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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T220000
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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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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
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20251103T153620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T153625Z
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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:20260517T122302
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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:20260517T122302
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:20260517T122302
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T180000
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CREATED:20251003T040308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T040313Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T213000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250902T152105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T151535Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250821T151341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T151346Z
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SUMMARY:Excavating Memories
DESCRIPTION:Fred Anderson in conversation about his memoir “Eyes Have Seen: From Mississippi to Montreal\, A Memoir (Baraka Books\, Montreal (2025)
URL:https://qwf.org/event/excavating-memories/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T210000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250707T164551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T175327Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: July's Return by Samara O'Gorman
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the evening of Thursday\, July 24th\, at Viva Vida Art Gallery for the Bookaversary + Launch of July’s Return\, a pocketbook anthology from Samara O’Gorman. The night will feature an intimate live reading\, a Q&A led by Wendy Singer (Inspirations News)\, book signings\, and a conversation with Julia Asselstine (Literacy Unlimited) on emotional literacy. \n\n\n\n278 Chem. du Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore\, Pointe-Claire. \n\n\n\nThursday\, July 24th @ 7 PM – 9 PM \n\n\n\nFREE beverages\, snacks & surprises!   \n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\nJuly’s Return is a pocketbook anthology of original poems inspired by the twelve months of the year. Each poem is paired with an original watercolour painting by Samara herself. This collection invites you to find beauty and inspiration in the most unexpected places. Samara’s elementary school speaking tour inspired this new collection\, and a portion of the book’s profits will fund workshops for children’s literature and poetry education\, which is being supported by the English Montreal School Board and Inspirations News. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\nSamara O’Gorman is an Irish-Canadian actress\, poet\, and singer from Montreal. She is the author of the #1 bestselling poetry collection\, What If The Sun Died. A scholar of Irish studies\, she is also a sought-after public speaker who engages audiences on topics such as leadership\, Irish culture\, and literature.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-julys-return-by-samara-ogorman/
LOCATION:Viva Vida Art Gallery\, 278 Lakeshore Road\, suite 2\, Pointe-Claire\, Quebec\, H9S 4K9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T183000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250716T175801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T182540Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of carte blanche Issue 51
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 22\, 2025\, 6:30 pm ETThe Rocket Science Room (#204\, 170 rue Jean-Talon Ouest\, Montreal)\n\n\n\nJoin us for the launch of carte blanche Issue 51. Featuring readings by contributors Jem Woolidge\, Eli Doering\, Neil Smith\, Maude Abouche\, Willow Little\, Jean-Guy Forget\, D.M. Bradford\, and Dominique Russell.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-of-carte-blanche-issue-51/
LOCATION:Rocket Science Room\, #204-170 Jean Talon O.\, Atlas Building Little Italy\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2R 2X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250605T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T220000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250604T152033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T152036Z
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SUMMARY:Aborted at Montreal Fringe 2025
DESCRIPTION:Aborted is a metaphorical\, poetic play exploring a young woman’s/daughter’s life as she revisits a particular day in her life and the years that led to it. Through nonlinear storytelling\, she steps beyond self-protection to uncover buried memories\, revealing her own pain and suffering in the process. \nAuteur.trice.s / Playwright.s: Espérance Love\nMetteur.euse.s en scène / Director.s: Anne-Marie St-Louis\, Espérance Love\nInterprètes / Performer.s: Rose Doresca\, Amanda Benn
URL:https://qwf.org/event/aborted-at-montreal-fringe-2025/
LOCATION:O Patro Vys\, 356 Mont-Royal Av E\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T160000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250520T182550Z
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SUMMARY:2025 QWF Mentorship Reading
DESCRIPTION:June 1\, 2025\, 2:00–4:00 pm ETCentre Sanaaq (1200 Rue du Sussex\, Montreal)Free\, RSVP Required (SOLD OUT)\n\n\n\n\nRSVP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the 2025 QWF Mentorship Reading! \n\n\n\nFor four months\, eight 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 transition to the next stage of their careers. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading where each mentee will present an excerpt from their work in progress. \n\n\n\nThis year will feature our first-ever Youth Mentorship pair\, a pilot project organized through our Writers in the Community program. With nine readers\, it will be our largest mentorship reading yet. Don’t miss it! \n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\nCameryn Cappellazzo\, mentored by D. W. Wilson in Fiction\n\n\n\nKat Mulligan\, mentored by April Ford in Fiction\n\n\n\nTamsyn Farr\, mentored by D. M. Bradford in Poetry\n\n\n\nJade Palmer\, mentored by stephanie roberts in Poetry\n\n\n\nShelly Bahng\, mentored by Gerald Wexler in Screenwriting\n\n\n\nRay Resvick\, mentored by Jacob Potashnik in Screenwriting\n\n\n\nChristopher Beaunoyer\, mentored by Luba Markovskaia in Literary Translation (Jean Antonin Billard LTAC/QWF Mentorship)\n\n\n\nAfreina Noor\, mentored by Kama La Mackerel in Spoken Word (Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship)\n\n\n\nThaia:iake Lazare\, mentored by L.E. Sterling (Inaugural QWF Youth Mentorship)\n\n\n\n\nRSVPs are required due to limited space.Everyone who RSVPs will be put on the event guest list. If there are extra seats available the day of the event\, people who have not RSVPed will be admitted at the door on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: The Centre Sanaaq is a universally accessible public building. Room 3 is on the second floor\, accessible by stairs or elevator. People using adapted transport can ask to be dropped off at the paratransit drop-off zone in front of the main entrance\, near the outdoor access ramp. \n\n\n\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\n\nRSVP
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2025-qwf-mentorship-reading/
LOCATION:Centre Sanaaq\, 1200 Rue du Sussex\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3H 0E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Mentorship Reading,Performance,QWF Events,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250518T143000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250430T141333Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Launch with Terese Mason Pierre
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 8th at 7pm in launching Terese Mason Pierre’s poetry collection\, Myth! Local poets Faith Paré and Misha Solomon will also be reading some of their work for us. Please register to let us know you’ll be attending.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetry-launch-with-terese-mason-pierre/
LOCATION:Halifax Central Library\, 5440 Spring Garden Road\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3J1E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260517T122302
CREATED:20250430T152005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T182152Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Quietly\, Loving Everyone by Curtis John McRae
DESCRIPTION:Véhicule Press invites you to the launch of Curtis John McRae’s debut short story collection Quietly\, Loving EveryoneJoin us for an evening of readings and conversation with the author and Dimitri Nasrallah. The event is free and open to all. \n\n\n\nQuietly\, Loving Everyone\, Curtis McRae’s debut collection of stories\, assembles a meditative and often profound cycle of portraits pulled from everyday Canadian life. A young boy raises James Dean from the dead\, only to find out the cult icon is not the playmate he’d hoped for. A university student riddled with ulcers silently spirals after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. A young girl takes a road trip with her older sister to Cape Cod\, and years later reconstructs the tragic circumstances behind what she remembers. A couple goes on a date at an old porn theatre that is the last remaining vestige of a neighbourhood that has moved on. McRae plays witness to characters at those crucial beginnings or ends of relationships\, with lovers\, friends\, family\, and most importantly themselves. \n\n\n\nCurtis John McRae is editor-in-chief at Yolk Literary Journal. His fiction has appeared in The New Quarterly\, Prairie Fire\, Chronicling the Days anthology (Guernica Editions\, 2021)\, and others. He lives in Montreal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-quietly-loving-everyone-by-curtis-john-mcrae/
LOCATION:Cardinal Tearoom\, 5326 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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