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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Voice Lessons by Eve Krakow
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 22\, 2024\, 3-5 pmCafé Le Cheval (5320 Queen Mary Road\, Montreal)\n\n\n\nEve Krakow will be launching her book Voice Lessons\, A Memoir in Essays (Guernica Editions) on Sunday\, September 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Café Le Cheval\, 5320 Queen Mary Road. Moderated by Julie Matlin. Snacks and coffee will be available for purchase. All welcome! \n\n\n\nVoice Lessons is a collection of personal essays about an introvert’s struggle to find her voice—as a singer\, a writer\, a mother\, and a human being. Using traditional narrative and hybrid forms\, Eve Krakow explores the early loss of her mother\, her innermost anxieties as a young adult\, the building of family\, the push and pull of heritage and tradition\, and more. Juxtaposing shyness in life with boldness on stage\, these stories expose the deep-seated need for human connection and belonging. \n\n\n\nEve Krakow is a Montreal writer\, translator\, singer and mom. Her stories have appeared in Grain Magazine\, JMWW\, Maisonneuve\, and Shy: An Anthology. Through her writing\, she seeks to reach others by giving form to that quiet yet insistent inner voice. You can discover more about her work at evekrakow.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-voice-lessons-by-eve-krakow/
LOCATION:Café Le Cheval\, 5320 Queen Mary Road\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Info Session with UNEQ: On the Loi sur le statut de l'artiste
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, September 23\, 2024\, 7:00 pm ETOnline via Zoom (register for Zoom link)\n\n\n\nIn partnership with QWF\, the Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois (UNEQ) will be leading a virtual information session in English for writers to learn more about the Loi sur le statut de l’artiste\, which governs professional working conditions for writers and other literary artists. The session will be led by Geneviève Lauzon\, General-Director of UNEQ\, and Pierre-Yves Villeneuve\, President of UNEQ. Julie Barlow\, former president of QWF\, will moderate the session. There will be time for questions from the audience. \n\n\n\nFree and open to all \n\n\n\nAbout the Loi sur le statut de l’artiste\n\n\n\nAdopted in June 2022\, the Loi sur le statut de l’artiste is intended to bring together the provisions governing the professional status of artists working in visual arts\, film\, recording arts\, arts and crafts\, performing arts\, and literature. As such\, it allows UNEQ to negotiate collective agreements that set minimum working conditions for writers and literary artists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP for ZOOm Link
URL:https://qwf.org/event/info-session-with-uneq-on-the-loi-sur-le-statut-de-lartiste/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Networking,QWF Events
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SUMMARY:Alice Zorn launches Colours in Her Hands
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 24\, 2024\, 7:00 pm ETLibrairie Pulp Books\, Montreal\n\n\n\nBook Launch! Local author Alice Zorn in conversation with Elise Moser for the launch of Alice’s new novel\, Colours in Her Hands. September 24th\, 7PM. Please RSVP to secure your spot. \n\n\n\nAbout Colours in Her Hands: \n\n\n\nWhat is intellectual disability? Ask Bruno\, who is at his wits’ end trying to predict what his sister\, Mina\, will do next. Ask Iris\, who is entranced by the wildly inventive embroidery Mina creates. Ask Gabriela\, who loves Mina and disagrees when Bruno uses Mina’s constant demands as an excuse not to have a child. Meet Mina in her overstuffed Montreal apartment\, surrounded by her treasures. She knows she is the best paper sorter at the recycling plant where she works. She is proud to be diabetic but equally happy to cheat on her diet. The colours she stitches hum with life. Colours in Her Hands is a nuanced and thought-provoking novel about family\, about art\, about questioning the way the world treats those who are different. With an unforgettable voice\, Mina navigates the labyrinth that society sets for her with dignity\, inventiveness\, and aplomb.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/alice-zorn-launches-colours-in-her-hands/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 28\, 10:00 am–12:30 pmOnline 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-minute breaks 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. You will receive the Zoom link a few days before the session. \n\n\n\nNote: RSVPs for virtual Shut Up & Write! sessions close 24 hours before the session. If there is no option to RSVP\, RSVPs are closed.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-virtual-20/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write!
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SUMMARY:NexGen MultiArts Festival Presents: An Evening of Poetry & Reflection
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 28\, 6:00-9:00 pm ET\n\n\n\n“An Evening of Poetry & Reflections” will feature six young upcoming poets who will be reciting in Urdu\, French\, Punjabi\, Hindi\, Arabic\, and English. The session will also include an engaging discussion “Humming Between Homes – A Poetic Conversation.” Some members of the Kabir Centre Poetry Club will also be reciting poetry. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the NexGen MultiArts Festival of Kabir Cultural Centre.  As in the previous years\, the festival is designed to encourage young poets and will witness diversity of poetry. The festival offers a unique multilingual\, multicultural\, multi-generational platform for poets and poetry enthusiasts to appreciate the art of poetry. While shining a spotlight on young talent\, the festival includes multilingual readings by both established and emerging poets and a poetic conversation. \n\n\n\nSamosas will be arranged for those who RSVP early at info@centrekabir.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/nexgen-multiarts-festival-presents-an-evening-of-poetry-reflection/
LOCATION:Espace Custeau\, Le Gesù\, 1200 Bleury Street\, Montreal
CATEGORIES:Festival,Reading
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