Week of Events
Mile End Poets’ Festival 2019
Mile End Poets' Festival will return in 2019! Watch this space for updates. More … More info Read more
Sunday, November 10, 2019
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November 10, 2019 –West Island book launch
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November 10, 2019 –The Words & Music Show (Mile End Poets’ Festival)
West Island book launch
West Island launch of veteran CJAD broadcaster Tommy Schnurmacher's new memoir Makeup Tips from … More info Read more
The Words & Music Show (Mile End Poets’ Festival)
Curated by the inimitable Ian Ferrier, the Words and Music Show is the QWF’s … More info Read more
Monday, November 11, 2019
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November 11, 2019 –Writing to Preserve Memory: Capturing and Sharing Life Stories
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November 11, 2019 –Slantwise to the Truth: Navigating Narrative Nonfiction
Writing to Preserve Memory: Capturing and Sharing Life Stories
In this memoir workshop, we will explore how to begin telling your story and review examples of the different ways that a story can be told. Will it be a travelogue or will it focus on major events that influenced your life? Or will it be about a relationship with a loved one? These are just a few possibilities.
Slantwise to the Truth: Navigating Narrative Nonfiction
“Tell all the Truth but tell it slant/success in Circuit lies” — let poet Emily Dickinson’s words inspire you as we navigate narrative nonfiction, writing that takes the best elements of fiction, applies those to facts, and ends with compelling stories.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
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November 12, 2019 –Write Now: A Playwriting Intensive to Jumpstart Your Play
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November 12, 2019 –Visual Arts Centre Reading Series
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November 12, 2019 –Indigenous Literatures BookClub: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Write Now: A Playwriting Intensive to Jumpstart Your Play
This 8-week workshop is designed to get your play out of your head and onto the page. Through a combination of in-class writing exercises and reading scripts aloud, it will allow playwrights to take their scripts to the next level.
Visual Arts Centre Reading Series
Visual Arts Centre Reading Series Linda Morra Ilona Martonfi Ian Ferrier Blossom Thom Wiebke … More info Read more
Indigenous Literatures BookClub: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
The Indigenous Literatures Book Club focuses on work by indigenous writers from around the … More info Read more
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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November 13, 2019 –Book signing
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November 13, 2019 –P O E T R Y N I T E
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November 13, 2019 –Adèle Barclay + Klara du Plessis Double Launch w/guest Tess Liem
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November 13, 2019 –The Worlds of Joseph Conrad – a lecture by Maya Jasanoff
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November 13, 2019 –Everything Happens at Once: Your Page One
Book signing
Vteran CJAD broadcaster Tommy Schnurmacher will be signing copies of his new memoir Makeup … More info Read more
P O E T R Y N I T E
Our first show back was ... WOW! Seriously, this community - our talent - … More info Read more
Adèle Barclay + Klara du Plessis Double Launch w/guest Tess Liem
Please join us to celebrate the publication of Adèle Barclay's second book of poetry … More info Read more
The Worlds of Joseph Conrad – a lecture by Maya Jasanoff
On November 13, leading historian and author Maya Jasanoff will deliver a lecture based … More info Read more
Everything Happens at Once: Your Page One
In this fiction-writing workshop, we will get our stories to hit the ground running by working on our Page One. Short story or long-form fiction, all the elements of narration are thrown into play right away on the first page (okay, maybe a little on the second). The themes and problems of the piece are all present, stated or suggested, sometimes hidden. We will learn to do that: get out of the starting blocks fast, leaving our anxieties behind.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
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November 14, 2019 –The Very Short Story: Reading and Writing Fiction of 300 to 1000 Words
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November 14, 2019 –NaNoWriMo Workshop 2: Let’s Talk About Dialogues
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November 14, 2019 –Book launch: Dreamers and Misfits of Montclair by Mark Paterson, hosted by Mike Paterson
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November 14, 2019 –Expozine Discussion – La BD et la collaboration
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November 14, 2019 –Urgency, Dread, Risk: A Short-Fiction Workshop
The Very Short Story: Reading and Writing Fiction of 300 to 1000 Words
In this class we will be reading and discussing a wide variety of very short stories, from contemporary writers and writers of the past. We will be reading as writers: seeking inspiration, and looking at what these stories are doing and how they achieve their ends. What makes a story a story? What can be left out? What is the effect of omission?
NaNoWriMo Workshop 2: Let’s Talk About Dialogues
Great dialogues reveal a lot about your characters and help push your story forward. … More info Read more
Book launch: Dreamers and Misfits of Montclair by Mark Paterson, hosted by Mike Paterson
Please join us to celebrate the launch of Mark Paterson's new short story collection … More info Read more
Expozine Discussion – La BD et la collaboration
(English follows) Expozine présente : La BD et la collaboration: une discussion. Avec Marc … More info Read more
Urgency, Dread, Risk: A Short-Fiction Workshop
This workshop is intended for fiction writers who have written short stories before, and who have experience with the workshop environment.
Friday, November 15, 2019
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November 15, 2019 –Conundrum Press Launch Spectacular!
Conundrum Press Launch Spectacular!
Join artists Cole Pauls, Kris Bertin, Alexander Forbes, Sherwin Tjia, and Howard Chackowicz as … More info Read more
Saturday, November 16, 2019
No events on this day.
QWF Annual Timeline
January
- QWF Mentorship pairs announced
February
- QWF Mentorships begin
- Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign Fundraiser opens
- StoryScaping Call for Workshop Proposals (biannual in odd-numbered years)
March
- Spring Workshops begin
- Call for nominations for QWF Board of Directors
- Call for Submissions for QWF Literary Awards
April
- QWF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Writers in the Community Pyramid Campaign ends
May
- Call for proposals for QWF Workshops for the following year
June
- Deadline for submissions for the QWF Literary Awards
- QWF Mentorship Reading
July
- QWF Annual Membership Picnic (July or August)
- Nominations open for the Judy Mappin Community Award
August
- The QWF Annual Membership Picnic (July or August)
- Deadline for submissions for the Judy Mappin Community Award
- Registration for Fall Workshops opens
- Call for applications for Writers in CEGEPs
September
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- Call for applications for the QWF Mentorship Program
- Call for applications for the Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship Program for Underrepresented Writers
- Call for applications for Karin L. Montin / Jean Antonin Billard Translation Mentorship
- Deadline for Writers in CEGEPs applications
October
- Fall Workshops begin
- Shortlist for QWF Literary Awards announced
- Shortlist for the QWF College Writers Award announced
- Recipient of the Judy Mappin Community Award announced
- Deadline for QWF Mentorship applications
November
- Shortlist for carte blanche Prize announced
- The QWF Awards Gala
December
- Read Quebec Book Fair
- Registration for Winter-Spring Workshops opens