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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn with QWF
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 7\, 2026\, 12:00–1:00 pm ETOpen to all—register for Zoom link\n\n\n\nLooking to learn more about QWF\, what we do\, and how we can help you as a writer? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a Lunch & Learn with QWF! \n\n\n\nIn this quarterly online orientation session\, we provide a deep dive into our many programs and services and how we can help you in your writing journey. Whether you’re new to QWF\, want to learn about a particular program\, or simply want to meet the team\, we welcome you to join us. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRiley Palanca (Membership Services Coordinator) will discuss QWF programs and services for emerging and aspiring writers\, including our mentorship program\, Shut Up & Write writing sessions\, and writing workshops. \n\n\n\nLori Schubert (Executive Director) will explain QWF programs and services for more established writers\, including the Writers in the Community program\, the Hire a Writer Directory\, and the QWF Awards. \n\n\n\nJohn Wickham (Communications Officer) will provide a brief tour of the website\, highlighting sections and resources that are particularly useful to QWF members. \n\n\n\nFree and open to all. We hope to see you there! \n\n\n\nTo get the Zoom link: Fill out the registration form. You’ll receive the Zoom link by email shortly thereafter. \n\n\n\nIf you have trouble registering or joining the meeting\, contact John at john@qwf.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLunch & Learn with QWF is our quarterly orientation series to welcome new members and provide an overview of QWF’s activities. The next one after April 7 will be in July. Learn more about our Lunch & Learn series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lunch-learn-with-qwf-apr-2026/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,QWF Events,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: There's Always More to Say by Natalie Southworth
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 9\, 20267:00–9:00 pm ET\n\n\n\nJoin us for the launch of Natalie Southworth’s short story collection\, There’s Always More to Say. The author will be joined for a Q&A with Paige Cooper\, author of Zolitude. This event is free\, but space is limited\, so please RSVP. \n\n\n\nMasks are not required but will be provided for free at the door. \n\n\n\nFor elevator access to the store\, please contact Argo Bookshop at least a day in advance. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOKIn the title story of Natalie Southworth’s debut collection\, sisters sneak out of their unstable mother’s apartment to find “reality\,” an experience with lasting repercussions. Southworth concentrates on moments like this—moments of disconnection\, family fragility and unexpected expressions of love. \n\n\n\nThe stories that make up There’s Always More to Say focus on characters struggling to achieve what they think they should want despite the demands and loneliness of modern life. A puppeteer attempts to reinvent himself as a realtor. Preteen girls strive to become like their absentee fathers. A nanny must decide between her future or that of the family dog. A high-achieving working mother is imprisoned by her antidepressants. \n\n\n\nInfused with humour and verve\, yet full of warmth\, Southworth interrogates the quest for more and what it means when ambition clashes with private reality. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n\n\n\nNatalie Southworth’s award-winning stories have appeared in literary journals in Canada\, the UK and the US\, including The Moth Magazine\, The North American Review\, The Brooklyn Review\, The New Quarterly\, Grain Magazine\, Prairie Fire\, Canadian Notes & Queries\, Riddle Fence and more. Originally from England\, she lives in Montreal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP at Ticketsource
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-theres-always-more-to-say-by-natalie-southworth/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:La belle-mère (Maison de la Culture Pointe-aux-Trembles)
DESCRIPTION:Nous avons l’honneur de présenter La belle-mère dans le cadre de la 42e édition du CAM en tournée\, en 2025-2026. \nLa belle-mère sera présenté dans quatre maisons de la culture à Montréal\, entre novembre 2025 et avril 2026. Toutes les représentations sont gratuites\, mais une réservation est nécéssaire dans certains de ces lieux. Le spectacle sera présenté dans sa version française seulement\, avec Amélie Prévost dans le rôle de la Belle-mère et Rachel McCrum dans celui de la Voix bleue.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/la-belle-mere-maison-de-la-culture-pointe-aux-trembles/
LOCATION:Maison de la Culture Pointe-aux-Trembles\, 14001\, rue Notre-Dame Est\, Montréal\, QC\, H1A 1T9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Performance
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