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SUMMARY:Gillian Sze's "The Little Green Envelope": Author Storytime!
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 24\, 11:00 am ET\n\n\n\nJoin local author Gillian Sze for a fun-filled storytime and craft activity based on her book The Little Green Envelope. You will be able to meet the author\, listen to a story filled with wonder and friendship\, and create your very own little green envelope! \n\n\n\nPerfect for children aged 2-10. This event is in English. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet tickets
URL:https://qwf.org/event/gillian-szes-the-little-green-envelope-author-storytime/
LOCATION:Jewish Public Library\, 5151 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges\, Montral\, Quebec\, H3T 1X9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Triple Poetry Launch
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 26\, 20247:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nJoin us for the launch of three new poetry collections; Manahil Bandukwala’s Heliotropia\, A-E Best’s Bad Weather Mammals\, and Jake Byrne’s DADDY! There will be readings and time to discuss the poets’ work and ask question\, as well as get copies signed. This event is free\, but space is limited\, so please RSVP on TicketSource. \n\n\n\nAbout the Poets\n\n\n\nManahil Bandukwala is a writer and visual artist based in Ottawa and Mississauga\, Ontario. She is the author of Heliotropia (Brick Books\, 2024) and MONUMENT (Brick Books\, 2022)\, which was shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Award\, and was selected as a Writer’s Trust of Canada Rising Star in 2023. See her work at www.manahilbandukwala.com \n\n\n\nA-E Best is a disabled poet and essayist from Kingston. Her work can be found in the Capilano Review\, New Welsh Review\, CV2\, Ambit Magazine\, Mslexia\, and Chatelaine. Her work was longlisted for the 2021 CBC Poetry Prize. Her second collection\, Bad Weather Mammals\, is now available from ECW Press. Find A-E on Instagram as @capitatelikeahead or her website https://ashleyelizabethbest.com/ \n\n\n\nJake Byrne is the author of Celebrate Pride with Lockheed Martin (Wolsak & Wynn\, 2023) and DADDY (Brick Books\, 2024). In 2019\, they won CV2‘s Foster Prize for poetry. They live in Toronto/tka:ronto. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://qwf.org/event/triple-poetry-launch/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Read Quebec at the Salon du livre de Montréal
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 27-Sunday\, December 1\, 2024\n\n\n\nRead Quebec is returning to the Salon du livre de Montréal! \n\n\n\nWe’re excited to showcase some of the latest releases and bestsellers from participating local English-language publishers. Find us at kiosk #401 through the week at the hours below: \n\n\n\nWednesday\, Nov. 27: 9 am – 6pmThursday\, Nov. 28: 9 am – 9 pmFriday\, Nov. 29: 9 am – 9 pmSaturday\, Nov. 30: 9am – 9 pmSunday\, Dec. 1: 9 am – 5 pm \n\n\n\nStay tuned for more information coming soon\, and don’t forget to check out salondulivredemontreal.com to discover their full list of exhibitors and programming!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/read-quebec-at-the-salon-du-livre-de-montreal/
LOCATION:Palais des congrès de Montréal\, 1001 Jean Paul Riopelle Pl\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z1H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:CommUNITY Arts Open House: Schmoozer with YES\, QWF\, ELAN\, and QDF
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 28\, 2024\, 5:00-7:00 pm ETCafe Pista\, Montreal (near Saint-Laurent Metro Station)Registration Required\n\n\n\nCalling All Quebec Artists! \n\n\n\nReady to schmoozer and build connections that can elevate your career? Join us for an epic arts mixer hosted by QWF\, YES Employment + Entrepreneurship\,the English Language Arts Network (ELAN)\, and the Quebec Drama Federation (QDF)! 🎉 \n\n\n\nThis free open-house event is your chance to: \n\n\n\n\nConnect with fellow artists\, potential collaborators\, and industry professionals to explore future opportunities and partnerships.\n\n\n\nDiscover valuable resources\, from funding to training programs\, and meet advocates of the arts.\n\n\n\nBreak the ice with fun games and engage with our vibrant community.\n\n\n\nEnjoy light refreshments (alcohol available for purchase at Café Pista).\n\n\n\n\nDon’t miss this lively evening of networking and discovery with Quebec’s thriving arts community. We can’t wait to see you there! \n\n\n\nPre-registration is required. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place in person at Café Pista (1587 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, closest metro is Saint-Laurent on the Green Line). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister now
URL:https://qwf.org/event/community-arts-open-house-schmoozer-with-yes-qwf-elan-and-qdf/
LOCATION:Café Pista\, 1587 Boulevard Saint-Laurent\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Montreal Reading with Dutch poet Erik Lindner
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 28\, 2024\, 7pmLibrarie Bertrand (430 Rue Saint-Pierre\, Montreal)\n\n\n\nVéhicule Press\, Librarie Bertrand\, and the Dutch Foundation for Literature invite you to a poetry reading by Erik Lindner\, with special guests Derek Webster and Sarah Wolfson. \n\n\n\nErik Lindner is a Dutch poet who published seven books of poetry and two novels. He will be reading from Words Are the Worst\, his selected poems\, translated by Francis R. Jones\, and nominated for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry 2022. Born in The Hague\, The Netherlands\, in 1968\, Lindner lives in Amsterdam and works as a freelance writer\, teacher and critic. Apart from English and German\, several books of his translated poetry appeared in France and Italy. \n\n\n\nSpecial readers include: \n\n\n\nDerek Webster\, whose second book of poetry National Animal\, was recently awarded The QWF A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. His debut\, Mockingbird\, was a finalist for the 2015 Gerald Lampert Award for best first book of poems in Canada. He received an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis\, where he studied with Carl Phillips\, and was the founding editor of Maisonneuve magazine. He lives in Montreal and Toronto. \n\n\n\nSarah Wolfson\, the author of A Common Name for Everything\, which won the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry in 2020. Her work has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has received a notable mention in Best Canadian Poetry. Originally from Vermont\, she now lives in Montreal\, where she teaches writing at McGill University. \n\n\n\nWith special thanks to the Dutch Foundation for Literature for their support.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/montreal-reading-with-dutch-poet-erik-lindner/
LOCATION:Librairie Bertrand\, 430 Rue Saint-Pierre\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2Y 2M5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Book*hug Press Fall 2024 Translated Fiction Launch
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 28\, 20247:00-9:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nBook*hug Press and Librairie Saint-Henri Books invite you to the Fall 2024 Translation Launch! Celebrating the launch of three new translations including Nauetakuan\, a silence for a noise by Natasha Kanapé Fontaine (translated from French by Howard Scott)\, Not Even the Sound of a River by Hélène Dorion (translated from French by Jonathan Kaplansky)\, and Sugaring Off by Fanny Britt (translated from French by Susan Ouriou). \n\n\n\nThis event will feature Howard Scott\, Jonathan Kaplansky\, and Fanny Britt. \n\n\n\nThursday\, November 28\, 20247:00 – 9:00 pm ETLibrairie Saint-Henri Books\, 4622 rue Notre Dame\, Montréal\, QCAdmission is free. All are welcome to attend.Books will be available for purchase\, and\, of course\, the authors will be signing! \n\n\n\nRSVP for Free here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/bookhug-press-fall-2024… \n\n\n\nPraise for Nauetakuan\, a silence for a noise:“In the face of the ongoing erasure of Indigenous languages and cultures in Canada\, Kanapé Fontaine raises up Indigenous creators. Nauetakuan does not shy away from the pain left by the residential school system\, but neither does it reduce the experiences of Indigenous peoples to a singular narrative of suffering. Monica’s path towards healing is filled with struggle\, but also overflows with loving female relationships\, art\, and boisterous laughter.” —Anna Learn\, Full Stop \n\n\n\nPraise for Not Even the Sound of a River:“Hélène Dorion’s beautifully poetic novel\, Not Even the Sound of a River\, braids women’s stories through various generations. These women are woven into a story that finds its origins in the St. Lawrence River\, and that sense of swimming through water\, time\, and memory is one that is powerful and resonant. Dorion asks readers to consider the value of poetry\, art\, and a creative life as a way to avoid sinking or suffering when we are faced with the harsh reality of our daily lives. Through grief and loss\, poetry and art have ‘perhaps begun to save us’ during our most challenging trials.” —Kim Fahner\, author of The Donoghue Girl \n\n\n\nPraise for Sugaring Off:“Sugaring Off is a stunning exploration of class and privilege\, and our desperate need for connection. In this deftly written story\, Fanny Britt explores the dissolution of relationships\, regret and grief\, and how we navigate the consequences of our actions. A truly exceptional novel.” —Lindsay Zier-Vogel\, author of Letters to Amelia \n\n\n\nBios\n\n\n\nHoward Scott is a literary translator living in Montreal who translates fiction\, poetry\, and non-fiction\, often with Phyllis Aronoff. He received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation for The Euguelion by Louky Bersianik and\, with Phyllis Aronoff\, won the Quebec Writers’ Federation Translation Award for The Great Peace of Montreal of 1701 by Gilles Havard. The translating duo were also awarded a Governor General’s Literary Award for their translation of Descent into Night by Edem Awumey. Scott is past president of the Literary Translators’ Association of Canada. \n\n\n\nJonathan Kaplansky won a French Voices Award to translate Nobel Prize winning author Annie Ernaux’s La vie extérieure (Things Seen). His translation of Frank Borzage: The Life and Films of a Hollywood Romantic by Hervé Dumont was a finalist for the Wall Award from the Theatre Library Association. Recent translations include Jonathan Bécotte’s Like a Hurricane\, Hélène Rioux’s The End of the World is Elsewhere\, and the libretto of an opera by Hélène Dorion and Marie-Claire Blais entitled Yourcenar: An Island of Passions. He has also translated Dorion’s Days of Sand. Born in Saint John\, New Brunswick\, Kaplansky now lives in Montreal. \n\n\n\nFanny Britt is a playwright\, writer\, and translator. She is the winner of multiple Governor General’s Literary Awards\, a Libris Award\, a Joe Shuster Award\, and was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature. Faires les sucres won the Governor General’s Literary Award for French-language Fiction in 2021. Britt has written a dozen plays and translated more than fifteen works by many American\, Canadian\, British\, and Irish playwrights. Born in Northern Quebec\, Britt lives in Montreal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP on Facebook
URL:https://qwf.org/event/bookhug-press-fall-2024-translated-fiction-launch/
LOCATION:Librairie Saint-Henri Bookstore\, 4622 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Of Crows and Aunties: A Conversation with Jessica Johns
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 29\, 20246:00-8:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nWith Catherine Leroux and Éric Fontaine \n\n\n\nAs part of the Salon dans la ville\, Catherine Leroux meets Jessica Johns\, author of the acclaimed Bad Cree\, with her translator Éric Fontaine\, to discuss translation\, crows\, dreams\, evil entities and the extraordinary power of aunties. This hour-long conversation will be conducted in English and French and will be followed by a signing session with the author. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP on FACEbook
URL:https://qwf.org/event/of-crows-and-aunties-a-conversation-with-jessica-johns/
LOCATION:L’Euguélionne Bookstore\, 1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3E5\, Canada
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