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10 Nov − 30 Nov
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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
23 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
23 Nov
Workshop

Suspended Meaning: Making Filmpoems

Open to all Limited to 12 participants   What happens when image and sound … More info Read more
24 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
24 Nov
Event

QWF Literary Awards Gala

The winners of six prestigious book prizes will be announced from the Cabaret Lion … More info Read more
24 Nov
Workshop

Story Technique – A Hands-on Investigation

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

Teen Spirit: Writing YA

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

SpeakUp

FREE EVENT SpeakUp: The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets: Patrick Burman, Jim Olwell, Claire … More info Read more
25 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
27 Nov
Event

Found in Translation: An Exchange Among French and English Quebec Writers and Translators

(En français suivant) What’s it like to trans­late anoth­er writer’s work? How does it … More info Read more
29 Nov
Workshop

Creating Compelling Non-Fiction

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

 

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!