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SUMMARY:The QWF Spoken Word Prize Launch
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the QWF Spoken Word Prize Launch event.The following spoken word artists will be performing at the event hosted by Tawhida Tanya Evanson: \n\n\n\nLiana CusmanoBlxck CxsperRoen HigginsDeanna RadfordTaylor Tower \n\n\n\n– First-come\, first-served seating– Limited capacity (55 seats)– Wheelchair accessible venue and arrangements– Masks strongly encouraged \n\n\n\n– Doors open at 6.30 pm; Event starts at 7:00 pm \n\n\n\n——About the Spoken Word PrizeWinners to be announced at the QWF Awards Gala: November 14\, 2022Up to three prizes of $1\,000 will be awarded.All winners will be featured at the Words & Music Show in 2023.All finalists will be invited to perform at AELAQ’s Holiday Book Fair in November 2022 and their performances will be preserved online via the SpokenWeb Archive of the Present.For details about the prize please visit: https://qwf.org/the-qwf-spoken-word-prize-2022/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-qwf-spoken-word-prize-launch/
LOCATION:Conseil des Arts De Montreal\, 1210 Sherbrooke St E\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,QWF Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220605T153000
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SUMMARY:QWF Mentorship Reading
DESCRIPTION:The QWF Mentorship Reading is scheduled for June 5\, 2022 at 2 pm. This event will happen in-person–venue announcement coming soon! \n\n\n\nThe QWF Mentorships are designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Over a period of four months\, each mentee received one-on-one guidance and support from a professional writing mentor. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading where the mentees present an excerpt of their works-in-progress. \n\n\n\nThis year’s cohort features: \n\n\n\nLaurel Páez Brave\, mentored by Cora Siré in FictionEilis Quinn\, mentored by Catherine McKenzie in FictionSteven Stowell\, mentored by Edeet Ravel in FictionSal Eigh\, mentored by Gerald Wexler in ScreenwritingBarbara Kelly\, mentored by stephanie roberts in PoetryAlex Boos\, mentored by Jessica Moore in Translation (Karin Montin LTAC/QWF Translation Mentorship)Nancy Webb\, mentored by Lise Weil in NonfictionChanel Sutherland\, mentored by Tara McGowan-Ross in Nonfiction (Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship) \n\n\n\nNote: Tickets will be available at the door for cash only.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/qwf-mentorship-reading/
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Mentorship Reading,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn with Creative Edge
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a lunch-and-learn session with Creative Edge Publicity\, an independent literary publicity firm whose purpose is to support authors and get them exposure for their books by leveraging all types of traditional publicity connections.In this session\, three authors who are represented by Creative Edge will share their experiences and what they’ve learned about working with a publicist. You’ll gain meaningful insights into how publicity works and how independent authors can leverage it. You’ll have a chance to ask questions\, and you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of the advantages–and challenges–of signing with a publicist.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lunch-and-learn-with-creative-edge/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
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SUMMARY:Tracing Time in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Poetry 200 Years Later: A Conversation with Professor Jonathan Sachs
DESCRIPTION:The summer of 2022 marks 200 years since the death of British Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Why does Shelley’s poetry still resonate with readers today? Explore the hidden depths and moments in his “Ode to the West Wind” as we consider the presence of time in the poem. How does the poem articulate decay and geography? Does Charles Darwin’s concept of “slow time” help us understand how Shelley envisions nature? \n\n\n\nThe Thomas More Institute is pleased to announce our upcoming webinar\, an evening of conversation with Jonathan Sachs\, Professor in the Department of English at Concordia University. Professor Jonathan Sachs will be interviewed by members of the Thomas More Institute on Wednesday the 8th of June from 7 to 9 p.m. ET on Zoom.  \n\n\n\nRegistration is required\, and the event is free of charge. A Q&A with the audience will follow the interview. All are welcome to attend.  \n\n\n\nView the readings that will be discussed here. \n\n\n\nJonathan Sachs is Professor of English at Concordia University\, Montreal. He is the author of The Poetics of Decline in British Romanticism (Cambridge\, 2018)\, Romantic Antiquity: Rome in the British Imagination\, 1789-1832 (Oxford\, 2010) and\, with the Multigraph Collective\, Interacting with Print: Elements of Reading in the Era of Print Saturation (Chicago\, 2018). Most recently he has co-edited\, with Professor Andrew Stauffer\, a new critical edition\, Lord Byron: Selected Works\, for the 21st Century Oxford Authors Series. Sachs has held fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the National Humanities Center (US). \n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/tracing-time-in-percy-bysshe-shelleys-poetry-200-years-later-a-conversation-with-professor-jonathan-sachs/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T203000
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SUMMARY:Two Spring Poetry Launches
DESCRIPTION:Two Susans Poetry Circle Chapbook and Montreal’s new poetry press: Turret House. \n\n\n\nThis double launch will take place on June 9th\, 2022   from 6:30 to 8:30 PM   at Hollis Lounge\, Christ Church Cathedral\, 1444 Union Ave. 2nd Floor\,  Across from La Baie. McGill Metro.    \n\n\n\nRefreshments will be served. Copies of What Lasts will be on sale for $12. Masks\, though not obligatory\, are recommended. \n\n\n\nAuthors will be on hand to read from What Lasts and the debut Turret House chapbook from publisher James Hawes.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/two-spring-poetry-launches/
LOCATION:Christ Church Cathedral
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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SUMMARY:Just A Note (a workshop reading at the Fringe!)
DESCRIPTION:Kalianore productions/Christine ML Lee is proud to present the workshop reading of “Just a Note”\, a gentle and funny musical based on lived experience about identity\, immigration and mother and daughter relationships\, at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 11th to 19th at Le Ministère (venue #8)! \nIn “Just a Note” \, Leah almost gets away with lying to her parents by pursuing her passion in music at McGill University without her family knowing until her mom shows up at her doorstep with a bowl of black bean noodles! This surprise visit turns into a permanent problem when her mom moves in with her – Leah must now find a way to graduate without her mom finding out that she lied about being in med school..! \nTICKETS – ON SALE MAY 17\, 2022!Box office: montrealfringe.ca / 514-849-FEST (3378)More information visit: www.christinemllee.com/just-a-note
URL:https://qwf.org/event/just-a-note-a-workshop-reading-at-the-fringe/2022-06-11/
LOCATION:Le Ministère\, venue #8\, 4521 St-Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, QC\, H2T1R2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220612T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220612T203000
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SUMMARY:Just A Note (a workshop reading at the Fringe!)
DESCRIPTION:Kalianore productions/Christine ML Lee is proud to present the workshop reading of “Just a Note”\, a gentle and funny musical based on lived experience about identity\, immigration and mother and daughter relationships\, at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 11th to 19th at Le Ministère (venue #8)! \nIn “Just a Note” \, Leah almost gets away with lying to her parents by pursuing her passion in music at McGill University without her family knowing until her mom shows up at her doorstep with a bowl of black bean noodles! This surprise visit turns into a permanent problem when her mom moves in with her – Leah must now find a way to graduate without her mom finding out that she lied about being in med school..! \nTICKETS – ON SALE MAY 17\, 2022!Box office: montrealfringe.ca / 514-849-FEST (3378)More information visit: www.christinemllee.com/just-a-note
URL:https://qwf.org/event/just-a-note-a-workshop-reading-at-the-fringe/2022-06-12/
LOCATION:Le Ministère\, venue #8\, 4521 St-Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, QC\, H2T1R2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220613T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T203000
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SUMMARY:A Little Bit Pregnant
DESCRIPTION:Sex\, drugs\, rock’n’roll… and a baby?\nPaper Dog Press is proud to present A Little Bit Pregnant\, a new dramedy written by Kate Lavut\, directed by Rana Liu and starring Isabel Fuentes\, Alexander Cruz\, Sanjeev Mannan and Sarah Durocher.\nWith punchy dialogue\, strong actors\, and characters that feel like they could be your next-door neighbours\, this dramatic comedy gives audiences an intimate look at the highs and lows of 4 young people trying to adult. \nA Little Bit Pregnant is Part of St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival June 13-19\nMainLine Theatre 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec H2W 1 Y4\nhttps://montrealfringe.online.red61.ca/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-little-bit-pregnant/2022-06-13/
LOCATION:Mainline Theatre\, 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T190000
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SUMMARY:Just A Note (a workshop reading at the Fringe!)
DESCRIPTION:Kalianore productions/Christine ML Lee is proud to present the workshop reading of “Just a Note”\, a gentle and funny musical based on lived experience about identity\, immigration and mother and daughter relationships\, at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 11th to 19th at Le Ministère (venue #8)! \nIn “Just a Note” \, Leah almost gets away with lying to her parents by pursuing her passion in music at McGill University without her family knowing until her mom shows up at her doorstep with a bowl of black bean noodles! This surprise visit turns into a permanent problem when her mom moves in with her – Leah must now find a way to graduate without her mom finding out that she lied about being in med school..! \nTICKETS – ON SALE MAY 17\, 2022!Box office: montrealfringe.ca / 514-849-FEST (3378)More information visit: www.christinemllee.com/just-a-note
URL:https://qwf.org/event/just-a-note-a-workshop-reading-at-the-fringe/2022-06-14/
LOCATION:Le Ministère\, venue #8\, 4521 St-Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, QC\, H2T1R2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T203000
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SUMMARY:A Little Bit Pregnant
DESCRIPTION:Sex\, drugs\, rock’n’roll… and a baby?\nPaper Dog Press is proud to present A Little Bit Pregnant\, a new dramedy written by Kate Lavut\, directed by Rana Liu and starring Isabel Fuentes\, Alexander Cruz\, Sanjeev Mannan and Sarah Durocher.\nWith punchy dialogue\, strong actors\, and characters that feel like they could be your next-door neighbours\, this dramatic comedy gives audiences an intimate look at the highs and lows of 4 young people trying to adult. \nA Little Bit Pregnant is Part of St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival June 13-19\nMainLine Theatre 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec H2W 1 Y4\nhttps://montrealfringe.online.red61.ca/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-little-bit-pregnant/2022-06-14/
LOCATION:Mainline Theatre\, 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T203000
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SUMMARY:A Little Bit Pregnant
DESCRIPTION:Sex\, drugs\, rock’n’roll… and a baby?\nPaper Dog Press is proud to present A Little Bit Pregnant\, a new dramedy written by Kate Lavut\, directed by Rana Liu and starring Isabel Fuentes\, Alexander Cruz\, Sanjeev Mannan and Sarah Durocher.\nWith punchy dialogue\, strong actors\, and characters that feel like they could be your next-door neighbours\, this dramatic comedy gives audiences an intimate look at the highs and lows of 4 young people trying to adult. \nA Little Bit Pregnant is Part of St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival June 13-19\nMainLine Theatre 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec H2W 1 Y4\nhttps://montrealfringe.online.red61.ca/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-little-bit-pregnant/2022-06-15/
LOCATION:Mainline Theatre\, 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T180000
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SUMMARY:Just A Note (a workshop reading at the Fringe!)
DESCRIPTION:Kalianore productions/Christine ML Lee is proud to present the workshop reading of “Just a Note”\, a gentle and funny musical based on lived experience about identity\, immigration and mother and daughter relationships\, at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 11th to 19th at Le Ministère (venue #8)! \nIn “Just a Note” \, Leah almost gets away with lying to her parents by pursuing her passion in music at McGill University without her family knowing until her mom shows up at her doorstep with a bowl of black bean noodles! This surprise visit turns into a permanent problem when her mom moves in with her – Leah must now find a way to graduate without her mom finding out that she lied about being in med school..! \nTICKETS – ON SALE MAY 17\, 2022!Box office: montrealfringe.ca / 514-849-FEST (3378)More information visit: www.christinemllee.com/just-a-note
URL:https://qwf.org/event/just-a-note-a-workshop-reading-at-the-fringe/2022-06-16/
LOCATION:Le Ministère\, venue #8\, 4521 St-Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, QC\, H2T1R2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T213000
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SUMMARY:A (belated) launch for Font!
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to invite you a live in-person celebration of Font magazine at L’Annexe Dépanneur Café in Montreal on Thursday\, June 16th! \nTiming and the pandemic have meant that Font has not yet had an in-person launch\, and it’s now our pleasure to invite you to celebrate with the editorial team and our spectacular contributions from new and early career English and minority-language writers across Quebec. \nIssues 1 through 6 have featured over 50 writers\, including young Black writers from the Black Community Resource Centre\, emerging poets from the Eastern Townships\, new storytellers from the Lower Saint Lawrence\, early career playwrights from Teesri Duniya’s Fireworks program\, students from Université Laval working with the Morrin Centre’s Imagination Festival in Quebec City\, and SWANA (South West Asian and North African) voices. \nJoin us for readings and performances from contributors from all over the province\, and to help us launch Issue 8: Radical & Independent Journalism in Quebec! \nThe event is PWYC (suggested donation $3 – $5) with all proceeds going to future issues of Font magazine. No need to RSVP – just come along! Performances will start at 7:30pm.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-belated-launch-for-font/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220616T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T163720Z
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SUMMARY:A Little Bit Pregnant
DESCRIPTION:Sex\, drugs\, rock’n’roll… and a baby?\nPaper Dog Press is proud to present A Little Bit Pregnant\, a new dramedy written by Kate Lavut\, directed by Rana Liu and starring Isabel Fuentes\, Alexander Cruz\, Sanjeev Mannan and Sarah Durocher.\nWith punchy dialogue\, strong actors\, and characters that feel like they could be your next-door neighbours\, this dramatic comedy gives audiences an intimate look at the highs and lows of 4 young people trying to adult. \nA Little Bit Pregnant is Part of St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival June 13-19\nMainLine Theatre 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec H2W 1 Y4\nhttps://montrealfringe.online.red61.ca/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-little-bit-pregnant/2022-06-16/
LOCATION:Mainline Theatre\, 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
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SUMMARY:A Little Bit Pregnant
DESCRIPTION:Sex\, drugs\, rock’n’roll… and a baby?\nPaper Dog Press is proud to present A Little Bit Pregnant\, a new dramedy written by Kate Lavut\, directed by Rana Liu and starring Isabel Fuentes\, Alexander Cruz\, Sanjeev Mannan and Sarah Durocher.\nWith punchy dialogue\, strong actors\, and characters that feel like they could be your next-door neighbours\, this dramatic comedy gives audiences an intimate look at the highs and lows of 4 young people trying to adult. \nA Little Bit Pregnant is Part of St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival June 13-19\nMainLine Theatre 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec H2W 1 Y4\nhttps://montrealfringe.online.red61.ca/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-little-bit-pregnant/2022-06-17/
LOCATION:Mainline Theatre\, 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T140000
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SUMMARY:Just A Note (a workshop reading at the Fringe!)
DESCRIPTION:Kalianore productions/Christine ML Lee is proud to present the workshop reading of “Just a Note”\, a gentle and funny musical based on lived experience about identity\, immigration and mother and daughter relationships\, at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 11th to 19th at Le Ministère (venue #8)! \nIn “Just a Note” \, Leah almost gets away with lying to her parents by pursuing her passion in music at McGill University without her family knowing until her mom shows up at her doorstep with a bowl of black bean noodles! This surprise visit turns into a permanent problem when her mom moves in with her – Leah must now find a way to graduate without her mom finding out that she lied about being in med school..! \nTICKETS – ON SALE MAY 17\, 2022!Box office: montrealfringe.ca / 514-849-FEST (3378)More information visit: www.christinemllee.com/just-a-note
URL:https://qwf.org/event/just-a-note-a-workshop-reading-at-the-fringe/2022-06-18/
LOCATION:Le Ministère\, venue #8\, 4521 St-Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, QC\, H2T1R2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220618T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220619T203000
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SUMMARY:A Little Bit Pregnant
DESCRIPTION:Sex\, drugs\, rock’n’roll… and a baby?\nPaper Dog Press is proud to present A Little Bit Pregnant\, a new dramedy written by Kate Lavut\, directed by Rana Liu and starring Isabel Fuentes\, Alexander Cruz\, Sanjeev Mannan and Sarah Durocher.\nWith punchy dialogue\, strong actors\, and characters that feel like they could be your next-door neighbours\, this dramatic comedy gives audiences an intimate look at the highs and lows of 4 young people trying to adult. \nA Little Bit Pregnant is Part of St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival June 13-19\nMainLine Theatre 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec H2W 1 Y4\nhttps://montrealfringe.online.red61.ca/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/a-little-bit-pregnant/2022-06-18/
LOCATION:Mainline Theatre\, 3997 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W 1Y4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220619T200000
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SUMMARY:Just A Note (a workshop reading at the Fringe!)
DESCRIPTION:Kalianore productions/Christine ML Lee is proud to present the workshop reading of “Just a Note”\, a gentle and funny musical based on lived experience about identity\, immigration and mother and daughter relationships\, at the St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival from June 11th to 19th at Le Ministère (venue #8)! \nIn “Just a Note” \, Leah almost gets away with lying to her parents by pursuing her passion in music at McGill University without her family knowing until her mom shows up at her doorstep with a bowl of black bean noodles! This surprise visit turns into a permanent problem when her mom moves in with her – Leah must now find a way to graduate without her mom finding out that she lied about being in med school..! \nTICKETS – ON SALE MAY 17\, 2022!Box office: montrealfringe.ca / 514-849-FEST (3378)More information visit: www.christinemllee.com/just-a-note
URL:https://qwf.org/event/just-a-note-a-workshop-reading-at-the-fringe/2022-06-19/
LOCATION:Le Ministère\, venue #8\, 4521 St-Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, QC\, H2T1R2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220704T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
CREATED:20220622T170825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220622T170827Z
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SUMMARY:Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison
DESCRIPTION:Commemorating June 20\, the anniversary of the end of Canada’s WW1 internment of Ukrainians coast-to-coast\, and World Refugee Day \n\n\n\nLes Pages Noires Productions and Babushka Theatre present \n\n\n\nThe return streamed performances of \n\n\n\nRun Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison \n\n\n\nWritten & performed by Norman Nawrocki \n\n\n\nMusic by Norman & Vivian Nawrocki \n\n\n\nClick to see the trailer \n\n\n\nThe return streamed performances of Mon.\, June 20 to Mon.\, July 4\, 2022 \n\n\n\nA Ukrainian Canadian WW1 story of courage—dream\, resist\, escape \n\n\n\nBenefit screenings for humanitarian aid for Ukraine & Ukrainian refugees \n\n\n\nAcclaimed Montreal playwright/actor/musician Norman Nawrocki blends Canadian history\, emigration\, racism\, wartime hysteria\, Ukrainian folkloric medicinal rituals\, music and legend together with family memoire into this compelling tale about hope\, courage and resistance. The eye-opening Run Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison runs from June 20-July 4 on Nawrocki’s YouTube channel. The show streams for free with donations to Fundacja Folkowisko Foundation gratefully appreciated. \n\n\n\nThe show brings to light the little-known but shamefully true WW1 incarceration and exploitation of 9\,000 mostly Ukrainian Canadian immigrants in forced labour camps across Canada. Nestor\, an unemployed Ukrainian Canadian citizen\, is nabbed by the police\, imprisoned and forced to do slave labour in a federal concentration camp near Banff Alberta. Despite the brutal\, tortuous conditions\, he rebels\, dreams and conspires to escape. This was Canada’s first coast-to-coast internment operation; June 20 honours the anniversary of its end and is also World Refugee Day.  \n\n\n\n“One day we’re citizens living free\, and then we’re enemies and aliens. Overnight\, everything changes.” — Nestor \n\n\n\nRun Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison pays tribute to one of Nawrocki’s relatives who successfully escaped from Castle Mountain in Banff National Park\, the most inhumane of the 24 internment camps. The play is a joyous call to rebellion. Nestor\, prisoner of war #158\, is inspired and inspires\, and despite all the odds\, he never loses hope. He demonstrates what’s possible; how to find the courage within us all to work with others for our collective freedom. \n\n\n\n“An important story to tell & to remember.”—David Gray\, CBC Calgary Eyeopener \n\n\n\nRun Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison \n\n\n\nStreaming for FREE- June 20 (7:30 EDT) to July 4 (midnight EDT) \n\n\n\nOn Norman Nawrocki’s YouTube Channel \n\n\n\nBenefit for humanitarian aid for Ukraine & Ukrainian refugees \n\n\n\nDonations (with tax receipt) to Fundacja Folkowisko Foundation gratefully appreciated \n\n\n\nwww.facebook.com/events/2795498610746716   linktr.ee/normannawrocki \n\n\n\nRun Nawrocki Run! Escape from Banff Prison was made possible in part by a grant from the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund
URL:https://qwf.org/event/run-nawrocki-run-escape-from-banff-prison/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220717T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220717T213000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
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SUMMARY:Grove Campus Poetry Show
DESCRIPTION:Part 1 of 2 of the Grove Campus Art Series will be kicking off with a spoken word show on Sunday\, July 17\, 7:30-9:30 pm at Montreal Improv! \nThe event is FREE; please register in advance: https://grovecampus.com/blogs/experiences/grove-campus-art-series \nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/507858631085969/507858634419302/?active_tab=about \nBe sure to check out Part 2\, a visual art show on Saturday\, July 30th. Registration and more info can be found at the same links listed above. \nThis event is made possible through #RisingYouth with support from Canada Service Corps\, the Government of Canada\, and TakingItGlobal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/grove-campus-poetry-show/
LOCATION:Montreal Improv\, 3716 Notre-Dame St W\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4C 1P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
CREATED:20220629T194846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220629T194847Z
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SUMMARY:Launch: Willow Loveday Little's Poetry Collection "(Vice) Viscera"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch party of Willow Loveday Little’s debut collection of poetry\, “(Vice) Viscera)” (Cactus Press 2022).  \nIt’s a collection of poems on the theme of the body—blood and guts\, vulnerability\, performance\, illness\, ugliness\, intuition. Hope to see you there. \nWillow Loveday Little is a Canadian writer whose work has appeared in such places as yolk literary\, on spec\, The Dalhousie Review\, and the Selkie’s Very Much Alive: Stories of Resilience. (Vice) Viscera is her first full-length poetry collection. \n Thursday\, July 21st 6:30pm at the MAI (Montréal\, arts interculturels)\, 3680 Jeanne-Mance St\, Montreal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/launch-willow-loveday-littles-poetry-collection-vice-viscera/
LOCATION:Montreal arts interculturels\, 3680\, rue Jeanne-Mance\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 2K5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T210000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
CREATED:20220622T153951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220622T154211Z
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SUMMARY:Queer & Italian in Montreal 
DESCRIPTION:July 21 event to celebrate the contributions of  \n\n\n\nLGBTQ Italian-Canadians on the city’s cultural life and historyMONTREAL\, QUEBEC – Join us for a festive celebration of queer Italian-Canadian culture in Montreal on Thursday\, July 21\, 2022\, as Violet Hour\, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal\, Fierté Montréal Pride and Accenti Magazine\, present the event\, “Queer and Italian in Montreal.” \n\n\n\nThe event\, which is an official part of this year’s Fierté Montréal Pride celebrations\, will take the form of a screening of the recent documentary short\, “Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian” (2021)\, followed by a panel discussion about the past\, present and future of queer Italian-Canadian culture in the city. Speakers on the panel include Gaspare Borsellino (Gruppo Italiano Gay e Lesbico di Montreal)\, Vee DG (CIAO – Canadian Italians Against Oppression)\, and Steve Galluccio. The event will be hosted by author and literary events producer Christopher DiRaddo. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE FILM \n\n\n\n“Creative Spaces: Queer and Italian Canadian” (2021) \n\n\n\nWhat does it mean to be queer and Italian Canadian? And what experiences do queer Italian Canadians have when their sexual orientation and gender identity come in contact with their cultural heritage and traditions? Director Licia Canton explores this topic with three Montreal writers—Liana Cusmano\, Christopher DiRaddo and Steve Galluccio—and comparative literature professor Domenico A. Beneventi. (Running time: 28 minutes) \n\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \n\n\n\nGaspare Borsellino is the former President of the Gruppo Italiano Gay e Lesbico di Montreal\, a one-time social club for LGBTQ folks of Italian origin that played a significant role in queer cultural life in Montreal from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. \n\n\n\nVee DG is a nonbinary multimedia artist & writer based on the unceded territory of Tiohtià:ke. Their work focuses on transnationalism\, historical revisionism and the personal\, and the inconsistencies of memory. They hold a degree in photography as well as a BFA in Film Production from Concordia University and currently work in documentary filmmaking. They are a founding member of CIAO (Canadian Italians Against Oppression). \n\n\n\nSteve Galluccio is a playwright and screenwriter. His first major stage play\, Mambo Italiano\, was turned into a movie which sold in more than fifty-three countries. He is also known for the Gemini award-winning TV series Ciao Bella and the movies Funkytown (2011) and Little Italy (2018). His new play “At The Beginning of Time” will be premiere in February 2023 at The Centaur Theatre. \n\n\n\nChristopher DiRaddo is the author of two novels: The Geography of Pluto (2014)\, and The Family Way (2021)\, which was recently nominated for the F.G. Bressani Literary Award. Since 2014\, he has worked to create a space for LGBTQ literature in Montreal—producing and hosting the Violet Hour reading series and book club\, which has to date featured more than 200 writers. He has also curated literary events for Never Apart\, and programmed Violet Metropolis\, the LGBTQ leg of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival (2018-2020). In 2018\, he co-founded with Blue Metropolis the Violet Prize\, Canada’s first LGBTQ literary prize to be awarded to a Canadian writer for their body of work. He is also past president of the Quebec Writers’ Federation (2018-2021). \n\n\n\nDETAILS \n\n\n\n“Queer & Italian in Montreal” will take place on Thursday\, July 21\, 2022\, at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal\, located at 1200 ave du Docteur-Penfield (Peel Metro). \n\n\n\nThe event will be in English and will run from 7 PM to 9 PM. Entrance is free\, but participants are asked to RSVP at:https://iicmontreal.esteri.it/iic_montreal/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2022/07/queer-e-italian-montreal.html \n\n\n\nFor more information about the film\, as well as the Queer & Italian Canadian project\, please visit www.queeritaliancanadian.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/queer-italian-in-montreal/
LOCATION:Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal\, 1200 ave du Docteur-Penfield\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220723T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220723T130000
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SUMMARY:Identifying (with) the Erotic
DESCRIPTION:In this three-hour workshop\, with references to work by Anaïs Nin\, James Baldwin\, Martin Amis\, M NourbeSe Philip\, and Ruel Johnson\, among select others in prose\, poetry\, and comics\, we will explore what makes the erotic\, well… erotic. Creating sexy characters and scenes with sensual language seems only part of the process. Telling a story that stimulates your reader’s imagination\, exciting more than the body\, is at least one of the goals of this life-affirming genre. \n\n\n\nIf birds do it and bees do it\, you as a writer should be able to write it.  And just as openly.  By the end of the session\, participants should come away with: \n\n\n\na wider definition of erotica;more confidence in how to approach writing and reading erotica; andless of an urge to apologize to family or friends for what comes naturally and\, more significantly\, narratively to them.\n\n\n\nRobert Edison Sandiford is the author of several books\, among them The Tree of Youth\, winner of Barbados’ Governor General’s Award of Excellence in Literary Arts; And Sometimes They Fly\, recipient of a BMA “Brands of Barbados” Award; and Sand for Snow\, shortlisted for the Frank Collymore Literary Award.  His erotic graphic novels for NBM Publishing have been called “imaginably simple [yet] also imaginatively complex” by the poet George Elliott Clarke.  In 2003\, he founded with Linda M. Deane the Barbadian cultural resource ArtsEtc Inc.  He has worked as a publisher\, teacher and\, with Warm Water \n\n\n\nProductions\, producer.  His stories have appeared in numerous journals\, magazines and anthologies.  Fairfield from DC Books is his most recent title. \n\n\n\nThis workshop will happen in-person at the QWF Office\, with virtual slots available for interested participants living outside Montreal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/identifying-with-the-erotic/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220727T203000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
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SUMMARY:Authors in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Gina Roitman\, author of Don’t Ask (Guernica Editions) meets Janet Calcaterra\, author of The Burden of Memories (Latitude 46 Publications) have novels with similar elements and each will each answer questions submitted by the other author
URL:https://qwf.org/event/authors-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Zoom: get info from FB event page
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150739
CREATED:20220726T162846Z
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SUMMARY:Emancipation Day
DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with Black Community leaders\, music\, craft vendors\, Caribbean food\, and performances by local Montreal artists. \nSuspense thriller author\, Russell Brooks\, will be autographing copies of his books as he prepares to launch JAM RUN\, his fifth novel. If you enjoy stories with conspiracies\, martial arts\, sex\, betrayal\, and revenge\, then this is where you need to be.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/emancipation-day/
LOCATION:Oscar Peterson Park\, Rue Chatham\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3J 1Z5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220805T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220805T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150740
CREATED:20220726T162730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T162732Z
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SUMMARY:The Violet Hour at Community Day
DESCRIPTION:Violet Hour will have a table as part of this year’s Community Day activities (on Friday\, August 5\, only).\nChristopher Diraddo asked many writers to come and keep him company and sell copies of their books as well. Joining Chris will be Liana Cusmano\, Peter Dubé\, Prantha Lor\, Russell Brooks\, and Su J. Sokol. There will also have copies of headmaster magazine and Crooked fagazine for sale. \nTheir table location is currently unknown. \nCome and say hi\, learn more about the Violet Hour Reading Series & Book Club\, and support queer lit!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-violet-hour-at-community-day/
LOCATION:The Gay Village\, St Catherine Street East\, Montreal\, Quebec
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220806T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220806T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150740
CREATED:20220726T162831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T162832Z
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SUMMARY:Rastafest
DESCRIPTION:Come to a fun-filled afternoon that includes games for children\, an open mike\, a soccer exhibition match\, and arts and crafts. \nSuspense thriller author\, Russell Brooks\, will be autographing copies of his books as he prepares to launch JAM RUN\, his fifth novel. If you enjoy stories with conspiracies\, martial arts\, sex\, betrayal\, and revenge\, then this is where you need to be.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/rastafest/
LOCATION:Oscar Peterson Park\, Rue Chatham\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3J 1Z5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220809T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220809T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150740
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220620T194304Z
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SUMMARY:The fine—and fun—art of literary taxidermy!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 90-minute literary workshop where writers create original stories and poems using classic literature’s first and last lines. Editors from the Literary Taxidermy Writing Competition will introduce participants to the concept of taxidermy\, then present the group with the challenge. Writers will have fifteen minutes to craft their literary taxidermies\, then share them with the group. Finally\, the editors will select their favourite three pieces for prizes. \n\n\n\n\n6:00 Welcome\, Overview\, and Examples of Literary Taxidermy6:15 Prompt Reveal and Writing Begins!6:30 Pencils Down [break\, and time to edit]6:35 Readings7:20 Personal Favorites Announced7:25 Closing Remarks\n\n\n\n\n12-person limit. This is a virtual event. To register\, please click the “Going” button below. As spots are limited\, we ask that you only register if you are indeed planning on attending. \n\n\n\nIf you’re interested in this year’s Literary Taxidermy Writing Competition\, visit www.literarytaxidermy.com. \n\n\n\nMark Malamud is the Principal and Manager of busymonster LLC where he is an inventor and writer.  He is the creative force behind Literary Taxidermy\, an author interested in the difficult\, disturbing\, and occasionally defenestratable art of fiction and poetry.   \n\n\n\nDonna Jean is the board chair of Copper Canyon Press\, an avid poetry reader and lover of writing of all kinds. She is the creator and editor of Uncertain Girls in Uncertain Times — an anthology of poetry\, wise words\, and wisdom for women aiming to set the world on fire. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is now full. Please email info@qwf.org to be put on the waitlist.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-fine-and-fun-art-of-literary-taxidermy/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220819T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220819T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150740
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SUMMARY:Poetry Evening with Madhur Anand
DESCRIPTION:In our endeavour to bring quality poetic activities to town\, Kabir Centre Poetry Club warmly invites you to an evening of Poetry Reading followed by a discussion and Q&A by Dr Madhur Anand as per the following details:  \n\n\n\nDate:                Friday\, 19th August \n\n\n\nTime:                6:30 PM \n\n\n\nVenue:             Grand Bibliothèque Montréal\, Hall M-450   \n\n\n\n                          475 Boul. de Maisonneuve E\, Montréal\, QC H2L 5C4 ; Metro Berri-UQAM \n\n\n\nThe event is free and snacks will be served. We may kindly advise you to register at the link as seats are limited: \n\n\n\nhttps://thepointofsale.com/tickets/cck220819001 \n\n\n\nDr Madhur Anand is an ecology professor and a Governor General’s Literary award-winning writer who will be reading poems from her book: “Parasitic Oscillations” that deals with topics related to the environment\, the Indian diaspora and birds. She will also be reading from her memoir “This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart”. Dr Anand’s poems reflect an intriguing combination of living and practicing as both a poet and scientist while her memoir has shades of human emotions about Partition of India and Pakistan\, immigration and generational storytelling. The evening is poised to discuss an exciting array of themes that will appeal to you as a poet and an immigrant. \n\n\n\nMore information about Dr. Anand can be found here:   \n\n\n\nhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/259994/madhur-anand \n\n\n\nPlease note that her books will be available for sale by cash or e-transfer to the email anand.madhur@gmail.com ($20/book). 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetry-evening-with-madhur-anand/
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220820T173000
DTSTAMP:20260409T150740
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SUMMARY:North Hatley book introduction of "It Was Only a Movie"
DESCRIPTION:More than Just a Book! A Major Cultural Event!! \nPlease mark your calendars for an on-site book reading of “It Was Only a Movie” by John LeBaron at the Gillygooly Gallery in Canton de Hatley\, Québec (96 Chemin Hatley Centre) on Saturday\, 20th August 2022 at 4:00 PM. John will read excerpts from the book and discuss the adventure of writing humour. Book copies will be available for sale at this event. Light refreshments will be served.  \n“It Was Only a Movie” propels readers on a roller-coaster ride to secret sites\, long suppressed from public view\, culled from highly classified dossiers of Eastern Townships diplomatic intelligence. This volume tracks the adventures of Eastern Townshippers from the humble marijuana farmer to some of the region’s most celebrated progeny. By popular demand\, the former president of the United States makes a cameo appearance.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/north-hatley-book-introduction-of-it-was-only-a-movie/
LOCATION:Bibliothèque North Hatley\, 96 Chemin Hatley Centre\, Canton de Hatley\, Québec\, J0B 2C0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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