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SUMMARY:The 2025 QWF Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 10\, 2025Cabaret Lion d’Or (1676 Ontario St. East\, Montreal)Reception: 6:30 pmAwards Ceremony: 8:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nBUY TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnter a world of literary magic at the 2025 QWF Literary Awards Gala. \n\n\n\nOn Monday\, November 10\, Cabaret Lion d’Or (1676 Ontario St. East) transforms into a spellbinding celebration of Quebec’s finest wordsmiths as we reveal the winners of the 2025 QWF Literary Awards. The event will be hosted by broadcaster\, arts journalist\, and translator Shelley Pomerance. \n\n\n\nThe theme of this year’s gala is “Literary Greats.” Attendees are invited to get in the spirit of the theme by dressing as their favourite author or literary character. Don your Holmes-inspired deerstalker or a black trilby à la Leonard Cohen. Come dressed as Maya Angelou\, Margaret Atwood\, or Oscar Wilde. Come as you are\, or as Wonderland’s Queen of Hearts. We want to see who inspires you. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a cocktail reception with the finalists preceding the Gala from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. VIP 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. \n\n\n\nTickets for the ceremony alone are $25 ($10 for full-time students). Doors for the ceremony open at 7:30 pm. \n\n\n\nReserve your tickets now and prepare for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate literary excellence in Quebec.  \n\n\n\nAnnouncements\n\n\n\n\nThe Winners of the 2025 QWF Literary Awards\n\n\n\nThe 2025 QWF Literary Awards Finalists\n\n\n\nThe 2025 QWF College Writers Award Finalists\n\n\n\nJan Draper wins the 2025 Judy Mappin Community Award\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (*VIRTUAL due to STM Strike*)
DESCRIPTION:*NOTE: This session will be held online via Zoom due to the ongoing STM strike* \n\n\n\nFriday\, November 14\, 2025\, 12:30 pm–3:00 pmFree\, In Person (MOVED TO VIRTUAL DUE TO STM STRIKE) \n\n\n\nRegister for the session by filling out the RSVP form below. \n\n\n\nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! \n\n\n\nDo 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. \n\n\n\nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member.  \n\n\n\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n12:30–12:55: Writing 112:55–1:00: Break1:00–1:25: Writing 21:25–1:30: Break1:30–1:55: Writing 31:55–2:00: Break2:00–2:25: Writing 42:25–2:30: Break2:30–2:55: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo register\, RSVP below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting to the QWF Office\n\n\n\nOur office is located on the top floor of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, in Room 3. \n\n\n\nAddress: 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3Westmount\, QC H3Z 1X4 \n\n\n\nClosest Metro: Atwater Station \n\n\n\nClosest Bus lines: 24\, 63\, 90\, 104\, 138\, 144\, 150 \n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\n\n\nThe QWF Office is fully accessible by wheelchair from the side entrance on Tupper Street. Once inside\, there is an elevator to the second floor\, where the QWF office is. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the office location and accessibility. \n\n\n\n*NOTE: This session will be held online via Zoom due to the ongoing STM strike* \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you registered and can no longer attend\, please email john@qwf.org to notify us.
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