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23 Mar
Workshop

Writing the TV Pilot

This workshop will involve a mixture of group discussion, critical analysis of TV pilots and shows, and workshopping participants’ own ideas with the goal of completing their own TV pilot.
23 Mar
Event

carte blanche “Thaw” Spring Reading Event

We are delighted to announce that carte blanche will be holding our first in-person … More info Read more
23 Mar
Event

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … More info Read more
23 Mar
Workshop

Biography, Autobiography, and Ghostwriting

The basic tools of biography and autobiography are the same, and this workshop will show how you can write any life in a meaningful and engaging way.
24 Mar
Event

4K Speaker Series – Historian Joseph Graham – The Christian Invasion, Colonial Encounters in Context

In person and online via Zoom. Registration required. The sixteenth-century European wars of religion … More info Read more
25 Mar
Event

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … More info Read more
26 Mar
Workshop

Are you Talking to Me? A Dialogue Workshop

In this full-day workshop we will focus on what dialogue is good for and what it isn’t.

26 Mar
Event

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … More info Read more
27 Mar
Event

Morin Heights Book Club discusses “Don’t Ask”

Gina Roitman will be meeting with the Morin Heights Book Club to discuss the … More info Read more
27 Mar
Workshop

Poetic Conversations

In this workshop, participants will select a published poetry collection whose world resonates with them, one that includes poems they would like to “dialogue with” for the remainder of the workshop. Weekly writing prompts will initiate a “conversation” with a chosen text from their book, an opportunity to engage with the source material on a deeper level.
27 Mar
Event

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … More info Read more
27 Mar
Workshop

Picture Book Spyglass: Writing through the Lens of Children’s and YA Literature

Why every writer should know picture books: in this workshop, emerging and experienced writers … 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!