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SUMMARY:Gay Reads Book Club: In the Dream House
DESCRIPTION:Join the Gay Reads book club to discuss classic and contemporary literature by LGBTQ2IA+ authors. We’ll read across genres to uncover queer sensibilities\, alternative canons\, and exciting new voices. The club meets every two months at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly with host Kathleen Fraser\, and is open to all. \nAt our next meeting February 4th\, at 7 PM\, we’ll discuss Carmen Maria Machado’s In the Dream House. \n**We offer a 20% discount on In the Dream House from now until the meeting date.** \nBy purchasing your book at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly you help support free 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. You also get to take advantage of a great discount! Your support is appreciated. \n/////////////////////////////////////////// \nTHE BOOK\nIn the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado’s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad\, and a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing relationship with a charismatic but volatile woman\, Machado struggles to make sense of how what happened to her shaped the person she was becoming. \nAnd it’s that struggle that gives the book its original structure: each chapter is driven by its own narrative trope–haunted houses\, erotica\, bildungsroman–in which Machado holds the events up to the light and examines them from different angles. She looks back at her religious adolescence\, unpacks the stereotype of lesbian relationships as safe and utopian\, and widens the view with essayistic explorations about the history and reality of abuse in queer relationships. \nMachado’s dire narrative is leavened with her characteristic wit\, playfulness\, and openness to inquiry. She casts a critical eye over legal proceedings\, Star Trek and Disney villains\, fairy tales\, as well as iconic works of film and fiction. The result is a wrenching\, riveting book that explodes our ideas about what a memoir can do and be.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/gay-reads-book-club-in-the-dream-house/
LOCATION:La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly\, 176 Bernard West\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2T2K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Listening for Labour: Feminist Close Listening in the Literary Audio Archive - a talk by Karis Shearer and Deanna Fong
DESCRIPTION:What kinds of labour are visible in historical accounts of literary communities? What kinds of labour are audible? Drawing on collaborative research with Deanna Fong on archival recordings from the SoundBox Collection held at the the University of British Columbia (Okanagan campus)\, this talk interrogates how attending to the medium of sound recording can remap history by citing gendered affective labour as an important foundation to collectivity and community. In its account of that labour\, the talk outlines and reflects on a practice Fong and Shearer have termed “feminist close listening.”
URL:https://qwf.org/event/listening-for-labour-feminist-close-listening-in-the-literary-audio-archive-a-talk-by-karis-shearer-and-deanna-fong/
LOCATION:Peel 3487\, 2nd floor\, IGSF seminar room\, IGSF Seminar Room\, 3487 Peel\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A 1W7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Argo Reading Series : Love Fest
DESCRIPTION:Argo Reading Series : Love Fest\nEmily Tristan Jones\, Ilona Martonfi\, Kate Lavut\, Mark Foss\,\nRobert Winters\, Shaheen Munir (music)\, Jeremy Klughaupt\,\nStephanie Roy\, Robert Martin Evans\, Mike Di Sclafani\, Viorika Aresteanu \nArgo Bookshop\n1915 Ste. Catherine St. West\nhttps://www.argobookshop.ca/ Hosted with Moti Lieberman \nArtistic Director Ilona Martonfi ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca \nThursday\, February 6\, 2020 7 PM-9 PM\nAt the door $6 \nAn Evening of Verse\, Prose & Song \n 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/argo-reading-series-love-fest/
LOCATION:Argo Bookshop\, 1915 Ste. Catherine Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec H3H 1M3\, Montreal\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance,Series
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SUMMARY:Science Fiction Workshop: Writing and Creating Alternative Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Led by Sunburst-nominated author Su J. Sokol\, this workshop is for anyone who’s interested in writing science fiction or adding wonder to the stories they’re already writing. \nDuring the four sessions\, participants will learn about science fiction and its sub-genres and be guided through the process of world-building\, developing interesting and realistic characters\, and creating a satisfying story arc. Finally\, participants will create their own short works of fiction which will be workshopped during the class. \nThe workshop consists of four 2 1/2 hour sessions on Thursday nights beginning on January 9th\, with a two-week break in the middle to work on your stories. \nThe dates of the four workshops are:\nJanuary 9th and 16th\, followed by February 6th and 13th. \n  \nCost: $200
URL:https://qwf.org/event/science-fiction-workshop-writing-and-creating-alternative-worlds-2/
LOCATION:Sur Place Media\, 5585 Avenue du Parc\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2V 4H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Series,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Sharing and Feedback Session
DESCRIPTION:Texting;Texto : Salon littéraire — beta reading + feedback – Hosted by Andrew Gordon Middleton \nTexting;Texto : Salon littéraire — beta reading + feedback — is an inclusive group\, welcoming writers of all literary forms to partake of a quiet evening of sharing (our new) literature\, food and opinions. \nIn our standard format\, what we call “15 minutes of Fame\,” the fame we offer is humble. Or perhaps preparatory. As Andy Warhol wrote in 1968\, “In the future\, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” \nWe offer you a moment in the limelight to present a literary work and get some feedback on it. Most often\, you are given 15 minutes to both read and receive feedback on your work. Each meeting will also allow one regular member a more figurative 15 minutes\, where they can go long. In all cases\, we ask that\, whenever possible\, participants post their work on our Google Drive ahead of time and make an effort before the meeting to read and think about the work others are presenting. \nThis is not an open mic. Although there is a place for reading in public\, we want to take it a step further and let the reader know how the public understood the work. \nAnd\, yes\, participation is welcome without presenting. Regular members are given priority over new ones so a good way to get going is to come and participate. You’ll get a chance to read before long. \nIt is a quiet space so no mic is needed. Because it is quiet\, we offer you the option to record your work and perhaps upload it to our site or our Soundcloud page. \nAt the moment\, the salons are open to all literary genres including poetry\, prose fiction and nonfiction\, play and screenplay scripts\, literary essays. In the future\, we may make specific salons for individual forms or genres. ◊ \n\nFor full event listings\, please join the Meetup group here. If you prefer\, you can also contact me directly here or sign up for our occasional newsletter here. \n\n\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \nTexting;Texto : Salon littéraire — beta reading + feedback — organisé par Andrew Gordon Middleton \nTexting;Texto : Salon littéraire — beta reading + feedback est un groupe inclusif\, accueillant des écrivains de toutes les formes littéraires pour participer à une soirée tranquille de partage de (notre nouvelle) littérature\, de nourriture et d’opinions. \nDans notre format standard\, ce que nous appelons “15 minutes of Fame”\, la renommée “fame” que nous offrons est humble. Ou\, peut-être\, préparatoire. Comme l’écrivait Andy Warhol en 1968\, “à l’avenir\, tout le monde sera célèbre pendant 15 minutes.” \nNous vous offrons un moment pour tenir la vedette pour présenter une œuvre littéraire et obtenir des commentaires. Le plus souvent\, on vous accorde 15 minutes pour lire et recevoir des commentaires sur votre travail. Chaque réunion permettra également à un membre régulier de disposer d’un temps de 15 minutes\, plus figuratif\, où il pourra s’exprimer longuement. Dans tous les cas\, nous demandons aux participants\, dans la mesure du possible\, d’afficher leur travail sur notre Google Drive à l’avance et de faire un effort avant la réunion pour lire et réfléchir au travail que les autres présentent. \nCe n’est pas un micro ouvert. Bien qu’il y ait un besoin pour la lecture devant un public\, nous voulons aller un peu plus loin et vous faire savoir comment le public a compris l’œuvre. \nEt\, oui\, la participation est la bienvenue sans présenter. Les membres réguliers ont la priorité sur les nouveaux membres ; il est donc préférable de venir et participer. Tu auras bientôt l’occasion de lire. \nC’est un endroit tranquille\, donc aucun micro n’est nécessaire. Mais parce que c’est tranquille\, nous vous offrons la possibilité d’enregistrer votre travail et peut-être de le télécharger sur notre site ou sur notre page Soundcloud. \nActuellement\, les salons sont ouverts à tous les genres littéraires\, y compris la poésie\, la fiction et la non-fiction\, les scénarios de théâtre et de cinéma\, les essais littéraires. À l’avenir\, il se peut que nous fassions des salons spécifiques pour des formes ou des genres individuels. ◊ \n\nPour obtenir la liste complète des événements\, veuillez vous joindre au groupe Meetup ici. Si vous préférez\, vous pouvez aussi me contacter directement ici ou vous inscrire à notre infolettre occasionnelle ici.  \n\n  \nOr\, on the Texting;Texto Meetup group:\nhttps://www.meetup.com/LitSalon/events/xwbpmrybcdblb/ \nOr on the Shut-up & Write Montreal — Tais-toi et écris Montréal Meetup group:\nhttps://www.meetup.com/Shut-up-Write-Montreal-Tais-toi-et-ecris-Montreal/events/kmsjnrybcdblb/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/sharing-and-feedback-session/
LOCATION:QC
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Community Events
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