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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210314T140000
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SUMMARY:The Lighter Side of Memoir Writing
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-lighter-side-of-memoir-writing/2021-03-14/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210314T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210314T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210312T194203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T201405Z
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SUMMARY:MOUSE EGGS: The Ides of March Issue Launch
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to the launch of the “Ides of March” issue of Mouse Eggs. Participating poets include Marc Nerenberg\, George Bowering\, Carolyn Marie Souaid\, Ken Norris\, rob mclennan\, Christina Shah\, Endre Farkas\, John McAuley\, Ruth Taylor\, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. \nEvent starts at 2 pm Eastern time on March 14.. Please don’t forget about the “Spring forward” time change. \nThis issue will be launched/activated immediately following the reading.\nCome and be part of the celebration!\nFeel free to share the Zoom link with your friends!\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://kativik.zoom.us/j/5670685628\n\nMeeting ID: 567 068 5628\n\nThe “mouse” the merrier!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mouse-eggs-the-ides-of-march-issue-launch/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210313T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201214T185938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T193135Z
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SUMMARY:Illuminated Grant-Writing
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/illuminated-grant-writing/2021-03-13/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210226T205745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T205745Z
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SUMMARY:Return of the Trickster - Eden Robinson and Cherie Dimaline in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Eden Robinson in conversation with Cherie Dimaline! Purchase a copy of Return of the Trickster to receive access to this exclusive virtual event\, in partnership with Penguin Random House Canada. \nPlease email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions. \nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3kmc4ud \nMore info on our webstore here:\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/return-of-the-trickster-eden-robinson-and-cherie-dimaline-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201212T040630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155955Z
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SUMMARY:Speculative Fiction: Creating and Writing Alternative Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/speculative-fiction-creating-and-writing-alternative-worlds/2021-03-11/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210311T175821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T180346Z
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SUMMARY:writers read carte blanche issue 40
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Zoom to celebrate our recent 40th issue! If you haven’t seen it yet\, check it out here: http://carte-blanche.org/issues/issue-40/\nRegister here to receive the zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZMpde6vqzIjGt29l8PcBGEe9V91g…\nAnd\, of course\, don’t forget to submit to issue 41 “resilience”\, due 18 march: http://carte-blanche.org/submissions/\n\n\nFeatured readers:\nManahil Bandukwala\nClaire Holden Rothman\nRyanne Kap\nAlex Manley and Daphné B.\nAndrew F. Sullivan\nAngela Wright
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-read-carte-blanche-issue-40/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Performance,QWF Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="carte blanche":MAILTO:editors@carte-blanche.org/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201212T035748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155946Z
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SUMMARY:The Three-Act Theory of Life (and Screenwriting)
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Details TBA! \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-three-act-theory-of-life-and-screenwriting/2021-03-11/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210309T174418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210309T174418Z
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SUMMARY:Making Strange: A Reading and Conversation with Phillip Crymble and Sarah Wolfson
DESCRIPTION:Please join Poetry Matters for a reading and conversation with poets Sarah Wolfson and Phillip Crymble Thursday\, March 11\, 4-5pm \nFor the zoom link\, please send Poetry Matters\nhttps://www.mcgill.ca/poetrymatters/contact-us \nMaking Strange: \nAnd art exists that one may recover the sensation of life; it exists to make one feel – Shklovsky \nPhillip Crymble is a physically disabled writer and scholar living in Fredericton\, New Brunswick. A poetry editor at The Fiddlehead\, he received his MFA from the University of Michigan. His poetry has appeared in The Literary Review of Canada\, The Forward Book of Poetry\, The Malahat Review\, The Montreal Prize Anthology\, Poetry Ireland Review\, and elsewhere. Not Even Laughter\, his first full-length collection\, was a finalist for both the J.M. Abraham Prize and the New Brunswick Book Award. In 2016 he was awarded The Puritan’s annual Thomas Morton Poetry Prize\, and in 2017 he was voted the Reader’s Choice Award winner in Arc Poetry’s poem of the Year contest. \nSarah Wolfson is author of A Common Name for Everything\, which was awarded the A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry from the Quebec Writers’ Federation. Her poems have appeared and are forthcoming in Canadian and American journals including The Walrus\, The Fiddlehead\, TriQuarterly\, CV2\, Michigan Quarterly Review\, and PRISM international. Her work has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and has received notable mention in Best Canadian Poetry. Originally from Vermont\, she now lives in Montreal\, where she teaches at McGill University.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/making-strange-a-reading-and-conversation-with-phillip-crymble-and-sarah-wolfson/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201212T034715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160109Z
UID:10002466-1615406400-1615413600@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Fiction: Reconstructions of Reality
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fiction-reconstructions-of-reality/2021-03-10/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210305T182825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T182848Z
UID:10002571-1615402800-1615408200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:DEAR BLACK GIRLS: A roundtable w/ Shanice Nicole\, Kezna Dalz\, Maguy Métellus & Nantali Indongo
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of the newly released picture book DEAR BLACK GIRLS (Metonymy Press 2021)\, join Montreal artists and community members Shanice Nicole\, Kezna Dalz\, Maguy Métellus\, and Nantali Indongo for an intergenerational roundtable discussion. \nThis is a free online event in collaboration with Librairie Racines. \nZoom and FB Live links to come. Closed-captioning will be provided. \nOrder your copy of the book from Racines here: https://tinyurl.com/y4dte2v4
URL:https://qwf.org/event/dear-black-girls-a-roundtable-w-shanice-nicole-kezna-dalz-maguy-metellus-nantali-indongo/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metonymy Press":MAILTO:publish@metonymypress.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201212T033440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160220Z
UID:10002458-1615399200-1615406400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Telling Tales: Long-form Journalism for Mainstream Media
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/telling-tales-long-form-journalism-for-mainstream-media/2021-03-10/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210310T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201215T182923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T162706Z
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SUMMARY:Reflective Writing: A Workshop on Cross-Cultural Writing
DESCRIPTION:Please note this workshop will take place over two sessions: \n\nSession 1: Wednesday\, March 10\, 2021 @ 1:30-3:00 p.m.\nSession 2: Tuesday\, March 16\, 2021 @ 1:30-3:00 p.m.\n\n\n\n\nThis online workshop is being produced in partnership with the Atwater Writers Exhibition. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome. \n\n\n\nLimited to 15 participants. \n===================== \n\n\n\nHow do you create characters and situations that have a ring of truth to them when the stories you want to tell are not from your own background or culture? \n\n\n\nThis workshop will give participants a deeper knowledge about the pros and cons of cross-cultural writing and a chance to hear established writers talk about their own experiences with and advice about writing about peoples of other cultures and realities. Participants will be able to access a blog with workshop materials including videotaped interviews and writing examples. The blog will also provide a platform for participants to discuss issues both during and between the workshop sessions and to post writings of their own for feedback. \n\n\n\nAll you need to bring is curiosity and a sense of exploration. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nThis is a FREE workshop. To register\, please click here to email Elise Moser. \n====================== \nPhoto: Watsenniostha Valerie David\nDan David says he’s won several awards for feature writing and essays but the one he cherishes the most is for “best storyteller.” He’s a former construction worker\, broadcast journalist\, magazine writer\, and world traveller based (for now) at Kanehsatake Mohawk Territory\, near Oka.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/reflective-writing-a-workshop-on-cross-cultural-writing-2/2021-03-10/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Series,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201212T032204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160231Z
UID:10002450-1615320000-1615327200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Beginnings\, Openings\, Origins: A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/beginnings-openings-origins-a-poetry-workshop/2021-03-09/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210309T213000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210201T165024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T165024Z
UID:10002546-1615320000-1615325400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Strange Futures Book Club: Future Home of the Living God
DESCRIPTION:The Strange Futures book club focuses on sci-fi and speculative fiction by QT/BIPOC writers. “Strange Futures” speaks to the unknown worlds that are to come–but also to the strangeness that is ascribed to marginalized voices\, and how such strangeness can actually be generative\, challenging\, discomforting\, and revolutionary. Hosted by Helen Chau Bradley\, the book club meetings take place every two months\, and are open to the public. \nFor our next meeting\, on Tuesday\, March 9th @ 8 PM\, we’ll assemble virtually online to discuss FUTURE HOME OF THE LIVING GOD by Louise Erdrich. Join us for the discussion! \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3op1nHN \nMore info on our webstore 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/strange-futures-book-club-future-home-of-the-living-god/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201212T030629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160308Z
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SUMMARY:Crafting Kick-Arse Tales for Kids and Teens
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/crafting-kick-arse-tales-for-kids-and-teens/2021-03-08/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210308T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201214T162616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160004Z
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SUMMARY:Story Architecture: A Short-Fiction Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/story-architecture-a-short-fiction-workshop/2021-03-08/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210202T221446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T222421Z
UID:10002551-1614783600-1614790800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Premiere of Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian (documentary)
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the premiere of the documentary Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian on March 3\, 2021 from 3 to 5 p.m. The 30-minute screening is followed by a roundtable discussion with Montreal writers: \nSteve Galluccio\nChris DiRaddo\nLiana Cusmano\nDomenic Beneventi\nLicia Canton\, Director of Documentary \nHosted by Paolo Frascà \nOnline via Zoom\nRegister here: tinyurl.com/queeritaliancanadian \nThe event is free and all are welcome!\n* Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch? \nThe documentary is funded by the Queer Studies in Quebec Research Group (ÉRÉQQ) and the Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW).
URL:https://qwf.org/event/premiere-of-creative-spaces-queer-and-italian-canadian-documentary/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210302T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210302T213000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210201T164806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T164806Z
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SUMMARY:True Reads Book Club: In Defense of Looting
DESCRIPTION:Come discuss the best new Non-Fiction books with our True Reads book club! This month\, we’ll be discussing In Defense of Looting by Vicky Osterweil. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/36lmYuB \nMore info on our webstore 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/true-reads-book-club-in-defense-of-looting/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210301T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210301T195733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T200937Z
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SUMMARY:Gene Luen Yang\, Calgary Distinguished Visiting Writers Program
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, March 11\, award-winning cartoonist and graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang will give a free talk—open to all—via the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary. Gene’s renowned works include American Born Chinese (the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award)\, Boxers & Saints\, the Avatar: The Last Airbender comics\, Dragon Hoops\, and the New Super-Man series (with DC Comics). \nHis talk will explore the making of comics and graphic novels\, bridging the gap between words and pictures\, and the importance of narratives that convey a multitude of cultural experiences. The event will conclude with a live audience Q&A moderated by Bart Beaty\, professor of advanced studies in comics at the University of Calgary. Registration is open now: https://events.ucalgary.ca/arts/calgary-distinguished-writers-program/#!view/event/event_id/242024
URL:https://qwf.org/event/gene-luen-yang-calgary-distinguished-visiting-writers-program/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="University of Calgary - Distinguished Writers Program":MAILTO:cdwp@ucalgary.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210209T170239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T175819Z
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SUMMARY:Joel & Me: An Appreciation of a Kind
DESCRIPTION:An African proverb has it that when an old man dies\, a library burns to the ground. Joel Yanofsky left us at just sixty-five\, not very old\, but he left a library of his books: Homo Erectus\, a collection of comic essays; Jacob’s Ladder\, a novel; Mordecai & Me: An Appreciation of a Kind\, which won the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s 2003 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction and The Canadian Jewish Book Award; and Bad Animals: A Father’s Accidental Education in Autism.\n\n\nA book reviewer for the Montreal Gazette and contributor to the Toronto Star\, Canadian Geographic\, National Post\, The Walrus\, and The Village Voice\, he won two National Magazine Awards\, The Malahat Review’s Creative Non-fiction prize for his personal essay Bad Day\, and co-authored with Peter Curtis\, the musical Love U: The Grad School Musical. This work is important and distinguished\, but it is not his only legacy. Joel left a community of readers\, editors\, publishers\, friends\, writers\, and aspiring writers who benefited from his work\, friendship\, guidance and fellowship. This event\, organized by the Quebec Writers’ Federation\, of which Joel was a member\, offers an opportunity to pay tribute to him and his literary legacy.  \n7-8:30 p.m.\, Saturday\, February 27\, 2021 on Zoom\n(Click below to RSVP) \nHosted by Scott Lawrence \nSpeakers: Joel’s friends\, associates and students who shared his passion for writing and the literary arts\, will offer reminiscences\, stories\, tributes\, and short readings. Host Scott Lawrence is a writer who lives in Hudson\, Quebec. His collection of short stories\, Missing Fred Astaire\, won the QSPELL award for fiction in 1993. \n\nMark Abley – literary friend and poker rival\nElaine Kalman Naves – friend and collaborator \nBryan Demchinsky – friend\, writer and editor \nCharles Foran – writer\, biographer of Mordecai Richler\nPeter Curtis – musical/literary collaborator  \nGina Roitman – writer\, will remember Joel as a teacher and mentor via Quebec Writers’ Federation programs\, and introduce writers influenced by his mentorship and guidance \nNeil Smith – author and literary translator \nClaire Holden Rothman – writer\nRoma Bross – writer & journalist\nSean Michaels – writer \nJulie Bruck – poet \nMike Shenker – friend\, writer\, & editor \nJoe Fiorito – literary friend and poker rival \nDavid Homel – writer and basketball rival \nCynthia Davis and Jonah Davis Yanofsky – on life with Joel\, the writer\, and on that life being a subject in Joel’s writing\, particularly in reference to Bad Animals + thanks and wrap-up.\n\n\n  \nTo register to attend the event\, click here. \nThe event will be recorded and shared on this page in the days after the event.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/joel-me-an-appreciation/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210227T123000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210208T210645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T162832Z
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to— via Zoom! Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. Once you RSVP\, we will send you a Zoom link and instructions a day or two before the event. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. \nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n10:00 – 10:25 – Writing 1\n10:25 – 10:30 – Break\n10:30 – 10:55 – Writing 2\n10:55 – 11:00 – Break\n11:00 – 11:25 – Writing 3\n11:25 – 11:30 – Break\n11:30 – 11:55 – Writing 4\n11:55 – 12:00 – Break\n12:00 – 12:25 – Writing 5\n\nIn order to receive the Zoom link via email\, please RSVP using the form below. \n\nQWF Members\, you must be logged in to your Member Account in order to check event availability and to access the RSVP form on this page. If you are having any issues with the RSVP form\, please email Marian and she will be happy to help you.\nYou must specify that you are reserving 1 (one) spot (by clicking the “0” and using the arrows or typing in the number 1). Don’t forget to enter your name and email address as well.\nPlease note: the automated ticket you receive via email is just a confirmation that you have successfully RSVP’d; you will receive the actual Zoom link via email the day before the event.\n\nDue to the popularity of our SUAW! events\, we ask that you only RSVP if you are quite sure you will attend. Thank you for your understanding 🙂
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-16/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210120T154010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T170116Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Book Club - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL MEETING – VIA ZOOM\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85695825493\nMeeting ID: 856 9582 5493\nPasscode: 534369 \nJoin us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Teen book club! Our February pick is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. No olds\, please.\nThis is a book club for teenagers\, with a median age of 13-16 or grades sec 1-5 — all kids must be in secondary school. There will be a different book every meeting. The focus is to provide teenagers a safe space to learn to discuss and express thoughts and ideas about literature among their peers without parents or teachers. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind it here: https://bit.ly/3sIuUzm \nMore info on our webstore 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/teen-book-club-the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T223000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210203T202348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T202417Z
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Voices Reading Series ft. Richard Van Camp
DESCRIPTION:EVENT Magazine and Douglas College present the annual Indigenous Voices Reading Series\, featuring Douglas College’s 2021 Indigenous Writer-in-Residence Richard Van Camp\, with guest readers Jessica Johns and Garry Gottfriedson\, hosted by Molly Cross-Blanchard. \nThis event will take place on February 25 at 6pm and is free to attend via Zoom!\nPlease reserve your free ticket to receive the webinar link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indigenous-voices-reading-series-ft-richard-van-camp-tickets-138198640855 \nRichard Van Camp is a proud Tlicho Dene from Fort Smith\, NWT. He is the author of 24 books in just about every genre. His novel\, The Lesser Blessed\, is now a feature film with First Generation Films. You can visit him on Facebook\, Twitter and Instagram and at https://richardvancamp.com/. \nJessica Johns is a nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in Northern Alberta. She is the Managing Editor for Room Magazine and a co-organizer of the Indigenous Brilliance reading series. Her debut poetry chapbook\, How Not to Spill\, co-won the 2019 BP Nichol Chapbook Award\, and her short story “Bad Cree” won the 2020 Writers’ Trust Journey Prize and won silver at the 2020 National Magazine Awards. Her novel BAD CREE will be released in January 2023 with HarperCollins. \nGarry Gottfriedson is from Kamloops\, BC. He is strongly rooted in his Secwepemc (Shuswap) cultural teachings. He holds a Masters of Arts Education Degree from Simon Fraser University. In 1987\, the Naropa Institute in Boulder\, Colorado awarded a Creative Writing Scholarship to Gottfriedson. There\, he studied under Allen Ginsberg\, Marianne Faithful and others. Gottfriedson has 10 published books. He has read from his work across Canada\, United States\, South America\, New Zealand\, Europe\, and Asia. Gottfriedson’s work unapologetically unveils the truth of Canada’s treatment of First Nations. His work has been anthologized and published nationally and internationally. Currently\, he works at Thompson Rivers University. \nMolly Cross-Blanchard is a white and Métis writer and editor from Treaty 6 living on the unceded territory of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. She has an English BA from the University of Winnipeg and a Creative Writing MFA from the University of British Columbia\, and is the publisher at Room. Her debut poetry collection\, Exhibitionist\, is forthcoming this spring with Coach House. \nPlease contact Molly (mollyecb09@gmail.com) with any questions or concerns about the event. Maarsii!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/indigenous-voices-reading-series-ft-richard-van-camp/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210225T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210125T164255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210125T164459Z
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SUMMARY:Librairie D+Q presents Edem Awumey launching Mina Among the Shadows
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the virtual launch of Mina Among the Shadows by Edem Awumey\, in conversation with translators Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott\, moderated by H. Nigel Thomas. \nRSVP here: http://bit.ly/2NpM7gV \nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/36mkdt5 \nMore info on our webstore here:\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/librairie-dq-presents-edem-awumey-launching-mina-among-the-shadows/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210201T165607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T165803Z
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SUMMARY:Four Hundred Souls - Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Keisha N. Blain in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Dr. Keisha N. Blain\, in conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud! \nPurchase a copy of Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America\, 1619-2019 to receive access to this exclusive virtual event\, in partnership with Penguin Random House Canada. \nPlease email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions.\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/39tbKWZ \nMore info on our webstore here:\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/four-hundred-souls-dr-ibram-x-kendi-and-dr-keisha-n-blain-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T213000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210218T195034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T195034Z
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SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club: Sports Is Hell
DESCRIPTION:Join our Graphic Novel Book Club as we meet online every month to discuss contemporary Graphic Novels!\nAt our next meeting\, Tuesday February 23rd\, at 8 PM EST\, we’ll discuss Sports Is Hell by Ben Passmore. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3ptxR4X \nMore info on our webstore 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/graphic-novel-book-club-sports-is-hell/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210221T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210108T212753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210108T212753Z
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SUMMARY:D+Q Cook Book Club: Flavor
DESCRIPTION:Join our D+Q Cooks Book Club as we meet every month virtually to discuss and and eat from new cookbooks! At our next meeting\, Sunday\, February 21st\, at 6 PM EST\, we’ll discuss FLAVOR by Yotam Ottolenghi.\nFood lovers take note! To attend this club we ask that you cook something from the cookbook and come ready to discuss and eat\, virtually that is! \nYou can also join our group Drawn & Quarterly Cook Book Club where we keep the discussion rolling. \nVirtual gathering via Zoom\nMeeting ID: 899 3719 3367\nPasscode: 297591 \nSuper excited to test recipes from the book beforehand?! Tag us at #DandQCooks on Instagram or post your work here on the Facebook page. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book? Find the book here: https://bit.ly/3ou2sik\nMore info on our webstore 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/dq-cook-book-club-flavor/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210219T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210201T170033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T170440Z
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SUMMARY:Young Readers Book Club: When Stars Are Scattered
DESCRIPTION:Join us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Young Readers book club\, hosted by Caleb!\nThis month’s pick is the graphic novel When Stars Are Scattered\, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed. \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 and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/392JZUY \nMore info on our webstore 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.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/young-readers-book-club-when-stars-are-scattered/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20210201T170343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210201T170343Z
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SUMMARY:Launch of Tawhida Tanya Evanson's debut novel Book of Wings
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Véhicule Press in partnership with Librairie Drawn & Quarterly. \nJoin us in celebration of the release of Tawhida Tanya Evanson‘s debut novel BOOK OF WINGS. The event will feature a reading by the author\, a conversation with Kaie Kellough\, questions from viewers\, and a book give-away! \nClick here to purchase the book:\nhttps://bit.ly/3chemsN \n“Tawhida Tanya Evanson’s first novel is a stunning testament to how the grief of heartbreak can bring us back to who we are.” – Starred review in Jan/Mar Quill & Quire by Sheniz Janmohamed \nTawhida Tanya Evanson is an Antiguan-Québecoise poet\, performer and producer. Author of two books of poetry\, Nouveau Griot (Frontenac 2018) and Bothism (Ekstasis 2017)\, Book of Wings is her first work of fiction. With a 20-year practice in spoken word\, she performs internationally and has released several studio albums and videopoems. Evanson is program director of Banff Centre Spoken Word. She has been named Poet of Honour at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word\, and has received the Golden Beret Award for her contribution to the spoken-word genre. Born and based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal\, she moonlights as a whirling dervish.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-of-tawhida-tanya-evansons-debut-novel-book-of-wings/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210218T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T143115
CREATED:20201217T204525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T204701Z
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SUMMARY:Body Tales:  Poetic Moments Past\, Present\, and Future
DESCRIPTION:Our bodies and minds know about resilience – we will use sensory perception and imagination to connect with moments of the exquisite and everyday\, to appreciate things we’ve encountered so far\, and to write glimpses of futures with fortitude. Bring a journal or loose paper. \nseeley quest is a trans disabled writer\, performer\, facilitator\, and environmentalist\, in Montreal since 2017. Working primarily in literary and body-based composition\, and curation\, sie presented in the San Francisco Bay Area 2001-14\, and has toured to Vancouver\, Toronto\, Ottawa\, and many US cities. Hir playscript “Crooked” is in the new McFarland anthology\, At the Intersection of Disability and Drama. Not on social media\, find hir via email at https://questletters.substack.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/body-tales-poetic-moments-past-present-and-future/2021-02-18/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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