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SUMMARY:Writer's Weekend at Reading Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A weekend of reading and writing\, including a talk with Janet Pocorobba\, author\, and Tayloe Denton\, doctor of psychoanalysis and founder of Reading Retreat. The talk will focus on the act of writing\, blocks to writing\, and the process of moving from beginning to completion of a work. We welcome published authors\, aspiring writers\, and students. Reading Retreat aims to connect readers with authors\, creating space to immerse yourself in the world of literature in the heart of the Green Mountain State. Enjoy healthy food\, a network of colleagues\, and a tranquil space to dive into the books or scribble the pages with your quill.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-weekend-at-reading-retreat/
LOCATION:Reading Retreat\, 982 Town Hill Road\, Reading\, VT\, 05062\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190903T190000
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Literatures Book Club: This Wound Is a World
DESCRIPTION:The Indigenous Literatures Book Club focuses on work by indigenous writers from around the world. Hosted by Tara McGowan-Ross\, a Mi’kmaq multidisciplinary artist and writer\, the meetings will take place every 4-6 weeks and are open to all. \nFor our September meeting\, we will gather at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly (176 Bernard O.) at 7 pm to discuss This Wound Is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt. \nTHIS WOUND IS A WORLD\nPart manifesto\, part memoir\, This Wound is a World is an invitation to “cut a hole in the sky to world inside.” Billy-Ray Belcourt issues a call to turn to love and sex to understand how Indigenous peoples shoulder sadness and pain like theirs without giving up on the future. His poems upset genre and play with form\, scavenging for a decolonial kind of heaven where “everyone is at least a little gay.” \n**We offer a 20% discount on This Wound is a World from now until the meeting date.**
URL:https://qwf.org/event/indigenous-literatures-book-club-this-wound-is-a-world/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T220000
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SUMMARY:P O E T R Y N I T E
DESCRIPTION:Our first show back was … WOW! Seriously\, this community – our talent – our love – our capacity to show up fully for ourselves and each other?!?! There is nothing like us\, together. Come be part of it. \n► DOORS @ 7 – READINGS @ 8 \n► READERS: we reserve up to eight spots before the show and after that it goes to open mic which is mostly first-come\, first-served with priority to BIPOC folks. All artists/musicians welcome!! \n► Show is $5 (tinyurl.com/y9w8j4pm) \n► We want to foster a supportive\, positive environment for everyone. That means no racism / sexism / ableism / homophobia / transphobia and a request that poets please give trigger warnings before your poems. If you have a concern please speak to the poet directly or to one of the hosts! \n——- \n► PORTES @ 7 – LECTURES @ 8 \n► LECTEURS: Nous acceptons jusqu’à huit inscriptions à l’avance\, celles-ci vous garantissent un moment sur la scène. S’ensuit ensuite un micro ouvert sous la formule premier.ère arrivé.e\, premier.ère servi.e avec une priorité pour les gens du BIPOC. Tous les artistes / musiciens sont les bienvenus !! \n► Le spectacle coûte 5 $ (tinyurl.com/y9w8j4pm) \n► Dans l’optique d’assurer un climat accueillant pour toustes\, nous ne tolérerons auncun comportement et propos raciste\, sexiste\, homophobe\, transphobe\, ou s’inscrivant dans toute autre logique d’oppression systémique. Nous demandons aussi aux lecteur.trices de donner des avertissements de contenus (trigger warnings) avant leurs poèmes. Si un problème se fait sentir de ce côté\, prière d’en faire part à l’artiste ou aux organisateur.trices.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/p-o-e-t-r-y-n-i-t-e/2019-09-04/
LOCATION:Chez Morrigan\, 1221 Crescent St\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3G 2B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Open Mic,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T223000
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SUMMARY:Accent Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:  \nAccent Open Mic \nLa Marche à Côté\, 5043 St. Denis\n7:30pm\, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month.\naccentseriesmontreal.wordpress.com\n\nAccent Open Mic is a bilingual reading series that takes place at La Marche à Côté\, (5043 St. Denis) on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. Hosted by Devon Gallant and Luc-Antoine Chiasson\, each night we feature 1 anglophone reader and 1 francophone reader along with an open mic. Sign up for the open mic starts at 7:30\, show starts at 8pm. For more information visit: accentseriesmontreal.wordpress.com or on Facebook: @accentopenmic.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/21092/2019-09-04/
LOCATION:La Marche à côté\, 5043 St-Denis\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2J 2L8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Open Mic,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190904T230000
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SUMMARY:Throw! Poetry Season Opener avec Véro Bachand
DESCRIPTION:Come see an amazing soirée du slam complete with judges\, an open mic\, original slam poetry\, and a feature performer: Véro Bachand! \nWe are as excited for this new venue\, Resonance Cafe\, as we are for our winners of last year to compete in the nationals (cfsw.ca) come October! \nAnd\, while we all know that Summer is eternal\, likewise\, our rules are also the same! Check ’em out if you want to slam! Sign up starts at 8:30\, the show starts at 9PM. Entry is $5 for students and members of the QWF; $7 for the general public. \nRules: throwpoetrycollective.wordpress.com/rules
URL:https://qwf.org/event/throw-poetry-season-opener-avec-vero-bachand/
LOCATION:Café Résonance\, 5175A Park Ave\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2V 4G3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events,Performance,Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T173000
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SUMMARY:Morris House Reading Series Presents - Readings from WATER LINES
DESCRIPTION:The Morris House Reading Series is pleased to present “Readings from WATER LINES: New Writing from the Eastern Townships of Quebec\,” featuring four of the volume contributors: Marjorie Bruhmuller\, Angela Leuck\, Steve Luxton\, and Jeffrey Parent. The event is slated to take place on November 13\, 2019\, at 4.30 pm\, in Cleghorn (McGreer Building); it is free and open to the public\, and will be followed by a reception.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/morris-house-reading-series-presents-readings-from-water-lines/
LOCATION:Bishop’s University\, 2600 College Street\, Sherbrooke\, Quebec\, J1M 1Z7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T210000
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SUMMARY:Argo Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Argo Reading Series\nThursday\, September 5\, 2019\nMichael Foy\nIlona Martonfi\nMike Di Sclafani\nCarolina Echeverria\nMathew Rettino\nEleni Zisimatos\nMarie-Josée MJ Tremblay (music)\nAlexandra Pasian\nDarrell Epp\nSandra Sjollema\nMary Ann Lichacz-Karwatsky \nAn Evening of Verse\, Prose & Song \nArgo Bookshop 1915 Ste. Catherine St. West \nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ Hosted with Moti Lieberman \nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca\n7-9 pm at the door $6 \nFacebook Event \nSep 5\nTHU\nArgo Reading Series : Verse\, Prose & Song
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-reading-series-4/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1841A Ste-Catherine St. West\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190905T210000
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SUMMARY:Stéphane Larue Launches The Dishwasher
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we launch the much-anticipated English translation of Stéphane Larue’s Le Plongeur: The Dishwasher. \nIt’s winter in Montreal\, 2002\, when a graphic design student’s gambling addiction starts to drag him under. In debt to the metal band that’s commissioned him to draw their album cover and ensnared in lies to his friends and his cousin\, he takes the first job that promises a paycheck: dishwasher at La Trattoria\, a high-end restaurant\, where he finds himself thrust\, on his first night\, into roiling world of characters. A magnificent\, hyperrealist debut\, with a soundtrack by Iron Maiden\, The Dishwasher plunges us into a world in which—for better or for worse—everyone depends on each other. \nSTÉPHANE LARUE\nStéphane Larue was born in Longueuil in 1983. He received a master’s in comparative literature at L’Université de Montréal and has worked in the restaurant industry for the past fifteen years. He lives in Montréal. The Dishwasher is his first book. \nPABLO STRAUSS (Translator)\nPablo Strauss grew up in British Columbia and has lived in Quebec City for over a decade. His translations of Quebec fiction include Daniel Grenier’s The Longest Year (a finalist for the 2016 Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation)\, and Maxime Raymond Bock’s Baloney (Coach House Books\, 2016) and Atavisms (Dalkey Archive Press\, 2015). He has also published shorter translations and reviews in Granta\, Geist\, and The Montreal Review of Books. Pablo has worked as a dishwasher in nine restaurants in three cities. \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. \n〰️️〰️️〰️️ \nLa Petite Drawn and Quarterly Accessibility information: \n– Our event space uses StopGap.ca ramps in an effort to encourage accessibility. Both the step at the entrance\, followed by a half step and a door have StopGap ramps. The door opens inward and is not automated. Once inside\, there are no additional steps. \n– It is not a sober space\, our events sometimes offer alcohol. \n♥️ Please email events@drawnandquarterly.com if you have any accessibility needs we can accommodate (for example\, saving you a seat if you have mobility needs) for you to be able to enjoy our events\, worry-free\, and feel free to contact us for any concerns you may have ♥️
URL:https://qwf.org/event/stephane-larue-launches-the-dishwasher/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190908T150000
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Lac Cafe Retreat
DESCRIPTION:A women’s writing weekend\, open to experienced writers of fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry and all in-between genres. The retreat is designed to generate new material and drop you deeper into existing work. We will write both together and apart\, in a quiet natural setting by a pristine lake\, where we can open ourselves to whatever wants to speak through us. Non-binary writers welcome. \nLise Weil has over thirty years’ experience teaching writing in both academic and alternative settings. Her memoir In Search of Pure Lust appeared in 2018 with Inanna Press. She is the founding editor of Dark Matter: Women Witnessing and teaches in the Goddard Graduate Institute in Plainfield\, Vermont. www.liseweil.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/14th-annual-lac-cafe-retreat/
LOCATION:Rawdon\, QC
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190907T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260519T111649
CREATED:20190729T184211Z
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SUMMARY:Papier Marché
DESCRIPTION:September 7 + 8\, 12h – 18h\nFLOH 4301 St-Denis (accessible)\, \nFree admission \nPapier Marché is a literary and visual art print market.\nMore than 40 independent artists and writers will be present\, selling chap books\, zines\, comics\, art books\, printed art\, posters\, and original\, paper based works! A great event for fans of Volume and Expozine! \nIf you’d like to apply as a vendor\, please get in touch!\nIG: @papier_marche\nemail: papiermarchepapier@gmail.com
URL:https://qwf.org/event/papier-marche/
LOCATION:4301 Rue St-Denis\, 4301 Rue St-Denis\, Montréal\, Quebec\, H2J 2K9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Festival,Networking
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