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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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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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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: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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