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SUMMARY:Taras Grescoe launches Possess the Air
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Taras Grescoe’s thrilling new history of resistance to fascism in Mussolini’s Rome. A reading\, a book talk\, a celebration of Taras and of patriots committed to democracy and inclusion. \nPOSSESS THE AIR\nPlunging readers into Fascist Rome at the height of Mussolini’s power\, Possess the Air tells the story of three people who defied Italy’s authoritarian despot by opposing the rising tide of populism and xenophobia. Two Canadian archeologists\, Gilbert Bagnani and his wife Mary Stewart Houston\, maddened the self-styled Caesar\, determined to dispel his claims that Rome was—and always would be—rightful master of the Mediterranean\, while poet and aviator Lauro de Bosis\, firstborn of an Italian aristocrat and a New Englander\, transformed himself into a modern Icarus\, amazing the world as he risked his life in the skies bring the dictator down. An inspiring story of resistance\, risk\, and sacrifice\, Taras Grescoe’s portrait of heroes past is an essential biography for our time. \nTARAS GRESCOE is the author of seven non-fiction books\, including Sacré Blues\, The End of Elsewhere\, The Devil’s Picnic\, Bottomfeeder\, Straphanger\, and Shanghai Grand. Bottomfeeder won the Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction\, the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction\, and was a finalist for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. He has contributed to the New York Times\, The Guardian\, The New Yorker\, Gourmet\, and The Wall Street Journal. His books have been translated into half a dozen languages. He lives in Montreal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/taras-grescoe-launches-possess-the-air/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T210000
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SUMMARY:Fall LGBTQ Reading Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a reading by four wonderful LGBTQIA+ authors! We’ll have copies of their books available for sale and signing\, as well. \nOur lineup:\nTrebor Healey is most recently the author of Falling\, a short story collection in which characters lose their way\, figuratively and literally\, and confront the profound displacement of modern life. He is the recipient of a Lambda Literary award\, two Publishing Triangle awards and a Violet Quill award. He is the author of three novels\, A Horse Named Sorrow\, Faun and Through It Came Bright Colors; a book of poetry\, Sweet Son of Pan; and two previous collections of stories\, A Perfect Scar and Eros & Dust. He co-edited (with Marci Blackman) Beyond Definition: New Writing from Gay and Lesbian San Francisco and co-edited (with Amie M. Evans) Queer & Catholic. \nMadelaine Caritas Longman is a poet and essayist living in Montreal. Her work has appeared in Room\, filling station\, Lemon Hound\, and Prism. Her first book\, The Danger Model\, was released this fall from McGill-Queen’s University Press. \nFelice Picano is the author of more than thirty books of poetry\, fiction\, memoirs\, nonfiction\, and plays. His work has been translated into many languages and several of his titles have been national and international bestsellers. He is considered a founder of modern gay literature along with the other members of the Violet Quill. Picano also began and operated the SeaHorse Press and Gay Presses of New York for fifteen years. His first novel was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Since then he’s been nominated for and/or won dozens of literary awards. Picano teaches at Antioch College\, Los Angeles. \nNicola Sibthorpe is Montreal born\, and has recently completed an MA in Creative Writing at Concordia University\, focusing on the creation of identity through the intersections of neuro-divergenece and queerness. In 2017\, she was the inaugural winner of the Quebec Young Writers Award\, and has otherwise been published in Headlights\, QWF Writes\, and Carte-Blanche.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fall-lgbtq-reading-showcase/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
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SUMMARY:The Very Short Story: Reading and Writing Fiction of 300 to 1000 Words
DESCRIPTION:All levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \nThe very short story comes in many guises. Tale\, fable\, cronica\, feuilleton\, anecdote\, aphorism\, vignette\, sketch\, flash\, prose poem\, yarn\, joke—each of these may fall into its fold\, as may extra-literary forms such as lists or memos. Its main characteristic is brevity. Since it can be written relatively quickly\, it offers a wonderful place for experimentation. Since each word\, punctuation mark\, and line of white space speaks\, it demands precision and invites us to hone our writing skills. \nIn this class we will be reading and discussing a wide variety of very short stories\, from  contemporary writers and writers of the past. We will be reading as writers: seeking inspiration\, and looking at what these stories are doing and how they achieve their ends. What makes a story a story? What can be left out? What is the effect of omission? \nDrawing on class discussion\, students will write their own stories as homework and bring them to class to share. We will read them together\, but we will not focus on critique; our class will be about generating work\, permission to try new things\, and celebrating creativity. It will welcome new writers and those with experience. Participants should end the course with a portfolio of at least eight very short stories. \nFor our first class\, please bring in a published work of fiction of about 300 to 500 words. Be prepared to read it aloud and say what you love about it.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-very-short-story-reading-and-writing-fiction-of-300-to-1000-words/2019-10-24/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T153000
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SUMMARY:Visit from award winning author Eliza Robertson
DESCRIPTION:Join us Thursday October 24 at 2:30pm for a visit with award winning author Eliza Robertson. She will be reading from her book “Demi-Gods.” \nBio: ELIZA ROBERTSON’s 2014 debut collection\, Wallflowers\, was shortlisted for the East Anglia Book Award\, the Danuta Gleed Short Story Prize\, and selected as a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her critically acclaimed first novel\, Demi-Gods\, was a Globe & Mail and National Post book of the year and the winner of the 2018 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize. She studied creative writing at the University of Victoria and the University of East Anglia\, where she received the Man Booker Scholarship and Curtis Brown Prize. In addition to being shortlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize and Journey Prize\, Eliza’s stories have won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and 2017 Elizabeth Jolley Prize. Originally from Vancouver Island\, Eliza lives in Montreal. \nFor more information: http://www.elizarobertson.com/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/visit-from-award-winning-author-eliza-robertson/
LOCATION:Bibliothèque de Baie-D’Urfé\, 20551 Lakeshore Rd\, Baie-D'Urfé\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191024T160000
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SUMMARY:Seasons Change: An Afternoon Writing Activity
DESCRIPTION:Join the Atwater Writers Exhibition for a two-hour writing activity led by poet Deanna Smith\, who will offer exercises and writing prompts related to managing changes in life\, metamorphoses\, loss\, and the arrival of new opportunities. \nDeanna Smith is a Montreal-based poet\, performer and educator. She believes deeply in the healing and transformative power of words. \nThis workshop is FREE and OPEN TO ALL. Registration is NOT required. \nFor more information contact Elise at elise.m@videotron.ca. \nThis event is taking place on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka.\nGenerously supported by the Community Cultural Action Fund (CCAF) of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/seasons-change-an-afternoon-writing-activity/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T220000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T185044Z
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SUMMARY:Everything Happens at Once: Your Page One
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Marina Vulicevic\nThis workshop is intended for people interested in short- and long-form fiction who have begun puzzling out the beginnings of their stories. Limited to 12 participants. \nIn this fiction-writing workshop\, we will get our stories to hit the ground running by working on our Page One. Short story or long-form fiction\, all the elements of narration are thrown into play right away on the first page (okay\, maybe a little on the second). The themes and problems of the piece are all present\, stated or suggested\, sometimes hidden. We will learn to do that: get out of the starting blocks fast\, leaving our anxieties behind. \nThe “everything at once” approach means putting all the narrative elements into play simultaneously. Setting speaks for character\, dialogue speaks for plot\, the description of place speaks for the theme. All intertwined\, not consecutive. Everything at once\, like when you meet someone in real life\, even if it takes time to understand what you first thought you knew. \nWe’ll look at the beginning page of works of fiction to see how others have handled their beginnings. That revolver on the dining room table – does it really have to go off\, and who or what will be the target? When Dante admits in Sentence One\, “Halfway through the journey of my life\, I found myself lost in a forest dark\,” what sort of darkness is this\, and why is he telling us about it? The issue of who is talking to us\, and why\, will be essential to our Page Ones. \nThe object is to become more self-aware from the beginning\, without turning into hyper-planners intent on deleting all spontaneity. The Page One approach is one of the antidotes to the anxieties of the beginning writer\, since it stresses action: moving quickly\, getting the elements in play\, foreseeing eventual themes\, helping answer the question\, “Why does this story exist\, and where is it going?” \nOften the beginnings of stories wonder about their own existence. Tom O’Brien’s The Things They Carried meditates on the difficulty of telling a true war story. How can you tell if a war story is true? What is a war story anyway? Whom can we trust? This Page-One questioning launches the book.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/everything-happens-at-once-your-page-one/2019-10-23/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T220000
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SUMMARY:P O E T R Y N I T E
DESCRIPTION:Our first show back was … WOW! Seriously\, this community – our talent – our love – our capacity to show up fully for ourselves and each other?!?! There is nothing like us\, together. Come be part of it. \n► DOORS @ 7 – READINGS @ 8 \n► READERS: we reserve up to eight spots before the show and after that it goes to open mic which is mostly first-come\, first-served with priority to BIPOC folks. All artists/musicians welcome!! \n► Show is $5 (tinyurl.com/y9w8j4pm) \n► We want to foster a supportive\, positive environment for everyone. That means no racism / sexism / ableism / homophobia / transphobia and a request that poets please give trigger warnings before your poems. If you have a concern please speak to the poet directly or to one of the hosts! \n——- \n► PORTES @ 7 – LECTURES @ 8 \n► LECTEURS: Nous acceptons jusqu’à huit inscriptions à l’avance\, celles-ci vous garantissent un moment sur la scène. S’ensuit ensuite un micro ouvert sous la formule premier.ère arrivé.e\, premier.ère servi.e avec une priorité pour les gens du BIPOC. Tous les artistes / musiciens sont les bienvenus !! \n► Le spectacle coûte 5 $ (tinyurl.com/y9w8j4pm) \n► Dans l’optique d’assurer un climat accueillant pour toustes\, nous ne tolérerons auncun comportement et propos raciste\, sexiste\, homophobe\, transphobe\, ou s’inscrivant dans toute autre logique d’oppression systémique. Nous demandons aussi aux lecteur.trices de donner des avertissements de contenus (trigger warnings) avant leurs poèmes. Si un problème se fait sentir de ce côté\, prière d’en faire part à l’artiste ou aux organisateur.trices.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/p-o-e-t-r-y-n-i-t-e/2019-10-23/
LOCATION:Chez Morrigan\, 1221 Crescent St\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 2B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T210000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191008T152333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191008T152333Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Launch of the novel HOME GAME by Endre Farkas\, Wednesday Oct 23\, from 7-9 pm at the Atwater Library
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T203000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191016T160516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T160516Z
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SUMMARY:The Violet Hour
DESCRIPTION:An evening of short readings and performances by LGBTQ writers. Featuring Trebor Healey\, Johanne Pelletier\, Felice Picano\, Su J Sokol and David Tacium. Be warned: This event takes place during the off-hours of a strip club in Montreal’s gay village. Hosted by Christopher DiRaddo.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-violet-hour/
LOCATION:Stock Bar\, 1171 Rue Ste Catherine Est\,\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 2G8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T183623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T204132Z
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SUMMARY:Expanding Our Poetic Range through Memory\, Place\, and the Senses
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Cristina Plamadeala\nThis workshop is for poets of any level of experience who are seeking to expand the range of their subject matter. Limited to 12 participants. \nHow\, as writers\, can we break the surface of the everyday and go deep? Over the eight sessions of the workshop\, we will take some time to dwell in the places our writers’ sensibility can travel to when we tune in to our senses and journey into memory and place. The aim of this workshop will be to generate a rich pool of new material\, from which our best work can emerge. \nWorkshops will consist of in-class writing exercises\, weekly writing assignments\, and time for participating poets to receive constructive feedback from their peers and the workshop leader. As a group\, we will also perform close readings of works by a range of published writers that constellate around a series of themes selected to help us mine our own memories and sensory experiences of the world around us. Proposed themes include \n\na child’s-eye view: writing through the lens of childhood;\nlost and found: orienting through poetry;\n(re)mapping our world: a sense of place;\nentering the myth: poetic exchanges with mythology; and\nmapping the landscape of the body.\n\nParticipants will be encouraged\, for the duration of the workshop\, to “apprentice” themselves to the work of a published poet of their choice\, whose voice will be a steady and nourishing guide as they work on their own material. They will also have the opportunity (though it is by no means obligatory) to read their own work aloud\, both as a practice tool for giving future poetry readings and to “lend an ear” to the editing process. The workshop will be a safe and friendly space\, with an emphasis on diving into the messiness of creation and getting excited about new ideas.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/expanding-our-poetic-range-through-memory-place-and-the-senses/2019-10-23/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191009T162640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T162640Z
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SUMMARY:Strange Futures Book Club: Severance
DESCRIPTION:The Strange Futures book club focuses on sci-fi and speculative fiction by QT/BIPOC writers. “Strange Futures” speaks to the unknown worlds that are to come–but also to the strangeness that is ascribed to marginalized voices\, and how such strangeness can actually be generative\, challenging\, discomforting\, and revolutionary. Hosted by Helen Chau Bradley\, the book club meetings take place every two months\, and are open to the public. \nOn Thursday\, August 1st\, 2019\, we’ll assemble at the Petite Librairie Drawn + Quarterly (176 Bernard O.) at 7 PM to talk about Ling Ma’s Severance. Join us for discussion and drinks! \nSEVERENCE\nCandace Chen\, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower\, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents\, she’s had her fill of uncertainty. She’s content just to carry on: She goes to work\, troubleshoots the teen-targeted Gemstone Bible\, watches movies in a Greenpoint basement with her boyfriend. \nSo Candace barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps New York. Then Shen Fever spreads. Families flee. Companies cease operations. The subways screech to a halt. Her bosses enlist her as part of a dwindling skeleton crew with a big end-date payoff. Soon entirely alone\, still unfevered\, she photographs the eerie\, abandoned city as the anonymous blogger NY Ghost. \nCandace won’t be able to make it on her own forever\, though. Enter a group of survivors\, led by the power-hungry IT tech Bob. They’re traveling to a place called the Facility\, where\, Bob promises\, they will have everything they need to start society anew. But Candace is carrying a secret she knows Bob will exploit. Should she escape from her rescuers? \nA send-up and takedown of the rituals\, routines\, and missed opportunities of contemporary life\, Ling Ma’s Severance is a moving family story\, a quirky coming-of-adulthood tale\, and a hilarious\, deadpan satire. Most important\, it’s a heartfelt tribute to the connections that drive us to do more than survive. \n**We offer a 20% discount on Severance from now until the meeting date.***
URL:https://qwf.org/event/strange-futures-book-club-severance/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190819T151525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190819T151525Z
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SUMMARY:Visual Arts Centre Readings Series
DESCRIPTION:Visual Arts Centre Readings Series \nBrandon Pitts\nIlona Martonfi\nMatt Risk\nKelly Norah Drukker\nMichael Carrino\nShaheen Munir (Music)\nApril Ford\nMike Di Sclafani\nCora Siré\nKeith Henderson \n350 Victoria Avenue\, Westmount www.visualartscentre.ca \nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca \nHosted with Mike Di Sclafani\nTuesday\, October 22\, 2019\n7 PM – 9 PM At the door $6 \nAn Evening of Poetry & Prose & Music \n“We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\,\nand the League of Canadian Poets.” \nFACEBOOK EVENT \nOct 22\nTUE\nVisual Arts Centre Readings Series
URL:https://qwf.org/event/visual-arts-centre-readings-series/
LOCATION:Visual Arts Centre\, 350 Avenue Victoria\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 2N4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191016T220056Z
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SUMMARY:The 2019 QWF Literary Awards - Finalists Reading!
DESCRIPTION:Meet the finalists for the 2019 QWF Literary Awards! \nJoin us as we celebrate the sixteen authors and translators reading from their shortlisted works\, reading at Paragraphe Bookstore (2220 McGill College Ave). \nRefreshments will be served.\nQWF Members enjoy 10% off all regular priced books\, including the titles featured in the reading. Get your book signed by the author! \nWinners will be announced on Nov. 5th at the QWF Gala. Tickets available: http://bit.ly/2LW5lre \nAnd here are the readers: \nLouise Carson\nOana Avasilichioiae\nKen Victor\nAriela Freedman\nAnn Lambert\nSusan Doherty\nDavid Homel\nRita Pomade\nMark Abley\nRaquel Rivera\nCatherine McKenzie\nTess Liem\nKaie Kellough\nMonique Polak\nMichael Carin\nAleshia Jensen \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-2019-qwf-literary-awards-finalists-reading/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
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SUMMARY:Write Now: A Playwriting Intensive to Jumpstart Your Play
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Sabrina Reeves\nThis workshop will give budding and experienced playwrights a forum in which to hear their work read aloud and have it commented on\, supported\, and developed. Limited to 12 participants. \nThis 8-week workshop is designed to get your play out of your head and onto the page. Through a combination of in-class writing exercises and reading scripts aloud\, it will allow playwrights to take their scripts to the next level. \nTopics covered will include: \n\nCharacter development\nStructure\nDialogue\nStakes\nRe-writes.\n\nEach week\, selected participants will bring in sections of their work for feedback. \nThe workshop will be more fun and useful to participants who have a play that they are already working on\, a few scenes\, or at the very least\, an outline of the idea they wish to pursue. It may be of particular interest (and complementary) to those who have taken an Introduction to Playwriting workshop. Participants can expect to come out of the workshop with a more developed script as well as tools for carrying on with their work and some ideas/suggestions of where to go and what to do with a finished draft.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-now-a-playwriting-intensive-to-jumpstart-your-play/2019-10-22/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T230000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191015T152614Z
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SUMMARY:Launch SCR Spotlight: The Word Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of our Spotlight edition\, featuring The Word Bookstore. Doors open at 7:30\, readings begin at 8:30. \nReaders include: \nJeffrey Mackie\nDavid Tacium\nNoah Zacharin\n…and more to come! \nJournals will be available at the door.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-scr-spotlight-the-word-bookstore/
LOCATION:The Word Bookstore\, 469 Milton Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 1W3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191022T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190904T150551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T150551Z
UID:10001949-1571724000-1571774400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:WORDPLAY  A writing workshop in celebration of creativity and wonder
DESCRIPTION:In a time of busy schedules\, and places to be and people to see\, it can be hard to find the time to simply play. WORDPLAY is a writing play group\, a time in your week reserved for you — a time to connect with the wonder that lies at the heart of words and where they can take us. \nFor a period of six weeks we will meet for two hours of writing projects and prompts designed to welcome the unexpected\, the spontaneous\, and the serendipitous\, culminating in an evening of readings on the last night. \nWhether you are a poet\, a fiction or non-fiction writer\, an aspiring writer\, a musician or a visual or performance artist\, or simply someone who loves the joy of words\, or even scrabble\, boggle or crossword puzzles\, this is an opportunity to entertain what it means to revel\, gambol and cut loose with language. \nWorkshop leader: Carolyn Boll\nA trained dancer\, and recipient of several Canada Council and Quebec multi-media and choreography grants\, author Carolyn Boll is a graduate of The Humber School for Writers. Her poems and short stories have appeared in Lavender Review\, The Gay & Lesbian Review\, and Mayday Magazine\, and her non-fiction writing has appeared in The Dance Current and The Montreal Gazette. Her first book\, a playful partnering between poetry\, image and dance\, is called Social Dance A Book of Ballroom Poetry and was published by Sally Jane Books\, the specialty imprint of indie publisher Headmistress Press.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/wordplay-a-writing-workshop-in-celebration-of-creativity-and-wonder/2019-10-22/
LOCATION:Atelier d’Art Meteque\, 5442 Cote Saint Luc Road\, NDG\, QC\, H3X2C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Performance,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T220000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T183354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T184332Z
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SUMMARY:Slantwise to the Truth: Navigating Narrative Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Niamh Malcolm\nAll levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \n“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant/success in Circuit lies” — let poet Emily Dickinson’s words inspire you as we navigate narrative nonfiction\, writing that takes the best elements of fiction\, applies those to facts\, and ends with compelling stories. \nIn this workshop you will take your own “big idea” and add to it week-by-week until at the end of eight sessions you’ll have a draft narrative essay of 2\,000 words or more. Each meeting will be split between discussing one of six elements necessary for good narrative nonfiction and workshopping participants’ writing. This will be supported by readings related to the discussion and to the week’s assigned writing. Below is an outline covering six weekly discussions. Two additional weeks are left open to allow for flexibility – perhaps there will be spillover from a previous week’s discussion or perhaps by consensus we’ll toss in another idea to discuss or take extra time to workshop participants’ work. \nPlease note that this workshop will not focus on memoir writing. Although memoir falls into the category of narrative nonfiction\, I encourage participants to look beyond it when considering their writing for these eight weeks. \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/slantwise-to-the-truth-navigating-narrative-nonfiction/2019-10-21/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191021T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T184620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T191205Z
UID:10001895-1571680800-1571688000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Writing to Preserve Memory: Capturing and Sharing Life Stories
DESCRIPTION:All levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \nIsabel Allende confessed\, “I write to preserve memory against the erosion of oblivion and to bring people together.” \nEvery life is a story\, and when we write that story\, we not only preserve it but share the joys and disappointments\, the heartaches and the triumphs\, and most importantly\, the lessons learnt. \nMemoir\, by its nature\, is more concerned with the emotional truth of occurrences and moments from a life\, as opposed to biography\, which is more often focused on factual or chronological events. \nIn this memoir workshop\, we will explore how to begin telling your story and review examples of the different ways that a story can be told. Will it be a travelogue or will it focus on major events that influenced your life? Or will it be about a relationship with a loved one? These are just a few possibilities. \nA portion of each session will be set aside for writing exercises based on prompts to help unlock the confidence you need to shape your story\, and to share your writing. \nAs an adjunct\, a recommended reading list of traditional and innovative memoirs will be provided\, and participants will be encouraged to review and share their favourite styles.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-to-preserve-memory-capturing-and-sharing-life-stories/2019-10-21/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T230000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190731T175937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T175937Z
UID:10001807-1571601600-1571612400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:The Words & Music Show
DESCRIPTION:Curated by the inimitable Ian Ferrier\, the Words and Music Show is the QWF’s literary cabaret. It usually takes place the third Sunday of the month at Casa del Popolo\, 4873 boul. St-Laurent. It started in 2000\, and is Montreal’s longest running spoken word\, poetry\, literature\, performance\, and music show featuring top names from this city and across the country. Doors open at 8:00 and the show starts at 9:00. $5 on the door for QWF Members ($7 for non-Members). \nFull lineup announced closer to the date!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-words-music-show-3/
LOCATION:Casa del Popolo\, 4873 boul. St-Laurent\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1R6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,QWF Events,Words and Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190916T150550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T150550Z
UID:10001966-1571587200-1571587200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Greenwood's StoryFest 2019
DESCRIPTION:Journalist Ann Hui will appear at Greenwood’s StoryFest to discuss her book Chop Suey Nation about the Chinese-Canadian restaurateurs in far-flung locations across Canada and her own family’s culinary story.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/greenwoods-storyfest-2019-6/
LOCATION:St. Mary’s Church Hall\, 273 Main\, Hudson\, Quebec\, J0P 1H0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T143000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191009T163359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T163359Z
UID:10002015-1571576400-1571581800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Heure du conte + bricolage
DESCRIPTION:À l’occasion du lancement de nos numéros Maison\, assistez gratuitement à une heure du conte par l’autrice Sophie Labelle suivie d’un bricolage thématique. Pour enfants de 2 à 10 ans! \n13 h – Heure du conte : Sophie Labelle lira deux histoires\, une pour les 2-4 ans et une pour les 5-10 ans \n13 h 30 – Bricolage thématique : les enfants sont invités à décorer une maison bien spéciale\, qu’ils pourront explorer à l’aide d’une loupe magique! \nSur place\, vous pourrez également vous procurer nos nouveaux magazines ainsi que plusieurs anciens numéros à petit prix!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/heure-du-conte-bricolage/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Storytelling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T123000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191009T163347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T163347Z
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SUMMARY:Children's Book Launch & Free Puppetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Meet author Lydia Lukidis as she launches her new children’s book NO BEARS ALLOWED\, a story that helps cultivate empathy & understanding. \n-listen to a reading of the book!\n-get your copy signed!\n-participate in a free puppet making workshop!\n-get free coloring pages & other surprises!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/childrens-book-launch-free-puppetry-workshop/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Storytelling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T184134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T184824Z
UID:10001885-1571479200-1571500800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:The Art (and Fun) of Pitching
DESCRIPTION:This one-day workshop is designed primarily for nonfiction writers\, but is open to writers of all genres and levels\, from beginners to seasoned authors. Limited to 12 participants. \nWhen it comes to selling our work\, writers are lucky. We have the most important tool we need to turn an idea into a sales document: good writing skills. So why does writing a pitch feel like pulling your own teeth? In this one-day workshop\, nonfiction author and journalist Julie Barlow breaks down the fear factor of pitch writing to explain what the ingredients of a good pitch are and how to assemble them to land the sale. She shows participants how to embrace the art of pitching and think of it as a sport. \nWhile pitching is part poetry\, part psychology\, it’s most of all like cooking: you might as well enjoy it because you won’t survive without it. Whether you are selling a book proposal\, a magazine or blog idea\, a film script\, a radio documentary\, or an online course\, the basic ingredients are the same. Drawing on her own experience publishing seven books of nonfiction and hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles over her 25-year career—as well as “selling” workshop ideas\, radio and film projects and more—Julie shows how writing pitches is also useful in every stage of the creative process of a project\, from hatching an idea\, to creating\, publishing and promoting a finished work. \nParticipants will be able to develop or workshop their own pitches if they provide a description or draft pitch prior to the class (we’ll workshop on a first-come\, first-served basis\, and will probably have time to discuss 5 projects). We’ll spend about a third of the class time talking about concepts and roughly two-thirds letting participants read\, react\, and share ideas about each other’s work.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-art-and-fun-of-pitching/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T190000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191009T163317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T163317Z
UID:10002013-1571421600-1571425200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Young Readers Book Club: Alice in Wonderland
DESCRIPTION:Join us to discuss the Lewis Carroll classic – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland! The book is available in store with a 20% discount before the event date. Pizza will be served! \nThis is a book club for young readers\, with a median age of 10-12 or fifth\, sixth and sec 1 grades. Younger kids are welcome if the book is appropriate\, but not younger than 8-9\, please. There will be a different book every meeting. The focus is to provide tweens a safe space to learn to discuss and express thoughts and ideas about literature among their peers without parents or teachers. Please note we do not have the space to have parents and kids!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/young-readers-book-club-alice-in-wonderland/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T150000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190920T165246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190920T165246Z
UID:10001982-1571389200-1571583600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Knowlton Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:10th Anniversary of the Knowlton Literary Festival from October 18th to 20th\, 2019. In addition to a poetry night – a tribute to Susan Briscoe – the festival will feature writers Louise Penny\, Shelagh Rogers\, Kim Thuy\, Ann-Marie Macdonald\, Katheen Miller\, Guy Vanderhaeghe and Barry Estabrook. Sheree Fitch will lead two writing courses on Saturday and Sunday morning. Aside from the poetry night\, all events will take place at the Community Centre of Lac Brome\, 270 Vitoria\, Knowlton\, Quebec. Tickets available at Brome Lake Books 450-242-2242.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/knowlton-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Community Centre\, 270 Victoria\, Knowlton\,\, Quebec\, J0E 1V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T220000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T184426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T184426Z
UID:10001888-1571342400-1571349600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Urgency\, Dread\, Risk: A Short-Fiction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Adam Michiels\nThis workshop is intended for fiction writers who have written short stories before\, and who have experience with the workshop environment. Limited to 12 participants. \nWe’ll be writing towards emotional impact. The workshop will be supplemented by readings and generative exercises to explore the question of expression vs. evocation—as well as imagination\, self-surgery\, ambition\, and accountability. We’ll also talk about sentences\, with a focus on line edits. \nParticipants will be workshopped twice. You’ll have the option of bringing in an existing piece and writing a new second piece\, or else bringing in one piece followed by a revision of the same. \nReadings will include Namwali Serpell\, Jamel Brinkley\, Casey Plett\, Carys Davis\, Octavia Butler\, and Ottessa Moshfegh\, among others.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/urgency-dread-risk-a-short-fiction-workshop/2019-10-17/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20191007T142835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T142835Z
UID:10001991-1571338800-1571346000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Julie Paul & Harold Hoefle Reading
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a reading by Julie Paul and Harold Hoefle! We will have their books available for sale and signing\, as well. \nOur readers:\nJulie Paul is the author of Meteorites\, a collection of captivating stories that explore family dynamics and frailty\, loss and atonement\, faith and redemption\, as well as two previous short story collections\, The Jealousy Bone and The Pull of the Moon\, and the poetry collection The Rules of the Kingdom. The Pull of the Moon won the 2015 Victoria Book Prize and was a Globe and Mail Top 100 book. She lives in Victoria\, BC. \nHarold Hoefle is most recently the author of The Night Chorus\, a poetry collection from McGill Queen’s University Press\, and his fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry have been published in The Antigonish Review\, Exile\, Front & Centre\, Grain\, Matrix\, and Telling Stories: New English Fiction from Québec. His debut novel The Mountain Clinic was published by Oberon Press and won praise for its “spare and elegant prose” (Malahat Review). He teaches in the English Department at John Abbott College.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/julie-paul-harold-hoefle-reading/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190813T184304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190813T184304Z
UID:10001843-1571338800-1571346000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Book launch: I WANTED FRIES WITH THAT: How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need
DESCRIPTION:Author and Concordia University Ombudsman Amy Fish celebrates the launch of her new book\, which encourages readers to stand up for themselves by communicating effectively. Her suggestions will appeal to anyone who wants to speak up and isn’t sure where to start\, including managers navigating workplace disputes\, couples who argue about the same things over and over\, and even someone with a friend with bad breath. Illustrating her points with funny real-life stories\, Fish reveals pragmatic methods to redress grievances with civility\, honesty\, and fairness for everyone involved — whether you’re trying to right the wrongs of the world or just claim the French fries you ordered. The event includes a conversation\, a signing\, refreshments and (with $23.95 ticket) the book. The event is a co-presentation by Drawn and Quarterly Bookstore and the Jewish Public Library.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-i-wanted-fries-with-that-how-to-ask-for-what-you-want-and-get-what-you-need-2/
LOCATION:Jewish Public Library\, 5151 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges\, Montral\, Quebec\, H3T 1X9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191017T200000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T183351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T185022Z
UID:10001863-1571335200-1571342400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:The Very Short Story: Reading and Writing Fiction of 300 to 1000 Words
DESCRIPTION:All levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \nThe very short story comes in many guises. Tale\, fable\, cronica\, feuilleton\, anecdote\, aphorism\, vignette\, sketch\, flash\, prose poem\, yarn\, joke—each of these may fall into its fold\, as may extra-literary forms such as lists or memos. Its main characteristic is brevity. Since it can be written relatively quickly\, it offers a wonderful place for experimentation. Since each word\, punctuation mark\, and line of white space speaks\, it demands precision and invites us to hone our writing skills. \nIn this class we will be reading and discussing a wide variety of very short stories\, from  contemporary writers and writers of the past. We will be reading as writers: seeking inspiration\, and looking at what these stories are doing and how they achieve their ends. What makes a story a story? What can be left out? What is the effect of omission? \nDrawing on class discussion\, students will write their own stories as homework and bring them to class to share. We will read them together\, but we will not focus on critique; our class will be about generating work\, permission to try new things\, and celebrating creativity. It will welcome new writers and those with experience. Participants should end the course with a portfolio of at least eight very short stories. \nFor our first class\, please bring in a published work of fiction of about 300 to 500 words. Be prepared to read it aloud and say what you love about it.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-very-short-story-reading-and-writing-fiction-of-300-to-1000-words/2019-10-17/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T220000
DTSTAMP:20260503T035518
CREATED:20190828T185044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190913T155012Z
UID:10001910-1571256000-1571263200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Everything Happens at Once: Your Page One
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Marina Vulicevic\nThis workshop is intended for people interested in short- and long-form fiction who have begun puzzling out the beginnings of their stories. Limited to 12 participants. \nIn this fiction-writing workshop\, we will get our stories to hit the ground running by working on our Page One. Short story or long-form fiction\, all the elements of narration are thrown into play right away on the first page (okay\, maybe a little on the second). The themes and problems of the piece are all present\, stated or suggested\, sometimes hidden. We will learn to do that: get out of the starting blocks fast\, leaving our anxieties behind. \nThe “everything at once” approach means putting all the narrative elements into play simultaneously. Setting speaks for character\, dialogue speaks for plot\, the description of place speaks for the theme. All intertwined\, not consecutive. Everything at once\, like when you meet someone in real life\, even if it takes time to understand what you first thought you knew. \nWe’ll look at the beginning page of works of fiction to see how others have handled their beginnings. That revolver on the dining room table – does it really have to go off\, and who or what will be the target? When Dante admits in Sentence One\, “Halfway through the journey of my life\, I found myself lost in a forest dark\,” what sort of darkness is this\, and why is he telling us about it? The issue of who is talking to us\, and why\, will be essential to our Page Ones. \nThe object is to become more self-aware from the beginning\, without turning into hyper-planners intent on deleting all spontaneity. The Page One approach is one of the antidotes to the anxieties of the beginning writer\, since it stresses action: moving quickly\, getting the elements in play\, foreseeing eventual themes\, helping answer the question\, “Why does this story exist\, and where is it going?” \nOften the beginnings of stories wonder about their own existence. Tom O’Brien’s The Things They Carried meditates on the difficulty of telling a true war story. How can you tell if a war story is true? What is a war story anyway? Whom can we trust? This Page-One questioning launches the book.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/everything-happens-at-once-your-page-one/2019-10-16/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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