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SUMMARY:The Lighter Side of Memoir Writing
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/the-lighter-side-of-memoir-writing/2021-05-09/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210510T080000
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SUMMARY:Parliament of Owls
DESCRIPTION:Online research residency for writers and artists to learn about birds in a small group. We will meet ornithologists and birders from around the world.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/parliament-of-owls/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T103000
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SUMMARY:Elixir of Life: A Free Verse Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Emotions are like water\, they can be a stream or a tsunami. This workshop will examine what it means to flow around obstacles. How do we truly examine and express our emotions and their root causes in a way that brings balance to our mental health? How do we do this through a poetry-writing and editing process that is healing? Participants should be prepared to contemplate\, experiment\, question\, write fresh autobiographical work\, give and receive feedback\, co-create safe space and predict the future of humankind. Presented by the Atwater Writers Exhibition. \nWorkshop will be held on ZOOM. Space is limited. Register: awe@atwaterlibrary.ca. \nWorkshop leader Tawhida Tanya Evanson is an Antiguan-Québécoise poet\, author and artist. Her poetry collections are Bothism (Ekstasis 2017) and Nouveau Griot (Frontenac 2018); her novel\, Book of Wings\, is from Véhicule Press. With a 25-year practice in spoken word\, she has performed abroad and released studio albums and videopoems. In 2013\, she was Poet of Honour at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word\, receiving the Golden Beret Award. She is program director of The Banff Centre Spoken Word Residency\, sits on the QWF board of directors and produces interarts events. She moonlights as a whirling dervish.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/elixir-of-life-a-free-verse-poetry-workshop/2021-05-11/
LOCATION:Zoom\, https://bit.ly/35akIGi
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T200000
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SUMMARY:Media Relations 101 for the Arts – The Basics in a Six-Hour Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop details TBA!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/media-relations-101-for-the-arts-the-basics-in-a-six-hour-workshop/2021-05-11/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:QWF Workshops,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T213000
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SUMMARY:Graphic Novel Book Club : Shadow Life
DESCRIPTION:VIRTUAL BOOKCLUB – VIA ZOOM\nMeeting ID: 851 9582 0739\nPasscode: 549434 \nJoin our Graphic Novel Book Club as we meet online every month to discuss contemporary Graphic Novels!\nAt our next meeting\, Tuesday\, May 11th\, at 8 PM ET\, we’ll discuss Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu. \nWhere and How Can I purchase the book?\nFind the book here: https://bit.ly/3g1gIhb \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/////////////////////////////////////////// \nSHADOW LIFE\nWhen Kumiko’s well-meaning adult daughters place her in an assisted living home\, the seventy-six-year-old widow gives it a try\, but it’s not where she wants to be. She goes on the lam and finds a cozy bachelor apartment\, keeping the location secret even while communicating online with her eldest daughter. Kumiko revels in the small\, daily pleasures: decorating as she pleases\, eating what she wants\, and swimming in the community pool. But something has followed her from her former residence—Death’s shadow. \nKumiko’s sweet life is shattered when Death’s shadow swoops in to collect her. With her quick mind and sense of humor\, Kumiko\, with the help of friends new and old\, is prepared for the fight of her life. But how long can an old woman thwart fate?
URL:https://qwf.org/event/graphic-novel-book-club-shadow-life/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T160000
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-12/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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SUMMARY:Popular Writing for Academics with Colleen Kimmett
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for scientists\, researchers\, and those who want to bring their specialized knowledge and expertise to a wider audience. Over four weeks\, you’ll learn about key differences in academic and popular writing\, tools for narrowing down and shaping ideas\, practical writing techniques\, and where and how to pitch non-academic writing. Participants have the option of joining an additional six-week intensive workshop focused on developing a specific piece from beginning to end. \nWorkshop sessions are online through Zoom videoconference. \nSchedule: Thursdays\, April 22\, 29\, May 6\, 13 from 4 pm – 5:30 pm
URL:https://qwf.org/event/popular-writing-for-academics-with-colleen-kimmett/2021-05-13/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-13/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Cora Siré\, "Not in Vain You've Sent Me Light"
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, May 13th at 7 pm\, Argo Bookshop will be hosting the virtual launch of a new poetry collection by Cora Siré with readings and a conversation with Montréal poet\, Deanna Radford. The event is free\, open to all\, and will be captioned. RSVP required.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-cora-sire-not-in-vain-youve-sent-me-light/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T210000
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SUMMARY:Publishing in Canada: A Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join us 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆\, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 for a Panel Discussion.\n\n𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀:\nGail 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁\nrob 𝗺𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗻\nDane 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻\nHazel 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿\nJay 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿\nAshley 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮\nCatherine 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿-𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲\n𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆:\nJay 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲\nPanel hosted by 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺/𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 (𝗩𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗟)\n\n𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁\, the panelists will discuss the topics listed below\, followed by a 𝟯𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗤&𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 where attendees can enter into the conversation with their questions.\n\n𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀:\n“𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲” will touch on what editors are looking for when they’re reading submissions\, as well as the practical side of literary submissions. Some questions we’ll ask are: What do you look for when you dive into your Submittable accounts and inboxes? What’s the difference between a poem that’s going to appear online\, in print\, or part of a live performance? What does it feel like when you come across a poem you can’t wait to publish?\n\n“𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲” will look at current practices in place for diversifying Canadian publishing\, as well as ideas for creating more representation of marginalized writers\, without tokenizing or checking boxes. Some questions we’ll ask are: What does diversity in publishing look like to you? What changes would you like to see in Canadian publishing? Is a diverse literary landscape a goal\, a process\, or something else entirely?\n\n“𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿” will discuss what role editors play in bridging the gaps between language communities in Canada. Some questions we’ll ask are: How does Canada’s multilingual character influence your editorial practices? What are the barriers to cooperation between language communities? What role has translation played in your experiences as editors?\n\n𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:\nhttps://youtu.be/4PUeU_AKUqA\n*\n\n\n𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗥-𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗘 is the newly appointed artistic director of le Festival de la poésie de Montréal. She is also a poet\, events coordinator at Poetry In Voice/Les Voix de la poésie\, founder of the Dans ta tête festival and an independent curator. Cormier-Larose has published in several magazines\, fanzines and collectives and her collection 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘦 has just been published by Fond’tonne\, as well as 𝘭’𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘦́𝘴𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘶 𝘘𝘶𝘦́𝘣𝘦𝘤 2000 | 2020 with Vanessa Bell. Her first full-length collection\, 𝘓’𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯 𝘳𝘦́𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 (Del Busso\, 2017)\, will soon be translated into English. She has performed and hosted on various stages throughout Quebec and abroad.\n\n𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 writes about cities. Her first novel 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦 appeared in a new edition in fall of 2019\, with an introduction by Eileen Myles. She has also written 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺\, a ghost story set in a Montréal triplex\, which was a 2011 finalist for Le Grand Prix du Livre de la Ville de Montréal. Other novels include 𝘔𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴\, about a sad diarist in conversation with Gertrude Stein and Walter Benjamin in late 20th century Paris\, 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴\, and 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦. Spare Parts Plus 2 is a collection of stories and manifestoes. Her essays are collected in 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 and 𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦́𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦\, 𝘶𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦\, translated as 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺 from Belladonna Press). Scott’s translation of Michael Delisle’s 𝘓𝘦 𝘋𝘦́𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘪 𝘥𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘵 was shortlisted for the Governor General’s award in 2001. Scott co-founded the critical French-language journal 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘦\, 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘢\, and is co-editor of the 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺: 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳: 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦. Her new collection of essays 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 is published by Book*hug. She is working on a new book of fiction. She lives in Montréal.\n\n𝗿𝗼𝗯 𝗺𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗻 currently lives in Ottawa and is the author of more than thirty trade books of poetry\, fiction and non-fiction. He won the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2010\, the Council for the Arts in Ottawa Mid-Career Award in 2014\, and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2012 and 2017. In March\, 2016\, he was inducted into the VERSe Ottawa Hall of Honour. His most recent poetry titles include 𝘈 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘵\, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘺 and 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦\, with another poetry title\, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳\, forthcoming from University of Calgary Press. An editor and publisher\, he runs above/ground press\, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 and 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘺. He is editor of 𝘮𝘺 (𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴) 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺\, and an editor/managing editor of 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. In spring 2020\, he won ‘best pandemic beard’ from Coach House Books via Twitter\, of which he is extremely proud. He spent the 2007-8 academic year in Edmonton as writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta\, and regularly posts reviews\, essays\, interviews and other notices at his blog\, robmclennan.blogspot.com.\n\nToronto-based\, Bermuda-born author and editor 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻 has written three poetry collections\, a book of short stories\, and a novella. His second poetry collection\, 𝘈 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘴 𝘓𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘺\, was a finalist for the 2017 Trillium Book Award for Poetry. He is also the editor of the critically praised 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.\n\n𝗛𝗔𝗭𝗘𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥 is the Co-Publisher at Book*hug Press\, an independent literary press based in Toronto. She is the past Chair of the Board of the Literary Press Group of Canada and sits on several other publishing advisory boards and committees. Hazel lives in Toronto with her husband\, Jay MillaR\, aka\, the other half of Book*hug Press\, their two sons\, and a cool calico cat named Tess.\n\n𝗝𝗔𝗬 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥 is the Co-publisher at Book*hug Press\, an award-winning independent literary publishing house. Jay has also been involved in the Canadian literary community for more than 25 years as a writer; his newest collection of poetry is 𝘐 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶: 𝘕𝘦𝘸 & 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴. He lives and works in Toronto with his wife Hazel\, who is the other half of Book*hug Press\, their two sons\, and a cool calico cat named Tess.\n\n𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮 is a Canadian-Mexican poet and publisher. She is the founder and managing editor of Metatron Press and she is the author of the poetry collections 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 and 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦\, a screenwriter of experimental video games 𝘖𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮\, 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵\, and Museum of Symmetry. Recently\, she was anthologized as one of the most influential female poets in Quebec over the past 20 years in 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘦́𝘴𝘪𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘶 𝘘𝘶𝘦́𝘣𝘦𝘤. A Spanish translation of her poetry—𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘴\, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘴\, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴—will be published by Socios Fundadores (Argentina) in 2021. She is currently working on her next collection of poetry\, 𝘉𝘰𝘤𝘢\, with award-winning poet Roo Borson. Her poetry has been translated\, anthologized and published in Canada\, the United States\, Mexico\, Argentina\, Peru\, Spain\, Romania and Germany.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/publishing-in-canada-a-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-14/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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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. \nPlease note 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-2/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Community Events,QWF Events,Shut Up & Write!
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SUMMARY:VIOLETTE
DESCRIPTION:May 12 to 30\, 2021 – VIOLETTE – Theatre and Virtual Reality.\nViolette welcomes you into her world. She lets you enter the privacy of her room\, and then of her imagination. Only you. Step into her place as into the home of a friend; put on your VR headset; see a universe of snow and forest materialize in front of your eyes; become the sole witness to Violette’s untold story\, both magical and tragic. \nCreated and produced by JOE JACK & JOHN\, with Stephanie Boghen and Tamara Brown.\nSince its inception 17 years ago\, JOE JACK & JOHN’s goal has been to bring forward marginalised voices (collaborating with actors living with intellectual disability) and to make audiences reflect on current issues.\nVIOLETTE breaks down barriers while addressing a reality experienced by too many intellectually disabled women. During their lifetime\, between 70 % and 90% are victims of sexual abuse.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/violette/2021-05-15/
LOCATION:Espace Libre\, 1945 Fullum\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 3N3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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