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SUMMARY:King of Canada - World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Infinithéâtre is thrilled to welcome you home to the theatre with the world premiere of Paul Van Dyck’s tragicomic “King of Canada”! \nRecently included as part of our “Infinite Playwrights’ Chat Room” series\, “King of Canada” is a meta-theatrical political satire that puts William Lyon Mackenzie King\, Canada’s longest-serving prime minister\, under the microscope. Part séance\, part trial\, the man and his actions are put to judgement. And with him\, the actions of our nation. A look at the power of one\, lifted by the will of many. \nEllen David and Brian Dooley\, two celebrated stars of the Montreal theatre scene\, perform in this playful yet biting examination of legacy. Dooley incarnates King\, David brings many others to life; close to forty other characters including King’s mother\, FDR\, Churchill\, Hitler\, and three Irish terriers named Pat. \n“King of Canada” will run from October 20th to November 1st at KIN Gallery. Tickets are limited\, with a maximum audience size of 20 patrons per performance. \nTo purchase tickets\, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/116771405417
URL:https://qwf.org/event/king-of-canada-world-premiere/2020-10-30/
LOCATION:397A Saint-Catherine St W\, Montreal\, Quebec H3B 1A4\, 397A Saint-Catherine St W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3B 1A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Infinith%C3%A9%C3%A2tre":MAILTO:info@infinitheatre.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201031T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201031T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200917T144526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T144526Z
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SUMMARY:King of Canada - World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Infinithéâtre is thrilled to welcome you home to the theatre with the world premiere of Paul Van Dyck’s tragicomic “King of Canada”! \nRecently included as part of our “Infinite Playwrights’ Chat Room” series\, “King of Canada” is a meta-theatrical political satire that puts William Lyon Mackenzie King\, Canada’s longest-serving prime minister\, under the microscope. Part séance\, part trial\, the man and his actions are put to judgement. And with him\, the actions of our nation. A look at the power of one\, lifted by the will of many. \nEllen David and Brian Dooley\, two celebrated stars of the Montreal theatre scene\, perform in this playful yet biting examination of legacy. Dooley incarnates King\, David brings many others to life; close to forty other characters including King’s mother\, FDR\, Churchill\, Hitler\, and three Irish terriers named Pat. \n“King of Canada” will run from October 20th to November 1st at KIN Gallery. Tickets are limited\, with a maximum audience size of 20 patrons per performance. \nTo purchase tickets\, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/116771405417
URL:https://qwf.org/event/king-of-canada-world-premiere/2020-10-31/
LOCATION:397A Saint-Catherine St W\, Montreal\, Quebec H3B 1A4\, 397A Saint-Catherine St W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3B 1A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Infinith%C3%A9%C3%A2tre":MAILTO:info@infinitheatre.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201101T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201101T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200903T172311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T172311Z
UID:10002372-1604224800-1604232000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Creating A QWF Workshop: Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/creating-a-qwf-workshop-best-practices/2020-11-01/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201101T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201101T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200917T144526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200917T144526Z
UID:10002394-1604259000-1604266200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:King of Canada - World Premiere
DESCRIPTION:Infinithéâtre is thrilled to welcome you home to the theatre with the world premiere of Paul Van Dyck’s tragicomic “King of Canada”! \nRecently included as part of our “Infinite Playwrights’ Chat Room” series\, “King of Canada” is a meta-theatrical political satire that puts William Lyon Mackenzie King\, Canada’s longest-serving prime minister\, under the microscope. Part séance\, part trial\, the man and his actions are put to judgement. And with him\, the actions of our nation. A look at the power of one\, lifted by the will of many. \nEllen David and Brian Dooley\, two celebrated stars of the Montreal theatre scene\, perform in this playful yet biting examination of legacy. Dooley incarnates King\, David brings many others to life; close to forty other characters including King’s mother\, FDR\, Churchill\, Hitler\, and three Irish terriers named Pat. \n“King of Canada” will run from October 20th to November 1st at KIN Gallery. Tickets are limited\, with a maximum audience size of 20 patrons per performance. \nTo purchase tickets\, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/116771405417
URL:https://qwf.org/event/king-of-canada-world-premiere/2020-11-01/
LOCATION:397A Saint-Catherine St W\, Montreal\, Quebec H3B 1A4\, 397A Saint-Catherine St W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3B 1A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/KingOfCanadaFBBannerv4.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Infinith%C3%A9%C3%A2tre":MAILTO:info@infinitheatre.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200820T162106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161527Z
UID:10002282-1604340000-1604347200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Writing About Controversial Topics: Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-about-controversial-topics-nonfiction/2020-11-02/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Rosen-headshot-scaled.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T161429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161916Z
UID:10002293-1604347200-1604354400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Remembering: The Art and Craft of Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/remembering-the-art-and-craft-of-memoir/2020-11-02/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200901T155754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T160346Z
UID:10002347-1604412000-1604419200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Take a Second Look: Poetry Editing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:An early draft is often a diamond in the rough. Writers polish their writing through revision. Whether you’re writing for your personal archives or publication\, taking a second look at your work will create tighter writing. \nDuring the workshop\, we will discuss three features of a poem—words\, lines\, and titles. We will look at poems by acclaimed poets for practical examples of our discussion. Participants will revise three poems. Before the start of the workshop\, participants will be asked to send Blossom three poems they plan to edit during the workshop. \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. \nPlease see event link for further details.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/take-a-second-look-poetry-editing-workshop/2020-11-03/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/banner_faces_sept2020-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Sur Place Media":MAILTO:info@surplace.co
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T164714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161909Z
UID:10002302-1604426400-1604433600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Writing Memorable Characters for the Screen
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-memorable-characters-for-the-screen/2020-11-03/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T174407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161901Z
UID:10002310-1604433600-1604440800@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/2020-11-03/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200825T011222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161611Z
UID:10002334-1604512800-1604520000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Silver Pins: Novel Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/silver-pins-novel-writing-workshop/2020-11-04/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20201024T172803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172803Z
UID:10002420-1604516400-1604521800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Gay Reads Book Club: Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
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. In a previous era\, the club met every two months at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly with host Kathleen Fraser. These days we’re meeting VIRTUALLY\, via Zoom! \nAt our next meeting\, Wednesday\, November 4th\, at 7 PM EST\, we’ll discuss PAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL by Andrea Lawlor. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book? From our online store:\nWe Ship Canada-wide! & we deliver by bike to select postal codes in Montreal! \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. \n/////////////////////////////////////////// \nPAUL TAKES THE FORM OF A MORTAL GIRL\nIt’s 1993 and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory\, has a dyke best friend\, makes zines\, and is a flaneur with a rich dating life. But Paul’s also got a secret: he’s a shapeshifter. Oscillating wildly from Riot Grrrl to leather cub\, Paul transforms his body and his gender at will as he crossed the country––a journey and adventure through the deep queer archives of struggle and pleasure.\nPaul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl is a riotous\, razor-sharp bildungsroman whose hero/ine wends his/her way through a world gutted by loss\, pulsing with music\, and opening into an array of intimacy and connections.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/gay-reads-book-club-paul-takes-the-form-of-a-mortal-girl/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Paul.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T183255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161602Z
UID:10002318-1604520000-1604527200@qwf.org
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/2020-11-04/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20201007T164103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201007T164443Z
UID:10002402-1604599200-1604602800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Indigenous Spirituality in Poetry
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, Louise Bernice Halfe (Sky Dancer) will read a selection of her work and discuss the ways in which spirituality operates in her own writing as well as how it manifests in Indigenous poetry more generally. \nHalfe’s first published poetry appeared in Writing the Circle: Women of Western Canada. She has since published four collections: Bear Bones & Feathers (1994\, winner of the Canadian People’s Poet Award and finalist for the Spirit of Saskatchewan Award)\, Blue Marrow (1998\, finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Poetry\, Pat Lowther Award\, and Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award)\, The Crooked Good (2007) and her most recent collection Burning in this Midnight Dream (2016\, winner of three Saskatchewan Book Awards and the League of Canadian Poets Raymond Souster Award). \nIn September 2020\, she received the 2020 Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence. \nThis event is part of the Spirituality as Land\, Story and Relation series presented by the Department of Theological Studies with the support of the Faculty of Arts and Science. Visit the series page to view the full line-up of speakers for Fall 2020.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/indigenous-spirituality-in-poetry/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Storytelling
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Louise-Halfe.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Concordia University - Department of Theological Studies":MAILTO:theological.studies@concordia.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200915T180542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T195211Z
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SUMMARY:Argo Zoom Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song
DESCRIPTION:Argo Zoom Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song\nBrian Campbell\, Ilona Martonfi\, Barry Webster\, Cora Siré\, Kelly Norah Drukker\, Tom Abray\, Flavia Cosma\, Su J. Sokol \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\nThursday\, November 5\, 2020 7 PM-9 PM \nPlease email events@argobookshop.ca for the Zoom link
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-zoom-reading-series-verse-prose-song-4/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Logo.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20201015T181156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201015T182050Z
UID:10002407-1604602800-1604610000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Librairie D+Q presents Leanne Betasamosake Simpson launching Noopiming
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the virtual launch of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson‘s new book Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the books? Why our webstore of course… We ship Canada-wide!\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/webstore \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. \nNOOPIMING: THE CURE FOR WHITE LADIES\nAward-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson returns with a bold reimagination of the novel\, one that combines narrative and poetic fragments through a careful and fierce reclamation of Anishinaabe aesthetics. \nMashkawaji (they/them) lies frozen in the ice\, remembering a long-ago time of hopeless connection and now finding freedom and solace in isolated suspension. They introduce us to the seven main characters: Akiwenzii\, the old man who represents the narrator’s will; Ninaatig\, the maple tree who represents their lungs; Mindimooyenh\, the old woman who represents their conscience; Sabe\, the giant who represents their marrow; Adik\, the caribou who represents their nervous system; Asin\, the human who represents their eyes and ears; and Lucy\, the human who represents their brain. Each attempts to commune with the unnatural urban-settler world\, a world of SpongeBob Band-Aids\, Ziploc baggies\, Fjällräven Kånken backpacks\, and coffee mugs emblazoned with institutional logos. And each searches out the natural world\, only to discover those pockets that still exist are owned\, contained\, counted\, and consumed. \nCut off from nature\, the characters are cut off from their natural selves. Noopiming is Anishinaabemowin for “in the bush\,” and the title is a response to English Canadian settler and author Susanna Moodie’s 1852 memoir Roughing It in the Bush. To read Simpson’s work is an act of decolonization\, degentrification\, and willful resistance to the perpetuation and dissemination of centuries-old colonial myth-making. It is a lived experience. It is a breaking open of the self to a world alive with people\, animals\, ancestors\, and spirits\, who are all busy with the daily labours of healing — healing not only themselves\, but their individual pieces of the network\, of the web that connects them all together. \nEnter and be changed.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/librairie-dq-presents-leanne-betasamosake-simpson-launching-noopiming/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events,Storytelling
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/120543714_3332049610177112_353733055095641068_o.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T234757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161527Z
UID:10002326-1604606400-1604613600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Crafty Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/crafty-poetry/2020-11-05/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200903T172311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200903T172311Z
UID:10002373-1604829600-1604836800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Creating A QWF Workshop: Best Practices
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/creating-a-qwf-workshop-best-practices/2020-11-08/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200820T162106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161527Z
UID:10002283-1604944800-1604952000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Writing About Controversial Topics: Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-about-controversial-topics-nonfiction/2020-11-09/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Rosen-headshot-scaled.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20201024T172323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172323Z
UID:10002419-1604948400-1604953800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Carmen Maria Machado and Silvia Moreno-Garcia double launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual launch for Carmen Maria Machado and Silvia Moreno-Garcia! \nPurchase a copy of The Low Low Woods\, In The Dream House\, or Mexican Gothic to receive access to this exclusive virtual event. \nAlready purchased one of these books from us and want to join? Email events@drawnandquarterly.com \nWhere and how can I purchase the books?\nWhy our webstore of course… We’ve got signed copies & we ship Canada-wide!\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/posts/webstore-faq \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/carmen-maria-machado-and-silvia-moreno-garcia-double-launch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://qwf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/carmenSilvia.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T161429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161916Z
UID:10002294-1604952000-1604959200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Remembering: The Art and Craft of Memoir
DESCRIPTION:Workshop description TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/remembering-the-art-and-craft-of-memoir/2020-11-09/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200901T155754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200901T160346Z
UID:10002348-1605016800-1605024000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Take a Second Look: Poetry Editing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:An early draft is often a diamond in the rough. Writers polish their writing through revision. Whether you’re writing for your personal archives or publication\, taking a second look at your work will create tighter writing. \nDuring the workshop\, we will discuss three features of a poem—words\, lines\, and titles. We will look at poems by acclaimed poets for practical examples of our discussion. Participants will revise three poems. Before the start of the workshop\, participants will be asked to send Blossom three poems they plan to edit during the workshop. \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. \nPlease see event link for further details.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/take-a-second-look-poetry-editing-workshop/2020-11-10/
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:20201110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
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/2020-11-10/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T174407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161901Z
UID:10002311-1605038400-1605045600@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/2020-11-10/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200825T011222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161611Z
UID:10002335-1605117600-1605124800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Silver Pins: Novel Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/silver-pins-novel-writing-workshop/2020-11-11/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20201024T172113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T172113Z
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SUMMARY:True Reads Book Club - Intimations
DESCRIPTION:Come discuss the best new Non-Fiction books with our True Reads book club!\n\nFor our November meeting\, we’ll be reading INTIMATIONS: Six Essays by Zadie Smith.\n\nWhere and How Can I purchase the book? Our webstore is here:\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/posts/webstore-faq\nWe ship Canada-wide! \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. \n///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// \nINTIMATIONS: Six Essays\nDeeply personal and powerfully moving\, a short and timely series of essays on the experience of lock down\, by one of the most clear-sighted and essential writers of our time\n“There will be many books written about the year 2020: historical\, analytic\, political and comprehensive accounts. This is not any of those–the year isn’t half-way done. What I’ve tried to do is organize some of the feelings and thoughts that events\, so far\, have provoked in me\, in those scraps of time the year itself has allowed. These are above all personal essays: small by definition\, short by necessity.”\nCrafted with the sharp intelligence\, wit\, and style that have won Zadie Smith millions of fans\, and suffused with a profound intimacy and tenderness in response to these unprecedented times\, Intimations is a vital work of art\, a gesture of connection\, and an act of love–an essential book in extraordinary times.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/true-reads-book-club-intimations/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T183255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161602Z
UID:10002319-1605124800-1605132000@qwf.org
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/2020-11-11/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20201024T171904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T171904Z
UID:10002417-1605207600-1605213000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Librairie D+Q presents François Vigneault launching Titan!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the virtual launch of François Vigneault’s new graphic novel Titan! \nRSVP here: https://bit.ly/33yp6hy \nWhere and How Can I purchase the books? Why our webstore of course… We ship Canada-wide!\nhttp://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/webstore \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. \n〰️️〰️️〰️️ \nTITAN \nWhen MNGR First Class João da Silva arrives on the moon of Titan to take charge of Homestead Station\, he finds the massive mining colony plagued by tensions between the giant\, genetically-engineered Titan workers and the Terran management. As anger mounts\, what began as a routine posting quickly turns into something far more dangerous.\nPhoebe Mackintosh thought she left her fighting days behind her when she turned her back on the “mixing” circuit. Now\, she finds herself caught between a past she’d rather forget and a future she can’t predict.\nTogether\, they must find a way to pull Homestead back from the brink of disaster… Or Titan might be the spark that sets the entire solar system ablaze.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/librairie-dq-presents-francois-vigneault-launching-titan/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201112T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200824T234757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T161527Z
UID:10002327-1605211200-1605218400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Crafty Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/crafty-poetry/2020-11-12/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20200825T194813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200827T162108Z
UID:10002339-1605358800-1605369600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:The Essentials of Starting Your Own Podcast
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-essentials-of-starting-your-own-podcast/2020-11-14/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T231912
CREATED:20201112T164423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T171327Z
UID:10002429-1605470400-1605475800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Black Writers Out Loud Sunday
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday at 8PM the Words & Music Show comes to you from the Sala Rossa with a special ONLINE show featuring some of Montreal’s top poets and spoken word artists in performance.\n\n\nThe event will feature performances by:\nRoen Higgins\nFabrice Koffy\nFaith Paré\nJason (Blackbird) Selman\n\n==============================\n\nCatch it on video at\nhttps://vimeo.com/477228659\n\n\nIf you’d like to join the party\, we’ll also be simulcasting to Zoom from 7:50PM at our usual address:\nhttps://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/3772249115\n\n==============================\n\nThis show is sponsored by the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, SpokenWeb\, Throw Collective and Wired on Words Productions.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/black-writers-out-loud-sunday/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Words and Music
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