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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191018T090000
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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:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190828T184426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T184426Z
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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:20260508T124108
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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:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190813T184304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190813T184304Z
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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:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190828T183351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T185022Z
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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/2019-10-17/
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
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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/2019-10-16/
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:20191016T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T223000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190903T211736Z
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SUMMARY:Accent Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:  \nAccent Open Mic \nLa Marche à Côté\, 5043 St. Denis\n7:30pm\, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.\naccentseriesmontreal.wordpress.com\n\nAccent Open Mic is a bilingual reading series that takes place at La Marche à Côté\, (5043 St. Denis) on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Hosted by Devon Gallant and Luc-Antoine Chiasson\, each night we feature 1 anglophone reader and 1 francophone reader along with an open mic. Sign up for the open mic starts at 7:30\, show starts at 8pm. For more information visit: accentseriesmontreal.wordpress.com or on Facebook: @accentopenmic.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/21092/2019-10-16/
LOCATION:La Marche à côté\, 5043 St-Denis\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2J 2L8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Open Mic,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T220000
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CREATED:20190806T163543Z
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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/2019-10-16/
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:20191016T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190826T145002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190826T145002Z
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SUMMARY:D+Q Double Launch! Adrian Norvid and Sylvia Nickerson
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome into the world Adrian Norvid’s Fake Lake and Sylvia Nickerson’s Creation! \nFAKE LAKE:\nThe town of Fake Lake is a sludge pit of goings on and the Fake Lake Bottom Feeder (the local paper) has been kept busy chronicling what amounts to a mild apocalypse – collapsing bridges\, a gap in the street that swallows the high school band\, an awful bacterial business at the hot springs and a great blowout at the Fakeola bottling plant. Seeing souls ripe for the picking\, Lucifer (ever a prominent presence in Fake Lake) has even taken out a paid advertising supplement – Writhing Bodies Herbal Tea Mix anyone? \nThe Fake Lake Bottom Feeder is a replica of a weekly edition in May complete with Children’s Section (try not to freak out Trippy the clown)\, Industrial News (it’s work injury week\, again)\, a fulsome Food Section (beware the Flakey Bakery’s Sticky Buns) and a special double page spread of the Dregs Coffee Shop’s Sponsored Expedition to Ascend Old Frothy (their espresso machine) with exclusive photos of bearded hipster explorer types hip deep in milk foam. Fake Lake! There’s a seat for you in the Polished By Bums Tavern and it looks like someone’s signed you up for the Midnight Churchyard Dig… \nAdrian Norvid\, born in London\, England\, currently lives and works in Montreal. His large-format drawing centers around popular imagery\, vernacular and kitsch with sources ranging from Psychedelia to Georgian era illustration. He teaches painting and drawing at Concordia. \nCREATION:\nA new mother takes us on a tour of Hamilton\, a Rust Belt city born of the Industrial Revolution and dying a slow death due to globalization. This mother represents the city’s next wave of inhabitants—the artists and young parents who swarm a run-down area for its affordability\, inevitably reshaping the neighborhoods they take over. Creation looks at gentrification from the inside out—an artist mother making a home and neighborhood for her family\, struggling to find her place amid the existing and emerging communities. \nWhile pushing her child’s stroller around Hamilton\, Nickerson shows us the warehouse filled with open barrels of toxic sludge\, the parking lot where the city’s homeless population sleeps\, and the refurbished Victorian house (complete with elegant chandeliers) that is now a state-of-the-art yoga studio. Creation presents the city as a living thing—a place where many small lives intersect and where death\, motherhood\, pollution\, poverty\, and violence are all interconnected. \nSylvia Nickerson is a comics artist\, writer\, and illustrator who lives in Hamilton\, Canada. Her focus is storytelling in community arts and writing comics examining parenthood\, gender identity\, social class and religion. Her illustrations have appeared in The Globe and Mail\, The National Post\, The Boston Globe and The Washington Post and her comics have been nominated for a Doug Wright Award.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/dq-double-launch-adrian-norvid-and-sylvia-nickerson/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T200000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
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/2019-10-16/
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:20191016T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190918T201125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190918T201125Z
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SUMMARY:Death comes to the Library
DESCRIPTION:On October 16 at 2:00pm part of our monthly Tea and Books we will be participating in the Montreal Imagine Week series with a very special discussion of books about death. It happens to everyone\, so knowledge is power. We have decided to create a discussion both in the library and through our social media around a list of books to introduce you to many of the themes that the “D” word comprises. Pick one up\, take a deep breath\, and prepare for a walk on what lies just on the other side. Joan Foster\, community nurse\, Mary Bianchini\, community nurse and Deborah Marcogliese\, librarian\, will be discussing “Being Mortal”by y Atul Gawande\, “They left us Everything” by Plum Johnson and “the Year of Magical Thinking” by Joan Didion. Please join us for this very special event.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/death-comes-to-the-library/
LOCATION:Montreal West Public Library\, 45 Westminster Avenue South\, Montreal West\, Quebec\, H4X 1Y6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T213000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190916T150533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T184605Z
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SUMMARY:Rawi Hage at Greenwood's StoryFest 2019
DESCRIPTION:Renowned Montreal-based author Rawi Hage will be StoryFest’s guest\, thanks to the support of the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nTuesday\, October 15th\nAt 7:30 p.m.\nHudson Village Theatre\n$15
URL:https://qwf.org/event/greenwoods-storyfest-2019-5/
LOCATION:Hudson Village Theatre\, 28 Rue Wharf\, Hudson\, Quebec\, J0P 1H0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival,Writers Out Loud
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T213000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191007T182505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T182505Z
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SUMMARY:The lawn chair soirée
DESCRIPTION:A monthly literary soirée with three or four featured readers\, music\, and open mike\, co-hosted by Jan Jorgensen and Brian Campbell. This month: Rana Bose\, April Ford\, Katherine Beeman\, Malek Yalaoui\nMusician: Danny Blueberry\nGenerally\, our soirées take place on the third Tuesday of the month. Next soirée: Tuesday\, Nov. 19
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-lawn-chair-soiree-3/
LOCATION:La Panthère Verte\, 160 St-Viateur E.\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191009T163301Z
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SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club: Grass
DESCRIPTION:Each month we host a Graphic Novel Book Club\, open to all\, during which we hang out and informally discuss a featured graphic novel. Our pick for September is GRASS by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim. \nWe will meet at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (176 Rue Bernard Ouest) on Tuesday\, October 15th at 7 p.m. Join us for refreshments and collective insights! \nHosting the club will be Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Bookseller Liane Décary-Chen. \nABOUT:\nGrass is a powerful anti-war graphic novel\, offering up firsthand the life story of a Korean girl named Lee Ok-sun who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War – a disputed chapter in 20th century Asian history. \nBeginning in Lee’s childhood\, Grass shows the leadup to World War II from a child’s vulnerable perspective\, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering it entailed for ordinary Korean folk. Keum Suk Gendry-Kim emphasizes Lee’s strength in overcoming the many forms of adversity she experienced. Grass is painted in a black ink that flows with lavish details of the beautiful fields and farmland of Korea and uses heavy brushwork on the somber interiors of Lee’s memories. \nCartoonist Gendry-Kim’s interviews with Lee become an integral part of Grass\, forming the heart and architecture of this powerful non-fiction graphic novel and offering a holistic view of how Lee’s wartime suffering changed her. Grass is a landmark graphic novel that makes personal the desperate cost of war and the importance of peace. \nGrass is translated from Korean by Janet Hong\, an award-winning writer and translator based in Vancouver\, Canada. Her translations include Ancco’s Bad Friends (Drawn & Quarterly\, 2018)\, Han Yujoo’s The Impossible Fairy Tale (Graywolf Press\, 2017) and Ha Seong-nan’s The Woman Next Door (forthcoming from Open Letter Books in 2019). She is currently long listed for the 2018 PEN Translation Prize. \n***We are offering a 20% discount on GRASS from now until the meeting date!***
URL:https://qwf.org/event/graphic-novel-book-club-grass/
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:20191015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191008T193724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191008T193724Z
UID:10001998-1571166000-1571173200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Louise Carson Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Broken Rules Press launches Louise Carson’s Measured: Book Two of The Chronicles of Deasil Widdy.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/louise-carson-book-launch-2/
LOCATION:Twigs Cafe\, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T200000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190828T184805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T193741Z
UID:10001903-1571162400-1571169600@qwf.org
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/2019-10-15/
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:20191015T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191015T200000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190904T150551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T150551Z
UID:10001948-1571119200-1571169600@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/2019-10-15/
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:20191014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191015T152845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T152845Z
UID:10002019-1571079600-1571086800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Inanna & Guernica Authors Read & Sign at Argo
DESCRIPTION:Inanna & Guernica Authors Read & Sign at Argo\nMarianne Ackerman\, Ilona Martonfi\, Louise Dupré\,\nH. Nigel Thomas\, Milton Dawes (African Drum)\,\nCarolyne Van Der Meer\, Mike Di Sclafani\,\nMaria Caltabiano\, Jonathan Kaplansky \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ \nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca\nHosted with Mike Di Sclafani \nAn Evening of Verse\, Prose & Song\nThursday\, December 5\, 2019\n7 PM-9 PM at the door $6\nFACEBOOK EVENT\nDec 5\nTHU\nInanna & Guernica Authors Read & Sign at Argo
URL:https://qwf.org/event/inanna-guernica-authors-read-sign-at-argo/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Book Launch,Community Events,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T190000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190903T211116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T211116Z
UID:10001933-1570986000-1570993200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Breathing Space//Reprendre Son Souffle
DESCRIPTION:A relaxed\, lightly held space to share words\, poems\, prose\, in any language. New work and collaborations\, risk-taking and experimentation absolutely considered. Sometimes there’s a cello. \nWe have up to 12 readings spaces of 5 minutes per events. Some places are booked in advance\, some are open on the day. Email breathingspace.mtl@gmail.com if you’re interested in reading. \nOrganized and hosted by Aaron Boothby and Rachel McCrum. \n// \nUn espace détendu et léger pour partager des mots\, des poèmes\, de la prose dans n’importe quelle langue. Nouvelles écritures et collaborations\, prises de risque et expérimentations sont absolument les bienvenues. Parfois\, il y a du violoncelle. \nNous avons jusqu’à 12 places pour des lectures de 5 minutes par événement. Certaines sont réservées à l’avance\, d’autres sont ouvertes le jour même. Envoyez un courriel à breathingspace.mtl@gmail.com si vous êtes intéressé.e.s à lire. \nOrganisé et animé par Aaron Boothby et Rachel McCrum.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/breathing-space-reprendre-son-souffle-5/2019-10-13/
LOCATION:Le Depanneur Cafe\, 206 Rue Bernard O\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2K4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Festival,Open Mic,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191009T163239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T163239Z
UID:10002011-1570964400-1570968000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Heure du conte avec Catherine Gaillard - Lancement: Moitié de poulet!
DESCRIPTION:MOITIÉ DE POULET est un petit poulet chétif et déplumé qui parvient\, avec ses amis\, à déjouer l’abus de pouvoir. De passage à Montréal\, la conteuse franco-suisse Catherine Gaillard présente sa première parution aux Éditions Planète rebelle. \nCATHERINE GAILLARD parcourt les scènes d’ici et d’ailleurs pour raconter l’aventure humaine\, ses conquêtes éclatantes\, ses quêtes impossibles. Elle distribue aux quatre vents ses récits\, au service d’une parole vibrante et libérée. Conteuse professionnelle depuis 1998\, elle a une dizaine de spectacles à son actif\, oeuvres originales contemporaines ou contes tirés de la tradition orale.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/heure-du-conte-avec-catherine-gaillard-lancement-moitie-de-poulet/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T130000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190828T185946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T193455Z
UID:10001917-1570874400-1570885200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Writing Picture Book Biographies: Going Down the Research Rabbit Hole
DESCRIPTION:All levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \nThinking of jumping on the picture book biography bandwagon? Better yet\, already have someone in mind to write about but don’t know where to start? Then\, come down the research rabbit hole with Anne Renaud\, as she shares the steps she takes to lift the veil on the lives of people—from birth to grave and everything in between. \nThis three-hour workshop will look at the different approaches in picture book biographies and provide answers to such questions as: \n\nWhat biographical information should I leave in and what can I leave out?\nHow and where do I go to track down surviving family members? Newspaper clippings? Genealogical information? Photographs? Patents?\nThe back matter is no laughing matter; what do I include?\nDo I need a research grant to write my book? If so\, where do I go for grant money?\nHow and to whom should I pitch my manuscript?
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-picture-book-biographies-going-down-the-research-rabbit-hole/
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:20191011T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T230000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190927T183905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T183905Z
UID:10001987-1570822200-1570834800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Death of Futurism
DESCRIPTION:What is the place of literature in light of the current trajectory of globalized industrial “civilization”? Can writers move beyond traditional notions of the future and the oppressive systems of power that have formed them? Do literary mediums have the capacity to depict futures that may very well be unrecognizable to us? Is there a place for radical optimism within what can only be called an abysmal forecast? \nWhat forms will an anti-futurist futurism take? \nJoin us for an evening of readings & performances by: \nMelissa Bull\nPaige Cooper\nDean Garlick\nJames Goddard\nKaie Kellough \n*Suggested donation $5-$10 NOTAFLOF
URL:https://qwf.org/event/death-of-futurism/
LOCATION:#204-170 Jean Talon O.\, Atlas Building\, Little Italy Montreal\, Quebec H2R 2X4\, #204-170 Jean Talon O. Atlas Building\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 2X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191011T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190916T174848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190916T174848Z
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SUMMARY:Constance Beresford-Howe Tribute
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the unveiling of a commemorative plaque for novelist and academic Constance Beresford-Howe (1922-2016). A reception with wine and cheese will follow. \nNow almost forgotten and seriously neglected by feminist scholarship\, Constance Beresford-Howe was a truly ground-breaking forerunner to contemporary feminist activism. Born in 1922 in Montreal of a middle-class Anglophone family\, she went on to earn a doctorate from Brown University in the United States and to join the English Department at McGill University in Montreal where\, among other subjects\, she pioneered in the teaching of creative writing. She scored a major coup when her first novel\, The Invisible Gate is written in her early twenties\, was published by a prestigious American publisher\, Dodd Mead in 1949. She went on to publish a total of ten significant novels developing a strong voice on women’s issues at a time when the literary world\, with a few exceptions\, was the domain of male authors.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/constance-beresford-howe-tribute/
LOCATION:St. Jax\, 1439 St. Catherine street west\, montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 1S6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T220000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190828T184426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T184426Z
UID:10001887-1570737600-1570744800@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/2019-10-10/
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:20191010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191009T163215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T163215Z
UID:10002010-1570734000-1570741200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:FIona Duncan Launches Exquisite Mariposa
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we launch Fiona Alison Duncan’s debut novel\, Exquisite Mariposa! \nFIONA ALISON DUNCAN is a Canadian American artist\, writer\, and organizer. She’s the founding host of Hard to Read\, a lit series\, and Pillow Talk\, community organizing on sex\, love\, and communication. She lives in New York and Los Angeles. \nEXQUISITE MARIPOSA\nIn the aftermath of a reality TV deal gone wrong\, Fiona Alison Duncan asks the question\, Can you rewrite your life? The answer\, her debut novel Exquisite Mariposa\, follows a cast of housemates as they navigate questions of art making and economies\, breakups and breakdowns\, and the internet and its many obsessions.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fiona-duncan-launches-exquisite-mariposa/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191007T143044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T143044Z
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SUMMARY:Pre-Scintillation Speculative Reading Showcase
DESCRIPTION:For our fall speculative fiction showcase\, a number of authors who are visiting our fair city for the Scintillation convention will be joining us to share their work in the store! Copies of their books will be available for sale and signing. \nOur lineup:\nJo Walton has published fourteen novels\, most recently Lent. She has also published three poetry collections\, two essay collections and a short story collection. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002\, the World Fantasy Award for Tooth and Claw in 2004\, the Hugo and Nebula awards for Among Others in 2012\, and in 2014 both the Tiptree Award for My Real Children and the Locus Non Fiction award for What Makes This Book So Great. \nAda Palmer’s Terra Ignota series (Tor Books) explores a future of borderless nations and globally commixing populations. The first volume Too Like the Lightning was a Best Novel Hugo finalist\, and won the Compton Crook Award\, while Ada received the Campbell Award. \nMarissa Lingen has written short science fiction and fantasy stories for magazines and anthologies across the Anglophone world. Her work has been translated into seven languages. She has recently branched out into essays and poetry. Her short stories have appeared in Strange Horizons\, Uncanny\, Analog\, Beneath Ceaseless Skies\, and many more. \nGreer Gilman is the author of Cloud & Ashes and Moonrise\, which won the Crawford Award and was shortlisted for the Tiptree and Mythopoeic Awards. \nKarl Schroeder is a professional futurist as well as one of Canada’s most popular science fiction and fantasy authors. He divides his time between writing and conducting workshops and speaking on the potential impacts of science and technology on society. He is the author of Stealing Worlds and The Million\, as well as a half-dozen previous SF novels. \nAlison Sinclair is the author of Legacies\, Blueheart and Cavalcade (nominated for the Arthur C Clarke award)\, as well as the Darkborn trilogy.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/pre-scintillation-speculative-reading-showcase/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191010T200000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190828T183351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T185022Z
UID:10001862-1570730400-1570737600@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/2019-10-10/
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:20191009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T220000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190806T163543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T163543Z
UID:10001827-1570647600-1570658400@qwf.org
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/2019-10-09/
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:20191009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20191007T151917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191007T151917Z
UID:10001994-1570647600-1570654800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:LLP Launch!
DESCRIPTION:Linda Leith Publishing – Linda Leith Éditions is launching its fall lineup!\nWednesday\, October 9\, 7 pm\nLibrairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 rue Bernard est \nCome meet great writers and their magnificent books!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/llp-launch/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T200000
DTSTAMP:20260508T124108
CREATED:20190828T183623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T204132Z
UID:10001878-1570644000-1570651200@qwf.org
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/2019-10-09/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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