BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Quebec Writers' Federation - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://qwf.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Quebec Writers' Federation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200604T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200513T152523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T173149Z UID:10002250-1591290000-1591293600@qwf.org SUMMARY:Infinithéâtre's The Infinite Playwrights' Chat Room DESCRIPTION:Infinithéâtre invites members of the public across Canada to participate in the development of a series of exciting new plays. Once a week\, a work-in-progress will be released on-line in read-only digital format. Our playwrights are looking for your help to write the next draft of their play. You’ll have ten days to read\, prepare comments\, questions\, suggestions and e-mail them back to Infinithéâtre. \nThis is a genuine dramaturgical process. A live Zoom on-line chat session with the playwright and moderator will take up your suggestions\, address questions and provide the writer with fresh inspiration for the new draft. \nPaul Van Dyck will kick off with King of Canada on May 14. After that\, The Infinite Playwrights’ Chat Room will happen every Thursday at 5PM. Oren Safdie is due up May 21st with Imminent Domain. Other writers to follow: Marianne Ackerman; Alexandria Haber and Ned Cox; David Sherman; and Alice Abracen. \nAll Chat Rooms will be streamed live on Zoom and Facebook. Visit www.infinitheatre.com for direct links. \nFor more details\, or if you would like to read this week’s play and audit the chat room\, please e-mail: ATD@indinitheatre.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/infinitheatres-the-infinite-playwrights-chat-room/2020-06-04/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/twitter.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Infinith%C3%A9%C3%A2tre":MAILTO:info@infinitheatre.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200606T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200606T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200507T181643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T193937Z UID:10002240-1591441200-1591452000@qwf.org SUMMARY:Authors and Artists Festival (online) June 2020 DESCRIPTION:Each Saturday in June 2020 online from 11:00am-2:00pm; speakers\, readers\, with art posted on the website: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com \nJune 6: Lise Weil (lesbian activist and memoirist); Paul Richmond (National Beat Poet Laureate\, USA); Deanna Cook (children’s cookbook author); poetry readings \nJune 13: Archer Mayor (Vermont mystery writer)\, Cheryl Savageau (Abenaki memoirist)\, Paul Richmond; poetry readings \nJune 20: Gretchen Holbrook-Gerzina (writer of African American history)\, Paul Richmond\, Christina Uss (children’s author: bikes\, books\, persistence); poetry readings \nJune 27: Ju-Pong Lin (poet\, peace activist\, folding cranes for peace workshop)\, Paul Richmond\, nature poetry readings \nRegistration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DUj_BdkcTmGZld6mBHWfOQ\nor visit website to register: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/authors-and-artists-festival-online-june-2020/2020-06-06/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LOGO-2b-Small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200607T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200607T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200528T164704Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T171731Z UID:10002256-1591534800-1591545600@qwf.org SUMMARY:The 2020 QWF Mentorship Reading - ONLINE DESCRIPTION:The QWF Mentorship program is designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Both mentors and mentees are selected by an independent jury.\nCome and celebrate the 2020 QWF Mentorship pairs!\nWe’re hosting an online event via Zoom\, with live readings from our Mentees\, and reflections from the Mentors on their experience. \nFiction\nApril Ford mentoring Lukas Rowland\nRobert Sandiford mentoring Michael Foy \nNon-fiction\nIan McGillis mentoring Carolyn McPherson \nPoetry\nMark Abley mentoring Andrew Middleton \nYoung Adult Fiction\nSue MacLeod mentoring Maureen Marovitch\nLori Weber mentoring Lea Beddia \nAs part of the 2020 Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship Program:\nGillian Sze mentoring Faith Paré (Poetry) \n========================== \nFree\, and open to all!\nJoin us on Sunday\, June 7 @ 1-4 p.m. \nIn order to receive the Zoom link via email\, please RSVP using the form below. \n\nDon’t forget to enter your name\, email address\, and specify the number of spots you are reserving (by clicking the “0” and using the arrows or typing in a new number value).\nPlease note: the automated ticket you receive via email is just a confirmation; you will receive the actual Zoom link via email the day before the event.\n\n  URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-2020-qwf-mentorship-reading-online/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Community Events,Mentorship Reading END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200609T200000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20191206T194640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T154546Z UID:10002095-1591725600-1591732800@qwf.org SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - The Art of Literary Translation DESCRIPTION:For those with a solid mastery of French and English\, writing ability in English\, and an interest in literature.  \n  \nIn this workshop we\, will explore literary translation from French to English: fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, and songs. \n  \n  \nWe will look at contemporary literature from Quebec and France\, as well as some older (nineteenth and twentieth century) texts. Sources may include Gabrielle Roy\, Anne Hébert\, Annie Ernaux\, and Samuel Archibald. We will start by looking at an excerpt of a literary text in French and reading a published English translation of it. What difficulties (such as euphony\, voice\, word play\, and verb tense) did the translator face\, and how successful was she or he? At each meeting\, there will be time to produce your own translations\, often in groups. We will read our work aloud and comment on difficulties and strokes of inspiration. Participants will have the opportunity to translate a further passage from the same work (or from another) as a homework assignment for the next meeting. The corrected assignments provide individual feedback and lead to discussion of the issues encountered. \n  \nDuring the course of the workshop\, you’ll be asked to present a passage you have translated\, \ncommenting on the issues it presents\, and describing ways of solving these issues. This is an ideal opportunity to begin or pursue a project you intend to submit to a publisher. URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-art-of-literary-translation/2020-06-09/ LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200611T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200611T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200513T152523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T173149Z UID:10002251-1591894800-1591898400@qwf.org SUMMARY:Infinithéâtre's The Infinite Playwrights' Chat Room DESCRIPTION:Infinithéâtre invites members of the public across Canada to participate in the development of a series of exciting new plays. Once a week\, a work-in-progress will be released on-line in read-only digital format. Our playwrights are looking for your help to write the next draft of their play. You’ll have ten days to read\, prepare comments\, questions\, suggestions and e-mail them back to Infinithéâtre. \nThis is a genuine dramaturgical process. A live Zoom on-line chat session with the playwright and moderator will take up your suggestions\, address questions and provide the writer with fresh inspiration for the new draft. \nPaul Van Dyck will kick off with King of Canada on May 14. After that\, The Infinite Playwrights’ Chat Room will happen every Thursday at 5PM. Oren Safdie is due up May 21st with Imminent Domain. Other writers to follow: Marianne Ackerman; Alexandria Haber and Ned Cox; David Sherman; and Alice Abracen. \nAll Chat Rooms will be streamed live on Zoom and Facebook. Visit www.infinitheatre.com for direct links. \nFor more details\, or if you would like to read this week’s play and audit the chat room\, please e-mail: ATD@indinitheatre.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/infinitheatres-the-infinite-playwrights-chat-room/2020-06-11/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/twitter.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Infinith%C3%A9%C3%A2tre":MAILTO:info@infinitheatre.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200613T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200613T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200609T191934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200610T193122Z UID:10002257-1592042400-1592051400@qwf.org SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF DESCRIPTION:  \nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to– via Zoom! Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. Once you RSVP\, we will send you a Zoom link and instructions. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. \nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n10:00 – 10:25 – Writing 1\n10:25 – 10:30 – Break\n10:30 – 10:55 – Writing 2\n10:55 – 11:00 – Break\n11:00 – 11:25 – Writing 3\n11:25 – 11:30 – Break\n11:30 – 11:55 – Writing 4\n11:55 – 12:00 – Break\n12:00 – 12:25 – Writing 5\n\nIn order to receive the Zoom link via email\, please RSVP using the form below. \n\nQWF Members\, you must be logged in to your Member Account in order to check event availability and to access the RSVP form on this page. If you are having any issues with the RSVP form\, please email Marian at workshops [AT] qwf [DOT] org and she will be happy to help you.\nYou must specify that you are reserving 1 (one) spot (by clicking the “0” and using the arrows or typing in the number 1). Don’t forget to enter your name and email address as well.\nPlease note: the automated ticket you receive via email is just a confirmation that you have successfully RSVP’d; you will receive the actual Zoom link via email the day before the event. URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-6/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SUAWLogo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200613T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200507T181643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T193937Z UID:10002241-1592046000-1592056800@qwf.org SUMMARY:Authors and Artists Festival (online) June 2020 DESCRIPTION:Each Saturday in June 2020 online from 11:00am-2:00pm; speakers\, readers\, with art posted on the website: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com \nJune 6: Lise Weil (lesbian activist and memoirist); Paul Richmond (National Beat Poet Laureate\, USA); Deanna Cook (children’s cookbook author); poetry readings \nJune 13: Archer Mayor (Vermont mystery writer)\, Cheryl Savageau (Abenaki memoirist)\, Paul Richmond; poetry readings \nJune 20: Gretchen Holbrook-Gerzina (writer of African American history)\, Paul Richmond\, Christina Uss (children’s author: bikes\, books\, persistence); poetry readings \nJune 27: Ju-Pong Lin (poet\, peace activist\, folding cranes for peace workshop)\, Paul Richmond\, nature poetry readings \nRegistration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DUj_BdkcTmGZld6mBHWfOQ\nor visit website to register: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/authors-and-artists-festival-online-june-2020/2020-06-13/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LOGO-2b-Small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200616T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200616T163000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200611T155041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200615T172752Z UID:10002258-1592319600-1592325000@qwf.org SUMMARY:Sensational Songwriting: The Art and Craft of Song (Live & Online) DESCRIPTION:Have you always wanted to write songs but were too intimated? Or\, are you a professional songwriter longing for accountability and feedback? \nHow do we know if an idea is solid enough to inspire a song? What’s the difference between a ballad and a 3 minute pop song? What are our choices when it comes to rhyming schemes and how do we maintain a flow when scanning lyrics to melody? How do we write a thrilling pre-chorus and what makes a song have an impact? \nArt is usually not created in a void. We need others for inspiration\, tool ideas and feedback. In each session we will learn a new skill\, share what we are working on\, and gain valuable feedback. Think of this class as part tool building and part market research. See how others respond to your songs to see if you are getting your message across effectively and powerfully. \nI teach from a place of positivity\, generosity and inspiration. Expect passion\, connection and fun! \nSchedule \nTuesday\, June 16\, 3 pm – 4:30 pm\nTuesday\, June 23\, 3 pm – 4:30 pm\nTuesday\, June 30\, 3 pm – 4:30 pm\nTuesday\, July 7\, 3 pm – 4:30 pm \nAthena’s music is often compared to Annie Lennox\, Adele and Lady Gaga. Her music videos charted #1 on MTV LOGO and her song “Love is Love” won Best Pop Song at the Outmusic Awards. Nominations include Artist of the Year\, Album of the Year and Humanitarian Songwriter of the Year. She has toured across North America and Europe and shared the stage with Sarah McLachlan\, Jim Carrey and Janeane Garofalo. She has released 5 albums and 3 dance EP’s. Her lyrics are on display at the International Museum for Peace and Solidarity in Uzbekistan and she was commissioned to write poetry for the New York Aquarium by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Her music has also been accepted into the New York Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Centre. She holds a BFA in Music from Concordia University\, and deepened her craft through master classes at the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York. URL:https://qwf.org/event/sensational-songwriting-the-art-and-craft-of-song-live-online/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/98349168_2952631168151604_3667697707650121728_o.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200616T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200616T200000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20191206T194640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T154546Z UID:10002096-1592330400-1592337600@qwf.org SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - The Art of Literary Translation DESCRIPTION:For those with a solid mastery of French and English\, writing ability in English\, and an interest in literature.  \n  \nIn this workshop we\, will explore literary translation from French to English: fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, and songs. \n  \n  \nWe will look at contemporary literature from Quebec and France\, as well as some older (nineteenth and twentieth century) texts. Sources may include Gabrielle Roy\, Anne Hébert\, Annie Ernaux\, and Samuel Archibald. We will start by looking at an excerpt of a literary text in French and reading a published English translation of it. What difficulties (such as euphony\, voice\, word play\, and verb tense) did the translator face\, and how successful was she or he? At each meeting\, there will be time to produce your own translations\, often in groups. We will read our work aloud and comment on difficulties and strokes of inspiration. Participants will have the opportunity to translate a further passage from the same work (or from another) as a homework assignment for the next meeting. The corrected assignments provide individual feedback and lead to discussion of the issues encountered. \n  \nDuring the course of the workshop\, you’ll be asked to present a passage you have translated\, \ncommenting on the issues it presents\, and describing ways of solving these issues. This is an ideal opportunity to begin or pursue a project you intend to submit to a publisher. URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-art-of-literary-translation/2020-06-16/ LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T160000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200615T172101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200615T172559Z UID:10002259-1592488800-1592496000@qwf.org SUMMARY:Making a Scene: a Screenwriting Workshop (Live & Online) DESCRIPTION:The devil is in the details\, and never is that more true than in the movies. The single most important building block to a successful screenplay is a scene\, so in this workshop we will explore how to write a great one.\nWe will discuss how to give each scene a strong arc\, making sure that it pushes the overall story forward\, while revealing character through action and dialogues. We will discuss how to deal with exposition\, character descriptions\, action\, formatting and finally how to write believable and entertaining dialogues. Participants will workshop scenes from their projects\, learning what makes a scene great and what to do to make it even better. The workshop runs for 4 weeks\, two hours per session. \nSchedule \nThursday\, June 18\, 2 pm – 4 pm\nThursday\, June 25\, 2 pm – 4 pm\nThursday\, July 2\, 2 pm – 4 pm\nThursday\, July 9\, 2 pm – 4 pm \nWiebke von Carolsfeld is an award-winning writer and filmmaker\, who has directed three critically acclaimed theatrical feature films (Marion Bridge\, STAY\, The Saver)\, Her films have played at festivals around the world (TIFF\, Rotterdam (competition)\, Karlovy Vary\, Sydney\, Pusan etc)\, winning many awards including Best First Feature at TIFF. Claremont\, her first novel\, was published to much acclaim in the fall of 2019. The German edition\, by Kiepenheuer&Witsch\, is forthcoming. URL:https://qwf.org/event/making-a-scene-a-screenwriting-workshop-live-online-2/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/wiebke-1024x512-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T180000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200513T152523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200513T173149Z UID:10002252-1592499600-1592503200@qwf.org SUMMARY:Infinithéâtre's The Infinite Playwrights' Chat Room DESCRIPTION:Infinithéâtre invites members of the public across Canada to participate in the development of a series of exciting new plays. Once a week\, a work-in-progress will be released on-line in read-only digital format. Our playwrights are looking for your help to write the next draft of their play. You’ll have ten days to read\, prepare comments\, questions\, suggestions and e-mail them back to Infinithéâtre. \nThis is a genuine dramaturgical process. A live Zoom on-line chat session with the playwright and moderator will take up your suggestions\, address questions and provide the writer with fresh inspiration for the new draft. \nPaul Van Dyck will kick off with King of Canada on May 14. After that\, The Infinite Playwrights’ Chat Room will happen every Thursday at 5PM. Oren Safdie is due up May 21st with Imminent Domain. Other writers to follow: Marianne Ackerman; Alexandria Haber and Ned Cox; David Sherman; and Alice Abracen. \nAll Chat Rooms will be streamed live on Zoom and Facebook. Visit www.infinitheatre.com for direct links. \nFor more details\, or if you would like to read this week’s play and audit the chat room\, please e-mail: ATD@indinitheatre.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/infinitheatres-the-infinite-playwrights-chat-room/2020-06-18/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/twitter.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Infinith%C3%A9%C3%A2tre":MAILTO:info@infinitheatre.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200519T024303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T024606Z UID:10002254-1592506800-1592512200@qwf.org SUMMARY:Argo Zoom Reading: Verse\, Prose\, & Song DESCRIPTION:Argo Zoom Reading : Verse\, Prose\, & Song – ONLINE\n\nThursday\, June 18\, 2020 7:00PM – 8:30PM \nIan Ferrier\, Michael Foy\, Gloria Macher\, Rana Bose\, Matt Risk\, Carolyne Van Der Meer\, Zoe Shaw\, Greg Santos\, Matthew Rettino\, Blossom Thom \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West 514.931.3442\nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/\nHosted by Moti Lieberman \nCurator Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca \n\nPlease email events@argobookshop.ca for the Zoom link URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-zoom-reading-verse-prose-song/ LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1915 Ste. Catherine Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec H3H 1M3\, Montreal\, Canada CATEGORIES:Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200620T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200620T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200507T181643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T193937Z UID:10002242-1592650800-1592661600@qwf.org SUMMARY:Authors and Artists Festival (online) June 2020 DESCRIPTION:Each Saturday in June 2020 online from 11:00am-2:00pm; speakers\, readers\, with art posted on the website: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com \nJune 6: Lise Weil (lesbian activist and memoirist); Paul Richmond (National Beat Poet Laureate\, USA); Deanna Cook (children’s cookbook author); poetry readings \nJune 13: Archer Mayor (Vermont mystery writer)\, Cheryl Savageau (Abenaki memoirist)\, Paul Richmond; poetry readings \nJune 20: Gretchen Holbrook-Gerzina (writer of African American history)\, Paul Richmond\, Christina Uss (children’s author: bikes\, books\, persistence); poetry readings \nJune 27: Ju-Pong Lin (poet\, peace activist\, folding cranes for peace workshop)\, Paul Richmond\, nature poetry readings \nRegistration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DUj_BdkcTmGZld6mBHWfOQ\nor visit website to register: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/authors-and-artists-festival-online-june-2020/2020-06-20/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LOGO-2b-Small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200623T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200623T200000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20191206T194640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T154546Z UID:10002097-1592935200-1592942400@qwf.org SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - The Art of Literary Translation DESCRIPTION:For those with a solid mastery of French and English\, writing ability in English\, and an interest in literature.  \n  \nIn this workshop we\, will explore literary translation from French to English: fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, and songs. \n  \n  \nWe will look at contemporary literature from Quebec and France\, as well as some older (nineteenth and twentieth century) texts. Sources may include Gabrielle Roy\, Anne Hébert\, Annie Ernaux\, and Samuel Archibald. We will start by looking at an excerpt of a literary text in French and reading a published English translation of it. What difficulties (such as euphony\, voice\, word play\, and verb tense) did the translator face\, and how successful was she or he? At each meeting\, there will be time to produce your own translations\, often in groups. We will read our work aloud and comment on difficulties and strokes of inspiration. Participants will have the opportunity to translate a further passage from the same work (or from another) as a homework assignment for the next meeting. The corrected assignments provide individual feedback and lead to discussion of the issues encountered. \n  \nDuring the course of the workshop\, you’ll be asked to present a passage you have translated\, \ncommenting on the issues it presents\, and describing ways of solving these issues. This is an ideal opportunity to begin or pursue a project you intend to submit to a publisher. URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-art-of-literary-translation/2020-06-23/ LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200615T172332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200615T172332Z UID:10002260-1593082800-1593090000@qwf.org SUMMARY:Fundamentals of Short Fiction (Live & Online) DESCRIPTION:This interactive\, four-session course will explore the fundamentals of writing short fiction. Two hours a week\, we will delve into a different element of style\, including: setting\, character development\, dialogue and description.\nEach class will begin with a conversation about style\, followed by a writing exercise addressing that day’s theme. Students will have an opportunity to share these exercises with the class. The prompts will be a fun way to exercise techniques discussed at the beginning of class and will hopefully spark ideas for future projects. \nStudents will be asked to submit a short piece of writing to the instructor prior to each class. \nIn the second half of each lesson\, everyone will read aloud from their submitted work and receive in-depth feedback from the instructor and their peers. \nTwo Schedules:\nSchedule (open)\nThursday\, June 25\, 11 am – 1 pm\nThursday\, July 2\, 11 am – 1 pm\nThursday\, July 9\, 11 am – 1 pm\nThursday\, July 16\, 11 am – 1 pm \nSchedule (open)\nTuesday\, June 30\, 6 pm – 8 pm\nTuesday\, July 7\, 6 pm – 8 pm\nTuesday\, July 14\, 6 pm – 8pm\nTuesday\, July 21\, 6 pm – 8 pm \nEva Crocker is a freelance writer based in Montreal\, her short story collection Barrelling Forward was a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQ Authors. The collection won the Canadian Authors’ Association Emerging Writer’s Award and the Alistair MacLeod Award for Short Fiction. Her non-fiction work has appeared in Maisonneuve Magazine\, Border Crossings Magazine\, Hamilton Review of Books\, Visual Art News and Atlantic Books Today. Her debut novel All I Ask will be published by House of Anansi Press in June 2020. URL:https://qwf.org/event/fundamentals-of-short-fiction-live-online-2/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/92470740_2847269185354470_2076662231449206784_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200627T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200627T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200624T034837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200624T035159Z UID:10002264-1593252000-1593261000@qwf.org SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF DESCRIPTION:  \nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to— via Zoom! Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. Once you RSVP\, we will send you a Zoom link and instructions. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. \nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n10:00 – 10:25 – Writing 1\n10:25 – 10:30 – Break\n10:30 – 10:55 – Writing 2\n10:55 – 11:00 – Break\n11:00 – 11:25 – Writing 3\n11:25 – 11:30 – Break\n11:30 – 11:55 – Writing 4\n11:55 – 12:00 – Break\n12:00 – 12:25 – Writing 5\n\nIn order to receive the Zoom link via email\, please RSVP using the form below. \n\nQWF Members\, you must be logged in to your Member Account in order to check event availability and to access the RSVP form on this page. If you are having any issues with the RSVP form\, please email Marian and she will be happy to help you.\nYou must specify that you are reserving 1 (one) spot (by clicking the “0” and using the arrows or typing in the number 1). Don’t forget to enter your name and email address as well.\nPlease note: the automated ticket you receive via email is just a confirmation that you have successfully RSVP’d; you will receive the actual Zoom link via email the day before the event.\n\nDue to the popularity of our SUAW! events\, we ask that you only RSVP if you are quite sure you will attend. Thank you 🙂 URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-7/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SUAWLogo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200627T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200627T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200507T181643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T193937Z UID:10002243-1593255600-1593266400@qwf.org SUMMARY:Authors and Artists Festival (online) June 2020 DESCRIPTION:Each Saturday in June 2020 online from 11:00am-2:00pm; speakers\, readers\, with art posted on the website: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com \nJune 6: Lise Weil (lesbian activist and memoirist); Paul Richmond (National Beat Poet Laureate\, USA); Deanna Cook (children’s cookbook author); poetry readings \nJune 13: Archer Mayor (Vermont mystery writer)\, Cheryl Savageau (Abenaki memoirist)\, Paul Richmond; poetry readings \nJune 20: Gretchen Holbrook-Gerzina (writer of African American history)\, Paul Richmond\, Christina Uss (children’s author: bikes\, books\, persistence); poetry readings \nJune 27: Ju-Pong Lin (poet\, peace activist\, folding cranes for peace workshop)\, Paul Richmond\, nature poetry readings \nRegistration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DUj_BdkcTmGZld6mBHWfOQ\nor visit website to register: authorsandartistsfestival.wordpress.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/authors-and-artists-festival-online-june-2020/2020-06-27/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/LOGO-2b-Small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200701T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200801T233000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200628T182357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200628T182357Z UID:10002266-1593590400-1596324600@qwf.org SUMMARY:PoemCards 2020 DESCRIPTION:PoemCards is a digital revival of the postcard experience\, “moving” poems of image\, sound and text\, each “written” to you from an exotic locale of the “image nation.” Created by poets\, artists\, and musicians. Look for the first one on July 1\, online. For details\, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67HtNKlk1dg URL:https://qwf.org/event/poemcards-2020/ LOCATION:YouTube ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/poemcard-9-10x12-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200702T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200702T183000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200618T191102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200629T194434Z UID:10002262-1593711000-1593714600@qwf.org SUMMARY:Qocktails with QWF! Online via Zoom DESCRIPTION:Dear QWF Members\, writers\, and book lovers! \nWith the weather heating up and these long sunshine-y days stretching out before us\, we’ve been itching to reconnect with our literary community in a casual setting. \nSo\, we’re proposing an online schmoozer– a place for our community to gather\, network\, exchange pleasantries and catch up\, and generally just expand the circle of faces we get to see– while still maintaining physical distancing from the safety of our own homes. \nWe invite you all to join us on Thursday\, July 2 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. for a casual evening of Qocktails with QWF! \nThe plan:\n\nplease arrive on time (to get the most out of the experience)\, but feel free to drop in later if you need!\nwe’ll start as a large group to say a quick “hello!”\nthen QWF will put attendees into smaller groups (at random)\, in individual breakout rooms of 3-4 people.\nopen to members and non-members!\nBYOB– if you wish!\n\nTo receive the Zoom link\, please RSVP using the form below (this information will not be shared with anyone):  \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nFirst & Last Name(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWhat have you been reading/working on lately?(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nTell us a little about yourself (optional)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \nΔ URL:https://qwf.org/event/qocktails-with-qwf-online-via-zoom/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Community Events,Member Meetup,QWF Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/qocktails.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200708T200000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200628T182257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200628T182257Z UID:10002265-1594231200-1594238400@qwf.org SUMMARY:Audio Documentary Storytelling Workshop - ONLINE DESCRIPTION:This series of workshops will develop hands-on skills related to audio documentary storytelling. We will be going through exercises of interviewing\, text editing\, audio editing and audio design. The goal of this session is to develop skills and to learn from mistakes in a low-stake environment. There will also be more time to focus on the needs of individual projects. \nPlease note\, although this workshop builds on techniques from Audio Documentary Storytelling 1\, you do not have to have taken ADS1 to participate. This is an intermediate level workshop. Expect weekly homework (2hrs). At the end of the 4 weeks\, each participant will present their final project: a short sound creation. \nPascal Huỳnh first got into podcasting by having a topic he was passionate about. He created an 8-episode show called Out of the Fog which aired on CKUT 90.3FM in 2016. Being his first audio project\, he learnt from the many beginner mistakes he made. Since then he has made an audio documentary piece produced by CBC and is currently working on a feature-length film documentary. He teaches film animation at Champlain College and at Salette College where he enjoys designing courses in which students are engaged by hands-on exercises and analytical thinking. \nLive and participatory\, these video conference workshops are limited to 4-8 participants\, to ensure everyone gets the most out of each session. Participants are expected to attend all four weekly sessions. \nSchedule\n⟹ Class 1: Interviewing Techniques\nWednesday\, July 8\, from 6 pm – 8 pm \n⟹ Class 2: Text Editing\nWednesday\, July 15\, from 6 pm – 8 pm \n⟹ Class 3: Audio Editing\nWednesday\, July 22\, from 6 pm – 8 pm \n⟹ Class 4: AudioDesign\nWednesday\, July 29\, from 6 pm – 8 pm \n⟹ Sound Creation Presentations\nDate TBD with participants \nRegistration\nUse the ticket link to register. The price is 150$ + taxes for four sessions. We’ll send you an invite (within 7 days). \nSince this workshop takes place online\, participants will need to download Zoom (free) for video conferencing and have access to a computer. Click here to download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting URL:https://qwf.org/event/audio-documentary-storytelling-workshop-online/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/92337912_2844897135591675_8171022396984131584_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200711T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200711T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200708T180129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200708T180129Z UID:10002267-1594461600-1594470600@qwf.org SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF DESCRIPTION:  \nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to— via Zoom! Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. Once you RSVP\, we will send you a Zoom link and instructions. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. \nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n10:00 – 10:25 – Writing 1\n10:25 – 10:30 – Break\n10:30 – 10:55 – Writing 2\n10:55 – 11:00 – Break\n11:00 – 11:25 – Writing 3\n11:25 – 11:30 – Break\n11:30 – 11:55 – Writing 4\n11:55 – 12:00 – Break\n12:00 – 12:25 – Writing 5\n\nIn order to receive the Zoom link via email\, please RSVP using the form below. \n\nQWF Members\, you must be logged in to your Member Account in order to check event availability and to access the RSVP form on this page. If you are having any issues with the RSVP form\, please email Marian and she will be happy to help you.\nYou must specify that you are reserving 1 (one) spot (by clicking the “0” and using the arrows or typing in the number 1). Don’t forget to enter your name and email address as well.\nPlease note: the automated ticket you receive via email is just a confirmation that you have successfully RSVP’d; you will receive the actual Zoom link via email the day before the event.\n\nDue to the popularity of our SUAW! events\, we ask that you only RSVP if you are quite sure you will attend. Thank you for your understanding 🙂 URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-8/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:QWF Events,Shut Up & Write! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SUAWLogo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200716T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200716T210000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200715T004158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200715T004158Z UID:10002268-1594926000-1594933200@qwf.org SUMMARY:Lawn Chair Soirée Virtual Edition #4 DESCRIPTION:A monthly words and music soirée\, now taking place on Zoom. \nThis month’s featured readers: Blossom Thom\, Niki Lambros\, Antonio D’Alfonso\n\nOpen mic follows (three minutes per reader). \nTo access this meeting and/or volunteer for the open mic\, please write lawnchairsoiree@gmail.com URL:https://qwf.org/event/lawn-chair-soiree-virtual-edition-4/ LOCATION:QC CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Performance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screenshot-2020-07-10-17.01.45.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200723T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200723T213000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200615T222924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200806T183807Z UID:10002261-1595534400-1595539800@qwf.org SUMMARY:Across the Platform: An Open Mic - ONLINE DESCRIPTION:The Quebec Writers’ Federation and ARTS By The People present…\nAcross the Platform; an evening of literary voices from both sides of the 45th Parallel\nThe theme for the open mic is “I am…”\n\n\nWhen: July 23\, 8-9:30 p.m.\n\nHosted by: Rachel McCrum and David Crews\nThe signup list to read at the open mic is now closed!\nThe RSVP form is now closed. Thank you for joining us! URL:https://qwf.org/event/across-the-platform-an-open-mic-online/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,QWF Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AcrossthePlatformFINAL.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200725T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200725T123000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200722T191356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200722T191356Z UID:10002276-1595671200-1595680200@qwf.org SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF DESCRIPTION:  \nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to— via Zoom! Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. Once you RSVP\, we will send you a Zoom link and instructions. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. \nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n10:00 – 10:25 – Writing 1\n10:25 – 10:30 – Break\n10:30 – 10:55 – Writing 2\n10:55 – 11:00 – Break\n11:00 – 11:25 – Writing 3\n11:25 – 11:30 – Break\n11:30 – 11:55 – Writing 4\n11:55 – 12:00 – Break\n12:00 – 12:25 – Writing 5\n\nIn order to receive the Zoom link via email\, please RSVP using the form below. \n\nQWF Members\, you must be logged in to your Member Account in order to check event availability and to access the RSVP form on this page. If you are having any issues with the RSVP form\, please email Marian and she will be happy to help you.\nYou must specify that you are reserving 1 (one) spot (by clicking the “0” and using the arrows or typing in the number 1). Don’t forget to enter your name and email address as well.\nPlease note: the automated ticket you receive via email is just a confirmation that you have successfully RSVP’d; you will receive the actual Zoom link via email the day before the event.\n\nDue to the popularity of our SUAW! events\, we ask that you only RSVP if you are quite sure you will attend. Thank you for your understanding 🙂 URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-9/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Series,Shut Up & Write! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SUAWLogo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200726T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200726T120000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200623T180011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200623T180011Z UID:10002263-1595761200-1595764800@qwf.org SUMMARY:Cross-Border Poetry DESCRIPTION:The border between the US and Canada is closed\, but words can still cross—-an open mic for poets and flash-fiction writers from all countries with an emphasis on keeping in touch. Have your say\, and your second cup of coffee with us: 11:00am-12:30pm Sunday July 26\, 2020. URL:https://qwf.org/event/cross-border-poetry/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Open Mic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Cross-border-poetry.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200730T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200730T203000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200718T235541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200723T223159Z UID:10002274-1596135600-1596141000@qwf.org SUMMARY:Black Writers Out Loud DESCRIPTION:Diane Roberts\, Tali Taliwah (aka Nantali Indongo)\, and Nigel Thomas in conversation with Deborah Forde. \nThis extraordinary group of artists sits down with guest host Deborah Forde for a conversation about their arts practice\, the Black Lives Matter movement\, and the current pandemic. This is the first in a series of four online events in 2020 celebrating Black literary arts in Quebec. Presented by the QWF. \nThe conversation will take place on July 30\, 2020 at 7 p.m. EDT via Zoom. \nPlease CLICK HERE to RSVP and receive the Zoom link via email.\n========================================================= \nDiane Roberts is an accomplished director\, dramaturge\, writer and cultural animator who has collaborated with innovative theatre visionaries and interdisciplinary artists for the past 30 years. Her directorial and dramaturgical work has been seen on stages across Canada and her reputation as a mentor\, teacher and community collaborator is nationally and internationally recognized. Diane is a 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar and current PhD Candidate in the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary HUMA program. Diane’s celebrated Arrivals Legacy Project has birthed new Interdisciplinary works across Canada\, throughout the Americas\, in the UK\, Europe\, Africa and the Caribbean. This work has allowed her to articulate\, cultivate and realize a vision for theatre that encourages Indigenous ways of knowing as a stepping-stone to creative expression.  \n  \nTali Taliwah (aka Nantali Indongo) is an emcee and vocalist in the Montreal Hip Hop supergroup\, Nomadic Massive. For the past 15 years\, be it at internationally renowned festivals or local community concerts\, the band has toured the world to connect with people. Part of her personal objective as a member of the group is to celebrate the depth of Afro-Caribbean-Canadian identity\, far from any Club Med image. In addition to recording and performing music\, Tali has also devoted 10 years demonstrating the educational potential of Hip Hop culture\, bringing a non-formal educational workshop series about the non-violent origins of Hip Hop culture into classrooms and communities across Quebec\, Canada and the world.\n \n  \nH. Nigel Thomas is a retired professor of United States literature. He has published dozens of essays in literary journals and anthologies as well as eleven books that include five novels and three collections of short stories. His novel Spirits in the Dark was nominated for the QSPELL Hugh MacLennan Fiction Award; and No Safeguards\, another novel\, was nominated for QWF’s Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. His novel Easily Fooled will be published in 2021. He is the founder and English-language coordinator of Lectures Logos Readings.  \n  \nDeborah Forde\, host – In 1999\, after over 20 years in community development\, Deborah’s work led her to the practice of professional community-engaged arts through the study of Theatre for Development at Concordia. Emerging first as a director\, with Bryan James’s Terminal Terminal and Rahul Varma’s State of Denial\, Deborah went on to spend two years supporting other emerging artists through Black Theatre Workshop’s YouthWorks\, and three years serving the English-speaking theatre community as Executive Director for the Quebec Drama Federation. She then went on to serve as Fireworks Development Program Coordinator for Teesri Duniya Theatre. She recently directed The Domestic Crusaders\, the inaugural production of Canada’s first Muslim theatre company\, Silk Road Institute.  Currently\, Deborah is Administrative Manager for ELAN-Quebec\, while she continues to freelance with the Teesri Duniya Theatre family.  URL:https://qwf.org/event/bwol/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Series,Writers Out Loud ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Black-Writers-Out-Loud-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200804T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200804T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200716T151432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T151432Z UID:10002270-1596538800-1596546000@qwf.org SUMMARY:Fundamentals of Short Fiction [Live & Online] DESCRIPTION:This interactive\, four-session workshop will explore the fundamentals of writing short fiction. Two hours a week\, we will explore a different element of style including: setting\, character development\, dialogue and description. \nStudents will be asked to submit a short piece of writing to the instructor prior to each class. \nIn the second half of each lesson\, everyone will read aloud from their submitted work and receive in-depth feedback from the instructor and their peers. \nEva Crocker is a freelance writer based in Montreal\, her short story collection Barrelling Forward was a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQ Authors. The collection won the Canadian Authors’ Association Emerging Writer’s Award and the Alistair MacLeod Award for Short Fiction. Her non-fiction work has appeared in Maisonneuve Magazine\, Border Crossings Magazine\, Hamilton Review of Books\, Visual Art News and Atlantic Books Today. Her debut novel All I Ask will be published by House of Anansi Press in June 2020. \nSchedule (Eastern Time) \nTuesday\, August 4\, 11 am – 1 pm\nTuesday\, August 11\, 11 am – 1 pm\nTuesday\, August 18\, 11 am – 1 pm\nTuesday\, August 25\, 11 am – 1 pm \nWho Should Take This Workshop? \nThis workshop is open to all experience levels; it’s for anyone who’s interested in getting constructive feedback on works in progress\, finding inspiration for new projects through short writing exercises\, meeting fellow writers and hopefully making some friends. URL:https://qwf.org/event/fundamentals-of-short-fiction-live-online-3/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/92470740_2847269185354470_2076662231449206784_o.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200804T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200804T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200716T154123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T154123Z UID:10002272-1596567600-1596567600@qwf.org SUMMARY:Where Does it Say That?! A Text Analysis Workshop [Live & Online] DESCRIPTION:In this workshop we’ll look at that devil of a topic\, script analysis\, and touch on all the things we need to think about when considering a script or a role. It’s devilish because there are so many aspects to it\, so at first it seems gigantic. It’s definitely going to happen that someone tells you “hey\, your character is supposed to be like this!” and you’re thinking “Really? Where does it say THAT!?” Is it just that person’s opinion\, or some kind of performance tradition\, or is it really indicated in the text somehow? But as we go through the course we’ll find that while there are many things to consider\, the methods of how to consider them can be quite simple and become part of the exciting discovery process. Little clues become exciting discoveries that can change everything\, and even the writing style will start to make more sense. We may sometimes have to play Sherlock Holmes to figure something out\, but we also get to play Dr. Watson and dramatize it\, so we get the full reward for our efforts! \nThis workshop will involve reading at home as well as together in the sessions\, discussing the work and the playwright\, and will have active and group activities throughout. Depending on who enrolls\, we may also have the ability to have actors play out the scenes based on your script analysis\, so that we can see the immediate effects of your discoveries. This workshop will be focused primarily on theatre scripts\, and is open to anyone at all\, which can include actors\, directors\, designers\, or others who are interested. \nWorkshop 1: Reading a Script\nWorkshop 2: Working on a Script\nWorkshop 3: Getting Close to a Script\nWorkshop 4: The Relationship Goes On \nPeter Giser is a director\, actor and singer who has been performing for over 20 years in Montreal and New York. Originally trained as a musical performer\, Peter turned more fully towards acting while in New York\, studying at the Strasberg School and later becoming a member of The Michael Chekhov Theatre Company. Peter also began producing and directing in New York\, which he now continues to do in Montreal through his own theatre company\, Snowglobe Theatre. His knowledge and training include Stanislavski work\, Strasberg\, Meisner\, Michael Chekhov technique\, Shakespeare performance\, and commedia\, among other styles and methods. Peter puts a large focus on developing talent and skills\, and has been offering workshops in Montreal to the artistic community since 2019. \nSchedule (Eastern Time) \nTuesday\, August 4\, 7 pm – 9 pm\nTuesday\, August 11\, 7 pm – 9 pm\nTuesday\, August 18\, 7 pm – 9 pm\nTuesday\, August 25\, 7 pm – 9 pm URL:https://qwf.org/event/where-does-it-say-that-a-text-analysis-workshop-live-online/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/online-workshops-marketing-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200806T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200806T130000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200716T151617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T153936Z UID:10002271-1596711600-1596718800@qwf.org SUMMARY:Fundamentals of Short Fiction 2 [Live & Online] DESCRIPTION:This interactive\, four-session workshop is a continuation of the Fundamentals of Short Fiction workshop. While FOSF 1 focuses on setting\, character development\, dialogue and description\, part 2 covers new ground. Each two-hour session will explore a different element of style including: point of view\, pacing\, plot/structure and developing themes. \nEach class will begin with a conversation about style\, followed by a quick writing exercise addressing that day’s theme. Students will have an opportunity to share these exercises with the class. The prompts will be a fun way to exercise techniques discussed at the beginning of class and will hopefully spark ideas for future projects. \nStudents will be asked to submit a short piece of writing to the instructor prior to each class. \nIn the second half of each lesson\, everyone will read aloud from their submitted work and receive in-depth feedback from the instructor and their peers. Students will also receive written feedback on their submitted work after each class. \nEva Crocker is a freelance writer based in Montreal\, her short story collection Barrelling Forward (House of Anansi Press\, 2017) was a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBTQ Authors. The collection won the Canadian Authors’ Association Emerging Writer’s Award and the Alistair MacLeod Award for Short Fiction. Her non-fiction work has appeared in Maisonneuve Magazine\, Border Crossings Magazine\, Hamilton Review of Books\, Visual Art News and Atlantic Books Today. Her debut novel All I Ask will be published by House of Anansi Press in June 2020. \nSchedule (Eastern Time) \nThursday\, August 6\, 11 am – 1 pm\nThursday\, August 13\, 11 am – 1 pm\nThursday\, August 20\, 11 am – 1 pm\nThursday\, August 27\, 11 am – 1 pm \nWho Should Take this Workshop? \nYou do not have to have completed Fundamentals of Short Fiction Part 1 in order to take Fundamentals of Short Fiction Part 2. This workshop is open to all experience levels\, it’s for anyone who’s interested in getting constructive feedback on works in progress\, finding inspiration for new projects through short writing exercises\, meeting fellow writers and hopefully making some friends. URL:https://qwf.org/event/fundamentals-of-short-fiction-2-live-online/ LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link CATEGORIES:Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/92470740_2847269185354470_2076662231449206784_o-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200806T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200806T190000 DTSTAMP:20260416T143031 CREATED:20200719T002950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200719T003109Z UID:10002275-1596740400-1596740400@qwf.org SUMMARY:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song DESCRIPTION:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song\nThursday\, August 6\, 2020\n \nDrea Lake\, Alejandro Saravia\, Ariela Freedman\, Connie Guzzo McParland\, Madelaine Caritas Longman\, Willow Loveday Little\, Devon Gallant\, Sharon Lax\, Harry Rajchgot \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/\nHosted by Adele-Elise Prevost & Moti Lieberman 514.931.3442\nCurator Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca\n7 PM-8:30 PM \nPlease email events@argobookshop.ca for the Zoom link \nFACEBOOK EVENT:\nTHU Aug 6\nArgo Zoom Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song\n7 PM · Online Event URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-zoom-reading-series-verse-prose-song/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Logo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR