26 Mar

Listening for the Poem

This workshop engages poetry through a listening practice. Listening shifts attention away from prosaic More info Read more

26 Mar

Don’t Quit Your Day Job…Yet: Freelance Writing for Print and Internet

The Internet has boosted demand for articles, photo features, website text, and niche content More info Read more

29 Mar

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)

Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space?

Join us for a virtual session of Shut Up & Write! with QWF. RSVP to register for the session.

31 Mar

Novel Essentials: The Art & Craft of Long-Form Fiction

Have you had an itch to write a novel, but haven’t known how to More info Read more

31 Mar

Over 25 Years of Headlight Anthology

In tandem with celebrating 50 years of Concordia University, join us Monday, March 31st More info Read more

31 Mar

Craft Meets Magic: The Alchemy of Short Fiction

Is there an art form more maddening than the short story? Demanding the complexity More info Read more

1 Apr

So You’ve Written a Novel – Now What?

The first time I typed THE END on a manuscript, I didn’t know what More info Read more

1 Apr

Make It Make Sense: Writing Memoir

Writing a story about something that really happened seems like it should be easy: More info Read more

2 Apr

Listening for the Poem

This workshop engages poetry through a listening practice. Listening shifts attention away from prosaic More info Read more

2 Apr

Don’t Quit Your Day Job…Yet: Freelance Writing for Print and Internet

The Internet has boosted demand for articles, photo features, website text, and niche content More info Read more

3 Apr

Book Launch: One in Six Million by Amy Fish

Meet Montreal author Amy Fish and receive a signed copy of the book.

Discover the remarkable journey behind One in Six Million, a true story about genealogist Stanley Diamond Z”L and how he traced a Holocaust Survivor’s lost identity.

3 Apr

WestmountLittéraire | WestmountLit

Featuring authors Megan Durnford, H Nigel Thomas, and Sivan Slapak

 

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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