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SUMMARY:Alexei Perry Cox and Sina Queyras • Vallum Chapbook Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Rocket Science Room for the launch of 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 by Alexei Perry Cox (Winner of the 2019 Vallum Chapbook Award) and 𝑺𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔 by Sina Queyras. \nAlexei Perry Cox is the author of the poetry collection Under Her and short fiction collection To Utter a Life’s Sentence. Her work has appeared in various iterations in The Puritan\, carte-blanche\, CV2\, Hart House Review\, Vallum\, Makhzin / مخزن\, Matrix\, Cosmonauts Avenue\, Rusted Radishes\, Journal Safar (جورنال سفر) The Beijinger\, Lemonhound and elsewhere. She has two wondrous young ones named Isla and Ilham. \nSina Queyras grew up on the road in western Canada and has since lived in Vancouver\, Toronto\, Montreal\, New York\, Philadelphia\, and Montreal. They are the author most recently of My Ariel (2017)\, MxT (2014) and Autobiography of Childhood (2011). Their previous collection of poetry\, Expressway (2009)\, was nominated for a Governor General’s Award and a selection from that book won Gold in the National Magazine Awards. Lemon Hound (2006) won a Lambda Award and the Pat Lowther Award. Queyras lives in Montreal where they curate Writers Read and teach creative writing at Concordia. \nDoors at 6:30\nReadings at 7:00 \nThe venue is on the second floor. There is a single flight of stairs off the main entrance with no wheelchair access\, however\, there is a functioning elevator on the main floor. If you require assistance of any kind\, please let us know! We’d be happy to accommodate any of your needs to the best of our ability.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/alexei-perry-cox-and-sina-queyras-%e2%80%a2-vallum-chapbook-launch/
LOCATION:#204-170 Jean Talon O.\, Atlas Building\, Little Italy Montreal\, Quebec H2R 2X4\, #204-170 Jean Talon O. Atlas Building\, Montreal\, QC\, H2R 2X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Performance
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SUMMARY:YA book launch: Dear Twin by Addie Tsai
DESCRIPTION:Houston-based Addie Tsai launches her first novel\, Dear Twin\, a crossover YA that dives into queer teen love\, mixed race identity\, and being an identical twin. Addie will be twinned with Montreal authors *Shanice Nicole* and *Kama La Mackerel* and drinks and snacks will pair well! Reading with Q&A to follow. \nSynopsis: Poppy wants to go to college like everyone else\, but her father has other ideas. Ever since her mirror twin sister\, Lola\, mysteriously vanished\, Poppy’s father has been depressed and forces her to stick around. She hopes she can convince Lola to come home\, and perhaps also procure her freedom\, by sending her twin a series of eighteen letters\, one for each year of their lives. \nWhen not excavating childhood memories\, Poppy is sneaking away with her girlfriend Juniper\, the only person who understands her. But negotiating the complexities of queer love and childhood trauma are anything but simple. And as a twin? That’s a whole different story. \n// This event is hosted by la Petite Drawn and Quarterly and Montreal-based publisher Metonymy Press //
URL:https://qwf.org/event/ya-book-launch-dear-twin-by-addie-tsai/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191129T210000
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SUMMARY:Addie Tsai Launches Dear Twin
DESCRIPTION:Houston-based Addie Tsai launches her first novel\, Dear Twin. A crossover YA that dives into queer teen love\, mixed race identity\, and being an identical twin\, Addie will be twinned with Montreal authors *Shanice Nicole* and *Kama La Mackerel* and drinks and snacks will pair well! Reading with Q&A to follow. \nDEAR TWIN\nPoppy wants to go to college like everyone else\, but her father has other ideas. Ever since her mirror twin sister\, Lola\, mysteriously vanished\, Poppy’s father has been depressed and forces her to stick around. She hopes she can convince Lola to come home\, and perhaps also procure her freedom\, by sending her twin a series of eighteen letters\, one for each year of their lives.\nWhen not excavating childhood memories\, Poppy is sneaking away with her girlfriend Juniper\, the only person who understands her. But negotiating the complexities of queer love and childhood trauma are anything but simple. And as a twin? That’s a whole different story. \nADDIE TSAI teaches courses in literature\, creative writing\, dance\, and humanities at Houston Community College. She collaborated with Dominic Walsh Dance Theater on Victor Frankensteinand Camille Claudel\, among others. Addie holds an MFA from Warren Wilson College and a PhD in Dance from Texas Woman’s University. Her writing has been published in Banango Street\, The Offing\, The Collagist\, The Feminist Wire\, Nat. Brut.\, and elsewhere. She is the Nonfiction Editor at The Grief Diaries and Senior Associate Editor in Poetry at The Flexible Persona.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/addie-tsai-launches-dear-twin/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191129T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: "The Best of the Worst News: Tales of Inspiration from Around the World and My Life with ALS"
DESCRIPTION:Norman MacIsaac was alone on a cold December day when he received his worst news. At first\, he didn’t know what to do with a prognosis of just a few years to live\, of growing more and more disabled until he could no longer move\, swallow\, or\, in the end\, breathe. \nTravel the world with the author in search of wisdom and inspiration\, from the Himalayas to the slums of Mumbai\, from his home in Montreal to the African savannah. Written over nearly five years\, this is an authentic “live” look at the multiple and evolving challenges\, the frustrations\, and the unparalleled joy that mark living with a degenerative terminal illness. \nThis book is about the emotional and psychological aspects rather than the medical side of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)\, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. It’s about focusing on what’s really important and overcoming obstacles to experience the best of what remains to be lived. It’s an ode to a life well lived and an audacious approach to defiantly embracing the best of the worst news. \n* Everyone is welcome!\n* Presentation by author at 6:30 pm\n* Wheelchair accessible\n* Coffee\, alcoholic beverages & snacks available for purchase
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-the-best-of-the-worst-news-tales-of-inspiration-from-around-the-world-and-my-life-with-als/
LOCATION:Cafe Shaika\, 5526 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4A 1W2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191128T210000
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SUMMARY:Connor Willumsen launches Bradley of Him
DESCRIPTION:Connor Willumsen presents his latest book BRADLEY OF HIM\, the ever-shifting story of a somewhat familiar method actor preparing for a role as long-distance runner under the heat and bright lights of Las Vegas. \nCONNOR WILLUMSEN is a Montreal-based artist originally from Calgary\, AB\, where he received a design degree at The Alberta College of Art. He began making comics while attending the School of Visual Arts in NYC. Since then\, he has drawn stories for Marvel\, DC and Dynamite and illustrated the covers for Criterion editions of David Cronenberg’s Scanners and Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing. His Koyama Press debut Anti-Gone was nominated for the 2018 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Graphic Novel.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/connor-willumsen-launches-bradley-of-him/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191128T210000
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SUMMARY:SpeakUp
DESCRIPTION:FREE\nSpeakUp: Interactive Poetry Exchange of Montreal\nPoets: Blossom Thom\, Greg Santos\, Clarence Baynes \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: Blossom Thom\, Greg Santos\, Clarence Baynes \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-3-2019-11-28/
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:20191127T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
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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/2019-11-27/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T213000
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CREATED:20191122T205225Z
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SUMMARY:Mansfield Press Book Launches
DESCRIPTION:Mansfield Press is coming to Montreal to celebrate the debut book of local hero Joshua Levy along with Toronto writers Julie Hartley and David (ex Montrealer) Menear. Please join us for readings\, wine\, and great conversation. \nHear CBC interview Levy about his debut book\, The Loudest Thing https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-78-all-in-a-weekend/clip/15745807-joshua-levy-the-loudest-thing
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mansfield-press-book-launches/
LOCATION:ursa\, 5589 Ave Du Parc\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2V 4S8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191101T195655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T195655Z
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SUMMARY:Fawn Parker and Tara McGowan-Ross Double Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join local poet and benign degenerate Tara McGowan-Ross as well as rock star Fawn Parker as they launch Tara’s sophomore full-length collection of poetry – Scorpion Season – and Fawn’s latest novel – Set Point – at Drawn and Quarterly! A portion of all proceeds will go to the Last Door Recovery Center. \nSCORPION SEASON\nIn this narrative in verse\, a failed academic with a dead-end domestic labour job disappears into her own consciousness in an attempt to distance herself from her circumstances. Up against poverty and political tyranny that seems to worsen by the day\, she finds solace in substance abuse and destructive relationships. But as the boundaries between fantasy\, reality\, her past\, and her present start to break down\, she’s left to figure out what in her life is within her control and what is simply written in the stars. A meditation on grief\, pleasure\, free will\, and totalitarianism\, Scorpion Season is an experimental and genre-bending book of poetry about a strange time to be alive. \nSET POINT\nLucy Frank is a 20-something old aspiring screenwriter who takes up digital sex-work to pay the bills. Circulating a confused social atmosphere of half-engagement with lovers\, friends\, and co-workers in present-day Montreal—Lucy struggles with her self-image\, an eating disorder\, and the illness of her mother.\nHaunted by self-doubt and a desire to believe in her work and worth\, Lucy volleys between self-sabotage and ambition as she tries to develop a parodic script set within a massive multiplayer world-building game. She is thrown into amplified chaos when one of her sex-work clients threatens to dox her.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fawn-parker-and-tara-mcgowan-ross-double-launch/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191127T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
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SUMMARY:Expanding Our Poetic Range through Memory\, Place\, and the Senses
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Cristina Plamadeala\nThis workshop is for poets of any level of experience who are seeking to expand the range of their subject matter. Limited to 12 participants. \nHow\, as writers\, can we break the surface of the everyday and go deep? Over the eight sessions of the workshop\, we will take some time to dwell in the places our writers’ sensibility can travel to when we tune in to our senses and journey into memory and place. The aim of this workshop will be to generate a rich pool of new material\, from which our best work can emerge. \nWorkshops will consist of in-class writing exercises\, weekly writing assignments\, and time for participating poets to receive constructive feedback from their peers and the workshop leader. As a group\, we will also perform close readings of works by a range of published writers that constellate around a series of themes selected to help us mine our own memories and sensory experiences of the world around us. Proposed themes include \n\na child’s-eye view: writing through the lens of childhood;\nlost and found: orienting through poetry;\n(re)mapping our world: a sense of place;\nentering the myth: poetic exchanges with mythology; and\nmapping the landscape of the body.\n\nParticipants will be encouraged\, for the duration of the workshop\, to “apprentice” themselves to the work of a published poet of their choice\, whose voice will be a steady and nourishing guide as they work on their own material. They will also have the opportunity (though it is by no means obligatory) to read their own work aloud\, both as a practice tool for giving future poetry readings and to “lend an ear” to the editing process. The workshop will be a safe and friendly space\, with an emphasis on diving into the messiness of creation and getting excited about new ideas.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/expanding-our-poetic-range-through-memory-place-and-the-senses/2019-11-27/
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:20191126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T210000
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SUMMARY:Strange Futures Book Club: Moon of the Crusted Snow
DESCRIPTION:The Strange Futures book club focuses on sci-fi and speculative fiction by QT/BIPOC writers. “Strange Futures” speaks to the unknown worlds that are to come–but also to the strangeness that is ascribed to marginalized voices\, and how such strangeness can actually be generative\, challenging\, discomforting\, and revolutionary. Hosted by Helen Chau Bradley\, the book club meetings take place every two months\, and are open to the public. \nOn Tuesday 26 November\, 2019\, we’ll assemble at the Petite Librairie Drawn + Quarterly (176 Bernard O.) at 7 PM to talk about Waubgeshig Rice’s Moon of the Crusted Snow. Join us for discussion and drinks! \nMOON OF THE CRUSTED SNOW\nWith winter looming\, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off\, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order\, an unexpected visitor arrives\, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after\, others follow. \nThe community leadership loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. Tensions rise and\, as the months pass\, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair. Frustrated by the building chaos\, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky\, they endeavor to restore order while grappling with a grave decision. \nBlending action and allegory\, Moon of the Crusted Snow upends our expectations. Out of catastrophe comes resilience. And as one society collapses\, another is reborn. \n**We offer a 20% discount on Moon of the Crusted Snow from now until the meeting date.***
URL:https://qwf.org/event/strange-futures-book-club-moon-of-the-crusted-snow/
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:20191126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191126T200000
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SUMMARY:Atwater Poetry Project presents...Gail Scott & Armand Ruffo
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! \nAtwater Poetry Project is delighted to present readings and conversation from Gail Scott and Armand Ruffo. \nMore information coming soon.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/atwater-poetry-project-presents-gail-scott-armand-ruffo/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
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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/2019-11-25/
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:20191125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T210000
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SUMMARY:New Reads: Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
DESCRIPTION:The New Reads Book Club focuses on contemporary literature and is hosted by Drawn and Quarterly staff members. The book club meetings take place every 4-6 weeks\, and are open to all. For our NOVEMBER meeting\, we will meet at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (176 Bernard O.) at 7 pm to discuss Flights\, by Olga Tokarczuk. The evening will be hosted by Librairie Drawn & Quarterly’s own Alyssa Favreau. Join us for discussion and drinks! \nFLIGHTS\nFrom the incomparably original Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk\, Flights interweaves reflections on travel with an in-depth exploration of the human body\, broaching life\, death\, motion\, and migration. Chopin’s heart is carried back to Warsaw in secret by his adoring sister. A woman must return to her native Poland in order to poison her terminally ill high school sweetheart\, and a young man slowly descends into madness when his wife and child mysteriously vanish during a vacation and just as suddenly reappear. Through these brilliantly imagined characters and stories\, interwoven with haunting\, playful\, and revelatory meditations\, Flights explores what it means to be a traveler\, a wanderer\, a body in motion not only through space but through time. Where are you from? Where are you coming in from? Where are you going? we call to the traveler. Enchanting\, unsettling\, and wholly original\, Flights is a master storyteller’s answer. \n**We offer a 20% discount on Flights from now until the meeting date.** \nBy purchasing your book at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly you help support free events like this one\, independent publishing and retailing\, our neighborhood\, and authors both local and from around the world who depend on independent bookstores for their livelihood. You also get to take advantage of a great discount! Your support is appreciated.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/new-reads-flights-by-olga-tokarczuk/
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:20191125T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191125T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
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/2019-11-25/
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:20191124T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191031T152101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T152101Z
UID:10002037-1574602200-1574611200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Tommy Schnurmacher memoir
DESCRIPTION:Book signing
URL:https://qwf.org/event/tommy-schnurmacher-memoir/
LOCATION:coles bookstore Cavendish Mall
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T194500
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191106T204455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T110701Z
UID:10002057-1574535600-1574538300@qwf.org
SUMMARY:GET LIT! Salon du Livre 2019 - SOIRÉE DE REPRISES LITTÉRAIRES // LITERARY COVERS NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:Samedi 23 Novembre 2019 | 19h00 – 19h45 \nSOIRÉE DE REPRISES LITTÉRAIRES // LITERARY COVERS NIGHT \nEspace littéraire \n  \nDes auteurs·trices d’ici mettent en lecture des textes de leurs confrères et consœurs québécois·es — joignez-vous à l’Association des éditeurs de langue anglaise du Québec (AELAQ) pour une soirée de lecture bilingue animée par Sean Michaels (auteur de Corps conducteurs [Us Conductors] et The Wagers\, publié en 2019). Les écrivain·es prendront d’assaut la scène pour entonner leurs coups de cœur littéraires québécois. Iels livreront\, en prose ou en vers\, un concert de reprises littéraires époustouflant. \nLocal writers reading other local writers – Join the Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec (AELAQ) for an evening of bilingual readings\, hosted by Sean Michaels (author of Us Conductors and 2019’s The Wagers). Authors will take the stage to read their coups de cœur from Quebec’s repertoire of poetry and prose\, delivering a stellar set list of literary covers. \nHost: Sean Michaels \nParticipants: \nClara Dupuis-Morency \nJulie Delporte \nMaude Veilleux \nLindsay Nixon \nMichael Nardone \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/get-lit-salon-du-livre-2019-soiree-de-reprises-litteraires-literary-covers-night/
LOCATION:place bonaventure\, 800\, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T170500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T175000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191106T203944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191112T174224Z
UID:10002056-1574528700-1574531400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:GET LIT! Salon du Livre 2019 - Lauréats des prix littéraires QWF / 2019 QWF Award Winners
DESCRIPTION:Samedi 23 novembre 2019\n17h05-17h50 – 45 min \nEspace littéraire \n  \nLauréats des prix littéraires « QWF » / 2019 QWF Award Winners \n  \nTable ronde avec les lauréat.e.s des prix littéraires de la Quebec Writers’ Federation: Susan Doherty\, David Homel\, Tess Liem\, Lindsay Nixon\, and Raquel Rivera. \nAnimatrice: Malek Yalaoui \n  \nReadings and discussion with winners of the 2019 QWF Literary Awards: Susan Doherty\, David Homel\, Tess Liem\, Lindsay Nixon\, and Raquel Rivera. \nHost: Malek Yalaoui
URL:https://qwf.org/event/get-lit-salon-du-livre-2019-laureats-des-prix-litteraires-qwf-2019-qwf-award-winners/
LOCATION:place bonaventure\, 800\, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T161000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T165500
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191106T203331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T193823Z
UID:10002055-1574525400-1574528100@qwf.org
SUMMARY:GET LIT! Salon du Livre 2019 - Lectures Logos Readings
DESCRIPTION:Samedi 23 novembre 2019 \n16h10-16h55 – 45 min\nEspace littéraire \nLectures Logos Readings \nLectures et performances bilingues par auteur-e-s de diverses origines. \nCo-animateurs: Maguy Métellus et H. Nigel Thomas; auteur-e-s: Jason Selman\, Gloria Macher\, Natacha Odonnat et Jean-Claude Martineau \n  \nBilingual readings and performances by writers of diverse origins. \nCo-hosts: Maguy Métullus and H. Nigel Thomas; authors: Jason Selman\, Gloria Macher\, Natacha Odonnat and Jean-Claude Martineau
URL:https://qwf.org/event/get-lit-salon-du-livre-2019-lectures-logos-readings/
LOCATION:place bonaventure\, 800\, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance,QWF Events,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191123T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191201T173000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191031T150719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191031T150719Z
UID:10002036-1574505000-1575221400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:A Soundtrack for Your Words: Creating and Performing Literature with Music
DESCRIPTION:Ian Ferrier and Moe Clark bring years of experience as spoken word performers and soundscape innovators. They will offer writing prompts and exercises to help generate ideas\, and support participants through editing and crafting their written works for performance\, including a collaborative exploration of sound as a base for words. Ian and Moe will bring the looping pedal\, teweikan\, guitar\, synthesizer and other instruments\, to be used in creation of the soundscapes. Participants will explore breathwork\, vocal work\, and improvisation to engage with audiences and to move beyond the anxiety of performance. Workshop will culminate in a Sunday afternoon performance open to the public.\nOpen to all poets\, writers\, and anyone interested in exploring sound with their work\, including short prose\, monologues. Also open to musicians interested in developing more language for their sound.\nThis workshop is FREE but space is limited. To register: elise.m@videotron.ca.\nMétis multidisciplinary artist Moe Clark is a nomadic songbird with wings woven from circle singing and spoken word. Originally from Treaty 7\, she calls tio’tia:ke (Montreal) home.\nIan Ferrier is a poet\, musician and performer. Ian is the founder of the monthly Words & Music Show and the Mile End Poets’ Festival.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-soundtrack-for-your-words-creating-and-performing-literature-with-music/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191122T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191122T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191101T194939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T194939Z
UID:10002045-1574445600-1574452800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Young Readers Book Club: Harry Potter
DESCRIPTION:Join our host Molie to discuss all things Harry Potter! All attendees must have read at least one book in the series. Pizza will be served. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will be available at 20% from now until the meeting date. \nThis is a book club for young readers\, with a median age of 10-12 or fifth\, sixth and sec 1 grades. Younger kids are welcome if the book is appropriate\, but not younger than 8-9\, please. There will be a different book every meeting. The focus is to provide tweens a safe space to learn to discuss and express thoughts and ideas about literature among their peers without parents or teachers. Please note we do not have the space to have parents and kids! \nABOUT THE BOOK\nHarry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four\, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal\, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then\, on Harry’s eleventh birthday\, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard\, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! \nThese new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling\, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle\, with huge child appeal\, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It’s time to PASS THE MAGIC ON …
URL:https://qwf.org/event/young-readers-book-club-harry-potter/
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:20191121T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20190828T184426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T184426Z
UID:10001893-1574366400-1574373600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Urgency\, Dread\, Risk: A Short-Fiction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Adam Michiels\nThis workshop is intended for fiction writers who have written short stories before\, and who have experience with the workshop environment. Limited to 12 participants. \nWe’ll be writing towards emotional impact. The workshop will be supplemented by readings and generative exercises to explore the question of expression vs. evocation—as well as imagination\, self-surgery\, ambition\, and accountability. We’ll also talk about sentences\, with a focus on line edits. \nParticipants will be workshopped twice. You’ll have the option of bringing in an existing piece and writing a new second piece\, or else bringing in one piece followed by a revision of the same. \nReadings will include Namwali Serpell\, Jamel Brinkley\, Casey Plett\, Carys Davis\, Octavia Butler\, and Ottessa Moshfegh\, among others.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/urgency-dread-risk-a-short-fiction-workshop/2019-11-21/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191101T195012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T195012Z
UID:10002046-1574362800-1574370000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QC Fiction and Book*hug double Launch
DESCRIPTION:A Double Book Launch with QC Fiction\, an imprint of Baraka Books\, and Book*hug – featuring a conversation with Éric Mathieu\, author of The Little Fox of Mayerville (QC Fiction) and translator Peter McCambridge\, and the launch of Drama Queens by Vickie Gendreau\, translated by Aimee Wall (Book*hug). \nTHE LITTLE FOX OF MAYERVILLE\nÉmile Claudel is no ordinary child. Only months after his birth\, following the liberation of France in 1945\, he can already chatter away in several languages\, much to his mother’s frustration. Nicknamed the Little Fox for his appearance\, Émile is born into a loveless home\, where patience is in short supply. Abandoned by his family\, he struggles to find a place in society. This deftly written coming-of-age novel follows Émile on his journey toward adulthood\, as his country moves away from austere conservatism and embraces the counterculture of the 1960s. \nDRAMA QUEENS\nIn 2012\, Vickie Gendreau was diagnosed with a brain tumour and wrote a book narrating her own death. Testament could have been Gendreau’s first and only novel\, but she kept writing\, furiously\, until the very end.\nPublished posthumously after Gendreau’s death in 2013 at age 24\, Drama Queens continues her exploration of illness and death that began in Testament\, but with even greater urgency and audacity. In her singular voice\, Gendreau mixes genres and forms\, moving from art installations to fantastical little films to poetry\, returning again and again to a deeply raw and unflinching narrative of her increasingly difficult days.\nWith rage\, dark humour\, and boundless spirit and imagination\, Drama Queens\, translated by Aimee Wall\, records the daily life of a young woman living with a failing body\, the end in sight\, and still so much to say.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qc-fiction-and-bookhug-double-launch/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20190830T163821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190830T171141Z
UID:10001919-1574362800-1574370000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Argo Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song
DESCRIPTION:Argo Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song\nThursday\, November 21\, 2019\nTamara Nazywalskyj\, Ann Lambert\, Ilona Martonfi\, Lp Camozzi\, Blossom Thom\, Greg Santos\, Viorika Aresteanu\, Michael Bournazian\, Mike Di Sclafani\, Stephen Morrissey\, Rohan Quinby\, \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ Hosted with Moti Lieberman\nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca\n7 PM-9 PM at the door $6\nAn Evening of Verse & Prose & Song \n“We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts\,\nand the League of Canadian Poets.” \nFACEBOOK EVENT \nNov 21\nTHU\nArgo Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-reading-series-verse-prose-song-2/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20190828T183351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T185022Z
UID:10001868-1574359200-1574366400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:The Very Short Story: Reading and Writing Fiction of 300 to 1000 Words
DESCRIPTION:All levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \nThe very short story comes in many guises. Tale\, fable\, cronica\, feuilleton\, anecdote\, aphorism\, vignette\, sketch\, flash\, prose poem\, yarn\, joke—each of these may fall into its fold\, as may extra-literary forms such as lists or memos. Its main characteristic is brevity. Since it can be written relatively quickly\, it offers a wonderful place for experimentation. Since each word\, punctuation mark\, and line of white space speaks\, it demands precision and invites us to hone our writing skills. \nIn this class we will be reading and discussing a wide variety of very short stories\, from  contemporary writers and writers of the past. We will be reading as writers: seeking inspiration\, and looking at what these stories are doing and how they achieve their ends. What makes a story a story? What can be left out? What is the effect of omission? \nDrawing on class discussion\, students will write their own stories as homework and bring them to class to share. We will read them together\, but we will not focus on critique; our class will be about generating work\, permission to try new things\, and celebrating creativity. It will welcome new writers and those with experience. Participants should end the course with a portfolio of at least eight very short stories. \nFor our first class\, please bring in a published work of fiction of about 300 to 500 words. Be prepared to read it aloud and say what you love about it.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-very-short-story-reading-and-writing-fiction-of-300-to-1000-words/2019-11-21/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20190828T185044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190913T155012Z
UID:10001914-1574280000-1574287200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Everything Happens at Once: Your Page One
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Marina Vulicevic\nThis workshop is intended for people interested in short- and long-form fiction who have begun puzzling out the beginnings of their stories. Limited to 12 participants. \nIn this fiction-writing workshop\, we will get our stories to hit the ground running by working on our Page One. Short story or long-form fiction\, all the elements of narration are thrown into play right away on the first page (okay\, maybe a little on the second). The themes and problems of the piece are all present\, stated or suggested\, sometimes hidden. We will learn to do that: get out of the starting blocks fast\, leaving our anxieties behind. \nThe “everything at once” approach means putting all the narrative elements into play simultaneously. Setting speaks for character\, dialogue speaks for plot\, the description of place speaks for the theme. All intertwined\, not consecutive. Everything at once\, like when you meet someone in real life\, even if it takes time to understand what you first thought you knew. \nWe’ll look at the beginning page of works of fiction to see how others have handled their beginnings. That revolver on the dining room table – does it really have to go off\, and who or what will be the target? When Dante admits in Sentence One\, “Halfway through the journey of my life\, I found myself lost in a forest dark\,” what sort of darkness is this\, and why is he telling us about it? The issue of who is talking to us\, and why\, will be essential to our Page Ones. \nThe object is to become more self-aware from the beginning\, without turning into hyper-planners intent on deleting all spontaneity. The Page One approach is one of the antidotes to the anxieties of the beginning writer\, since it stresses action: moving quickly\, getting the elements in play\, foreseeing eventual themes\, helping answer the question\, “Why does this story exist\, and where is it going?” \nOften the beginnings of stories wonder about their own existence. Tom O’Brien’s The Things They Carried meditates on the difficulty of telling a true war story. How can you tell if a war story is true? What is a war story anyway? Whom can we trust? This Page-One questioning launches the book.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/everything-happens-at-once-your-page-one/2019-11-20/
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:20191120T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191106T202813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T200615Z
UID:10002054-1574280000-1574283600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:GET LIT: Salon du Livre 2019 - Rapid-Fire Reading\, Ricochet Writing
DESCRIPTION:Mercredi 20 novembre 2019 \n20h00 – 21h00 – 1 heure \nSpace: Grande place \n  \nRapid-Fire Reading\, Ricochet Writing \nEighteen of the province’s hottest writers and spoken word performers will keep things hopping by reading from their most engaging work—for only 90 seconds each!—Then\, still on stage\, each will sit down at a laptop to contribute on the spot to a collaborative text that will be read aloud at the end of the show—with élan! This event is primarily in English\, with some French. \nHost: Maria Schamis Turner \nAuthors: Paige Cooper\, Kym Dominique-Ferguson\, Kama La Mackerel\, Serge Lamothe\, Ann Lambert\, Jonathan Lamy\, Angela Leuck\, Nora Loreto\, Steve Luxton\, Karen McBride\, Ross Murray\, Mark Paterson\, Monique Polak\, seeley quest\, Greg Santos\, Neil Smith\, Gillian Sze\, and Élise Turcotte.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/get-lit-salon-du-livre-2019-rapid-fire-reading-ricochet-writing/
LOCATION:place bonaventure\, 800\, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T223000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20190903T211736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190903T212138Z
UID:10001939-1574278200-1574289000@qwf.org
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/21092/2019-11-20/
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:20191120T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T030012
CREATED:20191106T202201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T194613Z
UID:10002053-1574277300-1574280000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:GET LIT Salon du Livre 2019: The Violet Hour
DESCRIPTION:Mercredi 20 novembre 2019 \n19h15 – 20h00 – 45 min \nSpace: Grande place \n  \nThe Violet Hour \n  \nUne soirée de courtes lectures et performances bilingues par d’écrivain.e.s et d’artistes LGBTQ+. \nAnimateur: Christopher DiRaddo; Auteurs: Erín Moure\, Denis-Martin Chabot\, Malek Yalaoui et autres. \n  \nAn evening of short bilingual readings and performances by LGBTQ writers and artists. \nHost: Christopher DiRaddo; Authors:  Erín Moure\, Denis-Martin Chabot\, Malek Yalaoui and others. \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/get-lit-salon-du-livre-2019-the-violet-hour/
LOCATION:place bonaventure\, 800\, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T190000
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SUMMARY:Lynda Barry + Chris Ware in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Librairie Drawn & Quarterly presents \nLYNDA BARRY + CHRIS WARE in conversation \nTickets:\nBook + Ticket Combo: Rusty Brown: $46.95+tx\n*Includes 1 copy of Rusty Brown by Chris Ware + 1 General Admission (book to be received at the event) \nBook + Ticket Combo : Making Comics $25.95+tx\n*Includes 1 copy of Making Comics by Lynda Barry + 1 General Admission(book to be received at the event) \nGeneral Admission : $10+tx \n(Présentation en anglais) \nABOUT THE AUTHORS \nLYNDA BARRY has worked as a painter\, cartoonist\, writer\, illustrator\, playwright\, editor\, commentator\, and teacher. She is the inimitable creator behind the seminal comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek\, and author of The Freddie Stories\,One! Hundred! Demons!\, The! Greatest! of! Marlys!\, Cruddy: An Illustrated Novel\, Naked Ladies! Naked Ladies! Naked Ladies!\, and The Good Times are Killing Me\, which was adapted as an off-Broadway play and won the Washington State Governor’s Award. Barry has written three bestselling and acclaimed creative how-to graphic novels for D+Q: the Eisner Award-winning What It Is\, and Picture This\, and Syllabus: Notes from an accidental professor. \nCHRIS WARE is widely acknowledged as the most gifted and beloved cartoonist of his generation by both his mother and seven-year-old daughter. His J immy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth won the Guardian First Book Award and was listed as one of the 100 Best Books of the Decade by the London Times in 2009. An irregular contributor to This American Life and The New Yorker (where some of the pages of this book first appeared) his original drawings have been exhibited in the Whitney Biennial\, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago\, and in piles behind his work table in Oak Park\, Illinois. \nABOUT THE BOOKS\nMAKING COMICS by Lynda Barry \nMaking Comics is the follow-up to Barry’s bestselling Syllabus\, and this time she shares all her comics-making exercises. In a new hand-drawn syllabus detailing her creative curriculum\, Barry has students drawing themselves as monsters and superheroes\, convincing students who think they can’t draw that they can\, and\, most important\, encouraging them to understand that a daily journal can be anything so long as it is hand drawn. \nBarry teaches all students and believes everyone and anyone can be creative. At the core of Making Comics is her certainty that creativity is vital to processing the world around us. \nRUSTY BROWN by Chris Ware\nA major graphic novel event more than 16 years in progress: part one of the ongoing bifurcated masterwork from the brilliant and beloved author of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth and Building Stories. \nRusty Brown is a fully interactive\, full-color articulation of the time-space interrelationships of three complete consciousnesses in the first half of a single midwestern American day and the tiny piece of human grit about which they involuntarily orbit. A sprawling\, special snowflake accumulation of the biggest themes and the smallest moments of life\, Rusty Brown literately and literally aims at nothing less than the coalescence of one half of all of existence into a single museum-quality picture story\, expertly arranged to present the most convincingly ineffable and empathetic illusion of experience for both life-curious readers and traditional fans of standard reality. From childhood to old age\, no frozen plotline is left unthawed in the entangled stories of a child who awakens without superpowers\, a teen who matures into a paternal despot\, a father who stores his emotional regrets on the surface of Mars and a late-middle-aged woman who seeks the love of only one other person on planet Earth.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lynda-barry-chris-ware-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Rialto Theatre\, 5723 Av du Parc\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2V 4G9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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