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SUMMARY:Dreamwork Salon (In Person)
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-in-person/
LOCATION:Surya Montreal\, 903 Rue Saint-Zotique Est\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Workshops
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SUMMARY:2025 QWF Mentorship Reading
DESCRIPTION:June 1\, 2025\, 2:00–4:00 pm ETCentre Sanaaq (1200 Rue du Sussex\, Montreal)Free\, RSVP Required (SOLD OUT)\n\n\n\n\nRSVP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the 2025 QWF Mentorship Reading! \n\n\n\nFor four months\, eight emerging writers and one emerging translator have worked to hone their craft through the QWF Mentorship Program. Each has received one-on-one guidance from a professional mentor to help them transition to the next stage of their careers. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading where each mentee will present an excerpt from their work in progress. \n\n\n\nThis year will feature our first-ever Youth Mentorship pair\, a pilot project organized through our Writers in the Community program. With nine readers\, it will be our largest mentorship reading yet. Don’t miss it! \n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\nCameryn Cappellazzo\, mentored by D. W. Wilson in Fiction\n\n\n\nKat Mulligan\, mentored by April Ford in Fiction\n\n\n\nTamsyn Farr\, mentored by D. M. Bradford in Poetry\n\n\n\nJade Palmer\, mentored by stephanie roberts in Poetry\n\n\n\nShelly Bahng\, mentored by Gerald Wexler in Screenwriting\n\n\n\nRay Resvick\, mentored by Jacob Potashnik in Screenwriting\n\n\n\nChristopher Beaunoyer\, mentored by Luba Markovskaia in Literary Translation (Jean Antonin Billard LTAC/QWF Mentorship)\n\n\n\nAfreina Noor\, mentored by Kama La Mackerel in Spoken Word (Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship)\n\n\n\nThaia:iake Lazare\, mentored by L.E. Sterling (Inaugural QWF Youth Mentorship)\n\n\n\n\nRSVPs are required due to limited space.Everyone who RSVPs will be put on the event guest list. If there are extra seats available the day of the event\, people who have not RSVPed will be admitted at the door on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\n\n\nAccessibility: The Centre Sanaaq is a universally accessible public building. Room 3 is on the second floor\, accessible by stairs or elevator. People using adapted transport can ask to be dropped off at the paratransit drop-off zone in front of the main entrance\, near the outdoor access ramp. \n\n\n\nAbout the QWF Mentorship Program\n\n\n\nThe QWF Mentorships are designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Over a period of four months\, each mentee received one-on-one guidance and support from a professional writing mentor. Now\, their journey culminates in a public reading where the mentees present an excerpt of their works-in-progress. Learn more about the QWF Mentorship Program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP
URL:https://qwf.org/event/2025-qwf-mentorship-reading/
LOCATION:Centre Sanaaq\, 1200 Rue du Sussex\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3H 0E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Mentorship Reading,Performance,QWF Events,Reading
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SUMMARY:Headlight Anthology Issue 26: Edge Launch
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the launch of Issue 26 of Concordia’s graduate literary journal\, Headlight Anthology. The evening will feature readings from this issue’s contributors\, as well as an open mic portion at the end of the night.  \nFeaturing readings by:\nRebecca Hister\nBryan Lee\nRebecca Lawrence Lynch\nInuya D’Vorah Schultz\nXander Simmons\nKyra Sutton\nNicky Taylor  \nDoors open at 6:30. An entry fee of $5 is suggested\, but no one will be turned away for a lack of funds. Copies of Issue 26 will also be sold!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/headlight-anthology-issue-26-edge-launch/
LOCATION:la courtepointe\, 220 Rue Villeray\, Montreal\, H2R2B5
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Open Mic
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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-2/2025-06-04/
LOCATION:QWF Office\, 1200 Atwater Avenue\, Room 3\, Westmount\, QC\, H3Z 1X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Aborted at Montreal Fringe 2025
DESCRIPTION:Aborted is a metaphorical\, poetic play exploring a young woman’s/daughter’s life as she revisits a particular day in her life and the years that led to it. Through nonlinear storytelling\, she steps beyond self-protection to uncover buried memories\, revealing her own pain and suffering in the process. \nAuteur.trice.s / Playwright.s: Espérance Love\nMetteur.euse.s en scène / Director.s: Anne-Marie St-Louis\, Espérance Love\nInterprètes / Performer.s: Rose Doresca\, Amanda Benn
URL:https://qwf.org/event/aborted-at-montreal-fringe-2025/
LOCATION:O Patro Vys\, 356 Mont-Royal Av E\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1P9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Reading
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 7\, 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-36/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write!
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