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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Words of Summer
DESCRIPTION:Words of Summer is a tanka-like conversation between two poets\, Elizabeth Paulette-Coughlin and Jennifer Boire\, who wrote to each other every day from mid-June until late August one year\, documenting the unfolding season. Tanka has been used for over a thousand years as an art form and medium of communication\, often by women\, using nature imagery and seasonal references to indirectly suggest emotion. \nA videopoem was recorded with photos and video by Virginie Nolin. Inside the book is a QR code to watch the 28-minute video of the authors reading. \nAuthor Bios\nElizabeth Paulette-Coughlin is an ecopoet and writer living in Montreal and Vale Perkins\, Quebec. Her poems and writings have been published in many chapbooks and anthologies. She co-edited In the Vale (2022)\, a collection of 88 stories\, poems and songs about life in the hamlet of Vale Perkins. Her haiku collection\, Boneset and Yarrow\, was published in 2024. \nJennifer Boire lives in the western part of Montreal and is the author of three books of poems\, Little Mother\, For the Birds\, and Collected Poems in Translation\, and one non-fiction book\, The Tao of Turning Fifty. She leads workshops with journaling and SoulCollage®.  www.jenniferboire.com \nVideographer: Virginie Nolin is Montreal‑based screenwriter\, director\, producer\, and educator working at the intersection of feminist and queer imaginaries. \nBook published by Corner Studio\, price $20. To find out about the book launch in the West Island on June 11\, or to purchase a book write to:  wordsofsummerpoems@gmail.com and or see our Facebook page.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-words-of-summer/
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CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:2026 QWF Mentorship Reading
DESCRIPTION:In Person and Online\nGet Tickets\n  \nFor four months\, seven emerging writers and one emerging translator have worked to hone their craft through the QWF Mentorship Program. Each has received one-on-one guidance from a professional mentor to help them make the transition to the next stage of their career. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading\, at which the mentees will present an excerpt from their work in progress. \nIn addition to the 2026 QWF Mentorship Program cohort\, this year’s reading will feature the first full cohort from QWF’s new Youth Mentorship Program\, a Big Sibling–style partnership designed to help young writers gain confidence and develop their writing skills. With twelve readers\, this will be our largest mentorship reading yet. Don’t miss it! \nJoin us in person at the Adair Auditorium or online via Zoom.  \nFeaturing: \n\nSally Cunningham\, mentored by Cecil Castellucci in Fiction\nClaire Dooley\, mentored by Tawhida Tanya Evanson in Fiction\nZakir Jamal\, mentored by Elise Moser in Fiction\nElena Molinari\, mentored by Eva Crocker in Fiction\nJessica Bakar\, mentored by Annabel Howard in Nonfiction\nAvryl Bender\, mentored by Todd Meyers in Poetry\ntina thư lê\, mentored by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch in Poetry (Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship)\nValerie Amyot\, mentored by Jonathan Kaplansky in Literary Translation (Karin L. Montin LTAC/QWF Mentorship) \nAisha Nyerere\, mentored by Emily T. Jones (Youth Mentorship)\nLily Jolie Hausknost\, mentored by Liana Cusmano (Youth Mentorship)\nAsbesteous\, mentored by Su J Sokol (Youth Mentorship)\nZoey Morin\, mentored by Raquel Rivera (Youth Mentorship)\n\nCost: \n\n$10 general\n$5 QWF members and students\n$5 online\n\nTickets may be purchased in advance online\, or at the door by card or cash (exact change only). Buy your tickets online. \nAccessibility: The Atwater Library is wheelchair accessible. To reach the auditorium by elevator\, approach the building from Tupper Street\, where you will see painted blue lines leading from the sidewalk down to the accessible entrance. Press the buzzer to open the door\, then proceed to the elevator to reach the top floor (Floor 1). To learn more\, visit our Accessibility Policy. For any accessibility-related questions\, email John Wickham at john@qwf.org.  \nAbout the QWF Mentorship Program\n\n\n \nThe QWF Mentorships are designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Over a period of four months\, each mentee received one-on-one guidance and support from a professional writing mentor. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading where the mentees present an excerpt of their works-in-progress. Learn more about the QWF Mentorship Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2026-qwf-mentorship-reading/
LOCATION:Adair Auditorium\, Atwater Library\, 1200 Atwater Avenue (top floor)\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3Z 1T4\, Canada
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