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SUMMARY:Subverting the Canon: Writing Plays As Though Race\, Class\, Gender and Sexual Orientation Mattered
DESCRIPTION:With Corrina Hodgson\n\n\n\nSubverting the Canon: Writing Plays as if Race\, Class\, Gender and Sexual Orientation Mattered is an innovative workshop designed to challenge conventional storytelling and enable playwrights to craft narratives that reflect the diversity of human experience. Focusing on perspectives historically marginalized in traditional theatre\, participants will explore how inclusivity and authenticity can enhance the impact of their work.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is essential to fostering a vibrant artistic community. At a time when audiences demand stories that resonate with the complexities of contemporary life\, it’s essential that playwrights are able to address themes of identity and social justice. By offering writers a space where they can hone their craft while exploring these crucial issues\, the workshop cultivates voices capable of engaging\, educating and inspiring.  \n\n\n\nIn this workshop\, participants will learn theory in the first two sessions with the trainer\, receive a writing assignment to complete during the week\, then return to theory and practice in week 2. \n\n\n\nDates: May 3\, 4 + 10\, 11 2025Location: In person location TBD & Over Zoom upon requestTime(s): 12-4 PMRegistration Fee: $45Number of Participants: 8
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SUMMARY:Novel Essentials: The Art & Craft of Long-Form Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Have you had an itch to write a novel\, but haven’t known how to tackle such a large project? Now is the perfect time to dust off your ideas! This workshop is a boot camp for budding writers eager to turn their novelistic dream into a reality. From iron-clad structures and story tropes to the ins-and-outs of how character motivation pushes a great plot\, this 10-week intensive workshop will impart professional tips and tricks-of-the-trade essential to bringing long-form fiction to life. \n\n\n\nThe workshop will focus on practical knowledge not covered in a typical writing workshop: initial idea development; a deep dive on novelistic structure; how to build the perfect plot; character development and motivation; scene development; and how to handle secondary and tertiary characters\, to name a few. Each week\, you will learn one or more essential techniques and/or theories\, as well as participate in short\, practical exercises that will help you build your novel. As you master the elements\, you will have opportunities to develop and workshop your original novel concepts. \n\n\n\nWhile an emphasis will be placed on long-form writing\, all writers looking to master essential elements of fiction writing are encouraged to attend. You do not require prior workshop experience or an idea for a novel to take this workshop. Participants interested in developing fiction of all kinds are more than welcome! \n\n\n\nL. E. Sterling (Erin Vollick\, also published under L. E. Vollick) is the author of numerous novels spanning contemporary\, Young Adult\, fantasy\, science-fiction\, dystopian and romance genres. Her hit series\, the True Born Trilogy\, was optioned for television\, and True Born\, the first novel in the trilogy\, was recognized internationally with the 2017 Athena Award® in Young Adult literature. With a B.A. and M.A. in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in Literature\, Sterling taught creative writing and literature for many years. She has appeared at BookCon NYC\, the LA Times Festival of Books\, and Ad Astra.  
URL:https://qwf.org/event/novel-essentials-the-art-craft-of-long-form-fiction/2025-05-05/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Craft Meets Magic: The Alchemy of Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Is there an art form more maddening than the short story? Demanding the complexity of a novel\, the lyricism of a poem\, and the economy of a joke\, the work is tedious and the rewards  (for most of us) are slim. Still\, for us cursed few\, the short story is an addictive nut to crack. After all\, there’s little more thrilling than the prose of a writer who can do more with a handful of pages than most can do with 300. The complexity of a novel! The lyricism of a poem! The economy of a joke! \n\n\n\nJoin us\, if you dare\, for an 8-week workshop where participants will share and critique each other’s work with an eye towards craft. Specifically\, we will ask ourselves questions like\, “What are characters made of?” “How is a plot built?” “Do I really need to describe everything?” \n\n\n\nEqually important to studying these questions will be putting them aside\, as we celebrate and cultivate the magic that makes art artin the first place–that intangible whatever that defines our passion for fiction. After all\, what else do we have to keep us warm as we trudge through draft to draft? \n\n\n\nAs time allows\, we’ll also read stories by published authors like ZZ Packer\, Donald Barthelme\, Jhumpa Lahiri\, Joy Williams\, and George Saunders. Participants will be asked to read and prepare responses to a short story (distributed from me by email) prior to our first meeting. \n\n\n\nFrankie Barnet is the author of Mood Swings (McClelland & Stewart)\, which was a finalist for the Grand prix du livre de Montréal; Kim: A Novel Idea (Metatron); and An Indoor Kind of Girl (Metatron). Her work has appeared in places such as PRISM International\, EVENT\, Joyland\, The Erotic Review\, and Biblioasis’ Best Canadian Short Stories Anthology. She has an MFA from Syracuse University and lives in Montreal.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/craft-meets-magic-the-alchemy-of-short-fiction/2025-05-05/
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SUMMARY:Writers Out Loud: A Night of Trans Joy
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 6\, 2025\, 7:00-8:30 pm ETPulp Books & Cafe (3952 Wellington Ave\, Verdun)RSVP on Facebook\n\n\n\nThe Quebec Writers’ Federation invites you to Writers Out Loud: A Night of Trans Joy—an evening of literary conversation and community celebration.  \n\n\n\nJoin us as we hear from four exciting and talented Quebec writers. Author and moderator Chris Bergeron will sit down with writers Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay\, Blxck Cxsper\, and Lenore Claire Herrem to discuss their work\, their experiences of trans joy\, and how those experiences colour their writing. A Q&A with the audience will follow the panel discussion.  \n\n\n\n\nRSVP on Facebook\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Geneviève Charbonneau\n\n\n\nChris Bergeron is diverse and fluid: after beginning a career in journalism and eventually winding up at the helm of the weekly cultural magazine Voir\, she now dedicates her artistic vitality to Cossette\, a leading global marketing agency. She offers speaking engagements on leadership\, diversity\, inclusion\, and trans rights. Chris lives in Montreal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Julie Langenegger\n\n\n\nGabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay lives in Montreal (Tiohtià:ke) and is a writer\, poet\, actress\, and advocate for trans rights. She published a poetry collection\, Les secrets de l’origami and has written for several magazines and publications\, including Lettres Québécoises\, Estuaire\, XYZ\, Moebius and Le Devoir as a columnist. Her children’s book La voix de la nature was nominated for the Prix du Livre Jeunesse des Bibliothèques de Montréal. Her first novel\, La fille d’elle-même\, won the Prix des Libraires du Québec 2022 and is distributed in Europe with JC Lattès and in English as Dandelion Daughter with Véhicule Press. The translation was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award ’24. This year\, the book will be translated into Spanish. She is currently working on the sequel to the novel. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlxck Cxsper is a multidisciplinary artist\, storyteller\, and cultural disruptor based in Montréal. Known for their genre-bending music that blends hip-hop\, R&B\, and Afro-Caribbean influences\, Cxsper uses sound as a tool for emotional transformation and political resistance. They are the founder of Trans Trenderz\, a record label dedicated to uplifting transgender musicians and building equity in the music industry. Blxck Cxsper is also a writer\, actor\, and director and is currently working on a novel that expands the fictional universe of Blxck Cxsper—a former superhero turned vigilante fighting against institutional corruption to protect the marginalized.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLenore Claire Herrem is a transdisciplinary artist from Saskatoon and has been working in Tio’Tia:Ke (Montréal) since 2013. Formally trained in theatre performance\, she also works in studio arts\, animation\, digital art\, video art\, and performance art. She works under the character name Sandy Bridges for cabaret and web series\, and Precious Puppies is the name of her humble animation & merchandising empire. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP on Facebook
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-out-loud-a-night-of-trans-joy/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 10\, 2025\, 10:00 am–12:30 pm ETOnline 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 begins. If there is no option to RSVP\, RSVPs are closed.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-virtual-34/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
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