31 Oct

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.

25 Oct

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Join us for a virtual session of Shut Up & Write! with QWF. RSVP to register for the session.

21 Oct 28 Oct

QWF-ERA E-Waste Collection Drive

QWF is partnering with the Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) to collect used electronics, which ERA will refurbish and distribute to organizations helping people in need.

14 Oct

Lunch & Learn with QWF

Looking to learn more about QWF, what we do, and how we can help you? Join us for Lunch & Learn with QWF, a free 60-minute session providing a deep dive into all our programs and services.

11 Oct

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Join us for a virtual session of Shut Up & Write! with QWF. RSVP to register for the session.

4 Oct

Dark Sky Preserve re-launch on International Observe the Moon Night!

You are invited to the re-launch of the poetry collection and album, Dark Sky More info Read more

3 Oct

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.

27 Sep

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Join us for a virtual session of Shut Up & Write! with QWF. RSVP to register for the session.

24 Sep

Writers Out Loud: Romantasy

Join 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. A Q&A with the audience will follow the panel discussion.

23 Sep

Lunch and Learn with CultureBrew.Art

CBA’s central tool is a national searchable database of Indigenous and racialized writers and artists, which employers and organizations—including theatre companies, community and social-service non-profits, government agencies, media outlets, ad agencies, and more—may access as subscribers.

19 Sep

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.

17 Sep

Info Session with UNEQ: Update on the Status of the Artist Act

In partnership with QWF, the Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ) will be leading a virtual information session in English for writers to learn more about UNEQ.

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

Stacks of books on display

May

June

Women in a classroom

July

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

Two women smiling at the camera

September

Group of women smiling at camera

October

November

December

  • Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens
  • QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December—happy holidays!
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