10 Nov 30 Nov
Event

Jewish Book Month (it’s more than books!) – award winning writers, lectures, Russian culture, workshops- livestreamed until Nov. 30

Far from being only about books, this entertaining and thought-provoking series of multilingual, eclectic More info Read more

11 Nov
Workshop

Teen Spirit: Writing YA

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

11 Nov
Workshop

Spinning Worlds

This four-session online workshop offers techniques for the creation of essential story elements to More info Read more

11 Nov
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

13 Nov
Workshop

Perfecting Your Pitch

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

15 Nov
Workshop

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

15 Nov
Workshop

Writing Outside the Box: a Workshop on Edgy Fiction

Interested in examining unsettling or edgy themes but don’t know how to get started? More info Read more

15 Nov
Workshop

Creating Compelling Non-Fiction

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

16 Nov
Workshop

Poetry: An Act of Mischief

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

16 Nov
Event

Naked and Dreaming Forward: Reimagining Indigenous Masculinities Through Story

In this public lecture, settler scholar Sam McKegney draws from his recent book Carrying More info Read more

16 Nov
Workshop

Suspended Meaning: Making Filmpoems

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

17 Nov
Workshop

Life Writing: An Introductory Memoir Workshop

Open to all Limited to 12 participants   “Part of the art of memoir 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!