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SUMMARY:Cactus Press Fall Launch + Accent Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Cactus Press’ Fall title launch with featured readers Matthew Rettino and Kirsten Shute. Their chapbooks Pilgrimages (Rettino) and Fanfiction Is for Teenage Girls (Shute) will be available for sale. Sign up for the open mic at the door!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/cactus-press-fall-launch-accent-open-mic/
LOCATION:Bar La Marche à Côté\, 5043 Saint Denis St\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2J 2L8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Book Launch,Open Mic
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SUMMARY:Writers Out Loud: Romantasy
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 24\, 2025\, 7:00–8:30 pm ETJoie de Livres Bookstore (5163 Blvd. Saint-Laurent\, Montreal)RSVP Below\n\n\n\nThe Quebec Writers’ Federation invites you to a panel discussion about the genre that’s taken the book world by storm.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for Writers Out Loud: Romantasy (“Romantic Fantasy”). Three talented Montreal-based authors—Day Leitao (Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom Series)\, L.E. Sterling (Starling’s Weave)\, and Kyrie Wang (The Enemy’s Keeper Series)—sit down to discuss their writing\, how they got started in the world of romantasy\, and why it’s such an exciting genre to be working in today. Discover the fantastical worlds\, the captivating romances\, and the manifold subgenres that make romantasy the world’s latest breakout book genre.  \n\n\n\nA Q&A with the audience will follow the panel discussion. Books by the authors will be available for purchase thanks to Joie de livres Bookstore. Light refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\nAbout the Panellists\n\n\n\n\nDay Leitao loves to write books with romance\, magic\, and banter and has participated in some of the most important romantasy events in the world: Apollycon in Washington DC and Romantasy Con in Orlando and Los Angeles. Her most recent series\, Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom\, is an enemies-to-lovers fae romantasy. She’s originally from Brazil and lives in Montreal with her son. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInspired by a childhood roaming across Canada in a van\, L.E. Sterling is the author of multiple novels spanning romance\, fantasy\, science fiction\, dystopian fiction\, and YA. Sterling has appeared at Book Con (NYC)\, the LA Times Festival of Books\, Ad Astra (Toronto)\, and Blue Metropolis (Montreal). Her novel True Born received international recognition\, winning the Athena Award for Excellence in Young Adult Fiction in 2017. She lives in the French-speaking suburbs of Montreal\, Quebec\, where she enjoys the romantic\, lost-in-translation life of an anglo ex-pat. le-sterling.com(Photo by Maxime Pruneau) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKyrie Wang is a medical mystery detective (fancy words for “pathologist\, MD”) by day and a dreamweaver of historical fantasy by night. Pencil on paper makes her cry and laugh\, and every book she writes is like living another life. She loves writing stories where people discover their true selves\, goodness wins\, and the forgotten and voiceless become heroes. When she isn’t peering through a microscope or building hamster toys with her daughter\, Kyrie is at her keyboard\, chasing the next adventure. \n\n\n\n\nCOST: Free | Donations welcome at the door
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-out-loud-romantasy/
LOCATION:Joie de livres\, 5163 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1R9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Panel,QWF Events,Writers Out Loud
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH - Native Immigrant: A Personal Journey Into Our Home and Native
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for the exciting book launch event of “Native Immigrant: A Personal Journey Into Our Home and Native” at the Centre d’art daphne. Meet the author\, get your copy signed\, and immerse yourself in the story of this captivating journey. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to celebrate literature and culture! \nIn this powerful memoir\, Native Immigrant\, Carolina Echeverría traces her path from Chile to Canada\, from exile to belonging. Weaving personal memory with political history and profound cross-cultural friendships—especially with Mohawk War Chief Ateronhiatakon (Francis Boots)—she reimagines identity beyond borders and bloodlines. \nWith humor\, rage\, tenderness\, and clarity\, she explores what it means to be uprooted\, to listen deeply\, and to find kinship in unexpected places. A compelling narrative of resistance\, remembrance\, and radical hope.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-native-immigrant-a-personal-journey-into-our-home-and-native/
LOCATION:Daphne Art Centre\, 5425 Casgrain Avenue\, Unit 103\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1X6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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