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SUMMARY:Poetry and Politics: A Performance by Liana Cusmano (aka BiCurious George)
DESCRIPTION:Poetry and Politics: A Performance by Liana Cusmano – Books and Biscotti Literary Series.\nJoin Liana Cusmano (aka BiCurious George) for a Books and Biscotti event on October 18th at 12 p.m. EST. Liana will perform spoken word poems\, read excerpts from a forthcoming novel\, and share stories about making biscotti with Nonna V. \nBorn and raised in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke\, Liana Cusmano (they/them) is a writer\, filmmaker\, spoken word artist and arts educator who works in English\, French and Italian. A graduate of McGill University\, Liana is the 2018 and 2019 Montreal Slam Champion\, runner up in the 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship\, and a participant in the 2019 Spoken Word Residency Program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Liana Cusmano wrote and directed the film Matters of Great Unimportance. They also wrote the film script for La Femme Finale\, screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Liana Cusmano is editor-at-large at Accenti Magazine www.accenti.ca. Watch “A Poem About My Grandmother.”\nLiana is interviewed in the documentary Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian\nLiana Cusmano is a proud member of The Writers’ Union of Canada\, the League of Canadian Poets\, the Quebec Writers’ Federation and the Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW). \nThis event is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC). Thanks to AICW and Accenti. \nRegister at lcanton@accenti.ca to receive the link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetry-and-politics-a-performance-by-liana-cusmano-aka-bicurious-george/
LOCATION:Zoom: get link at lcanton@accenti.ca
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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SUMMARY:Young Readers Book Club - Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor
DESCRIPTION:Meeting ID: 819 2563 8502\nPassword: Please write librairie@drawnandquarterly.com to request \nJoin us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Young Readers book club\, hosted by Caleb! \nThis month’s pick is the novel Ikenga by Nnedi Okorafor. \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. \nWhere/how do I order this book? Via our online store of course!\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/webstore \nWe’re shipping Canada wide and delivering in certain area codes close to the bookstore! \n*By purchasing your book at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly you help support 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. Your support is appreciated.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/young-readers-book-club-ikenga-by-nnedi-okorafor/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201016T150000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T171538Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Outside the Box: a Workshop on Edgy Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Interested in examining unsettling or edgy themes but don’t know how to get started? Nervous about writing outside the usual rules of CanLit? This workshop series is designed to help writers of any medium\, genre or experience level learn to start pushing boundaries with their work. \nFull of provocative exercises and frank discussion\, these fun and interactive sessions will provide participants with tips and techniques that will help build confidence in working with the unusual\, the taboo and the experimental. \nStudents will be asked to read aloud from their work and to provide feedback to other participants. Students will also receive written feedback from the instructor as the course progresses. \nTracey Waddleton is a Newfoundland writer living in Montréal. Her work has been published in Riddle Fence\, NQ\, the Cuffer Anthology and elsewhere. A finalist for the NLCU Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers and recipient of the 2015 Lawrence Jackson Writers’ Award\, Waddleton’s work has been described as weird and wonderful minimalist dark realism. Her first book\, Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious\, was published in July of 2019. She is the inaugural recipient of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Max Margles Writing Residency and is scheduled to spend a month writing in Dublin in 2021. \nFor details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-outside-the-box-a-workshop-on-edgy-fiction-2/2020-10-16/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
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SUMMARY:Crafty Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/crafty-poetry/2020-10-15/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T203000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20201015T231948Z
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SUMMARY:Librairie D+Q presents Eva Crocker and Morgan Murray in conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us a for a virtual conversation with authors and friends Eva Crocker and Morgan Murray. \nEva Crocker is the author of the 2020 Giller nominated ALL I ASK . Morgan Murray is the author of the celebrated DIRTY BIRDS a book that takes from the Prairies to the Plateau on a hilarious quest to find Leonard Cohen! \nRSVP here: https://bit.ly/3iphXUZ \nYou can purchase both books on our webstore. We ship Canada wide! \nLink to purchase DIRTY BIRDS\nhttps://tinyurl.com/y4xgevat \nLink to purchase ALL I ASK\nhttps://bit.ly/3iK7swu \nBy purchasing your book at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly you help support 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. Your support is appreciated.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/librairie-dq-presents-eva-crocker-and-morgan-murray-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201015T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
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SUMMARY:Write Like a Pro
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 TENTH 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. \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. \nFor more details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-like-a-pro/2020-10-15/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200824T183255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161602Z
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SUMMARY:Writing What We Don’t (Yet) Know: Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-what-we-dont-yet-know-fiction/2020-10-14/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200825T011222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161611Z
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SUMMARY:Silver Pins: Novel Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/silver-pins-novel-writing-workshop/2020-10-14/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200824T174407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161901Z
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SUMMARY:Review\, Refine\, Submit:  Strategies for Writing Short Prose
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/review-refine-submit-strategies-for-writing-short-prose/2020-10-13/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200918T174550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T175058Z
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SUMMARY:APP Online: Klara du Plessis & Erín Moure
DESCRIPTION:Atwater Poetry Project Online is delighted to be returning for two more events in October 2020! \nOn Tuesday\, October 13\, we are proud to present a two-tongued reading and discussion with Montreal-based poets Klara du Plessis & Erín Moure. Sharing concerns of language\, translingualism\, and writing across borders\, this event celebrates du Plessis’s eagerly awaited second collection Hell Light Flesh (Palimpsest Press\, 2020) and – among other things – Moure’s translation of Galician poet Uxío Novoneyra\, The Uplands\, Book of the Courel and other poems (Veliz Books\, 2020). \nThe Atwater Poetry Project is made possible with funding and support from the Canada Council for the Arts\, and the Atwater Library and Computer Centre.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/app-online-klara-du-plessis-erin-moure/
LOCATION:QC
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200824T164714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161909Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Memorable Characters for the Screen
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-memorable-characters-for-the-screen/2020-10-13/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T155640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T155640Z
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SUMMARY:Sensational Songwriting: the Art and Craft of Song [Live & Online]
DESCRIPTION:How 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? In this four-week workshop we will transform your ideas into songs; exploring structure\, storytelling techniques\, melodic phrasing\, harmonic support and verse/chorus/bridge formats. Each week there will be a songwriting assignment\, followed by the opportunity to share your work and receive in-depth feedback from your instructor and peers.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/sensational-songwriting-the-art-and-craft-of-song-live-online-2/2020-10-13/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T163335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T163335Z
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SUMMARY:What’s in a Name? A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Names carry meaning. Some names carry a story\, like Samson whose name conjures thoughts of cut hair\, love betrayed\, and strength. We can use names to add meaning and texture to our poems. \nDuring the workshop\, participants will be guided to write poems built around a name. Each week\, we will: highlight a way a name can add texture to a poem; read and discuss a poem by an acclaimed poet who uses names to create images\, foreshadow\, or inject meaning; and write a poem inspired by the week’s poem. Participants will have the first draft of four new poems by the end of the workshop. \nRegistration Deadline: September 17\, 2020. \nBlossom Thom is a poet and editor. She is the author of #HashtagRelief (Gaspereau Press\, 2017) and her poetry has appeared during art collaborations and in literary magazines and anthologies including Poetic Notions: A Weaving of Poetry and Visual Arts\, Kola: A Black Literary Magazine\, and Montréal Serai. A mentorship with George Elliott Clarke set the groundwork for her work-in-progress and was supported by a Professional Development for Artists Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. \nFor further details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/whats-in-a-name-a-poetry-workshop/2020-10-13/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201009T150000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T171538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T171538Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Outside the Box: a Workshop on Edgy Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Interested in examining unsettling or edgy themes but don’t know how to get started? Nervous about writing outside the usual rules of CanLit? This workshop series is designed to help writers of any medium\, genre or experience level learn to start pushing boundaries with their work. \nFull of provocative exercises and frank discussion\, these fun and interactive sessions will provide participants with tips and techniques that will help build confidence in working with the unusual\, the taboo and the experimental. \nStudents will be asked to read aloud from their work and to provide feedback to other participants. Students will also receive written feedback from the instructor as the course progresses. \nTracey Waddleton is a Newfoundland writer living in Montréal. Her work has been published in Riddle Fence\, NQ\, the Cuffer Anthology and elsewhere. A finalist for the NLCU Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers and recipient of the 2015 Lawrence Jackson Writers’ Award\, Waddleton’s work has been described as weird and wonderful minimalist dark realism. Her first book\, Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious\, was published in July of 2019. She is the inaugural recipient of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Max Margles Writing Residency and is scheduled to spend a month writing in Dublin in 2021. \nFor details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-outside-the-box-a-workshop-on-edgy-fiction-2/2020-10-09/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161527Z
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SUMMARY:Crafty Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/crafty-poetry/2020-10-08/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200821T165257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200821T165257Z
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SUMMARY:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song
DESCRIPTION:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song Thursday\, October 8\, 2020\nJohn Kerkhoven\, Susan Elmslie\, Larissa Andrusyshyn\, Kate Lavut\, Harold Hoefle\, Matthew Murphy\, Nadine Ltaif\, Karen Isabel Ocaña\, Matthew Rettino \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-9 PM \nPlease email events@argobookshop.ca for the Zoom link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-zoom-reading-series-verse-prose-song-2/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1915 Ste. Catherine Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec H3H 1M3\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201008T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T155939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T155939Z
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SUMMARY:Write Like a Pro
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 TENTH 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. \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. \nFor more details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-like-a-pro/2020-10-08/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200824T183255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161602Z
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SUMMARY:Writing What We Don’t (Yet) Know: Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-what-we-dont-yet-know-fiction/2020-10-07/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200825T011222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161611Z
UID:10002330-1602093600-1602100800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Silver Pins: Novel Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/silver-pins-novel-writing-workshop/2020-10-07/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200824T174407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161901Z
UID:10002306-1602014400-1602021600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Review\, Refine\, Submit:  Strategies for Writing Short Prose
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/review-refine-submit-strategies-for-writing-short-prose/2020-10-06/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200824T164714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161909Z
UID:10002298-1602007200-1602014400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Writing Memorable Characters for the Screen
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-memorable-characters-for-the-screen/2020-10-06/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T163000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T155640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T155640Z
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SUMMARY:Sensational Songwriting: the Art and Craft of Song [Live & Online]
DESCRIPTION:How 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? In this four-week workshop we will transform your ideas into songs; exploring structure\, storytelling techniques\, melodic phrasing\, harmonic support and verse/chorus/bridge formats. Each week there will be a songwriting assignment\, followed by the opportunity to share your work and receive in-depth feedback from your instructor and peers.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/sensational-songwriting-the-art-and-craft-of-song-live-online-2/2020-10-06/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T163335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T163335Z
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SUMMARY:What’s in a Name? A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Names carry meaning. Some names carry a story\, like Samson whose name conjures thoughts of cut hair\, love betrayed\, and strength. We can use names to add meaning and texture to our poems. \nDuring the workshop\, participants will be guided to write poems built around a name. Each week\, we will: highlight a way a name can add texture to a poem; read and discuss a poem by an acclaimed poet who uses names to create images\, foreshadow\, or inject meaning; and write a poem inspired by the week’s poem. Participants will have the first draft of four new poems by the end of the workshop. \nRegistration Deadline: September 17\, 2020. \nBlossom Thom is a poet and editor. She is the author of #HashtagRelief (Gaspereau Press\, 2017) and her poetry has appeared during art collaborations and in literary magazines and anthologies including Poetic Notions: A Weaving of Poetry and Visual Arts\, Kola: A Black Literary Magazine\, and Montréal Serai. A mentorship with George Elliott Clarke set the groundwork for her work-in-progress and was supported by a Professional Development for Artists Grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. \nFor further details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/whats-in-a-name-a-poetry-workshop/2020-10-06/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T220000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200824T161429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161916Z
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SUMMARY:Remembering: The Art and Craft of Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/remembering-the-art-and-craft-of-memoir/2020-10-05/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200901T171359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T171359Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Outside the Box: a Workshop on Edgy Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Interested in examining unsettling or edgy themes but don’t know how to get started? Nervous about writing outside the usual rules of CanLit? This workshop series is designed to help writers of any medium\, genre or experience level learn to start pushing boundaries with their work. \nFull of provocative exercises and frank discussion\, these fun and interactive sessions will provide participants with tips and techniques that will help build confidence in working with the unusual\, the taboo and the experimental. \nStudents will be asked to read aloud from their work and to provide feedback to other participants. Students will also receive written feedback from the instructor as the course progresses. \nTracey Waddleton is a Newfoundland writer living in Montréal. Her work has been published in Riddle Fence\, NQ\, the Cuffer Anthology and elsewhere. A finalist for the NLCU Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers and recipient of the 2015 Lawrence Jackson Writers’ Award\, Waddleton’s work has been described as weird and wonderful minimalist dark realism. Her first book\, Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious\, was published in July of 2019. She is the inaugural recipient of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Max Margles Writing Residency and is scheduled to spend a month writing in Dublin in 2021. \nFor details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-outside-the-box-a-workshop-on-edgy-fiction/2020-10-05/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011554
CREATED:20200820T162106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161527Z
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SUMMARY:Writing About Controversial Topics: Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-about-controversial-topics-nonfiction/2020-10-05/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T200000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011555
CREATED:20200909T150015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200909T165251Z
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SUMMARY:Reading: de Meijer\, du Plessis\, MacAskill
DESCRIPTION:Join Sadiqa de Meijer\, Klara du Plessis\, and Annick MacAskill for an online reading from their new books alfabet / alphabet\, Hell Light Flesh\, and Murmurations respectively. Time is listed as EDT. \nA link to the event will be made public closer to the date. \nThis event is kindly supported by the League of Canadian Poets.\n—\nAnnick MacAskill’s poems have appeared in journals and anthologies across Canada and abroad\, including Arc\, Canadian Notes & Queries\, The Stinging Fly\, Versal\, Room\, Plenitude\, Canthius\, This Magazine\, and Best Canadian Poetry 2019. Her debut collection\, No Meeting Without Body\, was nominated for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and shortlisted for the J.M. Abraham Poetry Award. Her second collection\, Murmurations\, was published by Gaspereau Press this spring. She lives in Halifax on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. Visit her online at annickmacaskill.com\n—\nSadiqa de Meijer’s poetry has received the CBC Poetry Prize\, Arc’s Poem of the Year Award\, and her first collection was short-listed for the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. Her second collection\, released this spring\, is The Outer Wards (Vehicule). Her most recent book is the language memoir\, alfabet / alphabet\, released by Palimpsest Press this fall.\n—\nKlara du Plessis’ debut collection\, Ekke\, won the 2019 Pat Lowther Memorial Award and was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. Her second book\, Hell Light Flesh\, will be released\, Fall 2020\, with Palimpsest Press. Klara is a PhD English Literature student at Concordia University\, a researcher for SpokenWeb\, and currently expanding her curatorial practice to include experimental Deep Curation poetry reading events\, an approach which places poets’ work in deliberate dialogue with each other and heightens the curator’s agency toward the poetic product. Klara writes poetry and essays in English\, Afrikaans\, and multilingually.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/reading-de-meijer-du-plessis-macaskill/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201002T150000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011555
CREATED:20200901T171538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T171538Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Outside the Box: a Workshop on Edgy Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Interested in examining unsettling or edgy themes but don’t know how to get started? Nervous about writing outside the usual rules of CanLit? This workshop series is designed to help writers of any medium\, genre or experience level learn to start pushing boundaries with their work. \nFull of provocative exercises and frank discussion\, these fun and interactive sessions will provide participants with tips and techniques that will help build confidence in working with the unusual\, the taboo and the experimental. \nStudents will be asked to read aloud from their work and to provide feedback to other participants. Students will also receive written feedback from the instructor as the course progresses. \nTracey Waddleton is a Newfoundland writer living in Montréal. Her work has been published in Riddle Fence\, NQ\, the Cuffer Anthology and elsewhere. A finalist for the NLCU Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers and recipient of the 2015 Lawrence Jackson Writers’ Award\, Waddleton’s work has been described as weird and wonderful minimalist dark realism. Her first book\, Send More Tourists… the Last Ones Were Delicious\, was published in July of 2019. She is the inaugural recipient of the Quebec Writers’ Federation Max Margles Writing Residency and is scheduled to spend a month writing in Dublin in 2021. \nFor details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-outside-the-box-a-workshop-on-edgy-fiction-2/2020-10-02/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011555
CREATED:20200901T155939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T155939Z
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SUMMARY:Write Like a Pro
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 TENTH 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. \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. \nFor more details\, please see event link.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-like-a-pro/2020-10-01/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T011555
CREATED:20200924T204827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T204827Z
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SUMMARY:A Poetry Reading with Gillian Sze
DESCRIPTION:The Département de littératures et de langues du monde\, section études anglaises\, at the Université de Montréal invites you to join us for a poetry reading and discussion with Gillian Sze. \n  \nGILLIAN SZE is the author of multiple poetry collections\, including Peeling Rambutan (2014)\, Redrafting Winter (2015)\, and Panicle (2017)\, which were finalists for the QWF’s A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry. She studied Creative Writing and English Literature at Concordia University and received a Ph.D. in Études anglaises from Université de Montréal. Her forthcoming publications include a book of essays and poems from ECW Press and three books written for children. www.gilliansze.com \n  \nPlease join us using the Zoom link: https://umontreal.zoom.us/j/97745719460?pwd=OWhrd1BXeFZKQlgwR3NyZUZnY0NsZz09 \nFor any inquiries contact: jane.malcolm@umontreal.ca or joyce.boro@umontreal.ca
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-poetry-reading-with-gillian-sze/
LOCATION:QC
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Universit%C3%A9 de Montr%C3%A9al - %C3%89tudes anglaises":MAILTO:gestion-littlm@littlm.umontreal.ca
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