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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Poetry Workshop: Tentacular Thinking & Writing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-poetry-workshop-tentacular-thinking-writing/2020-04-02/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Argo Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song
DESCRIPTION:Argo Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song \nThursday\, April 2\, 2020 \nIan Ferrier\, Matthew Murphy\, Victoria LeBlanc\, James Dunnigan\,\nWillow Loveday Little\, Mike Di Sclafani\, Audrey Em\, Clayton Bailey\,\nSarah Wolfson\, Maria Caltabiano\, Ilona Martonfi \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ \nHosted with Moti Lieberman \nArtistic Director \nIlona Martonfi \nilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca \n7 PM-9 PM at the door $6 \n“In Celebration of National Poetry Month. We gratefully acknowledge\nthe support of the Canada Council for the Arts\, and the League of Canadian Poets.”
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-reading-series-verse-prose-song-4/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1915 Ste. Catherine Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec H3H 1M3\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200402T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200402T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191209T193533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T195712Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Narrative Non-fiction: Creating Scenes
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is open to writers who have already taken a writing workshop or published at least one short piece of prose fiction or non-fiction. Limited to 12 participants.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-narrative-non-fiction-creating-scenes/2020-04-02/
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:20200403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200403T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200309T150442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200309T150442Z
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SUMMARY:Young Readers Book Club: The Witch Boy
DESCRIPTION:Join us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Young Readers book club\, hosted by Caleb! This month’s pick is the graphic novel The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag. Pizza will be served. All attendees must have the assigned book\, or one book in the assigned series. \nThis is a book club for young readers\, with a median age of 10-12 or fifth\, sixth and sec 1 grades. Younger kids are welcome if the book is appropriate\, but not younger than 8-9\, please. There will be a different book every meeting. The focus is to provide tweens a safe space to learn to discuss and express thoughts and ideas about literature among their peers without parents or teachers. Please note we do not have the space to have parents and kids!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/young-readers-book-club-the-witch-boy/
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:20200404T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200404T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T195202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191210T195202Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - How to Edit Your Own Prose Like a Professional Editor
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this workshop is TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-how-to-edit-your-own-prose-like-a-professional-editor/2020-04-04/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200404T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200405T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200220T171808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T172243Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Place: Making a Communal Memory Map
DESCRIPTION:In this two-afternoon workshop\, presented by the Atwater Writers Exhibition\, participants will paint\, draw\, stitch and/or appliqué details of a place that evokes personal memories: an old cinema\, your grandmother’s garden\, or another remembered place that is important to you. We will provide a recycled paint tarp for background\, as well as art supplies. Come prepared to share your stories of your chosen place: we will talk with each other while we make a communal tapestry for display at the Atwater Library. Bring any meaningful fabric scraps or other material you might wish to include in your part of the memory map (and don’t mind leaving as part of the communal artwork). No artistic or sewing experience necessary. \nWorkshop leader Kathleen Winter has written novels\, short stories\, and an Arctic travel memoir. She has lived in the UK\, Newfoundland\, and Verdun. She has worked with young people and elders\, making folk textile pieces that celebrate memory\, place and personal story. \nTo register: elise.m@videotron.ca.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-power-of-place-making-a-communal-memory-map/
LOCATION:Atwater Library Auditorium\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, 2nd floor\, Westmount\, QC
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200406T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200406T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191206T172316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T223607Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Love and Intimacy in Fiction: Setting the Scene
DESCRIPTION:“One stroke of lightning does not have to lead anywhere\, but to the next stroke of lightning.”\n– Alice Munro  \nAll levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \n  \nAre your characters stuck at first base? Maybe you’ve been trying for months to create tasteful romantic tension\, but your revisions seem to be getting tawdrier instead. Love and sex in fiction are challenging to write: We’re striving to find the perfect chemistry between voice\, language\, pacing\, plot\, and setting\, and the measurement of each is never the same from one situation to the next. Just as it takes time in real life for intimacy to grow between people\, it takes more than a few lines in a short story or pages in a novel to develop genuine narrative intimacy. \nThis workshop will provide participants with creative and technical tools to write anything from smoldering eye contact between strangers on a subway to harrowing mid-novel breakup sex between critical characters. We’ll look at a variety of print and digital media\, and everyone will be encouraged to act as a reader as well as a writer—that is\, to share ideas and offer constructive feedback. Participants will leave the workshop with an expanded\, specialized lexicon and the confidence to know when to be nuanced in their writing and when to be explicit. \nThis workshop is not a genre “how-to” for romance or erotica\, but a fun\, holistic survey of tools and techniques writers can use to craft believable and compelling intimacy in any fictional context. \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-love-and-intimacy-in-fiction-setting-the-scene/2020-04-06/
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:20200406T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200406T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191206T183817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T193422Z
UID:10002086-1586203200-1586210400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - From Idea to Script to Screen
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Sabrina Reeves\n12 participants. \n  \nThis workshop will help you adapt your ideas into scripts for TV\, Film\, Video\, Web series\, etc.\, and also show you how to craft pitches and other creative documents designed to attract producers and broadcasters to your material. In addition\, you will receive advice as to which avenues to venture down in terms of seeking potential funding and/or professional representation and/or producing partners for your projects. \n  \nTopics covered will include: \n  \nSetting realistic writing goals; how to break down and analyze a script; the importance of feedback; analysis of produced work; story\, structure\, conflict\, character\, dialogue; the importance of rewriting and how to go about it; pitching; riders\, indemnity waivers\, non-disclosure agreements; contracts\, agents\, lawyers; development funding; and budgeting (time & money). \n  \nRecommended reading: film scripts of all genres and lengths
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-from-idea-to-script-to-screen/2020-04-06/
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:20200407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200407T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200213T165540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T165540Z
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SUMMARY:Gay Reads Book Club: Red At the Bone
DESCRIPTION:Join the Gay Reads book club to discuss classic and contemporary literature by LGBTQ2IA+ authors. We’ll read across genres to uncover queer sensibilities\, alternative canons\, and exciting new voices. The club meets every two months at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly with host Kathleen Fraser\, and is open to all. \nAt our next meeting April 7th\, at 7 PM\, we’ll discuss RED AT THE BONE by Jacqueline Woodson!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/gay-reads-book-club-red-at-the-bone/
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:20200407T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200407T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T202359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191210T202359Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Inventing the Truth: The Art of Personal Writing
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this workshop is TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-inventing-the-truth-the-art-of-personal-writing/2020-04-07/
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:20200408T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T182338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191210T185051Z
UID:10002129-1586368800-1586376000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Writing Long: The Novel
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this workshop is TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-writing-long-the-novel/2020-04-08/
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:20200408T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200408T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191209T183654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T183836Z
UID:10002103-1586376000-1586383200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - The Writer’s Tune-Up: Create with Courage
DESCRIPTION:For all those looking for a practical\, hands-on workshop of generative prompts to get your wheels turning\, your creative engine humming\, and new projects out of the blocks.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-the-writers-tune-up-create-with-courage/2020-04-08/
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:20200409T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T163738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T203143Z
UID:10002119-1586455200-1586462400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Poetry Workshop: Tentacular Thinking & Writing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-poetry-workshop-tentacular-thinking-writing/2020-04-09/
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:20200409T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200409T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191209T193533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T195712Z
UID:10002111-1586462400-1586469600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Narrative Non-fiction: Creating Scenes
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is open to writers who have already taken a writing workshop or published at least one short piece of prose fiction or non-fiction. Limited to 12 participants.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-narrative-non-fiction-creating-scenes/2020-04-09/
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:20200411T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200411T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T175535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191210T175535Z
UID:10002124-1586599200-1586620800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Get Your Words Out: A Primer on How to Publish
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this workshop is TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-get-your-words-out-a-primer-on-how-to-publish/
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:20200411T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200411T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200309T151113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200309T151113Z
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SUMMARY:Marianne Dubuc launches Little Cheetah's Shadow - Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we launch the English translation of Marianne Dubuc’s L’ombre de Petit Guépard – Little Cheetah’s Shadow!\nMarianne will be reading from the book\, the kids will then be invited to draw with the author. \nSnacks will be served. \n///////////////////////////////////////// \nLITTLE CHEETAH’S SHADOW is missing. When Little Cheetah finds him and learns that Little Shadow is sad because he never gets to go first\, Little Cheetah is happy to switch places. As they travel about their neighborhood\, Little Cheetah is surprised to learn how hard it can be to follow. Eventually they decide that walking side-by-side is much better\, and when they go through a scary tunnel on the way home\, they discover they can face the dark together. Little Cheetah’s Shadow is a sweettale of friendship\, empathy\, and the importance of seeing things from a different perspective\, rendered in Marianne Dubuc’s warm and inviting illustrations. \nMARIANNE DUBUC is an award-winning author and illustrator of sixteen picture books\, including Otto and Pio and Up the Mountain Path. Beloved by children around the world\, her books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. She lives in Montreal\, Quebec\, with her husband and their two children.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/marianne-dubuc-launches-little-cheetahs-shadow-storytime/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Storytelling
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200413T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191206T172316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T223607Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Love and Intimacy in Fiction: Setting the Scene
DESCRIPTION:“One stroke of lightning does not have to lead anywhere\, but to the next stroke of lightning.”\n– Alice Munro  \nAll levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \n  \nAre your characters stuck at first base? Maybe you’ve been trying for months to create tasteful romantic tension\, but your revisions seem to be getting tawdrier instead. Love and sex in fiction are challenging to write: We’re striving to find the perfect chemistry between voice\, language\, pacing\, plot\, and setting\, and the measurement of each is never the same from one situation to the next. Just as it takes time in real life for intimacy to grow between people\, it takes more than a few lines in a short story or pages in a novel to develop genuine narrative intimacy. \nThis workshop will provide participants with creative and technical tools to write anything from smoldering eye contact between strangers on a subway to harrowing mid-novel breakup sex between critical characters. We’ll look at a variety of print and digital media\, and everyone will be encouraged to act as a reader as well as a writer—that is\, to share ideas and offer constructive feedback. Participants will leave the workshop with an expanded\, specialized lexicon and the confidence to know when to be nuanced in their writing and when to be explicit. \nThis workshop is not a genre “how-to” for romance or erotica\, but a fun\, holistic survey of tools and techniques writers can use to craft believable and compelling intimacy in any fictional context. \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-love-and-intimacy-in-fiction-setting-the-scene/2020-04-13/
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:20200413T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200413T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191206T183817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T193422Z
UID:10002087-1586808000-1586815200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - From Idea to Script to Screen
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Sabrina Reeves\n12 participants. \n  \nThis workshop will help you adapt your ideas into scripts for TV\, Film\, Video\, Web series\, etc.\, and also show you how to craft pitches and other creative documents designed to attract producers and broadcasters to your material. In addition\, you will receive advice as to which avenues to venture down in terms of seeking potential funding and/or professional representation and/or producing partners for your projects. \n  \nTopics covered will include: \n  \nSetting realistic writing goals; how to break down and analyze a script; the importance of feedback; analysis of produced work; story\, structure\, conflict\, character\, dialogue; the importance of rewriting and how to go about it; pitching; riders\, indemnity waivers\, non-disclosure agreements; contracts\, agents\, lawyers; development funding; and budgeting (time & money). \n  \nRecommended reading: film scripts of all genres and lengths
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-from-idea-to-script-to-screen/2020-04-13/
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:20200414T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T202359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191210T202359Z
UID:10002142-1586894400-1586901600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Inventing the Truth: The Art of Personal Writing
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this workshop is TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-inventing-the-truth-the-art-of-personal-writing/2020-04-14/
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:20200415T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200419T161516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200419T162051Z
UID:10002237-1586944800-1586950200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Write Like a Pro [Live & Online]
DESCRIPTION:Writing can be an act of catharsis\, a way of processing experiences during difficult times. Now\, more than ever\, we need to write our stories. \nThe Write Like a Pro workshop is designed to guide participants through the stylistic and technical elements that make a great piece of writing. It draws heavily from the art and craft of narrative non-fiction\, but is relevant for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively through the written word. The nut of it is: How do you make your truth compelling to others? \nOver the course of the workshop\, we’ll cover: shaping ideas; planning and organising material; elements of storytelling; wordcraft and style; finding your voice; tough-love editing; and\, finally\, putting your work out there. \nNow in its NINTH run\, the Write Like a Pro workshop puts special focus on practising techniques we learn in class through the process of developing\, writing\, and polishing a short (500- to 1000- word) non-fiction piece by the end of the workshop. For most people\, this requires setting aside an additional hour or so per week to write at home. \nIn each workshop\, we’ll spend part of the time reviewing techniques and examples\, and part of the time writing\, sharing work\, and providing feedback to others. Think of it like part writing class\, part writing circle. \nSo\, if you’ve been feeling the urge to write now more than ever\, don’t hesitate to sign up. \nWho Should Take This Workshop? \nThis workshop is open to all experience levels. Small groups ensure that each student has their voice heard and their needs met. Whether you’re looking to connect over shared interests\, develop your craft\, or looking for feedback on a project\, this is the workshop for you. \nColleen Kimmett is a Montreal-based writer and journalist. Colleen’s work has been published in The Walrus\, The Guardian\, Al Jazeera America\, Bright Magazine\, In These Times\, StatNews\, Arctic Deeply\, and beyond. Previously\, she was a senior editor at The Tyee and a founding editor of The Discourse. Currently\, she teaches a science communication course at McGill and is the community outreach coordinator for the Institute for Investigative Journalism. \nPlease Note \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. \nFlexible Scheduling and Registration \nThree possible schedules\, to be confirmed: \nSchedule A: Thursdays\, April 9\, 16\, 23\, 30\, 6:30 pm – 8 pm\nSchedule B: Wednesdays\, April 15\, 22\, 29\, May 6\, 6:30 pm – 8 pm\nSchedule C: Wednesdays\, April 15\, 22\, 29\, May 6\, 10 am – 11:30 am \nUse the ticket link to pick your preferred schedule(s). Based on sign-ups we receive we’ll coordinate the workshop schedule and send you an invite (within 7 days). If you agree to join\, then it’s booked and we’ll send an invoice for $100. \nSoftware \nSince this workshop takes place online\, participants will need to download Zoom for video conferencing and have access to a laptop. \nClick here to download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting \nTestimonials \n“A great class! I appreciated the focus on specific techniques + I loved learning about new authors.” \n“Very informative & practical which I like very much.” \n“Colleen is a solid instructor who provides useful\, packaged\, and directed feedback.”
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-like-a-pro-live-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200415T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191209T183654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T183836Z
UID:10002104-1586980800-1586988000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - The Writer’s Tune-Up: Create with Courage
DESCRIPTION:For all those looking for a practical\, hands-on workshop of generative prompts to get your wheels turning\, your creative engine humming\, and new projects out of the blocks.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-the-writers-tune-up-create-with-courage/2020-04-15/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T163738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T203143Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Poetry Workshop: Tentacular Thinking & Writing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-poetry-workshop-tentacular-thinking-writing/2020-04-16/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200416T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191209T193533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T195712Z
UID:10002112-1587067200-1587074400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Narrative Non-fiction: Creating Scenes
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is open to writers who have already taken a writing workshop or published at least one short piece of prose fiction or non-fiction. Limited to 12 participants.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-narrative-non-fiction-creating-scenes/2020-04-16/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200419T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200419T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200220T174444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T174444Z
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SUMMARY:D+Q Cooks! Cookbook Club: Indian-ish
DESCRIPTION:Food lovers take note!\nTo attend this club we ask that you cook something from the cookbook and come ready to discuss and eat. \nSuper excited to test recipes from the book beforehand?! Tag us at #DandQCooks on Instagram or post your work here on the Facebook page.\nYou can also join our group Drawn & Quarterly Cook Book Club where we keep the discussion rolling. \nThis club meets at 6pm on Sunday. \n***We are offering a 20% discount on INDIAN-ISH 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/dq-cooks-cookbook-club-indian-ish/
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:20200420T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200420T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191206T172316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200217T223607Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Love and Intimacy in Fiction: Setting the Scene
DESCRIPTION:“One stroke of lightning does not have to lead anywhere\, but to the next stroke of lightning.”\n– Alice Munro  \nAll levels are welcome. Limited to 12 participants. \n  \nAre your characters stuck at first base? Maybe you’ve been trying for months to create tasteful romantic tension\, but your revisions seem to be getting tawdrier instead. Love and sex in fiction are challenging to write: We’re striving to find the perfect chemistry between voice\, language\, pacing\, plot\, and setting\, and the measurement of each is never the same from one situation to the next. Just as it takes time in real life for intimacy to grow between people\, it takes more than a few lines in a short story or pages in a novel to develop genuine narrative intimacy. \nThis workshop will provide participants with creative and technical tools to write anything from smoldering eye contact between strangers on a subway to harrowing mid-novel breakup sex between critical characters. We’ll look at a variety of print and digital media\, and everyone will be encouraged to act as a reader as well as a writer—that is\, to share ideas and offer constructive feedback. Participants will leave the workshop with an expanded\, specialized lexicon and the confidence to know when to be nuanced in their writing and when to be explicit. \nThis workshop is not a genre “how-to” for romance or erotica\, but a fun\, holistic survey of tools and techniques writers can use to craft believable and compelling intimacy in any fictional context. \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-love-and-intimacy-in-fiction-setting-the-scene/2020-04-20/
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:20200420T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200420T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191206T183817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191206T193422Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - From Idea to Script to Screen
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Sabrina Reeves\n12 participants. \n  \nThis workshop will help you adapt your ideas into scripts for TV\, Film\, Video\, Web series\, etc.\, and also show you how to craft pitches and other creative documents designed to attract producers and broadcasters to your material. In addition\, you will receive advice as to which avenues to venture down in terms of seeking potential funding and/or professional representation and/or producing partners for your projects. \n  \nTopics covered will include: \n  \nSetting realistic writing goals; how to break down and analyze a script; the importance of feedback; analysis of produced work; story\, structure\, conflict\, character\, dialogue; the importance of rewriting and how to go about it; pitching; riders\, indemnity waivers\, non-disclosure agreements; contracts\, agents\, lawyers; development funding; and budgeting (time & money). \n  \nRecommended reading: film scripts of all genres and lengths
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-from-idea-to-script-to-screen/2020-04-20/
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:20200421T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200421T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T202359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191210T202359Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Inventing the Truth: The Art of Personal Writing
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this workshop is TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-inventing-the-truth-the-art-of-personal-writing/2020-04-21/
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:20200422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20191210T182338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191210T185051Z
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SUMMARY:QWF Workshop - Writing Long: The Novel
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this workshop is TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-workshop-writing-long-the-novel/2020-04-22/
LOCATION:Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Westmount\, Quebec\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200213T174107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T175213Z
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SUMMARY:New Reads Book Club: Disappearing Earth
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. \nFor our February 26th meeting\, we will meet at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (176 Bernard O.) at 7 pm to discuss DISAPPEARING EARTH\, by Julia Phillips. The evening will be hosted by Librairie Drawn & Quarterly’s Events Assistant Tamara Elali! \nJoin us for discussion and drinks!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/new-reads-book-club-disappearing-earth/
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:20200422T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T195641
CREATED:20200417T191843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200418T034101Z
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SUMMARY:Atwater Poetry Project Online presents...Canisia Lubrin
DESCRIPTION:Join the Atwater Poetry Project Online!\nCanisia Lubrin will be reading from her latest collection THE DYZGRAPHxST (2020) and speaking with APP curator Rachel McCrum on Crowdcast\, 8 – 9pm\, on Wednesday\, April 22.\nLogin events will be posted on The Atwater Poetry Project Facebook page closer to the event: https://www.facebook.com/AtwaPoetryProject \nCanisia Lubrin is a writer\, editor\, critic and teacher born in St. Lucia. Her work has been published and anthologized internationally\, including translations into Spanish and Italian\, and forthcoming in French and German. Lubrin’s writing has been shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award\, bp Nichol award\, and Raymond Souster\, with longlistings for Journey Prize\, Gerald Lampert\, Pat Lowther. She was awarded York University’s {resident’s Prize for Poetry and the Slyvia Ellen Hirch Memorial Award. Lubrin’s poetry debut\, Voodoo Hypothesis (Buckrider Books\, 2017) was named a CBC Best Book\, and a top 10 must read book by the League of Canadian Poets. Her second poetry book is The Dyzgraphxst (McClelland & Stewart\, 2020). Lubrin is featured in NOW Magazine’s 2020 Black Futures issue. CBC named Lubrin a writer to watch. In 2019\, she was Writer-In-Residence at Queen’s University and poetry faculty for Banff Centre’s Emerging Writers Intensive. Lubrin holds an MFA from the University of Guelph.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/atwater-poetry-project-online-presents-canisia-lubrin/
LOCATION:Crowdcast
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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