November events & workshops – Quebec Writers' Federation

From the Classics to Pop Culture: An Evening with Daniel Mendelsohn

F.R. Scott Lecture 2021 (Virtual) From the Classics to Pop Culture: An Evening with … More info Read more

Teen Spirit: Writing YA

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

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

Read for The Cure 2021

Read for the Cure is an inspiring, annual literary event series, presented by Penguin … More info Read more

APP Online – Ashley Obscura & Tara McGowan-Ross

APP Online with Ashley Obscura & Tara McGowan-Ross Friday, 5 November 7 – 8pm … More info Read more

Perfecting Your Pitch

Perfecting Your Pitch is a three-session intensive workshop designed to bring out the best … More info Read more

Write Here, Write Now! Local Journalism: A Special Workshop

Write Here, Write Now! special workshops focus on techniques to be used in poetry, … More info Read more

Poetry and the Document: A Workshop

Our lives are ruled by paper: birth certificates. Leases. Contracts. Yet, strangely, these documents … More info Read more

Storytelling-In Your Own Voice, In Your Own Words

Open to all Limited to 12 participants Tell us a story of … More info Read more

Creating Compelling Non-Fiction

Open to all Limited to 12 participants Creative non-fiction has been breaking out … More info Read more

Your Creative Family History

It’s possible to construct a “creative” family history by weaving together facts and suppositions. … More info Read more

Poetry: An Act of Mischief

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

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Deadline to apply for the Max Margles Writing Residency (postponed to Feb-March for 2024 Residency)
Mentorship pairings announced
Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign Fundraiser opens

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

Deadline to submit projects for StoryScaping: Creative Word-Shops for Youth and Seniors

March

Spring Workshops begin
Call for Submissions for the QWF Literary Awards

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

Call for proposals for QWF Workshops

June

Deadline for submissions for the QWF Literary Awards
Nominations open for the Judy Mappin Community Award
Call for applications to the Writers in CEGEPs program
QWF Mentorship Program reading

Women in a classroom

July

Deadline for applications to Writers in CEGEPs program

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

Deadline for submissions for the Judy Mappin Community Award
The QWF Annual Membership Picnic
Registration for Fall Workshops opens

Two women smiling at the camera

September

Call for applications for the QWF Mentorship Program
Call for applications for the Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Writers

Group of women smiling at camera

October

Fall Workshops begin
Shortlist for the QWF Literary Awards announced
Shortlist for the carte blanche Prize announced

November

The QWF Awards Gala
The AELAQ/QWF Holiday Book Fair
Get Lit! at Salon du livre
Deadline for QWF Mentorship applications

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!