29 Mar
Workshop

The Joys and Pitfalls of Memoir

This workshop will explore the hazards and rewards of writing a personal memoir. Throughout the eight weeks, we will look at ways to produce a compelling narrative out of the chaos of the past.

29 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

29 Mar
Workshop

The Ghost at the Heart of a Short Story

This workshop is a guided discussion about the plot, characters, point of view, structure, and language (the mechanics or “craft”) of participants’ short stories, as well as an investigation of each story’s aboutness, patterns, emotional plot, and central question(s)—that is, all those hard-to-define elements that make fiction what it is.

30 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.

30 Mar
Event

SpeakUp

FREE EVENT SpeakUp The Montreal Inter-Active Poetry Exchange Poets : IF THE POET, Simon More info Read more

30 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

30 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.

31 Mar
QWF Event

QWF Schmoozer with the Crime Writers of Canada

Quebec Writers’ Federation and Crime Writers of Canada invite you to a joint presentation More info Read more

31 Mar
Event

Crime thriller inspired by true event: Jam Run by Russell Brooks- book launch March 31 (Int’l Transgender Day of Visibility)

Jam Run, Russell Brooks’ fifth edge-of-your-seat thriller, is set in Jamaica and is inspired More info Read more

1 Apr
QWF Event

Shut Up & Write! with QWF

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space? Register below to do all that writing More info Read more

1 Apr
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

2 Apr
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

 

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!