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22 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
23 Apr

Listening for the Poem

This workshop engages poetry through a listening practice. Listening shifts attention away from prosaic … More info Read more
23 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
24 Apr − 27 Apr

Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival

April 24-27, 2025Hotel 10, 10 Sherbrooke St. W., MontrealOnline starting April 14 The Blue … More info Read more
24 Apr

Dual Book Launch & Poetry Reading at Librairie Pulp Books & Café with Louise Marois, Manahil Bandukwala, D.M. Bradford, Faith Paré, and Misha Solomon

Ring of Dust by Louise Marois, translated by D.M. Bradford, and Heliotropia by Manahil Bandukwala will have a dual book launch and reading at Librairie Pulp Books & Café. Join Louise Marois, D.M. Bradford, Manahil Bandukwala, and special guests Faith Paré and Misha Solomon, for a night of poetry reading.
25 Apr − 26 Apr

2025 Queer Reading Series

Produced by Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal in partnership with Centaur theatre, the Queer Reading Series … More info Read more
26 Apr

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.
26 Apr

Imagination –Writing Dialogue for the Stage Workshop

Join us for this Imagination festival workshop! How does dialogue work in the theatre, and how does it relate to character and action? Join playwright Leanna Brodie for this workshop to find out! With a mix of theory and hands-on exercises, explore various approaches to writing for multiple voices and generating text for the stage.
26 Apr

Writers Out Loud: To Care for the Earth—In Conversation with Alice Irene Whittaker

Novelist Ian Thomas Shaw interviews author Alice Irene Whittaker to explore the profound act of finding home in nature at a time of heartbreaking change. In her book, Homing: A Quest for Care for Myself and the Earth, Alice Irene weaves the wisdom of leading environmentalists with her journey of embracing nature’s cycles in a cabin in the woods, where she strives to shed perfectionism and cultivate a life rooted in regeneration and care.
26 Apr

Imagination Writers’ Festival: Sabrina Reeves

Enjoy an interview with Sabrina Reeves, author of Little Crosses, at this Imagination event!
26 Apr

Launch! Fred Anderson with Gordon Weekes on great Black music of the Civil Rights era

Librairie Résonance, Livres Baraka, and Arts in the Margins present the launch of Fred … More info Read more
27 Apr

The Gabriel Safdie Event: Jerusalem of the Mind—The Groundwork for the Day After

How do we continue living through endless conflict in the Middle East? How do we lay the groundwork for the day after? What role do we have as writers, poets, storytellers and journalists in the arduous and grassroots task of dialogue toward peace building? We must first explore ways toward building empathy among enemies.

 

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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