7 Oct
Workshop

Teen Spirit: Writing YA

Young adult fiction is a genre that has exploded in popularity in the last More info Read more

7 Oct
Workshop

Way Out: Developing Long-Form Fiction Already in Progress

Open by application to writers with a novel or novella in progress Limited to More info Read more

10 Oct
Workshop

Nuts and Bolts of Self-Editing for Writers

Producing crisp, error-free prose presents a polished image and helps you stand out in More info Read more

12 Oct
Workshop

Poetry: An Act of Mischief

Open to all Limited to 12 participants   American poet Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) once More info Read more

12 Oct
Workshop

Suspended Meaning: Making Filmpoems

Open to all Limited to 12 participants   What happens when image and sound More info Read more

13 Oct
Workshop

Life Writing: An Introductory Memoir Workshop

Open to all Limited to 12 participants   “Part of the art of memoir More info Read more

13 Oct
Workshop

Story Technique – A Hands-on Investigation

Open to all Limited to 12 participants   “The only way … to learn More info Read more

14 Oct
Workshop

Teen Spirit: Writing YA

Young adult fiction is a genre that has exploded in popularity in the last More info Read more

14 Oct
Workshop

Way Out: Developing Long-Form Fiction Already in Progress

Open by application to writers with a novel or novella in progress Limited to More info Read more

16 Oct
Workshop

Freelance Boot Camp What You Need to Know to Be a Freelance Writer

Open to all Limited to 12 participants   When you are building a freelance More info Read more

16 Oct
Workshop

The Self-Publishing Blueprint

You’ve written your book! Now what?    Have you been procrastinating about taking the More info Read more

17 Oct
Workshop

Nuts and Bolts of Self-Editing for Writers

Producing crisp, error-free prose presents a polished image and helps you stand out in More info Read more

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

  • The QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign closes
  • Applications for StoryScaping program begins for organizations
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

  • Call for applications for Max Margles Writing Residency (postponed to February-March for 2024 Residency)
  • Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens
  • QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December. Happy holidays!