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SUMMARY:2025 Ireland Writing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:May 18-27\, 2025 join a small group (12 maximum) of writers focused on making a connection with Land. This retreat\, in Rural Ireland (Doolin\, County Clare) is at a UNESCO geopark and a town that has created a cooperative to promote ecotourism that contributes to their way of life rather than destroys it. Retreat is 10 days with 4 writing workshops with Irish writers\, 2 meals/day included (with 1 left out so you can explore the village’s farm-to-table and sea-to-table offerings)\, and more. Please see: https://www.nature-culture.net/ireland-retreat-2025preview (note prices of $1500-$2500 are in USD). Co-led by QWF member Lis McLoughlin\, and Irish Rural Writing Collective founder and director Ryan Dennis.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2025-ireland-writing-retreat/
LOCATION:Doolin\, Ireland\, Doolin\, County Clare\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Dreamwork Salon (Online)
DESCRIPTION:This experiential workshop offers an introduction to the practice of group dreamwork. It’s for anyone who’s interested in their dreams\, and open to new ways of working with them in a group context  —no particular experience required. Centring creativity and collaboration\, I’ll present a number of ways to work with dreams\, inspired by Montague Ullman’s “dream appreciation\,” Jungian dreamwork\, and more. Together\, we’ll apply these techniques to the dreams that group members bring; registration is capped at six so that everyone who wants to share will have a turn. Sign up\, and learn about other group dreamwork offerings\, at bit.ly/dreamsalon or write to Heather White at groupdreamwork@gmail.com.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/dreamwork-salon-online/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Workshops
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SUMMARY:World Premiere of Michaela Di Cesare's play Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty)
DESCRIPTION:150 years (give or take) after the “unification” of Italy\, a forgotten player finds herself trapped in limbo with her sworn enemy. Dirty Mickey\, hailing from the dark Southern underbelly of an otherwise glorious country\, was a soldier in the resistance. Joe was the golden boy of the Risorgimento (literally\, resurrection)\,  forever remembered as a political hero. What will happen when Mickey\, an outlaw who was silenced\, murdered and erased for his benefit\, comes after his legacy today?  This contemporary spaghetti western challenges our collective memory\, or collective amnesia.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/world-premiere-of-michaela-di-cesares-play-mickey-joe-good-bad-ugly-dirty/2025-05-25/
LOCATION:Mirella & Lino Saputo Theatre\, 8370 boul lacordaire\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2K 4K2\, 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-2/2025-05-28/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Quist Issue 2 Launch
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 29\, 2025\, 7:00 pm ETLibrairie Pulp Books & Café\n\n\n\nJoin us May 29th at 7pm for an evening of art\, poetry and prose as we launch Quist Issue 2 at Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe!Our event will host readings by our wonderful contributors as well as a display of our amazing art featured in this issue!Our Issue 2 Launch Readers \n\n\n\n\nAdrien Thibault\n\n\n\nAisha Nyerere\n\n\n\nAlyssa Grace\n\n\n\nhudaoun\n\n\n\nJessy Lafrenière\n\n\n\nJibreel Khan\n\n\n\nLaura Verardo\n\n\n\nLynne Zreik\n\n\n\nOlivia Tan\n\n\n\n\nThis is a free\, all ages event—everyone is welcome to join! We can’t wait to see you there!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/quist-issue-2-launch/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H4G1V3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 30\, 2025\, 12:30 pm–3:00 pmFree\, In PersonQWF Office (Room 3\, 1200 Atwater Ave.\, Westmount)\n\n\n\nRegister for the session by filling out the RSVP form below. \n\n\n\nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in-person Shut Up & Write session at the QWF office! \n\n\n\nDo all that writing you’ve been meaning to do\, and meet a few of your fellow QWF members. 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\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n12:30–12:55: Writing 112:55–1:00: Break1:00–1:25: Writing 21:25–1:30: Break1:30–1:55: Writing 31:55–2:00: Break2:00–2:25: Writing 42:25–2:30: Break2:30–2:55: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo register\, RSVP below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting to the QWF Office\n\n\n\nOur office is located on the top floor of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre\, in Room 3. \n\n\n\nAddress: 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3Westmount\, QC H3Z 1X4 \n\n\n\nClosest Metro: Atwater Station \n\n\n\nClosest Bus lines: 24\, 63\, 90\, 104\, 138\, 144\, 150 \n\n\n\nAccessibility:\n\n\n\nThe QWF Office is fully accessible by wheelchair from the side entrance on Tupper Street. Once inside\, there is an elevator to the second floor\, where the QWF office is. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the office location and accessibility. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you registered and can no longer attend\, please email john@qwf.org to notify us.
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LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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