19 Oct
Event

Decolonizing the screen through Indigenous Cinema

For as long as cinema has existed, there have been stories with Indigenous themes More info Read more

29 Oct
Event

Spiritual Reclamation/Ceremony: Healing from Intergenerational Trauma

Drawing on trauma theory, epistemology, and education for social justice, Suzanne Methot‘s lecture describes More info Read more

5 Nov
Event

Indigenous Spirituality in Poetry

In this presentation, Louise Bernice Halfe (Sky Dancer) will read a selection of her More info Read more

5 Nov
Event

Librairie D+Q presents Leanne Betasamosake Simpson launching Noopiming

Join us for the virtual launch of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson‘s new book Noopiming: The More info Read more

9 Oct
Event

A Fate Worse Than Death

A Fate Worse Than Death is a multimodal poetry exploration of disabled life. Often More info Read more

16 Oct
Event

Telling Stories with Zoey Roy

Telling Stories is a podcast that will launch in 2023. It was created and More info Read more

8 Mar
Event

Carolyn Guillet’s “Seventeen [Anonymous] Women”: Public Reading and Book Launch

Seventeen women gather around the metaphorical fire of a lit theatrical stage to tell More info Read more

11 Mar
Event

Confabulation presents: Accomplices

Stories of best friends, co-conspirators and partners in crime.

8 Jun 17 Jun
Event

Alright: Solving the Problem of Living

Running June 8-June 17 Acclaimed storyteller Nisha Coleman (Self-Exile, Cornichon) takes you on an More info Read more

1 Nov
Event

Writers Read x Kathryn Mockler

On Wednesday, November 1st at 12pm in MB9C (1600 Rue de Maisonneuve Ouest), Kathryn More info Read more

21 Mar
Event

Meet the Authors – Sandra Cohen-Rose and Ann Lambert

Sandra Cohen-Rose and Ann Lambert will introduce their latest novels and discuss the ethical 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

  • The QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign closes
  • Applications for StoryScaping program begins for organizations
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

  • Call for applications for Max Margles Writing Residency (postponed to February-March for 2024 Residency)
  • Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens
  • QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December. Happy holidays!