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SUMMARY:Atwater Poetry Project Online - Jessica Moore & Johanna Skibsrud
DESCRIPTION:Join us for APP Online\, celebrating Jessica Moore’s ‘The Whole Singing Ocean’ and showcasing new work from Johanna Skibsrud.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/atwater-poetry-project-online-jessica-moore-johanna-skibsrud/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210603T150000
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SUMMARY:A Casual Reconstruction & STRIKE/THRU\, at MAI and online
DESCRIPTION:𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝟭𝟬$. \n𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 + 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 is a double-bill interdisciplinary encounter between two old friends from Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. Nadia Myre is a contemporary visual artist and Algonquin member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg First Nation\, and Johanna Nutter is a 7th generation euro-settler theatre maker and curator. Along with six invited participants\, they explore the uncomfortable feelings around being Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous. \nAt the heart of 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is a recorded dinner conversation between six people whose origins are Indigenous and “other\,” about the politics of belonging within the confines of colonialism. A verbatim transcript is given to Settler participants\, who re-enact the conversation in front of the audience. Oscillations of identity constructs ensue. 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 is a playful exchange between Nadia and Johanna\, incorporating elements raised by the reenactment with their own lived histories\, in an always-evolving search for what a true act of conciliation might feel like and look like . \n𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 + 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 have gone from stage to screen and will now live in both worlds simultaneously. Using the plasticity of the digital environment to bridge Nadia and Johanna’s disciplines\, and the accessibility of the virtual environment to reach out to a wider range of participants\, they are preparing a LIVE hybrid to be presented onstage at the MAI (Montréal\, arts interculturels) and online at the same time. June 3-5\, 2021 at 3PM EST \nNadia Myre et Johanna Nutter are recipients of MAI (Montréal\, arts interculturels)’s Alliance program.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-casual-reconstruction-strike-thru-at-mai-and-online/2021-06-03/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210603T203000
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SUMMARY:Librairie D+Q Presents Jordan Abel launching Nishga
DESCRIPTION:Librairie Drawn & Quarterly and McClelland & Stewart present Jordan Abel launching Nishga\, in conversation with Ian Williams.\nRSVP here: https://bit.ly/3dZx8Fo\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/2Pyb1ML\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.\n///////////////////////////////////////\n\nNISHGA\nAs a Nisga’a writer\, Jordan Abel often finds himself in a position where he is asked to explain his relationship to Nisga’a language\, Nisga’a community\, and Nisga’a cultural knowledge. However\, as an intergenerational survivor of residential school–both of his grandparents attended the same residential school–his relationship to his own Indigenous identity is complicated to say the least.\nNISHGA explores those complications and is invested in understanding how the colonial violence originating at the Coqualeetza Indian Residential School impacted his grandparents’ generation\, then his father’s generation\, and ultimately his own. The project is rooted in a desire to illuminate the realities of intergenerational survivors of residential school\, but sheds light on Indigenous experiences that may not seem to be immediately (or inherently) Indigenous.\nDrawing on autobiography and a series of interconnected documents (including pieces of memoir\, transcriptions of talks\, and photography)\, NISHGA is a book about confronting difficult truths and it is about how both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples engage with a history of colonial violence that is quite often rendered invisible.\n///////////////////////////////////////\n\nJORDAN ABEL is a Nisga’a writer from Vancouver. He is the author of The Place of Scraps (winner of the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize)\, Un/inhabited\, and Injun (winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize). Abel’s work has recently been anthologized in The New Concrete: Visual Poetry in the 21st Century (Hayward)\, The Next Wave: An Anthology of 21st Century Canadian Poetry (Anstruther)\, Best Canadian Poetry (Tightrope)\, Counter-Desecration: A Glossary for Writing Within the Anthropocene (Wesleyan)\, and The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation (ARP). Abel’s work has been published in numerous journals and magazines–including Canadian Literature\, The Capilano Review\, and Poetry Is Dead–and his visual poetry has been included in exhibitions at the Polygon Gallery\, UNIT/PITT Gallery\, and the Oslo Pilot Project Room in Oslo\, Norway. Abel recently completed a Ph.D. at Simon Fraser University\, and is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta where he teaches Indigenous Literatures and Creative Writing.\n\nIAN WILLIAMS is the author of Reproduction\, winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize; Personals\, shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award; Not Anyone’s Anything\, winner of the Danuta Gleed Literary Award for the best first collection of short fiction in Canada; and You Know Who You Are\, a finalist for the ReLit Prize for poetry. He was named as one of ten Canadian writers to watch by CBC. Williams completed his Ph.D. in English at the University of Toronto\, mentored by George Elliot Clarke\, and is currently an assistant professor of poetry in the Creative Writing program at the University of British Columbia. He was the 2014-2015 Canadian Writer-in-Residence for the University of Calgary’s Distinguished Writers Programme. He has held fellowships or residencies from the Banff Center\, Vermont Studio Center\, Cave Canem\, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts\, and Palazzo Rinaldi in Italy. He was also a scholar at the National Humanities Center Summer Institute for Literary Study and is a judge for the 2018 Griffin prize. His writing has appeared in several North American journals and anthologies.\n///////////////////////////////////////\n\nLibrairie Drawn & Quarterly recognizes that our events and bookstores are located on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka. Many of us refer to Montreal as our home\, but it is named Tiohtiá:ke. This has always been a gathering place for many First Nations and continues to be home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples. It is important to think about how each and every one of us has arrived here. We are grateful that creating and sharing stories has been a part of this land for thousands of years and we urge you to seek out a story that is different from your own.\nPlease email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/librairie-dq-presents-jordan-abel-launching-nishga/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210603T203000
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SUMMARY:The Joy of Editing
DESCRIPTION:THE JOY OF EDITING\nThursday\, June 3\, 2021\nTime: 7pm – 8:30pm EST\nRegister in advance for this webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_ORzI_8mcTxyeaWHISQhbjA\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.\nHosted by Palimpsest Press\nPoetry reading & discussion about the writer/editor relationship
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-joy-of-editing/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210604T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210604T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210603T150435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T150435Z
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SUMMARY:A Casual Reconstruction & STRIKE/THRU\, at MAI and online
DESCRIPTION:𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝟭𝟬$. \n𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 + 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 is a double-bill interdisciplinary encounter between two old friends from Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. Nadia Myre is a contemporary visual artist and Algonquin member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg First Nation\, and Johanna Nutter is a 7th generation euro-settler theatre maker and curator. Along with six invited participants\, they explore the uncomfortable feelings around being Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous. \nAt the heart of 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is a recorded dinner conversation between six people whose origins are Indigenous and “other\,” about the politics of belonging within the confines of colonialism. A verbatim transcript is given to Settler participants\, who re-enact the conversation in front of the audience. Oscillations of identity constructs ensue. 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 is a playful exchange between Nadia and Johanna\, incorporating elements raised by the reenactment with their own lived histories\, in an always-evolving search for what a true act of conciliation might feel like and look like . \n𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 + 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 have gone from stage to screen and will now live in both worlds simultaneously. Using the plasticity of the digital environment to bridge Nadia and Johanna’s disciplines\, and the accessibility of the virtual environment to reach out to a wider range of participants\, they are preparing a LIVE hybrid to be presented onstage at the MAI (Montréal\, arts interculturels) and online at the same time. June 3-5\, 2021 at 3PM EST \nNadia Myre et Johanna Nutter are recipients of MAI (Montréal\, arts interculturels)’s Alliance program.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-casual-reconstruction-strike-thru-at-mai-and-online/2021-06-04/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210605T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210605T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210603T150435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T150435Z
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SUMMARY:A Casual Reconstruction & STRIKE/THRU\, at MAI and online
DESCRIPTION:𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱: 𝟭𝟬$. \n𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 + 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 is a double-bill interdisciplinary encounter between two old friends from Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal. Nadia Myre is a contemporary visual artist and Algonquin member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg First Nation\, and Johanna Nutter is a 7th generation euro-settler theatre maker and curator. Along with six invited participants\, they explore the uncomfortable feelings around being Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous. \nAt the heart of 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is a recorded dinner conversation between six people whose origins are Indigenous and “other\,” about the politics of belonging within the confines of colonialism. A verbatim transcript is given to Settler participants\, who re-enact the conversation in front of the audience. Oscillations of identity constructs ensue. 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 is a playful exchange between Nadia and Johanna\, incorporating elements raised by the reenactment with their own lived histories\, in an always-evolving search for what a true act of conciliation might feel like and look like . \n𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 + 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄 / 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔 have gone from stage to screen and will now live in both worlds simultaneously. Using the plasticity of the digital environment to bridge Nadia and Johanna’s disciplines\, and the accessibility of the virtual environment to reach out to a wider range of participants\, they are preparing a LIVE hybrid to be presented onstage at the MAI (Montréal\, arts interculturels) and online at the same time. June 3-5\, 2021 at 3PM EST \nNadia Myre et Johanna Nutter are recipients of MAI (Montréal\, arts interculturels)’s Alliance program.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-casual-reconstruction-strike-thru-at-mai-and-online/2021-06-05/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210606T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210606T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210311T151242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210311T151406Z
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SUMMARY:D+Q Cooks Book Club: In Bibi's Kitchen
DESCRIPTION:Virtual gathering via Zoom\nMeeting ID: 886 9982 7193\nPasscode: 002276 \nJoin our D+Q Cooks Book Club as we meet every month virtually to discuss and and eat from new cookbooks!\nFood lovers take note!\nTo attend this club we ask that you cook something from the cookbook and come ready to discuss and eat\, virtually that is!\nSuper excited to test recipes from the book beforehand?! Tag us at #DandQCooks on Instagram or post your work on the Facebook page. You can also join our group Drawn & Quarterly Cook Book Club where we keep the discussion rolling. At our next meeting\, Sunday\, June 6th\, at 6 PM ET\, we’ll discuss IN BIBI’S KITCHEN\, The Recipes And Stories Of Grandmothers From The Eight African Countries That Touch The Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan\, with Julia Turshen. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3va3uUA \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. \n  \n\nPlease email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/dq-cooks-book-club-in-bibis-kitchen/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210603T145426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T145426Z
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SUMMARY:Getting Published in Lit Mags
DESCRIPTION:Canada has a great selection of literary magazines and journals. How can you increase your chances of getting published in their pages?\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nCanada has a great selection of literary magazines and journals. What can you do to increase your chances of getting published in their pages? Join Jessica Johns (Managing Editor\, Room) and Greg Santos (Editor in Chief\, carte blanche) for insider tips on lit mag submissions\, selection processes\, publication steps\, and more. Plus\, this session will include a quickfire First Page Challenge — a behind-the-scenes look at submission selection as Jessica and Greg offer on-the-spot feedback based on the first pages of anonymous submissions. Hosted by writer and translator Sally Ito\, this webinar runs 60 minutes and includes a Q&A period. \nClick here to submit the first page of your fiction\, nonfiction\, or poetry submission. (deadline: June 3\, 2021). \nTWUC members who are unable to attend will have access to a recording of the webinar for a limited time. \nThis webinar will be hosted on Zoom. Once you have registered with an Eventbrite ticket\, you will receive a confirmation email from The Writers’ Union of Canada with instructions and your link to join the Zoom webinar on June 8. \nThe Spring/Summer 2021 webinar series is presented with support from the Access Copyright Foundation. \nJessica Johns is a nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and is 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. Her novel BAD CREE will be released in January 2023 with HarperCollins. \nGreg Santos is a poet\, editor\, and educator. He is the author of Blackbirds (2018)\, Rabbit Punch! (2014)\, and The Emperor’s Sofa (2019). His newest poetry book is Ghost Face (2020). He holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from The New School. He regularly works with at-risk communities and teaches at the Thomas More Institute. He is the Editor in Chief of the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s online magazine\, carte blanche. Greg lives in Montreal with his family. Visit the author’s website: gregsantos.me. (Photo credit: Mollye Miller) \nSally Ito is a Japanese Canadian writer\, translator\, and teacher of creative writing who lives in Winnipeg. She has published three books of poetry\, a collection of short stories\, and was a co-translator for a book of Japanese children’s poetry about Japanese poet Misuzu Kaneko. Her latest book is her memoir\, The Emperor’s Orphans\, published by Turnstone in 2018.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/getting-published-in-lit-mags/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210608T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210312T181631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T180806Z
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SUMMARY:New Reads Book Club: Klara and the Sun
DESCRIPTION:VIA ZOOM\nMeeting ID: 831 8693 6429\nPasscode: 740726 \nThe New Reads Book Club focuses on contemporary literature and is hosted by Drawn & Quarterly staff members.\nJune 8th\, we will meet virtually at 8pm to discuss Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/30zCW0S \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. \nPlease email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any questions!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/new-reads-book-club-klara-and-the-sun/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210528T175838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T175838Z
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SUMMARY:Teen Book Club: Clap When You Land
DESCRIPTION:Join us at la Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly for our Teen book club! Our June pick is Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. 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/3u9JmRw\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-clap-when-you-land/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210612T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210612T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210527T155656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T155656Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Shut Up & Write! With QWF
DESCRIPTION:Looking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. Please note that you have to be logged in for the registration link to show up. \nPlease note as well that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n1000 – 1025: Writing 1\n1025 – 1030: Break\n1030 – 1055: Writing 2\n1055 – 1100: Break\n1100 – 1125: Writing 3\n1125 – 1130: Break\n1130 – 1155: Writing 4\n1155 – 1200: Break\n1200 -1225: Writing 5
URL:https://qwf.org/event/virtual-shut-up-write-with-qwf-3/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210614T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210614T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210510T161358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T161358Z
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SUMMARY:Mired 2 Moving: Getting Unstuck in Your Writing
DESCRIPTION:MONDAYs: June 14\, June 21\, and June 28\, 2021 – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon\n \nThis workshop is limited to 25 participants. \nMired 2 Moving is a deep listening and storytelling space where everyone comes in with what they are holding and where they want to get to. \nOur intention is to explore and strengthen your relationship with your writing. We work with elements of Journaling (awareness of\, attention to\, and honouring thought)\, loving kindness meditation (grounding and cultivating space within)\, social presencing theatre (getting unstuck)\, playback theatre (listening to self and other\, spontaneity\, creativity \, improvisation) and guided visualization (symbols and the unconscious). \nCome as you are\, bring what you hold. \nLisa and Joliane of Montreal Living Histories will help us reflect about and play with creativity\, the senses\, self-care\, pleasure\, and creating writing together. \nJoliane Allaire uses theatre techniques as pedagogical tools in education settings. For the last decade she has evolved with the Living Histories Ensemble where she explores intersections of Playback Theater\, Theater for the Oppressed\, Theatre for the Living\, and Developmental Transformation. \nLisa Ndejuru is a psychotherapist\, psychodramatist\, and theatre practitioner. Her research – creation explores survival and life\, stories and silence\, persecution\, genocide\, war and dislocation through deep listening\, storytelling\, and play. \nThis workshop is FREE. It will be held on ZOOM. Space is limited. To register: awe@atwaterlibrary.ca. \nThis online workshop is being produced in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nThe Atwater Library and Computer Centre is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka. \nGenerously supported by the Community Cultural Action Fund (CCAF) of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mired-2-moving-getting-unstuck-in-your-writing/2021-06-14/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210615T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210615T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210528T175715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T175715Z
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SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club: Fangs
DESCRIPTION:Join our Graphic Novel Book Club as we meet online every month to discuss contemporary Graphic Novels!\nAt our next meeting\, Tuesday\, June 15th\, at 8 PM ET\, we’ll discuss Fangs by Sarah Andersen. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3xTNXJC\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-fangs/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210617T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210616T194126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T194312Z
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SUMMARY:Contested Imaginaries
DESCRIPTION:Organized by students in the Humanities PhD program\, Contested Imaginaries is a conference where students\, artists\, performers\, and community members from Concordia and abroad can share knowledge\, thoughts\, art\, and questions. Our theme centers on a sensibility of justice and the creation of alternative futures. \nDay 1: Archives and Afterlives of the Anthropocene\nJune 17th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Decolonial and More-than-human Ecologies (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00 – 9:15 am] – The Dark Posthuman: Social Reproduction\, Social Justice\, and EcologicalCare paper with video component presented by Dr. Stephanie Polsky (Goldsmiths\, University of London).\n[9:15 – 9:30 am] – Black Speculative Fiction as a Praxis of Moten’s “Nothingness”: Visions\, Hallucinations\, and Other Unpackings of Material Freedoms paper presented by Paige Grant (MA student\, University of Toronto).\n[9:30- 9:45 am] – ¡Co-existimos! A Multi-species Inquiry into Morpho butterflies as Urban Companion Species paper and photo-walk presented by Melina Campos Ortiz (PhD candidate\, Department of Sociology and Anthropology\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30 – 12:00 EST)\nGlimmering in the Gloom: Integrating Narrative Therapy and Speculative Fiction workshop facilitated by Tiffany Sostar (Community Scholar).\n(Long break) 60 min \nPanel 2: Unlikely Archives\, Counter Discourses\, Dissident Memories (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00- 1:15 pm] – A Creek Story: The Demise and Re-emergence of a Creek and Community paper presented by Dr. Grant Corbishley (Te Haapori i Haewai).\n[1:15- 1:30 pm] – Cemeteries as Social Archives: Reflecting on mixed-method Fieldwork in South Lebanon paper presented by Sabah Fatima Haider (PhD Candidate\, CISSC\, Concordia\nUniversity\, Montréal and Department of Social Anthropology and Ethnology\, EHESS\, Paris).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Collage as Counter-Discourse to the ‘Here’ and ‘Now’ in Ali Smith’s Autumn paper presented by Leah Chochinov (MA student\, Department of English\, McMaster University).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Memes as Anarchives: The Unlikely Variations of the Visconti Tarot paper presented by Albertine Thunier (PhD candidate\, Communication Studies\, Université de Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nConnection through Drawing #2: Experimental Participatory Drawing\nQ + I (Oliver Cloke and Patrick Loan). \nEnd of Day 1: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 2: Sensory Imaginaries\, Contested Phenomenologies\nJune 18th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Sounds and Movements of Resistance (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00- 9:15 am] – Dance\, Racism\, and Anthropological Knowledge paper presented by Claire Vionnet (Visiting Postdoc Fellow\, University Paris 8\, Dance Department; Associate Junior Fellow\,\nWalter Benjamin Kolleg\, University of Bern).\n[9:15- 9:30 am] – Silencing an Acoustic Community: Gentrification as a Silencing Mechanism in the Context of Sarıgöl Romani Neighborhood paper with dance component presented by Burcu\nYaşin (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[9:30 – 9:45 am] – Walking With: An Aural Essay About Collective Feminism sound-walk presented by Amanda Gutierrez (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society\nand Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30-12:00 EST)\nGlobalizing Hope: Co-Creating an Interactive Arts Kit for Emergencies\, Resilience and Joy workshop facilitated by Hilal Demir\, Gesa Bent\, and Julia Kramer\n(Long break) (60 min) \nPanel 2: Embodiment & Affect (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00-1:15 pm] – In the Midst of Childhood: Representations of the “Problem Body” and the “Normative Body” in Children’s Lives paper presented by Madeleine DeWelles (University of\nToronto\, Social Justice Education\, OISE).\n[1:15-1:30 pm] – ‘No Future’ for Queers: An Investigation into Pregnancy and Queer Joy as Utopia paper presented by Cathrin Fischer (University College Dublin).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Stories of Cuts and Care paper presented by Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin\, Joëlle Dubé\, Laura Magnusson (PhD candidates\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and\nCulture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Have a Wobble: Fat\, Movement\, and Unstable Identities screening and participatory performance talk by Magdalena Hutter (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary\nStudies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nMoving-with: Movement\, Sensation\, and (Re) discovery workshop facilitated by Keven Lee (PhD Candidate\, McGill University\, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy). \nEnd of Day 2: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 3: Poetic Imaginaries\, Nocturnal Creativities\nJune 19th\, 2021 \nPoetry Night (5 pm-6 pm EST)\nSelection from Extraordinary Renditions by Niki Lambros\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nThe 22 Weird Ellipses by Miles Forrester\n(Department of English alumnus\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Michael Shaw\n(Department of English\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Alexei Perri Cox\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop (6:15-7:30 pm EST)\nAllison Wist (Part-time Faculty\, NYU Food Studies) \nEnd of Day 3: Closing party on Gather.town
URL:https://qwf.org/event/contested-imaginaries/2021-06-17/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Concordia University - Department of English":MAILTO:beth.crevier@concordia.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210616T194126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T194312Z
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SUMMARY:Contested Imaginaries
DESCRIPTION:Organized by students in the Humanities PhD program\, Contested Imaginaries is a conference where students\, artists\, performers\, and community members from Concordia and abroad can share knowledge\, thoughts\, art\, and questions. Our theme centers on a sensibility of justice and the creation of alternative futures. \nDay 1: Archives and Afterlives of the Anthropocene\nJune 17th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Decolonial and More-than-human Ecologies (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00 – 9:15 am] – The Dark Posthuman: Social Reproduction\, Social Justice\, and EcologicalCare paper with video component presented by Dr. Stephanie Polsky (Goldsmiths\, University of London).\n[9:15 – 9:30 am] – Black Speculative Fiction as a Praxis of Moten’s “Nothingness”: Visions\, Hallucinations\, and Other Unpackings of Material Freedoms paper presented by Paige Grant (MA student\, University of Toronto).\n[9:30- 9:45 am] – ¡Co-existimos! A Multi-species Inquiry into Morpho butterflies as Urban Companion Species paper and photo-walk presented by Melina Campos Ortiz (PhD candidate\, Department of Sociology and Anthropology\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30 – 12:00 EST)\nGlimmering in the Gloom: Integrating Narrative Therapy and Speculative Fiction workshop facilitated by Tiffany Sostar (Community Scholar).\n(Long break) 60 min \nPanel 2: Unlikely Archives\, Counter Discourses\, Dissident Memories (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00- 1:15 pm] – A Creek Story: The Demise and Re-emergence of a Creek and Community paper presented by Dr. Grant Corbishley (Te Haapori i Haewai).\n[1:15- 1:30 pm] – Cemeteries as Social Archives: Reflecting on mixed-method Fieldwork in South Lebanon paper presented by Sabah Fatima Haider (PhD Candidate\, CISSC\, Concordia\nUniversity\, Montréal and Department of Social Anthropology and Ethnology\, EHESS\, Paris).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Collage as Counter-Discourse to the ‘Here’ and ‘Now’ in Ali Smith’s Autumn paper presented by Leah Chochinov (MA student\, Department of English\, McMaster University).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Memes as Anarchives: The Unlikely Variations of the Visconti Tarot paper presented by Albertine Thunier (PhD candidate\, Communication Studies\, Université de Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nConnection through Drawing #2: Experimental Participatory Drawing\nQ + I (Oliver Cloke and Patrick Loan). \nEnd of Day 1: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 2: Sensory Imaginaries\, Contested Phenomenologies\nJune 18th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Sounds and Movements of Resistance (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00- 9:15 am] – Dance\, Racism\, and Anthropological Knowledge paper presented by Claire Vionnet (Visiting Postdoc Fellow\, University Paris 8\, Dance Department; Associate Junior Fellow\,\nWalter Benjamin Kolleg\, University of Bern).\n[9:15- 9:30 am] – Silencing an Acoustic Community: Gentrification as a Silencing Mechanism in the Context of Sarıgöl Romani Neighborhood paper with dance component presented by Burcu\nYaşin (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[9:30 – 9:45 am] – Walking With: An Aural Essay About Collective Feminism sound-walk presented by Amanda Gutierrez (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society\nand Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30-12:00 EST)\nGlobalizing Hope: Co-Creating an Interactive Arts Kit for Emergencies\, Resilience and Joy workshop facilitated by Hilal Demir\, Gesa Bent\, and Julia Kramer\n(Long break) (60 min) \nPanel 2: Embodiment & Affect (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00-1:15 pm] – In the Midst of Childhood: Representations of the “Problem Body” and the “Normative Body” in Children’s Lives paper presented by Madeleine DeWelles (University of\nToronto\, Social Justice Education\, OISE).\n[1:15-1:30 pm] – ‘No Future’ for Queers: An Investigation into Pregnancy and Queer Joy as Utopia paper presented by Cathrin Fischer (University College Dublin).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Stories of Cuts and Care paper presented by Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin\, Joëlle Dubé\, Laura Magnusson (PhD candidates\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and\nCulture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Have a Wobble: Fat\, Movement\, and Unstable Identities screening and participatory performance talk by Magdalena Hutter (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary\nStudies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nMoving-with: Movement\, Sensation\, and (Re) discovery workshop facilitated by Keven Lee (PhD Candidate\, McGill University\, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy). \nEnd of Day 2: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 3: Poetic Imaginaries\, Nocturnal Creativities\nJune 19th\, 2021 \nPoetry Night (5 pm-6 pm EST)\nSelection from Extraordinary Renditions by Niki Lambros\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nThe 22 Weird Ellipses by Miles Forrester\n(Department of English alumnus\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Michael Shaw\n(Department of English\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Alexei Perri Cox\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop (6:15-7:30 pm EST)\nAllison Wist (Part-time Faculty\, NYU Food Studies) \nEnd of Day 3: Closing party on Gather.town
URL:https://qwf.org/event/contested-imaginaries/2021-06-18/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Concordia University - Department of English":MAILTO:beth.crevier@concordia.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210616T142951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T142951Z
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SUMMARY:Write Here\, Write Now! New Workshop Series Launch
DESCRIPTION:Write Here\, Write Now! workshop facilitators unveil next season’s schedule and read brief excerpts from their own work. \nOur Fall 2021 season will balance old formats with new activities: \n– Fantasy Fugue Forum will return\, as will How to Write a Novel and Special Project: Memoir.\n– The Saturday special workshops will include creating other worlds\, flash memoir\, and fantasy for non-fantasy writers.\n– New additions will include readings by celebrated Canadian poets\, a workshop on the technical elements of poetry\, a series on writing local history\, and some surprises. \nTo register\, please find us on Eventbrite at:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/write-here-write-now-new-workshop-series-launch-tickets-156337596961 \nFor more information\, write us at bulla@ubishops.ca \nWrite Here\, Write Now! is supported by Bishop’s University Lifelong Learning Academy.\nBishop’s University is located on the Traditional and Unceded Territory of the Abenaki People.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/write-here-write-now-new-workshop-series-launch/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210616T194126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T194312Z
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SUMMARY:Contested Imaginaries
DESCRIPTION:Organized by students in the Humanities PhD program\, Contested Imaginaries is a conference where students\, artists\, performers\, and community members from Concordia and abroad can share knowledge\, thoughts\, art\, and questions. Our theme centers on a sensibility of justice and the creation of alternative futures. \nDay 1: Archives and Afterlives of the Anthropocene\nJune 17th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Decolonial and More-than-human Ecologies (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00 – 9:15 am] – The Dark Posthuman: Social Reproduction\, Social Justice\, and EcologicalCare paper with video component presented by Dr. Stephanie Polsky (Goldsmiths\, University of London).\n[9:15 – 9:30 am] – Black Speculative Fiction as a Praxis of Moten’s “Nothingness”: Visions\, Hallucinations\, and Other Unpackings of Material Freedoms paper presented by Paige Grant (MA student\, University of Toronto).\n[9:30- 9:45 am] – ¡Co-existimos! A Multi-species Inquiry into Morpho butterflies as Urban Companion Species paper and photo-walk presented by Melina Campos Ortiz (PhD candidate\, Department of Sociology and Anthropology\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30 – 12:00 EST)\nGlimmering in the Gloom: Integrating Narrative Therapy and Speculative Fiction workshop facilitated by Tiffany Sostar (Community Scholar).\n(Long break) 60 min \nPanel 2: Unlikely Archives\, Counter Discourses\, Dissident Memories (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00- 1:15 pm] – A Creek Story: The Demise and Re-emergence of a Creek and Community paper presented by Dr. Grant Corbishley (Te Haapori i Haewai).\n[1:15- 1:30 pm] – Cemeteries as Social Archives: Reflecting on mixed-method Fieldwork in South Lebanon paper presented by Sabah Fatima Haider (PhD Candidate\, CISSC\, Concordia\nUniversity\, Montréal and Department of Social Anthropology and Ethnology\, EHESS\, Paris).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Collage as Counter-Discourse to the ‘Here’ and ‘Now’ in Ali Smith’s Autumn paper presented by Leah Chochinov (MA student\, Department of English\, McMaster University).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Memes as Anarchives: The Unlikely Variations of the Visconti Tarot paper presented by Albertine Thunier (PhD candidate\, Communication Studies\, Université de Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nConnection through Drawing #2: Experimental Participatory Drawing\nQ + I (Oliver Cloke and Patrick Loan). \nEnd of Day 1: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 2: Sensory Imaginaries\, Contested Phenomenologies\nJune 18th\, 2021 \nPanel 1: Sounds and Movements of Resistance (9 – 10:30 am EST)\n[9:00- 9:15 am] – Dance\, Racism\, and Anthropological Knowledge paper presented by Claire Vionnet (Visiting Postdoc Fellow\, University Paris 8\, Dance Department; Associate Junior Fellow\,\nWalter Benjamin Kolleg\, University of Bern).\n[9:15- 9:30 am] – Silencing an Acoustic Community: Gentrification as a Silencing Mechanism in the Context of Sarıgöl Romani Neighborhood paper with dance component presented by Burcu\nYaşin (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[9:30 – 9:45 am] – Walking With: An Aural Essay About Collective Feminism sound-walk presented by Amanda Gutierrez (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society\nand Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 1 (10:30-12:00 EST)\nGlobalizing Hope: Co-Creating an Interactive Arts Kit for Emergencies\, Resilience and Joy workshop facilitated by Hilal Demir\, Gesa Bent\, and Julia Kramer\n(Long break) (60 min) \nPanel 2: Embodiment & Affect (1:00 – 2:30 pm EST)\n[1:00-1:15 pm] – In the Midst of Childhood: Representations of the “Problem Body” and the “Normative Body” in Children’s Lives paper presented by Madeleine DeWelles (University of\nToronto\, Social Justice Education\, OISE).\n[1:15-1:30 pm] – ‘No Future’ for Queers: An Investigation into Pregnancy and Queer Joy as Utopia paper presented by Cathrin Fischer (University College Dublin).\n[1:30-1:45 pm] – Stories of Cuts and Care paper presented by Chélanie Beaudin-Quintin\, Joëlle Dubé\, Laura Magnusson (PhD candidates\, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and\nCulture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\n[1:45 – 2:00 pm] – Have a Wobble: Fat\, Movement\, and Unstable Identities screening and participatory performance talk by Magdalena Hutter (PhD candidate\, Centre for Interdisciplinary\nStudies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nQ&A: 30 min\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop 2 (2:45-4:00 pm EST)\nMoving-with: Movement\, Sensation\, and (Re) discovery workshop facilitated by Keven Lee (PhD Candidate\, McGill University\, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy). \nEnd of Day 2: Gather.town Party & Video Screening \n  \nDay 3: Poetic Imaginaries\, Nocturnal Creativities\nJune 19th\, 2021 \nPoetry Night (5 pm-6 pm EST)\nSelection from Extraordinary Renditions by Niki Lambros\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal).\nThe 22 Weird Ellipses by Miles Forrester\n(Department of English alumnus\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Michael Shaw\n(Department of English\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\nPoetry Reading by Alexei Perri Cox\n(Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture\, Concordia University\, Montréal)\n(Short break) (15 min) \nWorkshop (6:15-7:30 pm EST)\nAllison Wist (Part-time Faculty\, NYU Food Studies) \nEnd of Day 3: Closing party on Gather.town
URL:https://qwf.org/event/contested-imaginaries/2021-06-19/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Concordia University - Department of English":MAILTO:beth.crevier@concordia.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210619T200000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210610T160953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T160953Z
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SUMMARY:Stunning the Sun w/Sarah Burgoyne + Jessi MacEachern
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a reading and conversation with the poets Sarah Burgoyne (Because the Sun) and Jessi MacEachern (A Number of Stunning Attacks). \nJoin the poets at 7:00 PM Eastern Time on Saturday\, June 19th to hear the poets read each other’s work and enter into a short but scintillating conversation about poetry\, violence\, and sun — among many other things! \nThe event will be hosted on Zoom. Register on Eventbrite to receive the link by email one hour before the start of the event.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/stunning-the-sun-w-sarah-burgoyne-jessi-maceachern/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210621T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210621T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210510T161358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T161358Z
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SUMMARY:Mired 2 Moving: Getting Unstuck in Your Writing
DESCRIPTION:MONDAYs: June 14\, June 21\, and June 28\, 2021 – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon\n \nThis workshop is limited to 25 participants. \nMired 2 Moving is a deep listening and storytelling space where everyone comes in with what they are holding and where they want to get to. \nOur intention is to explore and strengthen your relationship with your writing. We work with elements of Journaling (awareness of\, attention to\, and honouring thought)\, loving kindness meditation (grounding and cultivating space within)\, social presencing theatre (getting unstuck)\, playback theatre (listening to self and other\, spontaneity\, creativity \, improvisation) and guided visualization (symbols and the unconscious). \nCome as you are\, bring what you hold. \nLisa and Joliane of Montreal Living Histories will help us reflect about and play with creativity\, the senses\, self-care\, pleasure\, and creating writing together. \nJoliane Allaire uses theatre techniques as pedagogical tools in education settings. For the last decade she has evolved with the Living Histories Ensemble where she explores intersections of Playback Theater\, Theater for the Oppressed\, Theatre for the Living\, and Developmental Transformation. \nLisa Ndejuru is a psychotherapist\, psychodramatist\, and theatre practitioner. Her research – creation explores survival and life\, stories and silence\, persecution\, genocide\, war and dislocation through deep listening\, storytelling\, and play. \nThis workshop is FREE. It will be held on ZOOM. Space is limited. To register: awe@atwaterlibrary.ca. \nThis online workshop is being produced in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nThe Atwater Library and Computer Centre is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka. \nGenerously supported by the Community Cultural Action Fund (CCAF) of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mired-2-moving-getting-unstuck-in-your-writing/2021-06-21/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210626T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210626T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210616T192120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210616T192120Z
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SUMMARY:SALT & SAGE BOOKS: SENSITIVITY READING INDIGENOUS CONTENT
DESCRIPTION:There is a long\, unfortunate history of appropriation and misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in literature. As writing and publishing spheres encourage more inclusivity\, editors must also be sensitive to the content they are tasked with editing. Even some of the most well-meaning authors may find themselves writing inauthentic or offensive passages when writing about culturally sensitive topics.\n\nJoin us for a discussion with Salt & Sage Books sensitivity readers Savannah Tenderfoot\, Jordan Merica\, Ronkwahrhakónha Dubé\, Hinahina Gray\, moderated by Salt & Sage Books representative Erin Olds\, as they discuss their editorial experiences and offer advice for emerging and veteran editors. A form to submit questions or comments will be shared as part of the registration process.\n\n\n\n\nIEA Members: Registration is free and opens on June 8. Please visit our Become a Member page for information on joining the IEA!\nSFU Publishing students and IVA Attendees: Registration is free and opens on June 14. Please contact us for details and registration codes if you haven’t received one already.\nSalt & Sage participants: 50% off Public registration\, starting June 18.\nPublic registration is $10 and opens on June 18.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/salt-sage-books-sensitivity-reading-indigenous-content/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210626T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210626T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210527T155656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T175713Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Shut Up & Write! With QWF
DESCRIPTION:Looking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. Please note that you have to be logged in for the registration link to show up. \nPlease note as well that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n1000 – 1025: Writing 1\n1025 – 1030: Break\n1030 – 1055: Writing 2\n1055 – 1100: Break\n1100 – 1125: Writing 3\n1125 – 1130: Break\n1130 – 1155: Writing 4\n1155 – 1200: Break\n1200 -1225: Writing 5
URL:https://qwf.org/event/virtual-shut-up-write-with-qwf-3-2021-06-26/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210627T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210627T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210601T203836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T203836Z
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SUMMARY:Spark: A Generative Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This generative workshop will provide sparks to ignite new projects and constructive feedback to shape your writing past the first draft stage. If this year has been one of repose and stillness the intention with this workshop is to ignite the dark; discover new connections and try exercises designed to improve your prose. We will read\, write and share (if you choose to) in the first session and the second will be devoted to giving feedback. Participants are encouraged to take some time to edit their drafts between sessions and to be prepared to give feedback to their peers. If you’ve been stuck in a rut or simply need to come to a writing space with intention where you can connect to other writers; this workshop is for you. Robert Frost said “writing a poem is discovering\,” with a series of exercises that celebrate the unexpected and play with language we will engage and create together. All levels welcome as we will all be working with fresh\, first drafts generated during the workshop.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/spark-a-generative-workshop/2021-06-27/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210510T161358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T161358Z
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SUMMARY:Mired 2 Moving: Getting Unstuck in Your Writing
DESCRIPTION:MONDAYs: June 14\, June 21\, and June 28\, 2021 – 10:00 am to 12:00 noon\n \nThis workshop is limited to 25 participants. \nMired 2 Moving is a deep listening and storytelling space where everyone comes in with what they are holding and where they want to get to. \nOur intention is to explore and strengthen your relationship with your writing. We work with elements of Journaling (awareness of\, attention to\, and honouring thought)\, loving kindness meditation (grounding and cultivating space within)\, social presencing theatre (getting unstuck)\, playback theatre (listening to self and other\, spontaneity\, creativity \, improvisation) and guided visualization (symbols and the unconscious). \nCome as you are\, bring what you hold. \nLisa and Joliane of Montreal Living Histories will help us reflect about and play with creativity\, the senses\, self-care\, pleasure\, and creating writing together. \nJoliane Allaire uses theatre techniques as pedagogical tools in education settings. For the last decade she has evolved with the Living Histories Ensemble where she explores intersections of Playback Theater\, Theater for the Oppressed\, Theatre for the Living\, and Developmental Transformation. \nLisa Ndejuru is a psychotherapist\, psychodramatist\, and theatre practitioner. Her research – creation explores survival and life\, stories and silence\, persecution\, genocide\, war and dislocation through deep listening\, storytelling\, and play. \nThis workshop is FREE. It will be held on ZOOM. Space is limited. To register: awe@atwaterlibrary.ca. \nThis online workshop is being produced in partnership with the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nThe Atwater Library and Computer Centre is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka. \nGenerously supported by the Community Cultural Action Fund (CCAF) of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/mired-2-moving-getting-unstuck-in-your-writing/2021-06-28/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210628T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210622T171031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210622T192459Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Out Loud: Playwrights on Palestine/Israel
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, June 28 at 6 p.m. EDT for the first in a series of Writers Out Loud digital events exploring Palestine and Israel. \nPlaywrights Rimah Jabr\, Stephen Orlov\, and Samah Sabawi sit down with guest host Zachary Couture for a conversation about their arts practice and its connection to the situation in Israel and Palestine. This is the first in a series of two online events in 2021 exploring Israel and Palestine through the eyes and work of writers. \nClick here to register for the Zoom link. \n  \nAbout the Writers: \nRimah Jabr is a theatre director\, playwright and Ph.D. student in Theatre and Performance Studies at York University. Rimah studied theatre-making at the RITCS in Brussel. She wrote several plays that were produced in Belgium\, Canada and Palestine; Including “High Heels and Stuffed Zucchini”\, and ‘Raya’ for young audiences. In Toronto\, she co-wrote and co-performed “Two Birds One Stone” with Natasha Greenblatt. Rimah is currently an artist in residency at The Theatre Centre in Toronto to develop “Broken Shapes” with visual artist Dareen Abbas. She made an audio drama “This is Not what I want to tell you”\, wrote “Ghurba”- a play for children-\, and co-writes “When you are free\, I’ll be free” with Johnny Wideman. In film\, she is co-writing the feature film “Deluge” with filmmaker Grace Wang. During the pandemic\, Rimah made her first short film “The day I shall pray”\, and she created This Gen Podcast with Why Not Theatre launched in June 2021. \nStephen Orlov is an award-winning dramatist\, whose plays have been showcased in such theatre centres as London\, Chicago and Montreal.  He co-edited with Melbourne-based Palestinian playwright\, Samah Sabawi\, their award-winning Double Exposure: Plays of the Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas\, the first anthology worldwide of drama\, prose or poetry by Jewish and Palestinian writers. In 2018\, Stephen’s play Sperm Count\, was a finalist of QWF’s inaugural Drama Prize\, and its sequel\, Birthmark enjoyed sold-out shows during Teesri Duniya Theatre’s premiere run. In 2016\, Guernica Editions published Freeze\, his hit at the Centaur Theatre. Other plays include Isolated Incident\, co-written with Rahul Varma\, Salaam-Shalom\, and Bow Ties. Stephen is now completing Engagement\, Birthmark’s sequel and the third of his dual-Diaspora trilogy. Stephen has served on the executives of Playwrights Guild of Canada and Playwrights Canada Press. He leads workshops on script writing\, most recently for PGC\, QDF\, National Arts Festival of St. Lucia\, and Osher Institute at Dartmouth College. \nSamah Sabawi is an author\, playwright and poet. A recipient of multiple awards both nationally and internationally\, Samah’s theatre credits include the critically acclaimed and award-winning plays Tales of a City by the Sea and THEM. In 2020 Samah received the prestigious Green Room Award for Best Writing in the independent theatre category and was shortlisted for both the NSW and Victorian Premiere Literary Awards. Samah co-edited along with Stephen Orlov the anthology Double Exposure: Plays of the Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas\, winner of the Patrick O’Neill Award and she co-authored I Remember My Name: Poetry by Samah Sabawi\, Ramzy Baroud and Jehan Bseiso\, edited by Vacy Vlazna\, winner of the Palestine Book Award. Samah hosts the webinar/podcast series The Book Room and has recently received a Doctor of Philosophy from Victoria University for her thesis  ‘Inheriting Exile\, transgenerational trauma and the Palestinian Australian Identity.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-out-loud-playwrights-on-palestine-israel/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Writers Out Loud
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210704T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210704T160000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210601T203836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T203836Z
UID:10002669-1625407200-1625414400@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Spark: A Generative Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This generative workshop will provide sparks to ignite new projects and constructive feedback to shape your writing past the first draft stage. If this year has been one of repose and stillness the intention with this workshop is to ignite the dark; discover new connections and try exercises designed to improve your prose. We will read\, write and share (if you choose to) in the first session and the second will be devoted to giving feedback. Participants are encouraged to take some time to edit their drafts between sessions and to be prepared to give feedback to their peers. If you’ve been stuck in a rut or simply need to come to a writing space with intention where you can connect to other writers; this workshop is for you. Robert Frost said “writing a poem is discovering\,” with a series of exercises that celebrate the unexpected and play with language we will engage and create together. All levels welcome as we will all be working with fresh\, first drafts generated during the workshop.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/spark-a-generative-workshop/2021-07-04/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210708T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210708T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210517T185051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210517T185051Z
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SUMMARY:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song
DESCRIPTION:Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse\, Prose & Song\nThursday July 8\, 2021 7 PM to 9 PM Free\nJames Dunnigan\, Susan Elmslie\, Ariela Freedman\, Ilona Martonfi\, Drea Lake\, Barry Webster\, Tamara Nazywalskyj\, Sivan Slapak \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\nemail events@argobookshop.ca for the Zoom link \nFacebook link: fb.me/e/4pzbOo3g9
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-zoom-reading-series-verse-prose-song-7/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP
CATEGORIES:Performance,Series
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210710T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210710T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210527T155656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T175723Z
UID:10002661-1625911200-1625920200@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Shut Up & Write! With QWF
DESCRIPTION:Looking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. Please note that you have to be logged in for the registration link to show up. \nPlease note as well that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n1000 – 1025: Writing 1\n1025 – 1030: Break\n1030 – 1055: Writing 2\n1055 – 1100: Break\n1100 – 1125: Writing 3\n1125 – 1130: Break\n1130 – 1155: Writing 4\n1155 – 1200: Break\n1200 -1225: Writing 5
URL:https://qwf.org/event/virtual-shut-up-write-with-qwf-3-2021-07-10/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210702T143235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210702T145616Z
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SUMMARY:Writers Out Loud: Playwrights on Palestine/Israel II
DESCRIPTION:A Conversation between Arthur Milner and Ehab Lotayef \nTwo extraordinary writers sit down together to converse on the situation in Palestine and Israel as it connects to their arts practice and activism. This is the second in a series of online events in 2021 exploring Palestine and Israel through the eyes and work of writers. \nPresented by the Quebec Writers’ Federation. \nREGISTER HERE. \nArthur Milner\nArthur Milner is a playwright and theatre director. His most recent play is Getting to Room Temperature\, “a hard-hitting\, sentimental and funny one-person play about death.” Facts\, a murder mystery set in the West Bank\, premiered in Ottawa in 2010 and\, in 2013\, toured ten cities in Palestine and Israel in Arabic translation. Facts has also been produced in London\, the U.K.\, and Istanbul (in Turkish). Arthur was Artistic Director of Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company and has worked as a dramaturge across Canada. He writes on politics and culture for inroadsjournal.ca and has taught theatre at Concordia and Carleton universities\, University of Ottawa\, University of Calgary and\, soon\, the University of Regina. He now lives in Regina where his wife\, Jennifer Brewin\, is Artistic Director of Globe Theatre and where he and Rania Al-Harthi recently read the poems of Mahmoud Darwish for the Globe’s Art Out Loud Festival. \nEhab Lotayef\nEhab Lotayef is a Canadian IT Manager\, poet\, writer\, and community activist of Egyptian origin.  He has published a bilingual poetry collection\, To Love a Palestinian Woman (TSAR 2010)\, and the CBC produced his play Crossing Gibraltar in 2006.  His writings also appear in many anthologies and zines\, and he has written numerous Op Eds on various subjects for various Canadian papers over the years. \nEhab is deeply involved in social and community work\, including campaigns against the sanctions and war on Iraq\, opposing the blockade of Gaza\, and advocating for Native Rights. Over the years he has served on the boards of the Egyptian Canadian Coalition for Democracy\, the Muslim Council of Montreal\, Muslim Schools of Montreal\, the Canadian Arab Federation\, Fair Vote Canada\, and Teesri Duniya Theatre\, as well as on the Board of Governors of McGill University. He is currently on the boards of Montreal City Mission and QWF.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-out-loud-playwrights-on-palestine-israel-ii/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Writers Out Loud
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210720T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210720T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210618T162534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210716T175545Z
UID:10002682-1626782400-1626787800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:"Lunch and Learn" with Fabled Films Press
DESCRIPTION:Fabled Films/Fabled Films Press is a children’s publisher based in New York City with offices in Montreal.  Fabled is currently soliciting writers and editors for its reimagined Classics Collection\, where BIPOC/#ownvoices writers of communities marginalized by race\, gender\, orientation\, and disability reimagine works from the Victorian canon as contemporary\, middle-grade fiction. An example from this collection is Pippa Park Raises Her Game\, based on Dickens’ Great Expectations by first-time author Erin Yun. \nPlease join author and Fabled Films creative director Tracey Hecht for a discussion and Q&A of this opportunity as well as upcoming projects for the press.  All attendees will be invited to submit applications for review and consideration. \nRSVP below. Zoom details will be sent out a day before the event.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/fabled-films-lunch-and-learn/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210724T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210724T123000
DTSTAMP:20260408T013608
CREATED:20210527T155656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T175738Z
UID:10002662-1627120800-1627129800@qwf.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Shut Up & Write! With QWF
DESCRIPTION:Looking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25 minute bursts\, with 5 minutes break in between. \nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member. Please note that you have to be logged in for the registration link to show up. \nPlease note as well that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n1000 – 1025: Writing 1\n1025 – 1030: Break\n1030 – 1055: Writing 2\n1055 – 1100: Break\n1100 – 1125: Writing 3\n1125 – 1130: Break\n1130 – 1155: Writing 4\n1155 – 1200: Break\n1200 -1225: Writing 5
URL:https://qwf.org/event/virtual-shut-up-write-with-qwf-3-2021-07-24/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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