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SUMMARY:Writing retreat in the spectacular Bernese Oberland\, Switzerland
DESCRIPTION:Make time and space for you and your craft in idyllic Switzerland. Enjoy writing in inspiring surroundings in the supportive company of like-minded people\, and enhance your day with a walk in nature. Your tutor will guide you through daily workshops and discussions on key elements of writing\, such as characterisation\, plot\, point of view\, sense of place and dialogue. The final session will offer a practical approach to various stages of editing. The daily schedule incorporates private writing time. You can view a sample timetable on the website.\nHosted by an author and creative-writing tutor with years of experience (teaching all age groups and levels: from secondary-school pupils to students on Creative Writing undergraduate and Masters degrees).\nAccommodation will be at a luxury apartment in a modern chalet\, in a village at approx. 1070 metres above sea-level. It’s an easy walk from the flat to the local cafes\, shop and public transport. You’ll have your own space: a double room put to single-occupancy use\, with stunning views of the mountains (including Wetterhorn\, Wellhorn\, Engelhörner and Eiger) and high in natural light.\nThe course fee is inclusive of tuition\, accommodation and meals.\nTo learn more\, see website: https://valeriavescina.com/teaching/writing-retreats/
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writing-retreat-in-the-spectacular-bernese-oberland-switzerland/
LOCATION:Hasliberg-Reuti\, Am Tychelwaegli\, Hasliberg-Reuti\, 6086\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Emerging Writers Residency: Poetry 2023
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nThis two-week writing program supports new writers in poetry at varying levels of accomplishment\, from not-yet-published writers to those with one published book. In this workshop-based residency\, you will work closely with our faculty\, Suzanne Zelazo\, Sharanpal Ruprai\, and professional guest Helen Hajnoczky\, to expand your practice and focus on improving writing skills. \nThe Emerging Writers Residency is an energizing\, transformative experience\, designed to help you take your writing to a new level. This residency is a perfect entry point into Banff Centre’s full suite of Literary Arts programs\, offering new writers the opportunity to work on a portion of a manuscript in a workshop setting directly with faculty. The program will help you build your critical vocabulary\, making you better critics of your own and others’ work. You will also learn more about the craft of writing\, and about the conventions and possibilities for innovation in poetry. \nWhat does the program offer?\nThis two-week residency provides thematic teaching from faculty members and professional guests\, Q&A sessions\, public readings\, and one-on-one workshopping. Mentors will discuss ideas\, experiences\, and obstacles that you may be encountering with your writing from across poetic genres. \nIn addition to a single room\, and a small private studio\, you will be surrounded by a community of artistic peers. The flexible program format allows you to choose the amount of support you are looking for. All program elements are optional. \nWho should apply?\nAny new writer of poetry interested in structured feedback from faculty and fellow participants will benefit from this program. The program is open to writers with no publications\, a few publications\, or even a first book. \n*Financial Aid available. \nProgram Dates: September 25 – October 06\, 2023\nApplication Deadline: June 14\, 2023\nLearn more and apply online: http://bit.ly/3ilinBK
URL:https://qwf.org/event/emerging-writers-residency-poetry-2023/
LOCATION:Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive\, Banff\, Alberta\, T1L 1H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:As Being Is: Poetry Reading on cognitive psychology and ekphrastic poetry
DESCRIPTION:Please join Poetry Matters for \n\n\n\nAs Being Is \n\n\n\na poetry reading with \n\n\n\nRobert Colman \n\n\n\nGeoffrey Cook \n\n\n\nKevin Andrew Heslop \n\n\n\nJeremy Luke Hill \n\n\n\nJim Johnstone \n\n\n\nShane Neilson \n\n\n\n—— \n\n\n\nMonday October 2 at 2pm \n\n\n\nInnovation Commons \n\n\n\nMcLennan-Redpath Humanities and Social Sciences Library\, \n\n\n\nmain floor \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlease join Poetry Matters for a reading with Canadian poets leading from neuroaesthetics. Alongside recent work\, they will share ekphrastic responses to bill bissett’s painting “as being is” guided by cognitive psychology.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/as-being-is-poetry-reading-on-cognitive-psychology-and-ekphrastic-poetry/
LOCATION:McLennan-Redpath Humanities and Social Sciences Library
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Reading
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn with QWF
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 26\, 12:00–1:15 pmOnline via ZoomTo register: RSVP below \n\n\n\nLooking to learn more about QWF\, what we do\, and how we can help you? \n\n\n\nJoin us for another Lunch & Learn with QWF on September 26. This 75-minute session will provide a deep dive into all our programs and services\, giving you a better understanding of how QWF can support you on your writing journey. \n\n\n\nRiley Palanca (Membership Services Coordinator) will be discussing QWF’s many programs and services geared toward emerging and aspiring writers\, including our mentorship program\, Shut Up & Write writing sessions\, and writing workshops. \n\n\n\nLori Schubert (Executive Director) will be explaining QWF programs and services for more established writers\, including the Writers in the Community program\, the Hire a Writer Directory\, and the QWF Awards. \n\n\n\nJohn Wickham (Communications Officer) will provide a brief walkthrough of the website\, highlighting sections and resources that are particularly useful to QWF members.As part of our efforts to welcome new members\, we plan to hold a Lunch & Learn with QWF approximately every three months. The last one was held in May 2023. \n\n\n\nTo register\, RSVP below. The Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days before the event. \n\n\n\nNote: If you attended the last Lunch & Learn with QWF in May\, you may not want to attend this one\, as we will be going over the same information.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lunch-learn-with-qwf-sept-2023/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,QWF Events
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SUMMARY:Responding with Poetry: An Interactive Talk with Patrick James Errington
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 29\, 3:00-4:30 pmArts Building (McCall MacBain) 160McGill University\, Montreal\n\n\n\nPlease join Poetry Matters for Responding with Poetry with Dr. Patrick Errington (University of Edinburgh).Poet and researcher Patrick Errington will give an in-person talk leading from his current research on the neuroscience of the aesthetic experience of poetry. \n\n\n\nA portion of the talk will involve an interactive workshop on what Errington theorizes as the process of “responding with” a poem. \n\n\n\nPlease register at “Contact Us” at https://www.mcgill.ca/poetrymatters/ \n\n\n\nErrington will also give a poetry reading that evening\, Friday\, September 29\, 7:30\, at The Yellow Door\, 3625 rue Aylmer\, with poets Susan Elmslie and Patrick O’Reilly.  \n\n\n\nPatrick James Errington is a poet\, translator\, critic\, editor\, and academic from the prairies of Alberta\, Canada. He is author of two chapbooks\, Glean (ignitionpress\, 2018)\, and Field Studies (Clutag\, 2019)\, and his full-length collection\, the swailing\, has just appeared through McGill Queen’s University Press (2023). Errington is recipient of awards from\, among others\, the London Magazine Poetry Competition\, the Flambard International Prize\, the McLellan Poetry Prize\, the Plough Prize\, the 2020 Callan Gordon/Scottish New Writers Award\, and the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award from the Writer’s Trust of Canada. He holds an MFA from Columbia University a PhD in poetic theory and enactive hermeneutics from the University of St. Andrews. He is currently a Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/responding-with-poetry-an-interactive-talk-with-patrick-james-errington/
LOCATION:Arts Building\, McGill University
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Poetic Attention
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 29\, 7:30 pmThe Yellow Door3625 Aylmer St\, Montreal \n\n\n\nJoin Poetry Matters for a reading with poets Susan Elmslie\, Patrick Errington\, and Patrick O’Reilly \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSusan Elmslie lives in Montreal/Tiohtià:ke. She is author of Museum of Kindness (Brick\, 2017); I\, Nadja\, and Other Poems (Brick\, 2006)\, which won the A.M. Klein Poetry Prize and was shortlisted for the McAuslan First Book Prize\, the Pat Lowther Award\, and a ReLit Award; and the prize-winning chapbook When Your Body Takes to Trembling (Cranberry Tree\, 1996). She holds a PhD in English (specialization: Canadian literature) from McGill. She was a Hawthornden Poetry Fellow in 2002. \n\n\n\nPatrick James Errington is author of two chapbooks\, Glean (ignitionpress\, 2018) and Field Studies (Clutag 2019)\, and his debut full-length collection\, the swailing (MQUP 2023). Errington is recipient of awards from the National Poetry Competition and The London Magazine Poetry Competition\, as well as many others. He holds an MFA from Columbia University (2015)\, a PhD in poetic theory and enactive hermeneutics from the University of St Andrews (2018)\, He is a Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. \n\n\n\nPatrick O’Reilly is an archivist and writer from Renews\, NL\, now living in Montréal/Tiohtià:ke. His first chapbook\, A Collapsible Newfoundland\, was published by Frog Hollow Press in 2020. Recent work has appeared in\, or is forthcoming\, in Yolk\, ionosphere\, and Black Sails\, vol.1. His poem “Mint Julep in a Highball Glass” has been nominated for 2023’s Best of the Net anthology. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited. Please register through Contact Us on the Poetry Matters website.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/poetic-attention/
LOCATION:Yellow Door\, 3625 rue Aylmer\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Reading
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 30\, 10:00 am–12:30 pm Online via Zoom—RSVP below to receive the Zoom link \n\n\n\nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\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. \n\n\n\nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member.  \n\n\n\nThe Zoom link will be sent out a day or two before the session. \n\n\n\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n10:00–10:25: Writing 110:25–10:30: Break10:30–10:55: Writing 210:55–11:00: Break11:00–11:25: Writing 311:25–11:30: Break11:30–11:55: Writing 411:55–12:00: Break12:00–12:25: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo receive the Zoom link\, RSVP below. \n\n\n\nNote: RSVPs will close 24 hours before the event starts. If there is no option to RSVP\, RSVPs are closed.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-35/
LOCATION:Quebec
CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write!
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Poetry & Reflection
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 30\, 6 pmAtwater Library Auditorium\n\n\n\nWitness the diversity of poetry at the NexGen MultiArts Festival: An Evening of Poetry & Reflections. Centred around the theme ‘Prejudice: Defying Expectations’ the event offers a unique multilingual\, multicultural\, multi-generational platform for poets and poetry enthusiasts to appreciate the art of poetry. \n\n\n\nWhile shining a spotlight on emerging talents scouted from across Canada\, the festival includes multilingual readings by both established and emerging poets and a panel discussion. Free event.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Poets\n\n\n\nAryan Aggarwal has always been captivated by the romanticism of poetry that reflects the beautiful synergy of Hindi-Urdu literature. His roots are deeply immersed in Bollywood’s sentimentality. Initially expressing his thoughts in prose\, he eventually transitioned to writing Shayari. \n\n\n\nYoutuber Johny Hans is a Punjabi hip hop rapper\, spoken word artist\, song writer and MC. He creates spoken word videos based on his own poetry. His passion is to express his emotions through words. He believes that language is a facilitator and not a barrier. \n\n\n\nBorn in Haiti\, Claudel Jean-Mary moved to Montreal in 1986. He is a faculty member at the Children’s World Academy. In 2004\, he co-founded a cultural organization now known as Les Productions Chemins Artistiques. He is also a cultural chronicler at Radio CPAM\, and co-author of Blues à deux voies\, a collection of short stories and poems.  \n\n\n\nAbhishek Koyalkar is an IT professional who is passionate about making the world a better place. He recently started a podcast named Perceptional Imprints and aims to spread the ideology of having uncomfortable conversations comfortably. He is exploring different realms of music and finds peace in simple things.   \n\n\n\nAvleen K. Mokha\, also known as Mirabel\, was the 2019 winner of McGill’s Peterson Memorial Prize for Creative Writing. Her debut poetry chapbook\, Dream Fragments\, was published in 2020. Mirabel’s poems have appeared in carte blanche\, Yolk Literary\, Dream Pop\, Glass: A Journal of Poetry among others. Her first full-length collection\, The Vanishing Act (& The Miracle After)\, was published in June 2023.  \n\n\n\nYusuf Saadi’s first poetry collection Pluviophile was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2020. Saadi won the Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Award for Poetry in 2016. He is also an editor for The Ex-Puritan and was an editor for Watch Your Head\, a climate change anthology. \n\n\n\nManikya Singh has been pursuing his professional interest in cyber security. Music has been his ultimate refuge. Rooted in profound values of Sikhism\, singing\, songwriting\, and strumming melodies have been his fervent passions.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/an-evening-of-poetry-reflection/
LOCATION:Atwater Library Auditorium\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, 2nd floor\, Westmount\, QC
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Festival,Performance,Reading
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