18 Feb

Body Tales: Poetic Moments Past, Present, and Future

Our bodies and minds know about resilience – we will use sensory perception and More info Read more

18 Feb

Launch of Tawhida Tanya Evanson’s debut novel Book of Wings

Presented by Véhicule Press in partnership with Librairie Drawn & Quarterly. Join us in More info Read more

19 Feb

Young Readers Book Club: When Stars Are Scattered

Join us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Young Readers book More info Read more

21 Feb

D+Q Cook Book Club: Flavor

Join our D+Q Cooks Book Club as we meet every month virtually to discuss More info Read more

23 Feb

Graphic Novel Book Club: Sports Is Hell

Join our Graphic Novel Book Club as we meet online every month to discuss More info Read more

24 Feb

Four Hundred Souls – Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Keisha N. Blain in Conversation

Join us as we welcome Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Keisha N. Blain, More info Read more

25 Feb

Librairie D+Q presents Edem Awumey launching Mina Among the Shadows

Join us for the virtual launch of Mina Among the Shadows by Edem Awumey, More info Read more

25 Feb

Indigenous Voices Reading Series ft. Richard Van Camp

EVENT Magazine and Douglas College present the annual Indigenous Voices Reading Series, featuring Douglas More info Read more

26 Feb

Teen Book Club – The Perks of Being a Wallflower

VIRTUAL MEETING – VIA ZOOM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85695825493 Meeting ID: 856 9582 5493 Passcode: 534369 Join More info Read more

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27 Feb

Shut Up & Write! with QWF

    Looking for some dedicated, quiet writing space? Register below to do all More info Read more

27 Feb

Joel & Me: An Appreciation of a Kind

An African proverb has it that when an old man dies, a library burns More info Read more

1 Mar

Gene Luen Yang, Calgary Distinguished Visiting Writers Program

On Thursday, March 11, award-winning cartoonist and graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang will give a free talk—open to 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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