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22 Mar

The Ghost at the Heart of a Short Story

This workshop is a guided discussion about the plot, characters, point of view, structure, and language (the mechanics or “craft”) of participants’ short stories, as well as an investigation of each story’s aboutness, patterns, emotional plot, and central question(s)—that is, all those hard-to-define elements that make fiction what it is.
23 Mar

Writing the TV Pilot

This workshop will involve a mixture of group discussion, critical analysis of TV pilots and shows, and workshopping participants’ own ideas with the goal of completing their own TV pilot.
23 Mar

carte blanche “Thaw” Spring Reading Event

We are delighted to announce that carte blanche will be holding our first in-person … More info Read more
23 Mar

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … More info Read more
23 Mar

Biography, Autobiography, and Ghostwriting

The basic tools of biography and autobiography are the same, and this workshop will show how you can write any life in a meaningful and engaging way.
24 Mar

4K Speaker Series – Historian Joseph Graham – The Christian Invasion, Colonial Encounters in Context

In person and online via Zoom. Registration required. The sixteenth-century European wars of religion … More info Read more
25 Mar

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … More info Read more
26 Mar

Are you Talking to Me? A Dialogue Workshop

In this full-day workshop we will focus on what dialogue is good for and what it isn’t.

26 Mar

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … More info Read more
27 Mar

Morin Heights Book Club discusses “Don’t Ask”

Gina Roitman will be meeting with the Morin Heights Book Club to discuss the … More info Read more
27 Mar

Poetic Conversations

In this workshop, participants will select a published poetry collection whose world resonates with them, one that includes poems they would like to “dialogue with” for the remainder of the workshop. Weekly writing prompts will initiate a “conversation” with a chosen text from their book, an opportunity to engage with the source material on a deeper level.
27 Mar

Counter Offence

Set in 90’s Montreal, Counter Offence tells the story of Shazia, an Indo-Quebecois woman who finds herself … 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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