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SUMMARY:Fiction: Reconstructions of Reality
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fiction-reconstructions-of-reality/2021-04-28/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T203000
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SUMMARY:QWF Annual General Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Annual General Meeting of the Quebec Writers’ Federation will be held \n            DATE/TIME:             Wednesday\, April 28\, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. \n            PLACE:                     Zoom (register to receive link) \nAt the meeting\, the President will review the year’s activities and the Executive Director will present the financial report. An election will be held for the Board of Directors for the coming year – April 2021 to April 2022.  If you wish to to nominate someone for a position on the Board\, or to put your own name forward\, please send in a completed nomination form (request a form from riley@qwf.org) by Wednesday\, April 7. \nPlease note that you must be a member in good standing to be eligible to run for the board\, nominate someone for the board\, or vote at the AGM. \nOn the agenda: \n\n       Schmoozing from 7:00 to 7:15\n       Report from the QWF President\, Christopher DiRaddo\n       Financial report\, presented by the Executive Director\n       Election or acclamation of new Board of Directors\n\nRegistration: \nTo register\, please send an email to riley@qwf.org with “AGM” in the subject line. Be sure to include your full name in the body of the message. You will receive a Zoom link to participate in the week before the meeting. \n                               \nJoin your board at the Annual Meeting and bring your ideas! \nFind out about volunteer opportunities! \nEnjoy the social interaction!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20201212T033440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160220Z
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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/2021-04-28/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20201212T032204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160231Z
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SUMMARY:Beginnings\, Openings\, Origins: A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/beginnings-openings-origins-a-poetry-workshop/2021-04-27/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210401T174750Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Book Launch: Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne and Exhibitionist by Molly-Cross Blanchard
DESCRIPTION:Join Coach House Books on April 27th at 8PM EST for the launch of two amazing collections of poetry: Exhibitionist by Molly Cross-Blanchard and Because the Sun by Sarah Burgoyne. There will be readings from both poets followed by a discussion and your chance to ask a question.\n\n\n \nAbout the books:\n \n\nCamus’s Meursault and Thelma and Louise meet up under the blazing sun. Vexed by the ‘unremarkable star’ that ‘presses’ Camus’s Meursault to commit murder\, Because the Sun considers the blazing sun as a material symbol of ambient violence – violence absorbed like heat and fired at the nearest victim. Likewise\, as a friendship between women confronts gendered aggression in Thelma and Louise\, the sun becomes the repository of pain\, the high noon that pushes us through desert after desert. Because the Sun’s pastiche of voices embodies both stylistic and formal relentlessness by teasing out tonalities that blend and merge into each other\, generating a blinding effect\, like looking into the sun.\n \n \nSmart\, raunchy poems that are sorry-not-sorry. “Sticky\, sad\, and sultry\, Exhibitionist is a merry-go-round circling back to the tender\, awkward parts of ourselves. Molly Cross-Blanchard allows her poems to ask the reader out for ice cream\, to fart at a dinner party\, to sprawl out on a chaise lounge\, stare through a dusty skylight and whisper that they think they may love you. And that love will be unmistakably mutual. ” —Mallory Tater\, author of The Birth Yard and This Will Be Good\n\n \n \nThe event will be hosted in Zoom Webinars. The event link will be sent over email one hour before the start of the event. Please register here. 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetry-book-launch-because-the-sun-by-sarah-burgoyne-and-exhibitionist-by-molly-cross-blanchard/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Coach House Books":MAILTO:mail@chbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
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/2021-04-26/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210426T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210419T184740Z
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SUMMARY:Atwater Poetry Project Online
DESCRIPTION:Where do you carry a poem? In your mind? In your heart? In your backpack? In your memory\, your past\, your belly\, your spine\, your relations\, your future? \nJoin us on Monday\, April 26 for a celebration of Poem In Your Pocket Day//la Journée du poème à porter with poets Moni Brar\, Greg Santos\, and Eleonore Schönmaier\, at 730pm (EDT). We are delighted to mark the opening of the 2021 Atwater Poetry Project Online with this collaborative event with the League of Canadian Poets\, and La poésie partout\, exploring how the heft – or the lightness – of poetry is borne. \nRegister now for the event on the APP Crowdcast. We hope to see you there.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/atwater-poetry-project-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210425T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20201215T025219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155315Z
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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/2021-04-25/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210424T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210423T165802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210423T165922Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry reading with Kaie Kellough and Oana Avasilichioaei
DESCRIPTION:The Centre des arts de Stanstead welcomes poets Oana Avilisichioaei and Kaie Kellough on April 24th at 4pm for the start of spring.\n\nAPRIL 24th POETRY READING WITH\nOANA AVASILICHIOAEI AND KAIE KELLOUGH\n\nPoets Oana Avasilichioaei and Kaie Kellough will read from their work during an hour-long event on Zoom\, with host Shelley Pomerance\, presented by the Centre des arts de Stanstead on Saturday\, April 24 at 4pm.\n\nOana Avasilichioaei interweaves poetry\, translation\, photography\, sound\, and performance to explore an expanded idea of language\, polyphonic structures\, and borders. Her six collections of poetry and poetry hybrids include Eight Track (Talonbooks\, 2019\, finalist for the A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry) and Limbinal (Talonbooks\, 2015). She has created many performance/sound works\, written a libretto for a one-act opera\, and translated ten books of poetry and prose from French and Romanian\, including Catherine Lalonde’s The Faerie Devouring (Book*hug 2018)\, which was awarded the QWF’s Cole Foundation Prize for Translation) and Bertrand Laverdure’s Readopolis (Book*hug\, 2017)\, fpr which she received a Governor General Literary Award for Translation). She is physically based in Montreal and virtually at oanalab.com.\n\nKaie Kellough is a poet\, fiction writer\, and sound performer. He has written for small and large musical ensembles and has performed internationally. His most recent book of poetry\, Magnetic Equator (McClelland and Stewart\, 2019) won the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize. He is currently working on sound and text.\n\n\nAll are invited to join us by visiting the Facebook page of the Centre des arts de Stanstead at www.facebook.com/CentreArtsStanstead where the link for the event can be found. For more information\, please contact Sharda Guptar at shardaguptar@outlook.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetry-reading-with-kaie-kellough-and-oana-avasilichioaei/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Centre des arts de Stanstead":MAILTO:centredesartsdestanstead@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210502T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210319T144437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T144437Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival: The challenges of our times?
DESCRIPTION:April 24 to May 2\, 2021\, the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival will open its virtual doors for its spring program. \nOver a hundred national and international invitees to tackle a thought-provoking theme: the challenges of our times. \nOver fifty panels\, debates\, interviews—complete with fresh points of view on subject that interest you:\n– Writers of a wounded Lebanon\n– Souleymane Bachir Diagne: Africa and the West: Pacified Memories?\n– David Grossman: “Trenchant Witness”\n– Who are we? Where are we coming from? Indigenous voices of the moment\n– Life in SLOW motion: the world around the corner\n– Do writers ever really perish? Mathieu Lindon on Hervé Guibert\n– Javier Cercas: The novel in search of the past/Palabras que profundizan el pasado\n– All People Share the Same Rights\n– A Teen Author’s Take on Loving and Supporting a Sibling With Autism
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2021-blue-metropolis-international-literary-festival-the-challenges-of-our-times/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blue Metropolis":MAILTO:info@bluemetropolis.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210407T183706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T183706Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Donna Morrissey
DESCRIPTION:The Knowlton Literary Association is pleased to announce an evening webinar with national bestselling author Donna Morrissey\, on April 23 at 7 p.m. \nPluck: A Memoir of a Newfoundland Childhood and the Raucous\, Terrible\, Amazing Journey to Becoming a Novelist is scheduled to be released this fall. It is a deeply personal reflection of a woman who left her isolated Newfoundland community at age 16\, eager to explore the world. Her path was difficult\, from the death of a teenaged brother who followed her to Alberta’s oilfields\, to mental illness\, marriage\, divorce and working in a fish processing plant to support her two young daughters. Ultimately Morrissey landed on her feet as one of Canada’s most prominent writers\, having penned six national bestselling novels. \nMany of Morrissey’s stories are drawn from her own varied life experiences\, combining darkness and light\, levity and sadness into her tale\, as the indomitable spirit and humour that sustains her. \nAn inspiring and insightful memoir\, Pluck illustrates that even when you find yourself unravelling\, you can find a way to spin the yarns that will save you–and delight readers everywhere. \nSponsored by the Writers’ Union of Canada\, this live webinar brings Morrissey\, who attended the 2017 Knowlton Literary festival\, back virtually to our local audience.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/an-evening-with-donna-morrissey/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knowlton Literary Festival":MAILTO:KLA.knowltonliteraryfestival@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T153000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210421T134709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T134709Z
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SUMMARY:The Fine Arts Reaching Room (FARR) presents a Poetry Workshop featuring Andrea Abi-Karam
DESCRIPTION:April 23rd\, 2pm\, 2021 \n\nFacebook link: https://fb.me/e/23qikporZ \nZoom link: https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/83397277408 \n\nThe FARR (“we”) are beyond excited to be able to host Andrea Abi-Karam\, trans\, arab-american punk poet-performer phenom\, author of EXTRATRANSMISSION and co-editor of We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics\, for an artist talk and performance workshop\, thusly rounding out a year’s worth of truly wild\, streamed programming. \n\nOn April 23rd\, 2pm\, come learn how to help your performance texts feel less alone at night. Through a collective workshop-like experience\, led by veteran performer and generous soul Andrea Abi-Karam\, we will be collectively working through the intricacies of the performance of poetic text. Yes\, it will probably be vulnerable. Yes\, it will probably be life-altering. No\, shirt and shoes are not required. \nFor the enhancement of your own experience\, please bring a “text” (read: not limited to capital P poetry) you’d like to workshop performance for\, and take a minute to watch a few of Andrea’s past performances: \nHOLD MY HAND – https://vimeo.com/388381222\n(source text: https://www.baestjournal.com/andrea-abi-karam)\nABSORPTION – https://vimeo.com/290588081\nIntroduction to WWIA – https://lithub.com/what-is-the-project-of-trans-poetics-now/\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – \nAndrea Abi-Karam is a trans\, arab-american punk poet-performer cyborg. They are the author of EXTRATRANSMISSION (Kelsey Street Press\, 2019) a critique of the U.S. military’s role in the War on Terror\, Villainy (Nightboat Books\, September 2021)\, and with Kay Gabriel\, they co-edited We Want It All: An Anthology of Radical Trans Poetics (Nightboat Books\, 2020). They are a leo obsessed with queer terror and convertibles.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-fine-arts-reaching-room-farr-presents-a-poetry-workshop-featuring-andrea-abi-karam/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
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/2021-04-22/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
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/2021-04-22/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T190000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210315T172443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T172443Z
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SUMMARY:Voices in the Dark: Writing the Braided Essay
DESCRIPTION:In this free 90-minute craft workshop\, delivered on Zoom\, Kasia Van Schaik will lead participants through the process of writing a personal essay using a braided technique: a form of nonfiction wherein the writer interweaves multiple threads and through-lines of material\, each on a different subject\, connecting the personal with the political. In this way\, the braided form allows us to think about the ways in which we are linked to our larger environments and ecosystems. The workshop will include a craft talk\, writing tips\, and creative exercises\, so bring a pen and paper! A short question and answer period will follow. \n  \nThe workshop is open to all interested participants; no creative nonfiction writing experience is necessary. There is no registration fee\, but you must register to attend. \n  \nThis workshop is co-produced by the Quebec Writers’ Federation and CBC Montreal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/voices-in-the-dark-writing-the-braided-essay/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210419T164134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T164134Z
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SUMMARY:Popular Writing for Academics with Colleen Kimmett
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for scientists\, researchers\, and those who want to bring their specialized knowledge and expertise to a wider audience. Over four weeks\, you’ll learn about key differences in academic and popular writing\, tools for narrowing down and shaping ideas\, practical writing techniques\, and where and how to pitch non-academic writing. Participants have the option of joining an additional six-week intensive workshop focused on developing a specific piece from beginning to end. \nWorkshop sessions are online through Zoom videoconference. \nSchedule: Thursdays\, April 22\, 29\, May 6\, 13 from 4 pm – 5:30 pm
URL:https://qwf.org/event/popular-writing-for-academics-with-colleen-kimmett/2021-04-22/
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20201212T034715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160109Z
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SUMMARY:Fiction: Reconstructions of Reality
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fiction-reconstructions-of-reality/2021-04-21/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210301T161054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T161054Z
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SUMMARY:Gay Reads Book Club: Detransition\, Baby
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE VIA ZOOM\nMeeting ID: 838 2579 8219\nPasscode: 493578 \nJoin 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\, April 21st\, at 8 PM EST\, we’ll discuss DETRANSITION\, BABY by Torrey Peters. \nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/2NKuAAv \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/gay-reads-book-club-detransition-baby/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Community Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20201212T033440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160220Z
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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/2021-04-21/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20201212T032204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T160231Z
UID:10002456-1618948800-1618956000@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Beginnings\, Openings\, Origins: A Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/beginnings-openings-origins-a-poetry-workshop/2021-04-20/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210301T161317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210301T161317Z
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SUMMARY:How To Change Everything - Naomi Klein in conversation with Rebecca Hamilton and Naia Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome Naomi Klein in conversation with youth climate organizers Rebecca Hamilton and Naia Lee! Purchase a copy of How To Change Everything 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/3sBHJed \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/how-to-change-everything-naomi-klein-in-conversation-with-rebecca-hamilton-and-naia-lee/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T183000
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SUMMARY:Ian McEwan “Art and Science: The Impact of AI on Human Connection"
DESCRIPTION:The Max Margles Memorial Fund of the JPL presents Ian McEwan “Art and Science: The Impact of AI on Human Connection”\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nIan McEwan “Art and Science: The Impact of AI on Human Connection with Commentary on the Approach to Writing” \nIan McEwan will be talking about Science and Literature; about his writing methods\, the various influences on him as a young writer\, his early and parallel interests in science and literature\, the nature of research and his time shadowing an eminent neurosurgeon\, the coming impact of AI on society and human relations\, and the writing of Machines Like Me. Ian will also be discussing whether a machine could ever be conscious in the way that we are. If we finally build a lifelike\, plausible android\, will it be a blessing or a nightmare? \nIan McEwan has been writing fiction and screenplays for almost fifty years. His include Atonement\, Saturday\, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach. Many of his fictions have been made into movies \nIntroduced by Roslyn Margles\, Sponsor. \nIan McEwan’s books are available for order from Bibliophile Bookstore\, 514-486-7369\, https://bibliophilemontreal.com/ \nPlease note: JPL Friends pay member rate. \n\nTickets are $18\, purchase here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ian-mcewan-art-and-science-the-impact-of-ai-on-human-connection-tickets-138667988687?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing
URL:https://qwf.org/event/ian-mcewan-art-and-science-the-impact-of-ai-on-human-connection/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jewish Public Library":MAILTO:info@jplmontreal.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T153000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210226T205935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210226T211357Z
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SUMMARY:Music and Mood: A Writing Workshop with Musical Inspiration
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, participants will produce and share writing that responds to music and the (virtual) presence of a live musician\, saxophonist Janet Lumb. By listening and tuning in to their own creative reactions\, writers will explore the interplay between music and mood as well as sound\, story\, and memory\, using language to examine the soundtracks in our lives. \nJanet Lumb\, a Toronto-born\, third generation Chinese Canadian\, lived in Vancouver for ten years as a hippie punk and has since 1984 been in Montreal as a musician\, composer\, ecologist and community activist. \nK.B. Thors is the author of Vulgar Mechanics (Coach House Books)\, the Icelandic-English translator of Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir’s Stormwarning (Phoneme Media) and the Spanish-English translator of Soledad Marambio’s Chintungo: The Story of Someone Else (Ugly Duckling Presse). She has taught Poetry and Creative Writing at Columbia University\, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in Manhattan\, and the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/music-and-mood-a-writing-workshop-with-musical-inspiration/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210420T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210419T195948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T195948Z
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SUMMARY:Podcasting as a Field of Critical Study
DESCRIPTION:This online panel presentation will use the recent volume\, Podcasting: New Aural Cultures and Digital Media (ed. Dario Llinares\, Neil Fox\, Richard Berry) as an opportunity to think and engage in discussion about the emergence of podcasting as a field of critical study. Hosted by SpokenWeb podcast series director Hannah McGregor\, the session will open with a presentation by one of the editors of the scholarly collection on Podcasting\, Dario Llinares\, in which he presents some of the main theses about podcasting presented in the book\, and reflects on how the landscape of research around podcasting is rapidly developing. We will then hear brief position papers from respondents Stacey Copeland (SFU)\, Elena Razlogova (Concordia U)\, Kim Fox (American University in Cairo)\, Michael O’Driscoll (U Alberta) and Deanna Fong (Concordia U)\, sharing perspectives on podcasting as a field of scholarly research and practice. The discussion will then open up to questions and participation from attendees. \n  \nAttendees are invited to read the introduction to Podcasting: New Aural Cultures and Digital Media in advance of the session (but that is not required!). At Concordia\, the e-book is available here: https://link-springer-com.lib-ezproxy.concordia.ca/book/10.1007/978-3-319-90056-8 \n  \nDate: Tuesday\, April 20th\, 2021 \nTime: 12pm EST [9am Pacific\, 4pm UK\, 6pm Cairo] \nPlatform: Zoom\, RSVP to mailto:j_valenc@live.concordia.ca \nPRESENTED BY SpokenWeb and The Media History Research Centre (MHRC) at Concordia University
URL:https://qwf.org/event/podcasting-as-a-field-of-critical-study/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T220000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
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/2021-04-19/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210419T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210405T141631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210405T141631Z
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SUMMARY:Measures of Weather: A Talk & Reading by J. R. Carpenter
DESCRIPTION:Join the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program in welcoming J. R. Carpenter\, the University of Alberta’s 2020-21 Writer-in-Residence\, for a virtual reading and talk hosted by creative writing professor Dr. Larissa Lai. \nJ. R. will read from her recent collections An Ocean of Static and This is a picture of Wind\, and speak candidly with Larissa about working with found texts and archives; the cross overs between writing and data; and the ways in which the practice of measuring weather has supported colonialist expansion throughout history. \nFollowed by a Q&A.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/measures-of-weather-a-talk-reading-by-j-r-carpenter/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
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:20210418T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210415T172704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T172704Z
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SUMMARY:Poets\, Music\, Video and Art on Sunday
DESCRIPTION:An absorbing evening featuring:\n-verse by Sarah Wolfson\n-music by Geronimo Inutiq\n-art by Louise Belcourt\n–David Bateman as Dr. Sad\n-a new video by Marie-Josée Tremblay\n-words & music by Ian Ferrier\n\nWith a wealth of words\, music\, video and art\, an online show to help us forget 8PM lockup (or is that lockdown?)
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poets-music-video-and-art-on-sunday/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Words and Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20201215T025219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T155315Z
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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/2021-04-18/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210319T150210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T150210Z
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SUMMARY:State of Create
DESCRIPTION:“Imagination is more powerful than knowledge.”  \nAlbert Einstein \n  \nWhether you are writing for business\, pleasure or passion your vision comes to life through a State of Create.  \n  \nState of Create is a monthly drop in class designed to stimulate right brain potential using visualization\, writing prompts and creative “exercises.” Carleen is passionate about connecting your story in mind-body-soul.  \n  \nJoin Carleen Sunday April 18\, 1030am-12pm on zoom for your creative time and place. Seventy-five percent of the class will be experiential\, 25% your next best action.  \nMore information & registration: www.heartcentered.ca
URL:https://qwf.org/event/state-of-create/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heart Centered":MAILTO:carleen.ellis@shaw.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T035536
CREATED:20210222T183443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210222T201723Z
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SUMMARY:Young Readers Book Club: Everything Sad Is Untrue
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL MEETING – VIA ZOOM\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83868379721\nMeeting ID: 838 6837 9721 \nPassword: Please write librairie@drawnandquarterly.com to request the passcode. \nJoin us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Young Readers book club\, hosted by Molie! This month’s pick is Everything Sad Is Untrue\, by Daniel Nayeri. \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-everything-sad-is-untrue/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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