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SUMMARY:Writers' Retreat: Doolin\, Ireland May 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join a small group of writers in various genres for our second retreat to Doolin\, Ireland. 10 days\, 9 nights with writing workshops with memoir and prose writer Kerri Ní Dochartaigh\, poet Nikki Griffin\, poet Grace Wells\, and creative nonfiction writer Ryan Dennis; field trips to the largest Aran Island\, the Burren\, and the cliffs of Moher. Depending on room type\, prices range from $2400USD-$2900USD (and USD are not as far off from CAD as they used to be). Includes lodging\, 2 meals per day (except first day (welcome dinner) and last day (breakfast); and all activities. Does not include alcohol\, or airfare. Limited to 10 participants at any stage of their writing career. \n\n\n\nRetreat website: https://www.nature-culture.net/ireland-retreat-2026 \n\n\n\nWe had a great time this year; see photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/X2E2ATaUNz4EQ2Zw6 \n\n\n\nHope you can join us! \n\n\n\n\n\nStart:May 16\, 2026\, 4:00 pm UTC/London Time \n\n\n\nEnd:May 25\, 2026\, 10:00 am UTC/London Time \n\n\nEvent Category: Book Launch\, Reading\n\n\nVenue: Doolin\, Ireland — Doolin\, County Clare Ireland\, View Venue Website
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-retreat-doolin-ireland-may-2026/
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Wanted: Your House by Monique Polak
DESCRIPTION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore and McNally Robinson present a book launch for Wanted: Your House by Monique Polak \nJoin us as author Monique Polak signs and discusses her new book Wanted: Your House \nAdmission is free. \nRefreshments will be served. \nAbout the Book\nA resourceful twelve-year-old comes up with an unusual real estate plan in this moving middle-grade novel about what it means to have\, and make\, a family. \nCyril’s mom has been dragging him to open houses for as long as he can remember. It’s been her dream that one day the two of them will have a house of their own. So\, when she decides she’ll never find one they can afford\, Cyril is relieved\, but also sad for her. Which leads him to an idea: What if they moved in with an older person living alone who needs companionship and housekeeping? And what if that person then leaves the house to his mom in their will? It’s a big “what if.” But one elderly gentleman named Mr. Hartt actually seems open to it. Could this grouchy\, stubborn old man be their dream come true? Or will he turn out to be their worst nightmare? \nAward-winning author Monique Polak has written a highly readable novel that sensitively explores the idea of found family and alternative family structures. Readers will appreciate how the novel’s lovable protagonist\, Cyril\, has caring relationships with his mom\, his best friend and his friend’s family (refugees from the war in Ukraine)\, while also feeling normal middle-grade insecurities and frustrations as he tries to navigate the changes in his and his friend’s family’s lives. The book offers excellent lessons on adaptability and tolerance. The story’s focus on older people (Cyril is originally inspired by a school assignment to interview older adults) offers an opportunity for conversations about aging\, and could inspire readers to cultivate their own intergenerational relationships and learn more about the older people in their lives. \nAbout the Author\nMonique Polak is a journalist and writing instructor. She is a three-time winner of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Prize for Children’s and YA Literature\, recently renamed the QWF Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. In 2016\, Monique was the CBC/Quebec Writers’ Federation inaugural writer-in-residence. She lives in Montreal\, Quebec.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-wanted-your-house-by-monique-polak/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
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