In January 2023, I took Tawhida Tanya Evanson’s Illuminated Grant-Writing Workshop with the Quebec Writers’ Federation, and within one year, I was awarded a Research and Creation grant from Canada Council for the Arts. The workshop greatly demystified the grant-writing process for me, and she also gave me the courage and confidence to pitch my projects and reach out to other artists in the community for collaboration. I think if there is at least one workshop to put in your queue, it’s this one.

Brooke Lee (writing as River Lee), QWF Workshop participant and Mentorship participant, 2024