17 Mar

Indigenous Literatures Book Club: Islands of Decolonial Love

The Indigenous Literatures Book Club focuses on work by indigenous writers from around the More info Read more

17 Mar

QWF Workshop – Inventing the Truth: The Art of Personal Writing

Registration for this workshop is TBA!

17 Mar

Accent Open Mic Vol. 27 – carte blanche Launch!

Lecteur.e.s invité.e.s: Louise Carson, Emilie Kneifel, Nathan Elliott, Anna Kim, Sivan Slapak Accent Open More info Read more

18 Mar

QWF Workshop – Writing Long: The Novel

Registration for this workshop is TBA!

18 Mar

QWF Workshop – The Writer’s Tune-Up: Create with Courage

For all those looking for a practical, hands-on workshop of generative prompts to get More info Read more

19 Mar

QWF Workshop – Poetry Workshop: Tentacular Thinking & Writing

19 Mar

Bookhug x Anvil Launch ft. Shani Mootoo, Moez Surani, Jay MillAr

Book*hug and Anvil Press present an evening of readings with Shani Mootoo, Moez Surani More info Read more

19 Mar

QWF Workshop – Narrative Non-fiction: Creating Scenes

This workshop is open to writers who have already taken a writing workshop or More info Read more

20 Mar

Teen Book Club: Little Women

Join us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Teen book club, More info Read more

20 Mar

Writers Read: Shani Mootoo & Helen Humphreys

Shani Mootoo & Helen Humphreys: A Reading & A Conversation Presented by Concordia’s Writers More info Read more

23 Mar

QWF Workshop – Love and Intimacy in Fiction: Setting the Scene

“One stroke of lightning does not have to lead anywhere, but to the next More info Read more

23 Mar

Andy Verboom launches DBL w/ Klara dP, Tara MR, & Jessie J

Does poetry remind you of trying to shake someone’s hand with a sex toy? 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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