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4 Nov

Slantwise to the Truth: Navigating Narrative Nonfiction

“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant/success in Circuit lies” — let poet Emily Dickinson’s words inspire you as we navigate narrative nonfiction, writing that takes the best elements of fiction, applies those to facts, and ends with compelling stories.

5 Nov

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

5 Nov

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.

Audience at 2013 awards gala
5 Nov

The QWF Awards Gala

🎉It’s time for the 2019 QWF Literary Awards! 🎉 The party takes place on More info Read more

6 Nov

NaNoWriMo Workshop 1: You Are Here – World-Building in the Novel

Work with award-winning novelist Ami Sands Brodoff on depicting vivid settings that come alive More info Read more

6 Nov

Graphic Novel Book Club: Berlin by Jason Lutes

Each month we host a Graphic Novel Book Club, open to all, during which More info Read more

6 Nov

P O E T R Y N I T E

Our first show back was … WOW! Seriously, this community – our talent – More info Read more

6 Nov

Accent Open Mic

  Accent Open Mic La Marche à Côté, 5043 St. Denis 7:30pm, 1st and More info Read more

7 Nov 10 Nov

Mile End Poets’ Festival 2019

Mile End Poets’ Festival will return in 2019! Watch this space for updates. More More info Read more

7 Nov

Deep Curation: Experiments in Poetry Reading Curation

This series of events are organized in partnership with SpokenWeb, Writers Read, and the More info Read more

7 Nov

The Very Short Story: Reading and Writing Fiction of 300 to 1000 Words

In this class we will be reading and discussing a wide variety of very short stories, from  contemporary writers and writers of the past. We will be reading as writers: seeking inspiration, and looking at what these stories are doing and how they achieve their ends. What makes a story a story? What can be left out? What is the effect of omission?

7 Nov

book launch

The launch of Tommy Schnurmacher’s memoir Makeup Tips from Auschwitz. How Vanity Saved My More info Read more

 

QWF Annual Timeline

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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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