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

2 Mar

True Reads Book Club: In Defense of Looting

Come discuss the best new Non-Fiction books with our True Reads book club! This More info Read more

3 Mar

Premiere of Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian (documentary)

You are invited to the premiere of the documentary Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian More info Read more

8 Mar

Story Architecture: A Short-Fiction Workshop

Workshop details TBA!

8 Mar

Crafting Kick-Arse Tales for Kids and Teens

Workshop details TBA!

9 Mar

Strange Futures Book Club: Future Home of the Living God

The Strange Futures book club focuses on sci-fi and speculative fiction by QT/BIPOC writers. More info Read more

9 Mar

Beginnings, Openings, Origins: A Poetry Workshop

Workshop details TBA!

10 Mar

Reflective Writing: A Workshop on Cross-Cultural Writing

Please note this workshop will take place over two sessions: Session 1: Wednesday, March More info Read more

10 Mar

Telling Tales: Long-form Journalism for Mainstream Media

Workshop details TBA!

10 Mar

DEAR BLACK GIRLS: A roundtable w/ Shanice Nicole, Kezna Dalz, Maguy Métellus & Nantali Indongo

In celebration of the newly released picture book DEAR BLACK GIRLS (Metonymy Press 2021), More info Read more

10 Mar

Fiction: Reconstructions of Reality

Workshop details TBA!

 

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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