28 Sep

NexGen MultiArts Festival Presents: An Evening of Poetry & Reflection

Saturday, September 28, 6:00-9:00 pm ET “An Evening of Poetry & Reflections” will feature More info Read more

29 Sep

Other Maps Montreal Book Launch

Please join us to celebrate the launch of Rebecca Morris’s debut novel OTHER MAPS, forthcoming September 14th with Linda Leith Publishing. Event hosted by Monique Polak.

29 Sep

GOLD: Garden of Literary Delights 2024

Sunday, September 29, 2024, 6:00-8:00 pm Mark your calendars! Sunday, September 29, 2024, 6-8 More info Read more

30 Sep

Writing the Personal Essay

Have you ever wanted to see your words on the pages of your favourite More info Read more

30 Sep

The Vivid and Continuous Dream: A Short Story Workshop

In March, in 1918, an Olympic swimmer accepts a job rehabilitating the Polio-ravaged legs More info Read more

1 Oct

The Poet’s Toolbox

Do you want to write poetry but have trouble getting started? Are you interested More info Read more

1 Oct

Memoir: Turning Yourself into a Character

The memoir used to be a large and weighty book, often written by a More info Read more

2 Oct

Book Launch: The Art of Being Irish in Hell’s Kitchen: A Memoir on the Organizing of the Irish Arts Center in New York City, 1972-78, by Jim Olwell

Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 5:00-7:00 pm ET Youth is not wasted on the young. More info Read more

4 Oct

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.

6 Oct

Writing Real Life for Children: Conjuring Up Creative Non-fiction for Young Readers

This workshop offers a framework for writers of any level of experience to explore their own passions, interests, and experiences through the concise format of a picture book manuscript.

7 Oct

Writing the Personal Essay

Have you ever wanted to see your words on the pages of your favourite More info Read more

7 Oct

The Vivid and Continuous Dream: A Short Story Workshop

In March, in 1918, an Olympic swimmer accepts a job rehabilitating the Polio-ravaged legs 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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