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SUMMARY:Deborah Levy launches The Man Who Saw Everything
DESCRIPTION:Librairie Drawn & Quarterly presents: \nDeborah Levy in Conversation with Madeleine Thien for THE MAN WHO SAW EVERYTHING \nGeneral Admission: $15\nBook + Ticket Combo: $29.95 \nRialto Hall : 5711 parc avenue\n(Présentation en anglais) \nAbout the book: \nLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZE \nAn electrifying and audacious novel about beauty\, envy\, and carelessness by Deborah Levy\, two-time Man Booker Prize finalist. \nIt is 1988 and Saul Adler\, a narcissistic young historian\, has been invited to Communist East Berlin to do research; in exchange\, he must publish a favorable essay about the German Democratic Republic. As a gift for his translator’s sister\, a Beatles fanatic who will be his host\, Saul’s girlfriend will shoot a photograph of him standing in the crosswalk on Abbey Road\, an homage to the famous album cover. As he waits for her to arrive\, he is grazed by an oncoming car\, which changes the trajectory of his life–and this story of good intentions and reckless actions.The Man Who Saw Everything is about the difficulty of seeing ourselves and others clearly. It greets the specters that come back to haunt old and new love\, previous and current incarnations of Europe\, conscious and unconscious transgressions\, and real and imagined betrayals\, while investigating the cyclic nature of history and its reinvention by people in power. Here\, Levy traverses the vast reaches of the human imagination while artfully blurring sexual and political binaries–feminine and masculine\, East and West\, past and present–to reveal the full spectrum of our world. \nAbout the Author\nDeborah Levy is the author of seven novels\, including Beautiful Mutants\, Swallowing Geography\, The Unloved\, Billy and Girl\, Swimming Home and Hot Milk\, and two volumes of memoir\, Things I Don’t Want to Know and The Cost of Living. Both Swimming Home and Hot Milk were shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Her short story collection\, Black Vodka\, was nominated for the International Frank O’Connor short story award and was broadcast on BBC Radio 4\, as were her acclaimed dramatisations of Freud’s iconic case studies\, Dora\, and The Wolfman. Levy has written for The Royal Shakespeare Company\, and her pioneering theatre writing is collected in Levy: Plays 1. Deborah Levy is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/deborah-levy-launches-the-man-who-saw-everything/
LOCATION:Rialto Theatre\, 5723 Av du Parc\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2V 4G9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191108T183000
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SUMMARY:Pieces of Process #3
DESCRIPTION:PIECES OF PROCESS is an event series all about creative process. The intent is two-fold: to destigmatize creativity for would-be-creatives whose anxieties about failure hinder their ability to create and as a means of demystifying creative process to contextualize art. Artists will showcase their works then tell us about the process itself—challenges they encountered\, inspirations fueling the projects\, or anything else pertaining to the topic. \nRemember\, the final result is the iceberg’s tip. Come see what lurks below the water’s glassy surface. \nTHE ARTISTS:\nTara McGowan-Ross is an urban Mi’kmaw multidisciplinary artist. She is a graduate of the Concordia University Philosophy program. She writes criticism of experimental and independent Montreal theatre for Broadwayworld\, runs the Indigenous Literatures book club at Drawn and Quarterly\, was the first runner up for the 2018 Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize\, and is the author of “Girth” and the forthcoming “Scorpion Season.” Her work appears in print and online. \nJaelle Dutremble-Rivet is a Montreal-based media maker with a background in intermedia arts. Her work explores the boundaries between storytelling\, documentary\, and ethnography. As a graduate of the Media Studies MA at Concordia University\, she has completed a research-creation thesis on linguistic identity in Montreal. Visit her at https://www.jaelledr.org/. \nGio Gio (J.T Media x Giostino Giotezio) is a director and visual artist wandering through life’s experiences\, endlessly searching for Paradise. GioGio’s style can be defined as a mixture influenced by Anime\, Nature\, Retro Technology and Surrealism. With two short films and appearances at various Montreal art shows such as Art Jam and RAW\, GioGio continues to develop and bring his work to light. GioGio has collaborated with numerous artists and strives to one day form a collective that reshapes how music and film come together. \nThe event will take place on the third floor auditorium of Atwater Library. Please enter the building through the side door if the front entrance is locked. Entry is pay what you can; suggested donation 5$. Please give generously as all proceeds go to the artists. \nWe acknowledge that the land on which the event takes place is the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk)\, which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst nations. \nJointly sponsored by Beatrice Pearson and The Animated Woman
URL:https://qwf.org/event/pieces-of-process-3/
LOCATION:Atwater Library Auditorium\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, 2nd floor\, Westmount\, QC
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T220000
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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/2019-11-07/
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:20191107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20190830T171654Z
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SUMMARY:Ilona Martonfi & Victoria LeBlanc & Carole Giangrande Launch
DESCRIPTION:Ilona Martonfi\n& Victoria LeBlanc\n& Carole Giangrande\nBook Launch at Argo\nWith Special Guests & Music \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West (514) 931-3442\nThursday\, November 7\, 2019 7-9 pm\nLight refreshments Free \nIlona Martonfi is an editor\, poet\, curator\, advocate & activist\, her latest poetry title is Salt Bride (Inanna\, 2019). Forthcoming\, The Tempest (Inanna\, 2021). \nVictoria LeBlanc\, writer\, artist & curator. Author of a first poetry book\, Hold. Forthcoming\, Reed River Stone\, a daughter’s memoir. \nCarole Giangrande\, award-winning author of 10 books. Her latest novel is The Tender Birds (Inanna\, 2019). www.carolegiangrande.com \nJames Dunnigan’s chapbook The Stained Glass Sequence won the Frog Hollow Press chapbook competition in 2018. He sells fish for a living. \nMike Di Sclafani\, A multidisciplinary artist\, author of Vultures (2017). Forthcoming\, spoken word album Apothecary (2019). mikedisclafani.com \nApril Ford’s debut novel\, Carousel\, is forthcoming with Inanna Spring 2020. https://aprilfordauthor.com \nMichael Carrino has published seven books of poetry: most recently Always Close\, Forever Careless\, & Until I’ve Forgotten\, Until I’m Stunned. \nFACEBOOK EVENT \nNov 7\nTHU\nIlona Martonfi & Victoria LeBlanc & Carole Giangrande Launch
URL:https://qwf.org/event/ilona-martonfi-victoria-leblanc-carole-giangrande-launch/
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:20191107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T200000
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SUMMARY:Ravvin & Freedman: Launch & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Writers Norm Ravvin and Ariela Freedman will read from their new novels\, converse on all things literary\, and ply you with wine. Both books available at the event from Linda Leith Publishing. Live jazz by Alexander Ravvin and Félix Blanchette.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/ravvin-freedman-launch-conversation/
LOCATION:Espace Knox\, 6215 Godfrey\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4B 1K3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20191031T152216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T152216Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of Tommy Schnurmacher memoir
DESCRIPTION:Wine and cheese reception catered by One Stop Kosher to launch Tommy Schnurmacher’s memoir Makeup Tips from Auschwitz. How Vanity Saved My Mothers’s Life.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-of-tommy-schnurmacher-memoir/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T200000
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SUMMARY:book launch
DESCRIPTION:The launch of Tommy Schnurmacher’s memoir Makeup Tips from Auschwitz. How Vanity Saved My Mother’s Life which tells the story of how the author’s mother got two world-famous Nazis to save her life and the impact this had on their relationship.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-2/
LOCATION:Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore\, 2220 McGill College Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 3P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
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/2019-11-07/
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:20191107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20190925T140452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190925T140452Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Curation: Experiments in Poetry Reading Curation
DESCRIPTION:This series of events are organized in partnership with SpokenWeb\, Writers Read\, and the Mile End Poets’ Festival. Opening with a panel discussion on literary event curation\, this event will feature Margaret Christakos\, Deanna Radford\, Danielle St. Amour and Jason Camlot\, facilitated by Klara du Plessis. It will focus on different contemporary and historical strategies for literary event curation\, while also incorporating a visual arts curatorial perspective for the inclusion of textual and audiotextual material in gallery spaces. Next\, a Deep Curation workshop will offer a playful opportunity for participants to create and perform short\, experimental and interwoven poetic readings. Finally\, a Deep Curation reading\, curated by Klara du Plessis\, and featuring Margaret Christakos\, Kaie Kellough\, and Deanna Radford will place poets’ work in deliberate dialogue with one another. This experimental approach to literary event organization heightens the curator’s agency toward the poetic product. Free event. Light refreshments will be served.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/deep-curation-experiments-in-poetry-reading-curation/
LOCATION:4th SPACE\, Concordia University\, 1400 De Maisonneuve Ouest\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival,Performance,Series,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191107T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191110T233000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20190731T200615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190731T200615Z
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SUMMARY:Mile End Poets' Festival 2019
DESCRIPTION:Mile End Poets’ Festival will return in 2019! Watch this space for updates. \nMore information on MEPF can be found here.  \n* \nThe Mile End Poets’ Festival is a multidisciplinary arts festival focusing on literature in performance. Its goal was to present in a single local festival a range of the exciting artistic activity regularly taking place in and around Montreal’s Mile End district. The district is home to a huge number of poets\, musicians\, writers\, dancers and performers. \nThe festival was founded in 2010 by Montreal poet\, performer and curator Ian Ferrier\, with help from writer/performers Moe Clark and Kaie Kellough. In its first year it was entirely artist-funded. It presented four nights of programming\, each curated by a different artist or poet from the Mile End. This has been the model ever since. The festival now regularly receives much needed support from both the Canada Council for the Arts and the Quebec Writers’ Federation. It presents work from multiple artistic communities with links to work by First Nations\, literary and performance poetry artists\, contemporary dancers\, top artists from the city and elsewhere in Canada\, and musicians who both tour internationally and regularly work in the neighbourhood’s exciting performance venues. \nIn 2017\, Ian Ferrier was joined by Northern Irish poet & performer Rachel McCrum as Administrative Director for the Festival.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mile-end-poets-festival-2019/
LOCATION:Various
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Festival,Open Mic,Performance,Storytelling
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T223000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
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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/21092/2019-11-06/
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:20191106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
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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/2019-11-06/
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:20191106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
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SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club: Berlin by Jason Lutes
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 November is BERLIN by Jason Lutes\, hosting the club will be Drawn & Quarterly Publisher Peggy Burns. \nTWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING\, THIS SWEEPING MASTERPIECE CHARTS BERLIN THROUGH THE RISE OF NAZISM. \nWe will meet at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (176 Rue Bernard Ouest) on Wednesday\, November 6th at 7 p.m. Join us for refreshments and collective insights! \nABOUT:\nDuring the past two decades\, Jason Lutes has quietly created one of the masterworks of the graphic novel golden age. Berlin is one of the high-water marks of the medium: rich in its well-researched historical detail\, compassionate in its character studies\, and as timely as ever in its depiction of a society slowly awakening to the stranglehold of fascism. \nBerlin is an intricate look at the fall of the Weimar Republic through the eyes of its citizens—Marthe Müller\, a young woman escaping the memory of a brother killed in World War I\, Kurt Severing\, an idealistic journalist losing faith in the printed word as fascism and extremism take hold; the Brauns\, a family torn apart by poverty and politics. Lutes weaves these characters’ lives into the larger fabric of a city slowly ripping apart. \nThe city itself is the central protagonist in this historical fiction. Lavish salons\, crumbling sidewalks\, dusty attics\, and train stations: all these places come alive in Lutes’ masterful hand. Weimar Berlin was the world’s metropolis\, where intellectualism\, creativity\, and sensuous liberal values thrived\, and Lutes maps its tragic\, inevitable decline. Devastatingly relevant and beautifully told\, Berlin is one of the great epics of the comics medium. \n***We are offering a 20% discount on BERLIN from now until the meeting date!***
URL:https://qwf.org/event/graphic-novel-book-club-berlin-by-jason-lutes/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191106T203000
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SUMMARY:NaNoWriMo Workshop 1: You Are Here - World-Building in the Novel
DESCRIPTION:Work with award-winning novelist Ami Sands Brodoff on depicting vivid settings that come alive on the page. \nSpace is limited – registration required.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/nanowrimo-workshop-1-you-are-here-world-building-in-the-novel/
LOCATION:Beaconsfield Library\, 303 Beaconsfield Boulevard\, Beaconsfield\, Quebec\, H9W 4A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191105T233000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20190523T200703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T162126Z
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SUMMARY:The QWF Awards Gala
DESCRIPTION:🎉It’s time for the 2019 QWF Literary Awards! 🎉 \nThe party takes place on Tuesday\, November 5 at the Lion d’Or (1676 Ontario East in Montreal)\, promising a lively gathering of Quebec’s English-language writers\, publishers\, booksellers and members of the media. \nJoin us at 6:30pm for a pre-ceremony reception\, catered by Au Petit Extra. The awards ceremony begins at 8:00pm. \nTickets to the full evening must be purchased in advance\, either through Eventbrite or the QWF office. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-2019-qwf-awards-gala-tickets-74581022847 \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-qwf-awards-gala/
LOCATION:Lion D’Or\, 1676 Ontario St E\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 1S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191105T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
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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/2019-11-05/
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:20191105T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191105T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20190904T150551Z
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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/2019-11-05/
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:20191104T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
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/2019-11-04/
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:20191104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20191009T161620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191009T161620Z
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SUMMARY:True Reads Book Club: I Like to Watch
DESCRIPTION:Come discuss the most interesting books in new Non-Fiction with our True Reads book club! Happening every 4-6 weeks hosted by Librairie Drawn & Quarterly staff. \nFor our NOVEMBER meeting\, we’ll be reading I LIKE TO WATCH by Emily Nussbaum. The book club will meet at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard Ouest at 7pm. This month’s meeting is hosted by Drawn & Quarterly Marketing Assistant Nathalie Marsh. Join us for discussion and drinks! \n**We offer a 20% discount on I Like to Watch from now until the meeting date.** \nI LIKE TO WATCH\nFrom her creation of the “Approval Matrix” in New York magazine in 2004 to her Pulitzer Prize–winning columns for The New Yorker\, Emily Nussbaum has argued for a new way of looking at TV. In this collection\, including two never-before-published essays\, Nussbaum writes about her passion for television\, beginning with Buffy the Vampire Slayer\, the show that set her on a fresh intellectual path. She explores the rise of the female screw-up\, how fans warp the shows they love\, the messy power of sexual violence on TV\, and the year that jokes helped elect a reality-television president. There are three big profiles of television showrunners—Kenya Barris\, Jenji Kohan\, and Ryan Murphy—as well as examinations of the legacies of Norman Lear and Joan Rivers. The book also includes a major new essay written during the year of #MeToo\, wrestling with the question of what to do when the artist you love is a monster. \nMore than a collection of reviews\, the book makes a case for toppling the status anxiety that has long haunted the “idiot box\,” even as it transformed. Through it all\, Nussbaum recounts her fervent search\, over fifteen years\, for a new kind of criticism\, one that resists the false hierarchy that elevates one kind of culture (violent\, dramatic\, gritty) over another (joyful\, funny\, stylized). I Like to Watch traces her own struggle to punch through stifling notions of “prestige television\,” searching for a more expansive\, more embracing vision of artistic ambition—one that acknowledges many types of beauty and complexity and opens to more varied voices. It’s a book that celebrates television as television\, even as each year warps the definition of just what that might mean. \nEMILY NUSSBAUM has written for The New Yorker since 2011. She is the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for criticism and the 2014 National Magazine Award for Columns and Commentary. Previously\, she was the TV critic and editor of the Culture Pages for New York magazine\, where she created the Approval Matrix\, the playful culture charticle that closes each issue. Nussbaum has written for The New York Times\, Slate\, and Lingua Franca. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband\, Clive Thompson\, and their two children.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/true-reads-book-club-i-like-to-watch/
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:20191104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191104T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
CREATED:20190828T184620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T191205Z
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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/2019-11-04/
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:20191103T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232806
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T195424Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch -- Monique Polak's Room for One More
DESCRIPTION:Monique Polak launches\, Room For One More (Kar-Ben)\, her latest historical novel for middle-graders. At the Montreal Holocaust Museum\, 5151 Cote Ste. Catherine Street.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-monique-polaks-room-for-one-more/
LOCATION:Montreal Holocaust Museum\, 5151 Cote Ste. Catherine Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191103T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
CREATED:20191016T170858Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry is a Relationship - Workshop with Shannon Webb Campbell
DESCRIPTION:POETRY IS A RELATIONSHIP \nQuebec Writers Federation \nAtwater Library Montreal\, QC \nSunday\, November 3\, 2019\, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. \n  \n  \nThis workshop is for poets of any level of experience who are seeking to expand the range of their subject matter. Maximum 12 participants.  \n  \nEcology  \nthe branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. \n  \nBeing  \nexistence  \nthe nature or essence of a person \nPoetry is a relationship –a branch of ecology where words\, bodies\, minds and hearts relate to one another\, and as a result\, part of the poetic process is being. Poets relate to poetry as a plane of existence. Poets need poetry\, and poetry requires poets. Over the course of a three-hour workshop we will open ourselves up to a liminal state\, and occupy a position\, at or in\, both sides of a boundary. We will take some time to attune ourselves\, tap into our inner voice\, and play in creative realms. \nThe aim of this workshop is to realign with our poetic intentions\, toy with possibilities\, and generate new material\, while rejuvenating and nourishing our inner poets. This workshop will consist of in-class writing exercises\, some close reading\, and time for participating poets to receive feedback from their peers and the workshop leader. \nThe workshop will be a safe and friendly space\, with a focus on the multitudes of creativity and potential of new ideas. \nBio \nShannon Webb-Campbell is a mixed Indigenous (Mi’kmaq) settler poet\, writer\, and critic. Her books include: Still No Word (Breakwater 2015)\, the recipient of Eagle Canada’s Out in Print Award\, and I Am A Body of Land (Book*hug 2019). Shannon holds a MFA in Creative Writing from University of British Columbia\, and a MA in English Literature at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador\, and is a doctoral student at the University of New Brunswick in the Department of English. She is the editor of Visual Arts News Magazine. \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetry-is-a-relationship-workshop-with-shannon-webb-campbell/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
CREATED:20190911T200437Z
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SUMMARY:Atwater Poetry Project presents...Kellough\, Liem\, and Webb-Campbell
DESCRIPTION:The Atwater Poetry Project is delighted to present the Finalists for the 2019 A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry – Kaie Kellough\, Tess Liem\, and Shannon Webb-Campbell. \nThe prize will be awarded at the Quebec Writers’ Federation Awards Gala on Tuesday\, November 5\, 2019. \nJoin us for a reading and presentation from three of the finest poetic voices writing in Quebec today. \nHosted by APP curator Rachel McCrum. \n// \nThe event will start at 6:00 pm\, is free\, and everyone is welcome. Books by the poets will be for sale and there will be refreshments. \nThe reading will take place in the Atwater Library auditorium\, which is located on the second floor\, up two flights of stairs. Unfortunately\, the library doesn’t have an elevator (but it’s coming!). There is a single-stall gender-neutral washroom and a multi-stall women’s washroom both next to the auditorium. \nAtwater Poetry Project is committed to being a safer space and anti-oppression space. We ask all guests to be respectful and non-discriminatory toward others within the reading space and in the Library where the series is located. Violent\, discriminatory or harmful behaviour will not be tolerated. \nWe acknowledge that this reading series takes place on unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka people in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. \nAtwater Poetry Project is made possible by the ongoing support of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre and from the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/atwater-poetry-project/
LOCATION:Atwater Library Auditorium\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, 2nd floor\, Westmount\, QC
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191102T160000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
CREATED:20190918T201016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190918T201016Z
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SUMMARY:Raven’s Quest Writing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to attend the Raven’s Quest Writing Retreat on Saturday\, Nov. 2\, 2019. \nDuring this fantasy-based writing retreat\, you will be assigned a mystery “being” involved in the Raven’s Quest. Your task will be\, through means of a series of writing exercises\, to develop the characters as well as the fantasy world they live in and the goal of the quest. We will end the day brainstorming plot lines to enable Raven and his band of helpers to complete their quest. \n• Time 9:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.\n• A light lunch and refreshments will be served.\n• Cost is $20 for supplies.\n• Maximum number of participants: 5 \nPlease RSVP by Oct. 12 to:\nAnne J. Fotheringham\, MA\njaggedwinter@hotmail.ca
URL:https://qwf.org/event/ravens-quest-writing-retreat/
LOCATION:West Island
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191101T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191101T233000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
CREATED:20191031T143709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T143709Z
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SUMMARY:Words & Music's 20th Anniversary Bash!
DESCRIPTION:On Friday November 1st the Words &Music Show moves to the Sala Rossa to celebrate 20 years of bringing you the best in spoken word and music. Featuring the amazing Alvaro Echanove channeling Leonard Cohen\, spoken word and poetry by Fortner Anderson\, Oana Avasilichioaei\, River Halen Guri\, John Arthur Sweet and Kim Zombik’s amazing collaboration\, Silvervest. It all takes place at the Sala Rossa 4848 St-Laurent Friday November 1st doors 8PM show 9PM tickets are $9 or PWYC
URL:https://qwf.org/event/words-musics-20th-anniversary-bash/
LOCATION:La Sala Rossa\, 4848 St. Laurent Boulevard\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 2R5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series,Storytelling,Words and Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191101T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191101T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
CREATED:20191029T214721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191029T214721Z
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SUMMARY:Book launch: Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
DESCRIPTION:Montreal\, please join author Hazel Jane Plante for the launch of her debut novel ▼Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian)▲ \n*with special guest Helen Chau Bradley* \nZoey Leigh Peterson\, author of Next Year\, For Sure\, calls Little Blue Encyclopedia “an exquisite\, kaleidoscopic novel bursting with ache and delight.” \nLITTLE BLUE ENCYCLOPEDIA (FOR VIVIAN) sifts through a queer trans woman’s unrequited love for her straight trans friend who died. A queer love letter steeped in desire\, grief\, and delight\, the story is interspersed with encyclopedia entries about a fictional TV show set on an isolated island. The experimental form functions at once as a manual for how pop culture can help soothe and mend us and as an exploration of oft-overlooked sources of pleasure\, including karaoke\, birding\, and butt toys. Ultimately\, Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) reveals with glorious detail and emotional nuance the woman the narrator loved\, why she loved her\, and the depths of what she has lost.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-little-blue-encyclopedia-for-vivian-by-hazel-jane-plante/
LOCATION:L’Euguélionne Bookstore\, 1426 Rue Beaudry\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2L 3E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
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/2019-10-31/
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:20191031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
CREATED:20190904T150532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190911T182739Z
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SUMMARY:SpeakUp
DESCRIPTION:FREE\nSpeakUp: Interactive Poetry Exchange of Montreal\nPoets: Peter Richardson\, Claire Sherwood\, Michael Primiani. \nPOETRY READING WITH A DIFFERENCE: AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT\nEach audience member receives a copy of the poem\nPoet reads poem\, followed by 15-20 minute discussion on the poem\nPoet reads poem a final time \nBring a friend and get a book!\nVisit our Facebook page for details and other events. \n* \nGRATUITE\nSpeakUp: L’Échange Interactif de Poésie de Montréal\nPoètes: Peter Richardson\, Claire Sherwood\, Michael Primiani. \nAVEC SPEAKUP\, LE PUBLIC EST ENGAGÉ\nToutes les personnes présentes reçoivent une copie du poème\nLa poète lit le poème\, suivi de 15-20 minutes de discussion\nLe poète lit le poème une dernière fois \nAmenez un ami et obtenez un livre!\nVisitez notre page Facebook pour plus de détails et d’autres événements. \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speakup-3-2019-10-31/
LOCATION:Cafe Shaika\, 5526 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4A 1W2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191031T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
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/2019-10-31/
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:20191030T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T220000
DTSTAMP:20260424T232807
CREATED:20190828T185044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190913T155012Z
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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/2019-10-30/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/David_Homel_credit_Marina_Vulicevic_66px_320px.jpg
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