Call for Submissions: The 2026 QWF Awards
The 2026 QWF Literary Awards in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, first book, translation, playwriting, spoken word, and children's and young adult literature are now open to submissions. Continue reading
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A vibrant and inclusive community organization that develops, supports, and promotes those writing in English in Quebec.
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QWF: Writing in the Margins
Get an inside look at the vibrant world of QWF through the voices of Executive Director Lori Schubert and three engaging members.
Watch the videoCall for Submissions: 2026 College Writers Award
Open to students enrolled at Champlain Regional, Dawson, Heritage, John Abbott, Marianopolis, and Vanier Colleges. The winner will receive $1,000 at the 2025 QWF Awards Gala. Deadline: June 1. Continue reading
Five Questions for: Lea Beddia
Lea Beddia is a writer for young adults, a high school English teacher, a storyteller, a mom of three, and QWF’s latest featured member.
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The QWF mentorship program was exactly what I needed when I needed it. It was incredibly powerful to have someone pay close, regular attention to my work, especially someone who turned out to be a kindred spirit, and whose insights and attunement were always so generative.
Tamsyn Farr, Mentorship participant, 2025
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Mentorship
The QWF Mentorship program is designed to help promising emerging writers make the transition to the next stage of their careers. Both mentors and protégés are selected by an independent jury.
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The QWF Literary Database of Quebec English-language Authors is an ever-expanding online directory of over 2000 books by over 1100 Quebec writers publishing books in English.
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QWF’s online literary journal founded in 2004 by members of a Quebec Writers’ Federation workshop.
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