28 Sep

Kids Pop Crawl: Book Reading and Activities for Kids!

Join Melanie Proulx, Ashley Lanni, and Amelia Hart, the authors and illustrator of “The More info Read more

28 Sep 29 Sep

Le XXe Festival International des écrivains et artistes – Val David

Septembre 28 and 29, 2019  « La moisson lyrique des baies sauvages » Organisé par la More info Read more

28 Sep

Atwater Poetry Project 15th Anniversary Celebration

  Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 7:00 pm we’re having a 15th Anniversary celebration with More info Read more

29 Sep

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

Greenwood’s StoryFest annual literary festival launches in Hudson with award-winning, Irish-Canadian author Anakana Schofield More info Read more

30 Sep

Morris House Reading Series (MHRS) – Anakana Schofield

Anakana Schofield reads for MHRS at Bishop’s University on October 1st, 2019, at 4.30 More info Read more

30 Sep

Dialogic Encounter with Rawi Hage

The “Dialogic Encounter” is a two-evening discussion of the recent novel, “Beirut Hellfire Society”, More info Read more

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30 Sep

Writing to Preserve Memory: Capturing and Sharing Life Stories

In this memoir workshop, we will explore how to begin telling your story and review examples of the different ways that a story can be told. Will it be a travelogue or will it focus on major events that influenced your life? Or will it be about a relationship with a loved one? These are just a few possibilities.

30 Sep

Elee Kraljii Gardiner Double Launch w/ Melissa Bull and Guests!

Please join us for an evening of bilingual readings (French- and English-language) to celebrate More info Read more

1 Oct

WORDPLAY A writing workshop in celebration of creativity and wonder

In a time of busy schedules, and places to be and people to see, More info Read more

1 Oct

Write Now: A Playwriting Intensive to Jumpstart Your Play

This 8-week workshop is designed to get your play out of your head and onto the page. Through a combination of in-class writing exercises and reading scripts aloud, it will allow playwrights to take their scripts to the next level.

1 Oct

Montreal West Reads

Alan Hustak discussing his latest work, “Magnetic North The Unauthorised Biography of Justin Trudeau, More info Read more

1 Oct

Greenwood’s StoryFest 2019

2019 Giller Prize for Fiction long-list finalist Steven Price will be StoryFest’s guest author.

 

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

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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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