25 Feb 27 Feb

Virtual Poets’ Retreat: Healing Ourselves and the Planet

Join us February 25-27, 2022 on Zoom for a Poets’ Retreat focussed on healing More info Read more

25 Feb

Copyright Conversation: Zong! The Politics of Translation with M. nourbeSe Philip

PLEO is excited to announce the return of our Copyright Conversations series! Taking Our More info Read more

26 Feb

Creating a Universe with Words

Two Saturdays: February 19 and 26, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All are welcome. More info Read more

26 Feb 27 Feb

2022 Authors and Artists Festival

Free and Online: Authors and Artists festival February 26-27, 2022 . Headline speakers: Ross More info Read more

12 Mar

A Literary Conversation with Author Mikhail Iossel

in collaboration with the Westmount Public Library Join author Mikhail Iossel for a discussion More info Read more

14 Mar

Translating Quebec

8 Mondays, 8 to 10 p.m. March 14 to May 2, 2022   Open More info Read more

15 Mar

A Journey into Spoken Word

8 Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. March 15 to May 3   Open to More info Read more

15 Mar

Mining Personal History to Enrich Our Short Fiction

8 Tuesdays, 8 to 10 p.m. March 15 to May 3   Open to More info Read more

16 Mar

Pitching on Paper: Creating a TV Series Proposal

Six Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. March 16 to April 20   Open More info Read more

16 Mar

Narrative Non-Fiction: Creating Scenes

Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. March 16 to May 4   This workshop More info Read more

17 Mar

Write to Thrill

8 Thursdays, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. March 17-May 5   Open to all. Limited More info Read more

17 Mar

The Lawn Chair Soirée

A Night of Mystery and Suspense with Invited Guests: Russell Brooks, Louise Carson, Anne 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

  • 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

Two women smiling at the camera

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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