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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Gillian Sze\, Stephanie Bolster\, and Ronna Bloom
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, November 2\, 20252:00–3:30 pm ET\n\n\n\nJoin us for a poetry book launch\, celebrating the release of An Orange\, a Syllable by Gillian Sze\, Long Exposure by Stephanie Bolster\, and In a Rip Tide by Ronna Bloom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP on Eventbrite
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-for-gillian-sze-stephanie-bolster-and-ronna-bloom/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:NOIA Launch Party: Absurd Rituals
DESCRIPTION:Join NOIA’s first ever launch event in Canada\, celebrating the fourth issue of NOIA Magazine: Absurd Rituals.\nNOIA Launch: Absurd Rituals\nWe’re pleased to announce our first ever launch event in Canada\, celebrating the fourth issue of NOIA Magazine: Absurd Rituals. \nAbout this issue:\nThis issue investigates the tension between the internal logic and external perception of (absurd) rituals. A daughter\, raised within her father’s conspiratorial rituals\, experiences the tragic gap between belief and consequence. Computer overclockers engage in elaborate cooling ceremonies\, transforming functional necessity into obsessive craft. Presidential golf outings\, presented as leisure\, serve as carefully choreographed performances of power\, conducted across manicured landscapes with arcane codes of access. \nAbout this launch:\nIssues 2-4 will be available for purchase along with limited edition rings made by Ran.Den.Metal x NOIA. \nDJ sets brought to you by @mekashaaaa along with a custom cocktail menu by Jo Kolb. Hosted by Foster Gareau.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/noia-launch-party-absurd-rituals/
LOCATION:Le Système\, 7119 rue Saint-Hubert\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Panel,Reading
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SUMMARY:The Words & Music Show: The 2025 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize Finalists
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 5\, 2025\, 2:00–3:30 pm ET4TH SPACE\, Concordia University (1400 Maisonneuve Blvd W\, Montreal)Free\, Open to All\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by SpokenWeb and the Quebec Writers’ Federation \n\n\n\nJoin us for an afternoon of spoken word\, storytelling\, and literary performance featuring the eight finalists of the 2025 Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize and hosted by Alexis O’Hara.  \n\n\n\nThe following Monday\, one to three of these finalists will be awarded the prize at the 2025 QWF Awards Gala. Before the prize is bestowed\, let us cheer on the top-notch work done by the shortlisted finalists in this special iteration of QWF’s Words and Music Show! \n\n\n\nHow can you participate? Join us in person at Concordia’s 4TH SPACE or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: 4TH SPACE is located on the ground floor and is accessible by wheelchair. \n\n\n\nHave questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca   \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Spoken Word Prize Finalists\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Erica Steeves\n\n\n\n\n\nLiana Cusmano (Luca/BiCurious George) is a three-time Montreal Slam Champion and 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship runner-up. Their novel Catch & Release was published by Guernica Editions in 2022. They were a finalist for the 2022 QWF Spoken Word Prize and winner of the 2024 Society Pages Poetry Contest.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Brooklyn Melnyk\n\n\n\n\n\nOctavie Doherty-Haigh is a poet\, actor\, and tree planter. Her work explores topics of neurodivergence\, eating disorder recovery\, and mental illness through the lens of love. Based in Montreal\, she is currently earning her BFA in theatre acting at Concordia University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Vadim Daniel\n\n\n\n\n\nA self-titled Jamhaitianadian\, Kym Dominique-Ferguson is a Montreal spoken word artist. Through Madpoetix Productions’ curated events like Inside Madpoetix Studios\, Ferguson shines a spotlight on Montreal Artists. He has been a slam team member at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word multiple times\, and his poetry appears in The Great Black North anthology. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Nine Desbaillet\n\n\n\n\n\nRachel McCrum’s debut collection The First Blast to Awaken Women Degenerate was translated by Jonathan Lamy and published in a bilingual edition with Mémoire d’encrier in 2020. With Amélie Prévost\, she is the co-author and co-performer of La Belle-mère / The Stepmother (L’Hexagone\, 2024). Rachel is the vocalist for Pigs&Wolves. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: @jozef_photoz\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Warren (aka Rusty) is a spoken word artist in Montreal\, educated at Concordia University in Aerospace Engineering. He represented Montreal at the 2024 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam\, ranking as a finalist. Recently\, he performed at the 2025 Fringe Festival and is now a co-host at the Throw Poetry Collective. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Johanna Stosik\n\n\n\n\n\nClaire Sherwood is a Montreal writer\, visual poet\, and oral storyteller. Her poetry has appeared in Kola Magazine\, carte blanche\, Helios\, and Lantern. Her chapbook Eat Your Words was published in 2024 by Turret House Press. She has appeared at Confabulation and the storytelling edition of QWF’s Words and Music Show. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Noc Photography\n\n\n\n\n\nRomel Sylne Jr\, Haitian-American poet and author of five collections\, writes at the crossroads of identity\, resilience\, and belonging. His words echo with heritage and heart\, offering readers both solace and strength while transforming adversity into art that lingers long after the page is turned. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto: Annie Rousseau\n\n\n\n\n\nSvens Telemaque is an author\, spoken-word artist\, and social entrepreneur whose literary work and community leadership illuminate the power of narrative to heal and elevate. His debut book\, Pen of a Ready Writer Vol. 1 (2014)\, challenges conventional perceptions of circumstance\, faith\, and emotion\, inviting readers to explore nuance from cradle to grave. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNow in its fourth year\, the Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize celebrates the excellence of Quebec-based artists working in English in any form of performative writing\, including poetry\, story\, monologue\, hip hop\, dub\, sound poetry\, and experimental or interdisciplinary work. The prize will be awarded to one to three winners\, to be announced at the 2025 QWF Awards Gala on Monday\, November 10.  \n\n\n\nTickets to the gala are now available for purchase. A cocktail reception with the finalists will precede the gala\, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Tickets to the reception are $60 ($40 for full-time students) and include two glasses of wine\, beer\, or non-alcoholic drink; hors d’oeuvres; and admission to the awards ceremony\, which begins at 8:00 pm. Tickets for the ceremony alone are $25 ($10 for full-time students). Doors for the ceremony open at 7:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\nGEt GALA tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Ian Ferrier Spoken Word Prize is named in honour of the inimitable Ian Ferrier. Widely considered a pillar of literary performance in Montreal\, Ian was a past president of QWF and the founder of the Words and Music Show\, Montreal’s longest-running spoken word\, poetry\, literature\, performance\, and music show.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-words-music-show-the-2025-ian-ferrier-spoken-word-prize-finalists/
LOCATION:4TH SPACE\, McConnell Building\, Concordia University\, 1400 de Maisonneuve Boulevard West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1M8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance,Words and Music
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SUMMARY:Black Creek by Susan Grundy\, Montreal Launch
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 6\, 20257:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nAn intimate evening in a Griffintown speakeasy setting with author Susan Grundy in conversation with producer and musician Carrie Haber. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSvp ON EVENTBRITE
URL:https://qwf.org/event/black-creek-by-susan-grundy-montreal-launch/
LOCATION:Suite 301\, Le Petit Dep\, 290 Rue de la Montagne\, Montréal\, QC\, H3C 2B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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