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Jacob Potashnik headshot
16 Apr

Whose Story Is It? From Prose To Screenplay In 8 Painless Lessons

The goal of our work together is to introduce prose writers to the basic techniques? and
strategies that will help them turn their creative prose work into screenplays. It will also
help experienced screenwriters to adapt literary works for the screen.
Peter Dubé headshot
17 Apr

An Unusual Person In A Familiar Room: Intermediate/Advanced Short Fiction

The short story is a paradoxical literary form. We feel we know what it … More info Read more
Joel Yanofsky headshot
17 Apr

Unstuck: First Chapters And Other Hurdles

While I have no magic formulas—trust me, there are none—I will focus on the … More info Read more
Sarah Burgoyne headshot
18 Apr

Tentacular Thinking & Writing: A Poetry Workshop

Can we think of form as something other than constraint? What if one's entire life experience were the constraint, as it is for the Afro-Cuban poet Kamau Brathwaite? And where is the body in this?
Photo of Jack Todd in nature
18 Apr

Just Tell The Damned Story (How To Stop Admiring Your Wonderful Prose And Pay Attention To The Tale You’Re Telling): Novel Writing

Be honest, now: Why do you read novels? For the brilliance of the writing? The characters? The overarching theme? Profound insights into the nature of the human animal and the relationships and moral principles that guide our lives?
Sue Macleod headshot
22 Apr

Writing YA – That’s Easier, Right?

Writing for teens is less complex and easier than writing for adults. Right? Wrong. As adults, we can’t fully know what it’s like to be a teen right now. So we have the extra job of trying to bridge that gap.

Eliza Robertson headshot
22 Apr

Chasing The Thread: Beginner/Intermediate Short Fiction

A short story often begins in seed-form: a snippet of overheard dialogue, a line of poetry,
or simply an idea that’s been needling at you, nagging to be explored.
Elaine Kalman Naves headshot
23 Apr

Digging Deep: Intermediate Memoir

Memoir, a sub-specialty of autobiography, is a form of personal writing that has become
hugely popular in recent years.
Jacob Potashnik headshot
23 Apr

Whose Story Is It? From Prose To Screenplay In 8 Painless Lessons

The goal of our work together is to introduce prose writers to the basic techniques? and
strategies that will help them turn their creative prose work into screenplays. It will also
help experienced screenwriters to adapt literary works for the screen.
Peter Dubé headshot
24 Apr

An Unusual Person In A Familiar Room: Intermediate/Advanced Short Fiction

The short story is a paradoxical literary form. We feel we know what it … More info Read more
Joel Yanofsky headshot
24 Apr

Unstuck: First Chapters And Other Hurdles

While I have no magic formulas—trust me, there are none—I will focus on the … More info Read more
Sarah Burgoyne headshot
25 Apr

Tentacular Thinking & Writing: A Poetry Workshop

Can we think of form as something other than constraint? What if one's entire life experience were the constraint, as it is for the Afro-Cuban poet Kamau Brathwaite? And where is the body in this?

 

QWF Annual Timeline

Zines laid out on a page

January

Woman reading at a microphone in front of an intimate audience

February

March

April

  • QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign ends
Stacks of books on display

May

June

Women in a classroom

July

People wearing summer clothes in nature

August

September

Group of women smiling at camera

October

November

December

The QWF Office closes for the last two weeks of December—happy holidays!  
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