Launch of Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt’s new poetry collection The Hospitality of Trees (Shoreline Press). In conversation with Rebecca Păpucaru
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 11\, 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Black Cat Books\, 168E Rue Queen\, Lennoxville: Launch of Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt’s new poetry collection The Hospitality of Trees (Shoreline Press). In conversation with Rebecca Păpucaru\, author of the novel\, As Good a Place as Any (Guernica Editions). Rebecca will also read from her novel. Wine and goodies and books for sale!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-of-tanya-bellehumeur-allatts-new-poetry-collection-the-hospitality-of-trees-shoreline-press-in-conversation-with-rebecca-papucaru/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T213000
DTSTAMP:20250926T174558Z
CREATED:20250926T174553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T174558Z
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SUMMARY:Soliloquies Anthology Open Mic & Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:*Open to everyone\, not just students!\n*Sign up early at soliloquies.org/events-2 \nStep up to the mic and read your creative work for an audience of supportive fellow writers! Read your favourite (or least-favourite\, there’s no rules here) poetry\, fiction\, and creative non-fiction. Gain inspiration from the writers in your community. Buy a drink or three (please). You’ll have the opportunity to do all of this and more at the Soliloquies Anthology Fall 2025 Open Mic! \nAs well as being an exciting event to connect with your community of writers and readers\, this evening will also be dedicated to fundraising for this upcoming edition of Soliloquies Anthology. The money raised through this evening will go directly back into our printing costs\, as dramatic changes in our funding will likely impact the size and scope of our upcoming print issue. In short\, the more drinks you buy and the more you donate = the larger our page count can be = the better your chances to be published in Edition 30.1! \nDate and Time: October 9th at 19:00 \nLocation: Mes Pants De Queer\, 2025 Rue Parthenais\, Suite 241 \nCost of Entry: PWYC ($5 recommended donation)
URL:https://qwf.org/event/soliloquies-anthology-open-mic-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Mes Pants De Queer\, 2025 Rue Partenais\, suite 241\, montreal\, Ontario\, h4k1e2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Networking,Open Mic,Performance,Reading,Storytelling
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SUMMARY:October Readings with Montreal Authors (Canton\, Maiolo\, McGuire)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 8\, 20256 pm ET\n\n\n\nLicia Canton\, Anna Maiolo and Heather McGuire read from their most recent work. Hosted by Liana Cusmano. Online via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nregister on Zoom
URL:https://qwf.org/event/october-readings-with-montreal-authors-canton-maiolo-mcguire/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Dark Sky Preserve re-launch on International Observe the Moon Night!
DESCRIPTION:Watch the highlight reel from the re-launch event. Recorded and edited by RASC Montreal.\n\n\n\nYou are invited to the re-launch of the poetry collection and album\, Dark Sky Preserve: A Literary and Musical Inquiry\, by the late Ian Ferrier\, Louise Campbell\, and Sarah Beth Goncarova\, from 7:00 to 9:30 pm\, on Saturday\, October 4\, 2025—International Observe the Moon Night. \n\n\n\nThis free\, bilingual event will be hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada: Montreal Centre. The Bellevue Observatory is at the Morgan Arboretum in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. Activities will take place in the observatory clubhouse and outdoors on the observatory field. \n\n\n\nThe program will feature a presentation\, readings by guest poets from the QWF and La poésie partout\, an interactive learning activity\, an outdoor sound installation\, and the opportunity to observe the moon from the darkest skies on the island of Montreal. The observatory is home to an LX200 Meade SCT telescope. Additional telescopes will be on hand.Montreal’s Audiotopie will present a quadraphonic outdoor sound installation\, enabling attendees to experience the album directly on the observation field. \n\n\n\nEvent registration\, names of guest poets\, and information about transportation to and from the observatory in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue will be announced in early September.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/dark-sky-preserve-re-launch-on-international-observe-the-moon-night/
LOCATION:Morgan Arboretum\, 150 chemin des Pins\, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue\, QC\, H9X 3V9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Launch,Performance,Reading,Words and Music
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