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SUMMARY:Cactus Press Fall Launch + Accent Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Cactus Press’ Fall title launch with featured readers Matthew Rettino and Kirsten Shute. Their chapbooks Pilgrimages (Rettino) and Fanfiction Is for Teenage Girls (Shute) will be available for sale. Sign up for the open mic at the door!
URL:https://qwf.org/event/cactus-press-fall-launch-accent-open-mic/
LOCATION:Bar La Marche à Côté\, 5043 Saint Denis St\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2J 2L8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Bilingual/Multilingual,Book Launch,Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250922T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T170000
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SUMMARY:Bring Your Story to Life: Novel Writing Course with Mentorship & Group Support
DESCRIPTION:The Unbearable Lightness of Novel Writing – 6-Week Course Starting Sept 22  \nBlending online learning\, group work\, and one-on-one mentoring. \nLearn the fundamentals of novel writing—character\, plot\, setting—while developing your writer’s instinct for when a story’s working and when it isn’t. This six-week course will build your confidence as a writer in a fun\, safe\, and dynamic atmosphere where you’ll learn from each other while crafting your own story. \nThe course will cover: \nCharacter development and compelling dialogue\nPlot structure and narrative tension\nSetting and worldbuilding\nShow\, don’t tell techniques\nPacing and story flow\nSensory descriptions that captivate readers\nOvercoming writer’s block\nManuscript polishing strategies \nDiscover the story that’s waiting for you to tell it.​ \nYou’ll receive individual mentoring sessions\, group feedback\, and practical techniques that save time. By course end\, you’ll have a complete toolkit for crafting memorable stories and the confidence to move forward with your novel. \nTestimonials \nLissa is approachable and supportive while providing detailed\, specific feedback on student writing. She offers guidance that respects and applauds student voice. I felt seen and heard by this fantastic coach in the course I took with her. –Angela Mason \nWorking with Lissa Cowan was a transformative experience in bringing  Power of Fear to life. –P.W. Brown \nIf you’re looking for a course that will help you develop your voice while giving you the tools to shape your story\, I can’t recommend Lissa enough. –Antoinette Bekker (MFA) \n Space is limited. Course begins September 22. $399 until September 15.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/bring-your-story-to-life-novel-writing-course-with-mentorship-group-support/
LOCATION:Quebec
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn with CultureBrew.Art
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 23\, 2025\, 12:00–1:00 pm ETFree\, Open to AllOnline—Register for Zoom Link\n\n\n\nDiscover CultureBrew.Art (CBA)—a digital platform that promotes and fosters opportunities for Indigenous and racialized artists throughout the arts. \n\n\n\nCBA’s central tool is a national searchable database of Indigenous and racialized writers and artists\, which employers and organizations—including theatre companies\, community and social-service non-profits\, government agencies\, media outlets\, ad agencies\, and more—may access as subscribers. \n\n\n\nIn this one-hour session\, Community Engagement Producer Chris Gatchalian will introduce CBA and provide a brief tour of their searchable online database. Join us as we learn about CBA as an invaluable tool for artistic promotion and collaboration\, including how Indigenous and racialized artists can join to showcase their practice and how organizations can use the database to find new talent. \n\n\n\nA Q&A with the audience will follow the presentation. \n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter \n\n\n\nBorn and raised on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh peoples (colonially known as “Vancouver”)\, now based primarily in Tkaronto (“Toronto”)\, Chris (C.E.) Gatchalian (he/him/his) is an award-winning Filipinx diasporic queer author\, editor\, playwright\, dramaturge\, teacher and consultant of Tagalog\, Ilocano\, and Spanish ancestry. The author of six books and editor of three anthologies\, he is Community Engagement Producer for CultureBrew.Art. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Zoom link
URL:https://qwf.org/event/lunch-and-learn-with-culturebrew-art/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Lunch & Learn,QWF Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T170000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch of Dream Interrupted: The Rise and Fall of Quebec Nationalism
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: The venue of this event has changed to Stone Studio MTL (5151 avenue Esplanade\, entrance on rue Clermont) \nThe launch of Francine Pelletier’s new book Dream Interrupted: the Rise and Fall of Quebec Nationalism will take place on Tuesday\, September 23rd (5-7 pm) at Stone Studio MTL (5151 avenue Esplanade\, entrance on rue Clermont). \nA lively blend of personal memoir and political analysis\, this update of the French-language version (2023) provides a powerful account of how the progressive project of early Quebec nationalism took a turn into identity politics over the past decade\, and veered again with the sudden rebirth of Canadian nationalism sparked by Trump’s assault on Canadian sovereignty. Building on themes from her acclaimed documentary\, Battle for Quebec’s Soul\, Pelletier explores how Quebec’s progressive ideals have given way to a more conservative ethos\, often cloaked in the defense of “Quebec values”. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the rapidly changing cultural and political landscape of contemporary Quebec. \nPublished by Sutherland House Books of Toronto $23.95.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-of-dream-interrupted-the-rise-and-fall-of-quebec-nationalism/
LOCATION:Stone Studio MTL\, 5151 avenue Esplanade\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T233000
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SUMMARY:Maybe Mag Issue 3 Launch
DESCRIPTION:Maybe Magazine invites you to the launch of their third issue in print\, featuring readings from emerging and established writers in Montreal. Join us for a night of poetry & prose at L’Ideal. \nMagazines as well as chapbooks from the readers will be available for purchase with cash. \nIssue 3 was guest edited by Alana Dunlop (alongside editors Gwen Aube & Simina Banu) and features work from Jessica Bakar\, Raegan Cote\, Jules de Guzman\, Aris Keshav\, Jackie Lee\, Zoe Lubetkin\, Sabrina Papandrea\, Tamsyn Riddle\, Sydney Sheedy\, Kyra Sutton\, and Nicky Taylor. \nDoors @ 7\, Readings 8-9:15\, Beautiful evening after
URL:https://qwf.org/event/maybe-mag-issue-3-launch/
LOCATION:L’Ideal Bar\, 151 Ontario St E\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2X 1H5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T203000
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SUMMARY:Writers Out Loud: Romantasy
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 24\, 2025\, 7:00–8:30 pm ETJoie de Livres Bookstore (5163 Blvd. Saint-Laurent\, Montreal)RSVP Below\n\n\n\nThe Quebec Writers’ Federation invites you to a panel discussion about the genre that’s taken the book world by storm.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for Writers Out Loud: Romantasy (“Romantic Fantasy”). Three talented Montreal-based authors—Day Leitao (Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom Series)\, L.E. Sterling (Starling’s Weave)\, and Kyrie Wang (The Enemy’s Keeper Series)—sit down to discuss their writing\, how they got started in the world of romantasy\, and why it’s such an exciting genre to be working in today. Discover the fantastical worlds\, the captivating romances\, and the manifold subgenres that make romantasy the world’s latest breakout book genre.  \n\n\n\nA Q&A with the audience will follow the panel discussion. Books by the authors will be available for purchase thanks to Joie de livres Bookstore. Light refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\nAbout the Panellists\n\n\n\n\nDay Leitao loves to write books with romance\, magic\, and banter and has participated in some of the most important romantasy events in the world: Apollycon in Washington DC and Romantasy Con in Orlando and Los Angeles. Her most recent series\, Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom\, is an enemies-to-lovers fae romantasy. She’s originally from Brazil and lives in Montreal with her son. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInspired by a childhood roaming across Canada in a van\, L.E. Sterling is the author of multiple novels spanning romance\, fantasy\, science fiction\, dystopian fiction\, and YA. Sterling has appeared at Book Con (NYC)\, the LA Times Festival of Books\, Ad Astra (Toronto)\, and Blue Metropolis (Montreal). Her novel True Born received international recognition\, winning the Athena Award for Excellence in Young Adult Fiction in 2017. She lives in the French-speaking suburbs of Montreal\, Quebec\, where she enjoys the romantic\, lost-in-translation life of an anglo ex-pat. le-sterling.com(Photo by Maxime Pruneau) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKyrie Wang is a medical mystery detective (fancy words for “pathologist\, MD”) by day and a dreamweaver of historical fantasy by night. Pencil on paper makes her cry and laugh\, and every book she writes is like living another life. She loves writing stories where people discover their true selves\, goodness wins\, and the forgotten and voiceless become heroes. When she isn’t peering through a microscope or building hamster toys with her daughter\, Kyrie is at her keyboard\, chasing the next adventure. \n\n\n\n\nCOST: Free | Donations welcome at the door
URL:https://qwf.org/event/writers-out-loud-romantasy/
LOCATION:Joie de livres\, 5163 St Laurent Blvd\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1R9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Panel,QWF Events,Writers Out Loud
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T190000
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH - Native Immigrant: A Personal Journey Into Our Home and Native
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for the exciting book launch event of “Native Immigrant: A Personal Journey Into Our Home and Native” at the Centre d’art daphne. Meet the author\, get your copy signed\, and immerse yourself in the story of this captivating journey. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to celebrate literature and culture! \nIn this powerful memoir\, Native Immigrant\, Carolina Echeverría traces her path from Chile to Canada\, from exile to belonging. Weaving personal memory with political history and profound cross-cultural friendships—especially with Mohawk War Chief Ateronhiatakon (Francis Boots)—she reimagines identity beyond borders and bloodlines. \nWith humor\, rage\, tenderness\, and clarity\, she explores what it means to be uprooted\, to listen deeply\, and to find kinship in unexpected places. A compelling narrative of resistance\, remembrance\, and radical hope.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/book-launch-native-immigrant-a-personal-journey-into-our-home-and-native/
LOCATION:Daphne Art Centre\, 5425 Casgrain Avenue\, Unit 103\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1X6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T190000
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SUMMARY:Native Immigrant : A Personal Journey Into Our Home and Native Land
DESCRIPTION:Book launch at Daphne Arts Centre –\n“Immigrants are the Last Nations; together\, we are the ongoing human flow of the displaced.” —Carolina Echeverría\nIn this powerful memoir\, Native Immigrant\, Carolina Echeverría traces her path from Chile to Canada\, from exile to belonging. Weaving personal memory with political history and profound cross-cultural friendships—especially with Mohawk War Chief Ateronhiatakon (Francis Boots)—she reimagines identity beyond borders and bloodlines. \nWith humor\, rage\, tenderness\, and clarity\, she explores what it means to be uprooted\, to listen deeply\, and to find kinship in unexpected places. A compelling narrative of resistance\, remembrance\, and radical hope.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/native-immigrant-a-personal-journey-into-our-home-and-native-land/
LOCATION:Daphne Art Centre\, 5425 Casgrain Avenue\, Unit 103\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T 1X6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250927T123000
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 27\, 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-44/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write!
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