4 Dec

Lunch & Learn: Creating Common Ground: How the Blue Metropolis Festival Began

How to create a cultural event to promote English-language authors living in Quebec? In More info Read more

16 Nov

Accent Open Mic Vol. 126 “Glossolalia” with Emmanuel Deraps, Robin Durnford, and Josh Quirion

Join us for another amazing evening of poetry and prose with featured readers Emmanuel More info Read more

16 Nov

Accent Open Mic Vol. 126 “Glossolalia” with Emmanuel Deraps, Robin Durnford, and Josh Quirion

Join us for another amazing evening of poetry and prose with featured readers Emmanuel More info Read more

12 May

Lecture Logos Readings 10-Year Anniversary

The Lectures Logos Readings team invites you to celebrate with us our tenth anniversary on More info Read more

25 Apr 26 Apr

2025 Queer Reading Series

Produced by Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal in partnership with Centaur theatre, the Queer Reading Series More info Read more

20 Nov

Why We Write

Join Writers Collective of Canada as we explore the social impact of making art. Why We Write brings together established and emerging writers in a celebration of writing and storytelling to transform lives.

24 Oct

Violet Hour: 10 Years of Metonymy Press

Join us for a special Violet Hour at Pulp Bookstore in Verdun, celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Metonymy Press.

9 Aug 14 Aug

Bishop’s Forum: 8th Edition

Now in its 8th edition, the Bishop’s Forum offers a 5-day experience as an More info Read more

27 Mar

Writers Read Presents Canisia Lubrin and Christina Sharpe

On Wednesday, March 27th, Writers Read will be joined for a reading by Griffin More info Read more

21 Mar

Writers Read and The Canadian School for Irish Studies Present Lisa McInerney

Writers Read, a Concordia-based reading series, in collaboration with the Canadian School of Irish More info Read more

30 Nov

Violet Hour: Suzette Mayr, Daniel Allen Cox, Katia Grubisic

Violet Hour is back this fall with a new format and venue! Three writers, More info Read more

30 Nov

SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange

The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets : Sarah Wolfson, Mary Dean Lee ​Join us More info Read more

24 May

SpeakUp: Recto-Verso

L’Échange Interactif de Poésie de Montréal Poets: Louise Dupré, Emmanuel Deraps, et Jean-Guy Forget More info Read more

2 Mar

Atwater Library Lunchtime Series: Amal Elsana-Alh’jooj

In person and by Zoom For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, author Amal Elsana-Alh’jooj discusses her More info Read more

23 Feb

Atwater Library Lunchtime with: Mark Abley

In person and by Zoom For the Atwater Library Lunchtime Series, author Mark Abley gives a More info Read more

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

Stacks of books on display

May

June

Women in a classroom

July

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

Two women smiling at the camera

September

Group of women smiling at camera

October

November

December

  • Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens
  • QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December—happy holidays!
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