24 May

World Premiere of Michaela Di Cesare’s play Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty)

150 years (give or take) after the “unification” of Italy, a forgotten player finds More info Read more

25 May

Dreamwork Salon (Online)

This experiential workshop offers an introduction to the practice of group dreamwork. It’s for More info Read more

25 May

World Premiere of Michaela Di Cesare’s play Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty)

150 years (give or take) after the “unification” of Italy, a forgotten player finds More info Read more

28 May

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

29 May

Quist Issue 2 Launch

Join us May 29th at 7pm for an evening of art, poetry and prose as we launch Quist Issue 2 at Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe!

30 May

Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)

Join us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! Do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. Using the Pomodoro technique, participants write in 25 minute bursts, with 5-minute breaks in between.

1 Jun

Dreamwork Salon (In Person)

This experiential workshop offers an introduction to the practice of group dreamwork. It’s for More info Read more

1 Jun

2025 QWF Mentorship Reading

For four months, eight emerging writers and one emerging translator have worked to hone their craft. Now, their journey culminates in a public reading where they will each present an excerpt from their work in progress.

1 Jun

Headlight Anthology Issue 26: Edge Launch

Come celebrate the launch of Issue 26 of Concordia’s graduate literary journal, Headlight Anthology. More info Read more

4 Jun

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

5 Jun 14 Jun

Aborted at Montreal Fringe 2025

Aborted is a metaphorical, poetic play exploring a young woman’s/daughter’s life as she revisits More info Read more

7 Jun

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.

 

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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